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The Cost of Happiness: Tony Hsieh - Podcast

The Cost of Happiness: Tony Hsieh

 Imperative Entertainment and Vespucci

Billionaire Zappos founder and tech CEO Tony Hsieh was obsessed with happiness and helping people achieve it. After running “the world’s happiest company” for two decades, Hsieh created his experimental community — The Downtown Project — dedicated to pursuing happiness. But what do Tony's life and death reveal about Silicon Valley’s obsession with re-imagining how society functions?


"A gripping tale" - The Guardian


The Cost Of Happiness is reported and hosted by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. It is produced by Charlie Towler. Cover art and design by Jeana Sullivan. The story editor is Meara Sharma, and Thomas Curry is the managing producer. Scoring and sound-design by Charlie Brandon-King. For Imperative Entertainment, the executive producer is Jason Hoch, and for Vespucci, the executive producers are Daniel Turcan, Johnny Galvin, and Matt Willis.

Society & Culture Technology Documentary
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
9
Years Active
2022 - 2023
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BONUS — Q&A with Dan Lyons

BONUS — Q&A with Dan Lyons

Nastaran chats with Dan Lyons, best-selling author and screenwriter for HBO's Silicon Valley, about the Tony Hsieh story and the highs and lows of tech company culture.

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00:36:46  |   Mon 23 Jan 2023
No Dogs in the Dog Park | Chapter 7

No Dogs in the Dog Park | Chapter 7

What remains of Tony’s utopian, llama-shaped vision for a neighbourhood?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
00:38:29  |   Mon 16 Jan 2023
Alone In Utah | Chapter 6

Alone In Utah | Chapter 6

Once again, Tony finds himself at the center of a toxic culture characterized by suspicion and silence. Except this time, there’s no escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com…
00:38:56  |   Mon 09 Jan 2023
Business Is Business | Chapter 5

Business Is Business | Chapter 5

The feverish excitement around The Downtown Project begins to give way to frustration, confusion, and disappointment. Tony's utopian vision is concealing something toxic. And it isn’t just businesses…
00:48:00  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
Baby God Man King | Chapter 4

Baby God Man King | Chapter 4

When you talk about investing millions in a neglected city, buying up old buildings, funding small businesses and startups, and creating the happiest community on earth, people listen. So it’s no sur…
00:46:33  |   Mon 26 Dec 2022
The Company Town | Chapter 3

The Company Town | Chapter 3

Flush with cash from his sale of Zappos to Amazon, Tony Hsieh is writing big checks. He has some 350 million dollars to invest — and just a year into this bold experiment in social engineering, his e…
00:41:27  |   Mon 19 Dec 2022
Early To The Party | Chapter 2

Early To The Party | Chapter 2

In July 2009, a man sells a company for $1.2 billion dollars — a company he’s spent the past decade building, and one that has revolutionized how we buy things on the internet. At just 35 years old, …
00:36:02  |   Mon 12 Dec 2022
What Happens In Vegas | Chapter 1

What Happens In Vegas | Chapter 1

Josh thought he’d found a tech utopia — but then reality hit. This is a story about one man’s quest to transform a city, and the world, through his particular vision of happiness. It’s about the peop…
00:31:43  |   Mon 05 Dec 2022
Teaser: The Cost of Happiness - Series Premieres December 5

Teaser: The Cost of Happiness - Series Premieres December 5

Billionaire Zappos founder and tech CEO Tony Hsieh was obsessed with happiness and helping people achieve it. After running “the world’s happiest company” for two decades, Hsieh created his experimen…
00:04:12  |   Tue 08 Nov 2022
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