The Happiness Hustle
Mike & Ben explore work-life balance, entrepreneurship, productivity, and more as they try to suss out the secrets to finding happiness amidst the daily grind.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
HH200: Hello and Goodbye
Mike & Ben catch up with a rant on doctors and nurses, Mike's Dentist dropping the ball and ending the journey of the Happiness Hustle. Thank you everyone for listening and supporting u…
HH199: Entrepreneurship and Politics
Mike & Ben speak about the future and what it holds for both of them. Along the way, they check in about Mike's recent adventure with tooth pain, the struggle of entrepreneurship as ris…
HH198: Growing Older and Dental Woes
Mike & Ben talk about what life is like growing older and dive deeper than expected into the realm of Dentistry involving COVID era tooth pain, the complexity of Dental insurance and th…
HH197: Streaming and Content Creation
Mike & Ben discuss the way people view life's repetitive moments versus its milestones, gaming, streaming and social media content creation.
HH196: Home Care and Content Creation
Mike & Ben catch up with a remodel update, sharing future plans for our respective homes, a mutant cherry tree and the potential to turn Ben's side projects into consumable content.
HH195: Boiling Water and Tough Times
Mike & Ben discuss the proper way to boil water amidst tough time topics including door to door sales, tariffs and people's feelings.
HH194: Goat Milk
Mike & Ben discuss springtime on the farm, tree pruning, and the job sitch.
HH193: Mold Problems
Mike & Ben wax on about molds and mildews, unneighborly Americans, and spring on the hobby farm.
HH192: Frustration with Pharmacies
Mike & Ben talk about battle bears, computer science degrees, and... pharmacies.
HH191: Aquarium Standards
Mike & Ben rant about tourist activities, Ferris wheels, and tipping culture.
HH190: A Family of Pikachus
Mike & Ben chat about the Mandela effect, podcast mistresses, the job hunt, politics, and more.
HH189: Billing Departments, Beer, and Bickering
Mike & Ben talk about the impact of offshoring on billing departments, the pros and cons of beer festivals, how to think about parenting and becoming a parent, and the sorry state of ci…
HH188: Woodcarving, Internet Infamy, and Whiplash
Mike & Ben discuss livestreaming woodcarving, rant about famous and imfamous YouTubers and viral Internet sensations, and give some life updates.
HH187: Farmers Markets, Vlogging, and Podcasting
Mike & Ben share business opportunities, discuss video production and making use of the vlog format, and talk about starting another podcast??
HH186: Accidents, Resolutions, and Zuck
Mike & Ben break into the new year talking about car crashes, share New Year goals, and discuss Mark Zuckerberg's fact-checking announcement.
HH185: Smart Homes, AI Tools, and Robots
Mike & Ben get techy and chat about home automations, using AI tools for coding and art, and whether we could see Star Wars droids in the near future.
HH184: More Eviction Stories, Landlording, and Big Bills
Mike & Ben share their experiences witnessing evictions, discuss the risks and benefits of being a landlord, and Ben talks about how small mistakes can become costly.
HH183: Gruit Ales, Evictions, and Respect
Mike & Ben discuss Ben's latest brews, making videos for YouTube, Mike's neighbor situation, and the (what seems to be uncommon) concept of being respectful while disagreeing. Sometimes…
HH182: Bantam Chickens, The King's Speech, and Witches
Mike & Ben talk about Ben's hair, small trespassing chickens, and brewing—and Mike gets political for the first on this podcast!
HH181: Hospitals, Air Hockey, and Steinholding
Mike & Ben explore Mike's thoughts on RNs, remodels and housing opportunities, building an air hockey table with a CNC machine, and participating in Oktoberfests.