Saturday, November 29, 2025

Special Edition: ‘Are You Happy?’

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For the weekend after Thanksgiving, we turn to a personal question for this episode: Are you happy?

Filmmaker and content creator Atdhe Trepca joins us to share what he learned after spending years asking strangers that very question in a viral series that’s reached millions around the world. He breaks down the powerful patterns that emerged, how gratitude shapes happiness across cultures, and how the project ultimately changed his own life.

And yes — we turn the question back on each other, too.

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Guest: Atdhe Trepca

Atdhe Trepca is a filmmaker and content creator focused on human stories, meaning and connection. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from Fairfield University in 2015.He is the filmmaker behind the documentary-series Are You Happy? which has millions of followers.Well, and on the Healthified podcast.

For more on Atdhe and his work, he is part of Happy Productions, a video production company that helps nonprofits share their stories and grow their donor base. Their nonprofit content reaches an audience of approximately 15 million people per month.

Watch the Are You Happy documentary-series here .

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