Alain De Botton

Why Are You More Successful Than Me? with Richard Bacon

Jul 2, 2026 1h 10m

About this episode

Why is Alain De Botton More Successful Than Richard? On this week's episode, globally-acclaimed author and philosopher Alain de Botton talks to Richard about how success is driven by unhappiness, how the happiest people are the ones we have never heard of, why we always believe the times we’re living in are the worst, the meaning of philosophy, and meeting each other for the first time in a North London newsagent. You can follow us on Instagram: @yesyesmediatv @whyareyoumoresuccessfulthanme You can follow us on TikTok: WhyAreYouMoreSuccessfulThanMe - Full episodes are available to watch on Spotify & YouTube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WhyAreYouMoreSuccessfulThanMe⁠ - If you have any questions and comments you can email us at: ⁠moresuccessfulpod@yesyesmedia.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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