“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use.
Meet your host
Host Cristina Quinn brings exactly the right amount of motivation with her endearing enthusiasm and the curiosity to learn along with you. Each course is a quick and practical guide that offers new perspectives on the kinds of hurdles we all share. Peruse our current selection of courses, and check back regularly for updates.
If you’ve been searching for the right place to start to learn something new and worthwhile, Try This.
Ready to learn?
Have thoughts about what courses you’d love to hear? Send your course ideas to trythis@washpost.com.
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Try This:
In this course on how to enjoy cooking more, learn how to find your kitchen personality, build a meal repertoire you can rely on, identify the hidden benefits of the cooking process and find shortcuts to get to mealtime faster.
All four episodes of the “Try This: Cooking” course will be released on June 27 for Washington Post subscribers who connect their subscription through Apple Podcasts. Otherwise, episodes are released weekly through the end of the course.
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Try This:
In this course on how to get the most out of your friendships, learn why these relationships are crucial to your long-term health, how to improve your social fitness, how to get out of your comfort zone and what to do when things get tough.
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Try This:
In this course on how to sleep better, learn why trying to fall asleep can make things worse, what to do if you wake up in the middle of the night, how to optimize your sleep drive and whether melatonin is a good fit for your sleep needs.
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About this story
“Try This” is produced and hosted by Cristina Quinn. Additional production for the Friendship course by Eliza Dennis. The show’s editors are Allison Michaels and Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn. Additional editing by Renita Jablonski. Theme music, sound design and mixing by Catherine Anderson.
Show art is by Katty Huertas, with design editing from Christian Font and Greg Manifold. Fact checking for the Sleep course by Nicole Pasulka.
Special thanks to Phoebe Connelly, Tara Parker-Pope, Anjuman Ali and Taylor White.
Digital page design by Katty Huertas. Development by Audrey Valbuena.