Life Kit on Fresh Air

Fresh AirAugust 4, 2026

Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’

0:24
post-roll
Terry Gross
Speaker
NPR
August 4, 2026
Announcer-readTune-inDynamic insertionMedia & Entertainment
0:00 / 0:24
@ 40:27 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$480range $90$3,300

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 200 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a 0.5× placement factor. Inputs for this read: 0:24 · Announcer-read · post-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
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Transcript

Have you ever been so upset that you can't even think straight? When we're distressed and in high anxiety, we tend to breathe from our chest, which is actually more hyperventilating and is the opposite of relaxing. So we want to breathe from our belly area. This week on the Life Kit podcast, tips for those painful, stressful moments. Listen to Life Kit on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Episode

Fresh Air
Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’
Host: Terry Gross
Publisher: NPR