Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In this episode, hosts Rashid Gabdulhakov and Yelena Kilina meet with Dina Sharipova and Alma Kudebayeva to discuss ‘Changing Well-Being in Central Asia: Evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan’. We learn that the concept of subjective well-being has many facets (economic, social, political, cognitive, and so on) but can be defined as the way people assess and evaluate their lives. Hosts and guests discuss the similarities and differences between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan but also Uzbekistan.