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How to Be a Better Human — 272 episodes

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How increasing your happiness can help solve climate change (w/ Jiaying Zhao and Elizabeth Dunn)

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Summer Fridays: How to clean your house without losing your mind (w/ KC Davis)

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What trees can teach us about life (w/ Robert Moor)

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Summer Fridays: Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld (re-release)

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Why should you care about animal sex? (w/ Perrin Ireland)

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Summer Fridays: How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee) (re-release)

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How to understand your family history (w/ Keith Rushing)

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Summer Fridays: How to find “your thing” (or your many things) (w/ Constance Hockaday) (re-release)

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What the data shows about youth mental health (w/ Candice Odgers)

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Summer Fridays: How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo) (re-release)

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How to think fast and talk smart (w/ Matt Abrahams)

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Why you are starved for creativity—and how to fix it (w/ Katina Bajaj)

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How play is the secret to success at work (w/ Maxwell Pearce)

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How to give up control - advice from neuroscientist Heather Berlin

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Why you should try improv comedy (w/ Rick Andrews)

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Why you need to get up and move—right now! (w/ Manoush Zomorodi)

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Stressed, stuck, and overthinking? The science of moving forward w/ Ranjay Gulati | 10% Happier

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Why you should take a risk every day with Julie Zhuo | from WorkLife with Molly Graham

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How algorithms changed the way we communicate (w/ Adam Aleksic

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How to handle uncertainty (w/ Simone Stolzoff)

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How to mentally reset when you’re stressed out (w/ Dr Jenny Taitz)

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Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s how to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw)

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The right risks to take for a great career (w/ Molly Graham)

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The right risks to take for a great career (w/ Molly Graham) (video)

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How to have great sex (w/ Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo) (re-release)

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Want to change your life? Start small! (w/ Eric Zimmer)

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Chris Duffy | from Design Matters

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How to add more exploration in your life (w/ Alex Hutchinson)

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How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)

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How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi)

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How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi) (video)

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How to understand money stuff (w/ Matt Levine)

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Your job or your sanity? How to not lose both (w/ Guy Winch)

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How to be a caregiver (w/ Courtney Martin)

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How to make (and keep) friends | from A Slight Change of Plans

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How to find true love (w/ Francesca Hogi)

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How to confront your inner critic (w/ Anu Gupta)

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How to make social risks pay off (w/ Ben Swire)

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What it means to truly pay attention (w/ Kevin Townley)

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How to experience the world like a good dog (w/ Alexandra Horowitz)

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How to make 2026 a year full of laughs (w/ Chris Duffy and Manoush Zomorodi)

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Interview: The razor-thin line between contagion and connection w/ Dan Taberski | from TED Health

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Work advice from the world’s favorite couples therapist w/ Master Fixer Dr. Orna Guralnik | from Fixable

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Re-release: Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)

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2025 Staff Picks - Best of How to Be a Better Human

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Pods Fight Poverty: Why Giving Money to Others Makes us Happier | from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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How to find small delights in an uncontrollable world (w/ Sarah Kay)

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How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)

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How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)

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Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)

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How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

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How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)

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How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily

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How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)

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A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily

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How to strengthen your relationships — one airport ride at a time (w/ Kasley Killam)

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How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)

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How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure)

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How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)

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How to stop doomscrolling — and what to do instead? (w/ Katherine Cross)

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The future of finding love with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd | ReThinking with Adam Grant

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How to rest when life is overwhelming (w/ Katherine May)

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How to love your complicated family (w/ Ashley C. Ford)

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How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee)

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How to keep close friendships (w/ Aminatou Sow)

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How to find laughter anywhere (w/ Dan Harris and guests)

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How to rethink your emotional attachment to clothes (w/ Diarra Bousso)

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How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe)

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Jon Batiste | from Design Matters

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How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)

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Why stealing other people’s ideas can be a good thing (w/ Austin Kleon)

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Why you don't need a personal brand (w/ Debbie Millman)

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Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | from TED Health

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How to love parts of yourself you may not like (w/ Heather Havrilesky)

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How to learn from your failures (w/ Dawn Burrell)

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Re-release: How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)

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How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen)

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How to see the humanity in everyone — even people you don’t like (w/ Abigail Marsh)

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How to navigate changes in a relationship without fear (w/ Stephanie Yates-Anyabwile)

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How you can be more creative by taking a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)

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3 ways to fight climate change without getting overwhelmed (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)

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Re-release: How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay)

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How you can move forward and learn from the past (w/ Clint Smith)

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How to gossip — the right way (w/ Rachelle Hampton)

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How to raise emotionally resilient children (w/ Richard Weissbourd)

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How to enjoy poetry — without being a poet (w/ Naisha Randhar)

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What to do when your beliefs are challenged (w/ Tenelle Porter)

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How to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)

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How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo)

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Power, purpose, and the American presidency with Jared Cohen | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

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How to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)

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How to make the most of a finite life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)

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How to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)

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How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)

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Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)

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How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb) (re-release)

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How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab) (re-release)

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How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone) (re-release)

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How to talk about your body without shame (w/ Anita Rao)

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How Sikh wisdom can transform your life (w/ Simran Jeet Singh)

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How to make dating not suck (w/ Logan Ury)

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How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) (re-release)

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How to fix any problem (w/ Anne Morriss and Frances Frei)

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How to make every job a good job (w/ Zeynep Ton)

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How to finally embrace your body (w/ Ronald Young Jr.)

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How to gain perspective in a climate crisis (w/ David Finnigan)

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How to reclaim your cringe

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Why you should make a spectacle out of life (w/ Lear deBessonet)

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How to let go of needing a plan (w/ Reggie Watts)

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Why solving global issues is more accessible than we think (w/ Angeline Murimirwa)

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Why is talking about money and class so awkward?! (w/ Jonathan Menjivar)

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How to approach the daunting question: who am I? (w/ Brian Lowery)

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How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)

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How labor unions shape society

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How to be less cynical (w/ Jamil Zaki)

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How to be an adult - and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims) (re-release)

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How to re-spark your imagination (w/ Anab Jain)

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How to tap into your creativity using technology (w/ Claire Silver) (from The TED AI Show)

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How to craft the work-life balance you deserve

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How to get into nature and out of your head

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How to be civil even if you disagree (w/ Alexandra Hudson)

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How to make grassroots political change (w/ Katie Fahey)

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How to have a say in how society is built w/ Tessza Udvarhelyi

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Why spirituality is important in our increasingly secular world (w/ David DeSteno)

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How to be brave when family life gets tough (w/Kelly Corrigan)

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The art of paying attention (w/ Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman)

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The meaning of embodiment w/ Prentis Hemphill

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How to stay grounded in an increasingly artificial world (from The TED AI Show)

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How to follow the laws of nature (w/ Nonette Royo)

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How to give and receive good advice (w/ Hola Papi’s John Paul Brammer)

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Re-release: How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries (with Ebony Roberts)

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How to laugh at yourself (w/ Nuar Alsadir)

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How to build resilience through architecture (w/ Alyssa-Amor Gibbons)

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How to find food in your own backyard (w/ Alexis Nikole Nelson)

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How to develop the habits you want – and get rid of the ones you don’t (w/ James Clear)

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How to find “your thing” (or your many things) – (w/ Constance Hockaday)

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How to find wisdom and wholeness in a modern world (w/ Krista Tippett)

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How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)

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What to do when the truth isn’t enough to be believed (w/ Dina Nayeri)

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How to cultivate the skill of happiness (w/ Dan Harris)

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How to find connection –and love– in everyday life (w/ Barbara Fredrickson)

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Re-release: Why love –and therapy– means going in a direction you don’t yet know (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik)

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How to be good enough in America (w/ Wajahat Ali)

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How to discover your authentic self -- at any age (w/ Bevy Smith)

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How to make generosity contagious (w/ Chris Anderson)

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Why you should start thinking about death (w/ Alua Arthur)

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How to think critically about history -- and why it matters (w/ David Ikard) (Re-release)

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Re-release: How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)

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Re-release: How learning about indigenous foods can open up your worldview (with Sean Sherman)

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Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld

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What do our guests do to be better humans?

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The perks of listening to the sounds of the world (w/ Dallas Taylor)

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How comedy helps us deal with hard truths (w/ Roy Wood Jr.)

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How to solve your problems through drawing (w/ Liana Finck)

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Why you should try birding (w/ Christian Cooper)

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How do I know what my future self wants? (w/ Shankar Vedantam)

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How to build better relationships between kids, parents, and ourselves (w/ Dr. Becky Kennedy)

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What vision loss helped Andrew Leland gain

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How labor unions create worker power (w/ Margaret Levi) (Re-release)

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How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb)

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Why your brain is an unreliable narrator (w/ Aparna Nancherla)

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How to Love Criticism | WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

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How To Love Your Face (from Slate's How To!)

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Do we have something to learn from conspiracy theories? (w/ Peter McIndoe)

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How can art hold space for your pain? (w/ Jessie Reyez)

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Why we should rethink what mental health means (w/ Sandy Allen)

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Fixable: “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?"

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How to travel without even leaving home (w/ Saleem Reshamwala)

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Listen to Ten Percent Happier ft. Get Fit Sanely series

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What will you do with your one wild and precious planet? (w/ Bill McKibben)

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How to embrace – and challenge – the idea of “beauty” (w / Elise Hu)

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How to be an adult – and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims)

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What we can learn from great salespeople (w/ Colin Coggins)

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How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab)

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How to dive into your fears (w/ Jill Heinerth)

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How to stop finding your self-worth through your job (w/ Gloria Chan Packer)

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The secret to making new friends as an adult (w/ Marisa G. Franco)

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The difference between easy and difficult beauty (w/ Chloe Cooper Jones)

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ALOK is microdosing creativity and rejecting norms

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How to keep house while drowning (w/ KC Davis)

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Fixable: Kelli - “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?

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Stephen Satterfield wants his meals to match his ideals

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Julissa Arce on why success isn’t worth her assimilation

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Why Kim Scott thinks you need to ask for feedback

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Cord Jefferson's creativity is fueled by mental health

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Anne Helen Petersen on changing your relationship to work and the guardrails that can prevent burnout

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Pardon the Interruption… But Did Sports Debate Shows Change the World?

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Why love –and therapy– means going in a direction you don’t yet know (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik)

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Jody Avirgan learned everything from sports

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Andrew Marantz doesn’t want you to give up on the internet

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The science of happiness (w/ Laurie Santos)

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How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo)

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There is no “grief starter pack” (w/ Michael Cruz Kayne)

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You can do better than a New Year’s resolution (w/ Gretchen Rubin)

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How to answer your biggest questions—with data (w/ Mona Chalabi)

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How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán)

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How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa)

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How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear | ReThinking with Adam Grant

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How labor unions create worker power (w/ Margaret Levi)

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How to stand up for what you believe in (w/ Luvvie Ajayi Jones)

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How to tell your authentic story (with Noor Tagouri)

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How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)

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How to have great sex (with Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo)

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TED Tech: Why people and AI make good business partners | Shervin Khodabandeh

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How to be perfect (with Michael Schur)

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How to get motivated - by losing?! (with Monica Wadhwa)

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How to be okay when things are not okay (w/ Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien)

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How to embrace rejection (with Jia Jiang)

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How to let go of being a "good" person (with Dolly Chugh)

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The TED Interview: How to predict the future with Jane McGonigal

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How do you approach gender as a parent? (with LB Hannahs)

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How to make transformative ideas happen (with Frans Johansson)

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How to discover your humanity… through math? (with Francis Su)

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How to find your voice (with Greta Morgan)

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How to make yourself more human in an automated world (with Kevin Roose)

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How to Find the Comedy in A Messed-Up World (with Maeve Higgins)

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How to unite people through art (with JR)

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Body Stuff: Do you really need 8 hours of sleep?

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How To Pitch Your Best Ideas | WorkLife with Adam Grant

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How to talk to a colleague who offended you

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How to find gratitude everyday

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How creating space for joy can build resilience (with Miracle Jones)

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How to nurture your “emotional agility” (with Susan David)

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How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (with Sarah Kay)

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How thinking critically about history shapes our future (with David Ikard)

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How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries (with Ebony Roberts)

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How to find health information you can trust (with Dr. Jen Gunter)

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How practicing curiosity could help the world around you (with Joe Hanson)

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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi: How many friends do I need?

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How to be a better steward of the environment

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How to find the humor in everyday life (with Jo Firestone)

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How engaging with the natural world benefits you-- and science (with Mary Ellen Hannibal)

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How to tap into your self-awareness-- and why it even matters (with Tasha Eurich)

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How to have conversations with people who hate you? (with Dylan Marron)

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How to future-proof your career? (with Dorie Clark)

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How humility and bravery can help your career

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Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Celebrating Pride

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TED Climate: What happens to the plastic you throw away?

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Science of Happiness: Scheduling Time to Feel Awe

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How to Be a Better Human Recommends

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How to really see patience as a virtue

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How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)

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How to stop sabotaging your romantic relationships (with Raquel Peel)

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How to deal with jerks in the workplace (with Christine Porath)

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How to become a better ally (with Nita Mosby Tyler)

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How to create a more just future with your community (with Raj Jayadev)

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How to forget about finding “The One”— and build a lasting relationship (with Dr. George Blair West)

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How to make language fun— and create a more inclusive world (with Juli Delgado Lopera)

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How learning about indigenous foods can open up your worldview (with Sean Sherman)

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BODY STUFF: Why are we so awkward about poop?

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How to tap into the transformative power of reading (with Michelle Kuo)

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How zombies, dragons, and superheroes could make you a better person (with Christopher Robichaud)

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How to handle the ups and downs of social media (with Aparna Nancherla)

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How to spend money to buy happiness (with Michael Norton)

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How to Rethink a Bad Decision | WorkLife with Adam Grant

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How to turn climate anxiety into action (with Luisa Neubauer)

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How to sleep like your relationships depend on it (with Wendy Troxel)

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How to care for your community with radical hospitality (with Doniece Sandoval)

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How to have better conversations (with Celeste Headlee)

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How to celebrate the ups —and downs— of family life(with Glen Henry)

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How to bring confidence and joy into your sex life (with Emily Nagoski)

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How to redefine your self-worth (with Meag-gan O'Reilly)

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How to be the set designer of your own world (with David Korins)

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How to get the medical care you deserve (with Leana Wen, M.D.)

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How to become a better ally (with Dwinita Mosby Tyler)

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How to thrive in remote work (with David Burkus)

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How to fix our polarized conversations (with Robb Willer)

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How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone)

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How to challenge conventional wisdom -- and change any industry (with Franklin Leonard)

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How to find the emotional support you need right now (with Guy Winch)

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