How To Be A Better Human
Join How To Be a Better Human as we take a look within and beyond ourselves. How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join comedian Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human. From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How To Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help you become a better person from the comfort of your own headphones.
What makes you… you? (w/ Anil Seth)
What is the aspect of being you that you cling to most tightly? Why are you you and not somebody else?...
EscucharSteal Like An Artist (w/ Austin Kleon)
Austin Kleon thinks stealing inspiration is a good thing — because it requires you to pay attention...
EscucharHow to design a creative life (w/ Debbie Millman)
“If you’re a good designer in five or ten years, you’re gonna want to look back on your portfolio...
EscucharInformation Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | from TED Health
Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question:...
Escuchar“Your best self is the same as your worst self” (w/ Heather Havrilesky)
Heather Havrilesky is the author of the book Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage. She’s...
EscucharHow to change careers and reinvent yourself (w/ Dawn Burrell)
Dawn Burrell is a celebrated long jumper, an Olympic athlete, and a chef’s whose cooking made her...
EscucharRe-release: How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)
It’s extremely difficult to move past anger and hurt driving you towards revenge. War, violence, and...
EscucharHow to value friendship (w/ Rhaina Cohen)
What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author...
EscucharPsychopathy versus altruism: the neuroscience of caring about others (w/ Abigail Marsh)
Why is American culture so fascinated with psychopathic people and true crime stories? Why don’t billionaires...
EscucharHow to have a better romantic relationship (w/ Stephanie Yates-Anyabwile)
What is a romantic relationship “supposed” to look like? How do you feel when your relationship...
EscucharHow to take a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)
What do we gain from a long walk? Craig Mod is a photographer and writer who has done treks and pilgrimages...
EscucharWhat if we get climate solutions right? (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)
The future could be amazing, if we get it right. That’s so rarely how we think about it though. Ayana...
EscucharHow to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay) (Rerun)
Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this art...
EscucharHistory, memories, and the stories we tell ourselves (w/ Clint Smith)
How do you grapple with national history, legacy, and the stories you tell yourself? Clint Smith is...
EscucharHow to tell a juicy story (w/ Rachelle Hampton)
What makes a story so good you HAVE to tell everyone you know? How do you hook listeners with juicy...
EscucharHow to cultivate kindness (w/ Richard Weissbourd)
Happiness, high achievement, or kindness – which is most important to you in your kids? Which do you...
EscucharHow poetry builds teenagers' confidence (w/ Youth Poet Laureate Naisha Randhar)
In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate...
EscucharThe right way to know you might be wrong (w/ Tenelle Porter)
Tenelle Porter’s job is to study humility. Specifically, intellectual humility, the idea that we might...
EscucharHow to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)
Rachel Botsman studies trust. She’s a professor at Oxford University and the author of the books What's...
EscucharHow to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo)
How do you make sense of the present? Nate DiMeo might suggest you look at the past. Nate is the host...
EscucharPower, purpose, and the American presidency with Jared Cohen | from ReThinking with Adam Grant
What do the most powerful people in the world do after they've achieved success? Jared Cohen is a history...
EscucharHow to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)
Talking about money can feel confusing and awkward, but it doesn’t have to be. Paco de Leon is a financial...
EscucharHow to make the most of a finite life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)
There’s only so much you can do in a week – or, according to Oliver Burkeman, in the roughly 4,000...
EscucharHow to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)
Nadia Bolz-Weber believes the good and bad in all of us is what makes us human. Nadia has built a career...
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