How to Be a Better Human

TED

How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join 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.

Follow Chris on Instagram and TikTok at @chrisiduffy. Buy his book Humor Me at https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL

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268 episodes
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Jul 24, 2023 · 33 min
Do we have something to learn from conspiracy theories? (w/ Peter McIndoe)
performance artist and filmmaker
Jul 17, 2023 · 32 min
How can art hold space for your pain? (w/ Jessie Reyez)
Songwriter and performer
Jul 10, 2023 · 31 min
Why we should rethink what mental health means (w/ Sandy Allen)
Author and journalist
Jul 3, 2023 · 27 min
Fixable: “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?"
another podcast from the TED Audio Collective
Jun 26, 2023 · 34 min
How to travel without even leaving home (w/ Saleem Reshamwala)
filmmaker and host
Jun 25, 2023 · 3 min
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Jun 19, 2023 · 34 min
What will you do with your one wild and precious planet? (w/ Bill McKibben)
environmentalist, author, and journalist
Jun 12, 2023 · 33 min
How to embrace – and challenge – the idea of “beauty” (w / Elise Hu)
Author and host of TED Talks Daily
Jun 5, 2023 · 34 min
How to be an adult – and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims)
Author and educator
May 29, 2023 · 27 min
What we can learn from great salespeople (w/ Colin Coggins)
Executive leader and author
May 22, 2023 · 33 min
How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab)
therapist and author
May 15, 2023 · 30 min
How to dive into your fears (w/ Jill Heinerth)
Author and cave diver
May 8, 2023 · 33 min
How to stop finding your self-worth through your job (w/ Gloria Chan Packer)
mental wellness educator
May 1, 2023 · 33 min
The secret to making new friends as an adult (w/ Marisa G. Franco)
author and psychologist
Apr 24, 2023 · 33 min
The difference between easy and difficult beauty (w/ Chloe Cooper Jones)
Philosopher and journalist
Apr 17, 2023 · 36 min
ALOK is microdosing creativity and rejecting norms
Poet, author and comedian
Apr 10, 2023 · 34 min
How to keep house while drowning (w/ KC Davis)
Therapist and author
Apr 3, 2023 · 27 min
Fixable: Kelli - “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?
Kelli is a nurse at a leading teaching hospital where communication issues are not only leading to resentment – they could also be affecting patient care. After hearing from Kelli about the larger problems at play in the healthcare space, Anne and Frances discuss the link between communication and transparency and guide Kelli into taking matters into her own hands. This is an episode of Fixable, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective. If you want to be on Fixable, call our hotline at 234
Mar 27, 2023 · 29 min
Stephen Satterfield wants his meals to match his ideals
Sommelier, writer, documentarian
Mar 20, 2023 · 31 min
Julissa Arce on why success isn’t worth her assimilation
Writer and activist