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How to Be a Better Human

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 bett...

Chris Duffy | from Design Matters

82 hours 38 mins; April 01, 2026

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

40 mins; March 29, 2026

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

38 mins; March 22, 2026

How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi)

40 mins; March 15, 2026

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

40 mins; March 15, 2026

How to understand money stuff (w/ Matt Levine)

38 mins; March 08, 2026

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

42 mins; March 01, 2026

How to be a caregiver (w/ Courtney Martin)

37 mins; February 22, 2026

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

37 mins; February 15, 2026

How to find true love (w/ Francesca Hogi)

37 mins; February 08, 2026

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

39 mins; February 01, 2026

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

43 mins; January 25, 2026

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

46 mins; January 18, 2026

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

42 mins; January 11, 2026

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

38 mins; January 04, 2026

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

30 mins; December 28, 2025

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

40 mins; December 21, 2025

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

38 mins; December 14, 2025

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

28 mins; December 07, 2025

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

49 mins; December 04, 2025

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

39 mins; November 30, 2025

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

33 mins; November 23, 2025

How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)

32 mins; November 16, 2025

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

35 mins; November 09, 2025

How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

39 mins; November 02, 2025

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

44 mins; October 26, 2025

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

28 mins; October 19, 2025

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

27 mins; October 15, 2025

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

10 mins; October 12, 2025

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

34 mins; October 05, 2025

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

41 mins; September 28, 2025

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

38 mins; September 21, 2025

How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)

36 mins; September 14, 2025

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

39 mins; September 07, 2025

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

36 mins; August 31, 2025

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

40 mins; August 24, 2025

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

41 mins; August 17, 2025

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

37 mins; August 10, 2025

How to keep close friendships (w/ Aminatou Sow)

39 mins; August 03, 2025

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

24 mins; July 27, 2025

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

40 mins; July 20, 2025

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

40 mins; July 13, 2025

Jon Batiste | from Design Matters

65 hours 53 mins; July 06, 2025

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

36 mins; June 29, 2025

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

39 mins; June 22, 2025

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

38 mins; June 15, 2025

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

45 mins; June 11, 2025

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

38 mins; June 08, 2025

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

39 mins; June 01, 2025

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

43 mins; May 25, 2025

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

38 mins; May 18, 2025

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

43 mins; May 11, 2025

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

39 mins; May 04, 2025

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

39 mins; April 27, 2025

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

36 mins; April 20, 2025

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

31 mins; April 13, 2025

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

39 mins; April 06, 2025

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

34 mins; March 30, 2025

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

38 mins; March 23, 2025

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

39 mins; March 16, 2025

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

34 mins; March 09, 2025

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

37 mins; March 02, 2025

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

36 mins; February 24, 2025

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

35 mins; February 17, 2025

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

41 mins; February 10, 2025

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

40 mins; February 03, 2025

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

39 mins; January 27, 2025

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

31 mins; January 20, 2025

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

38 mins; January 13, 2025

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

35 mins; January 06, 2025

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

33 mins; December 30, 2024

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

33 mins; December 23, 2024

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

34 mins; December 16, 2024

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

37 mins; December 09, 2024

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

40 mins; December 02, 2024

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

38 mins; November 25, 2024

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

40 mins; November 18, 2024

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

34 mins; November 11, 2024

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

39 mins; November 04, 2024

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

37 mins; October 28, 2024

How to reclaim your cringe

39 mins; October 21, 2024

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

36 mins; October 14, 2024

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

33 mins; October 07, 2024

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

35 mins; September 30, 2024

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

37 mins; September 23, 2024

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

34 mins; September 16, 2024

How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)

42 mins; September 09, 2024

How labor unions shape society

19 mins; September 02, 2024

How to be less cynical (w/ Jamil Zaki)

36 mins; August 26, 2024

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

35 mins; August 19, 2024

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

30 mins; August 12, 2024

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

32 mins; August 05, 2024

How to craft the work-life balance you deserve

14 mins; July 29, 2024

How to get into nature and out of your head

14 mins; July 22, 2024

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

27 mins; July 15, 2024

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

31 mins; July 08, 2024

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

37 mins; July 01, 2024

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

38 mins; June 24, 2024

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

37 mins; June 17, 2024

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

36 mins; June 10, 2024

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