How to Be a Better Human

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1. How to be less useful (w/ Priyanka Mattoo)

   2 november 2026 · 41 min

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   What does the pressure to be more efficient, more productive, and more useful do to us? Priyanka Mattoo is an author whose new book, How to Be Less Useful, addresses the joys of being inefficient and giving up control. Priyanka and Chris also discuss how traditional gender roles show up in marriage and why it’s important to give your partner space to lead in their own way. Lees meer

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2. How to connect with literally anyone (w/ Chris Gethard)

   26 oktober 2026 · 45 min

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   Chris Gethard is a comedian and the host of the podcast Beautiful Anonymous, an unscripted, unpredictable show where one anonymous person calls in and shares their family woes, secret confessions, or anything at all they want to talk about for 60 minutes. The only rule is that Chris Gethard can’t hang up. Gethard shares what he has learned from the show about how to talk to literally anyone, the life skills he mastered through improv comedy, and why making people laugh has been so important for his own mental health. Lees meer

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3. Why do we like scary stories? (w/ Glynn Washington)

   19 oktober 2026 · 43 min

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   How does someone who claims having zero tolerance on watching scary movies come to host a podcast on supernatural stories? That’s the question Chris asked Glynn Washington, host of the podcast Snap Judgment and his new show, Spooked. Glynn shares how he grew up in a cult and later moved to Japan. He also talks about the traits in great storytellers and recounts paranormal stories. Lees meer

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4. Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece

   15 oktober 2026 · 41 min

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   Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible? Lees meer

   Today, we’re sharing a special episode of a new TED podcast, Corner Piece. Friendship is hard, especially in adulthood, and this episode explores just that with personal stories from host Melissa Fernandes of her experience grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds.

   Corner Piece is hosted by the trio behind the YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, who start small on life’s biggest questions and follow their curiosities about human connection down rabbit holes to help you, and themselves, understand the world around them a little bit better.

   Hear more episodes of Corner Piece on your favorite podcast app or here: https://link.mgln.ai/XDcPEc

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5. The doctor who says to eat your ice cream (w/ Zeke Emanuel)

   12 oktober 2026 · 46 min

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   How long do you want to live? 75 years? 90? Over 100?! In this episode, oncologist and bioethicist Zeke Emanuel joins Chris to discuss why he’s suspicious about medical establishments and their push to treat illness and disease rather than teaching patients how to be healthy. They also talk about the beauty of spontaneous conversations with strangers. Finally Zeke shares the three foods you need to cut from your diet immediately… and why ice-cream is not on that list! Lees meer

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6. How to reclaim your narrative (w/ Monica Lewinsky)

   5 oktober 2026 · 53 min

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   Monica Lewinsky is an anti-bullying activist and host of Reclaiming with Monica, a podcast that shines her guests’ unguarded conversations about how they make sense of the world. In this episode filmed in front of a live audience at TED 2026, Chris interviews Monica on how she finds healing throughout the years. They discuss the role of public shaming in an online world, the differences between cancel culture and accountability culture, and how to have more empathy after surviving trauma. Lees meer

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7. How reading can transform your life (w/ Reginald Dwayne Betts)

   28 september 2026 · 44 min

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   “We have tried to create a system devoid of beauty, and it has failed. We have never tried to create a system that is replete with beauty and ask us what it might do.” Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, a lawyer, and a prison reform advocate. In this episode, he joins Chris to discuss the detrimental effects of prison systems and how lack of resources and the lack of beauty in prison perpetuates dehumanization. Reginald and Chris also share their favorite poems and books and discuss Reginald’s work with the Freedom Library to bring books to prisoners and correction officers. Lees meer

   Poems and Books Mentioned

   From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

   Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

   won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton

   Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

   Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert

   The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert

   A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

   under a soprano sky by Sonia Sanchez

   For Freckle-Faced Gerald by Etheridge Knight

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   Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me

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8. How to live longer (w/ Keith Diaz)

   21 september 2026 · 42 min

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   Keith Diaz is an exercise scientist who studies the importance of movement to combat a sedentary lifestyle. He joins Chris to talk about how you can build better habits, and why simple alarm alerts might be more effective in motivating people to move than savvier tech like smart watches. Keith also shares why you need to activate your muscles to help you fight diseases and stay healthy. Lees meer

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   Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me

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9. How to navigate complicated family dynamics (w/ Emerson Whitney)

   14 september 2026 · 48 min

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   How do you bring up difficult topics—especially when it involves a loved one? In this episode, Emerson Whitney, author of the book O Mother, talks about the grief of losing his mom to suicide. Emerson shares delicate topics such as growing up neurodivergent with ADHD and autism and how he continues to show up as his authentic self. Then Emerson and Chris discuss finding community and how to cultivate more joyful friendships. Lees meer

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   Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me

   Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDPods

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10. Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | from Better In Person

    7 september 2026 · 44 min

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    Harlan Coben doesn’t think so. The mega-best-selling author talks suburbia, impostor syndrome, and what he learned from his college friend David Foster Wallace. Lees meer

    If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts.

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