330 episodes
TED Radio Hour TED Radio Hour
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4.5 • 815 Ratings
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Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves.Get more brainy miscellany with TED Radio Hour+. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
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So Awkward: How to embrace the embarrassing
Forgetting a name, a poorly executed hug, the 7th grade — awkwardness is part of our lives whether we like it or not. But what if we put the embarrassment aside and embraced our awkward selves? Guests include social scientist Ty Tashiro, cartoonist Liana Finck, journalist Melissa Dahl and sex and relationship counselor Erin Chen.
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What's In A Face: How technology uses our faces
Original broadcast date: December 9, 2022. We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool. Guests include super recognizer Yenny Seo, Bloomberg columnist Parmy Olson, visual researcher Mike Seymour and investigative journalist Alison Killing.
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Writer Anne Lamott loves these books. And she thinks you will too. (TED Radio Hour+)
Bestselling author Anne Lamott has written 20 books in the past 40 years. But Lamott says she's first and foremost a reader. In this bonus episode for TED Radio Hour+, Lamott shares the books that have inspired her own work, books that opened her mind and ones she just couldn't put down. To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
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Addiction, Motherhood, and Jesus with writer Anne Lamott
Writer Anne Lamott has garnered a cult following with her shockingly honest prose on love, death, faith, writing and more. This hour, her wisdom from a career that has spanned 20 books and 40 years.
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Animal Enigmas: Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom
Original broadcast date: July 14, 2023. From the bugs in our backyards to prehistoric reptiles, animal biology and behavior are full of puzzles and conundrums. On this episode, we hear from experts solving the mysteries of the animal kingdom. Guests include paleontologist Dean Lomax, biochemical engineer Saad Bhamla, herpetologist Gowri Shankar and conservation biologist Patrícia Medici.
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A scientist & dad on how to get your kids psyched about science (TED Radio Hour+)
Want to motivate your kids to get outside and spark curious conversations about the natural world? In this bonus episode, engineering professor Saad Bhamla (https://bhamla.gatech.edu/) shares how he gets his son excited to learn and explore. He was featured in the episode "Animal Enigmas."
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Customer Reviews
Lots of “Ah-ha” Moments in Fantastic Conversations and Interviews
Every week or so, Manoush revisits a theme through conversations with various speakers from different TED talks.
I love how Manoush interviews them, never shying away from toufh questions but always personable and making us at ease, while uncovering fantastic ideas and revelations.
Great balance between conversational interviews, commentary and extracts from TED talks.
Needs a change of direction
What happened to Technology Entertainment and Design. The original concept of the show was around these core concepts to grow and talk about scientific, cultural, political, humanitarian, and academic topics. Yet the majority of the time with this topic we only hear American societal issues. As a global listener this makes it harder to listen. I still subscribe in the off chance they do something that isn’t about race or gender in the United States but it feels more and more unlikely.
Sadly no longer worth a listen
This used to be a great, informative and interesting podcast covering a range of topics. Unfortunately, the feed is now more repeats than new shows and the topics that are covered are so narrow that any balance of content is lost. Have unsubscribed.