TED Radio Hour
By NPR
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Description
The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas: astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think and create. Based on Talks given by riveting speakers on the world-renowned TED stage, each show is centered on a common theme – such as the source of happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation, power shifts, or inexplicable connections. The TED Radio Hour is hosted by Guy Raz, and is a co-production of NPR & TED. Follow the show @TEDRadioHour.
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Finite | In a world with limited resources, can we find ways to salvage what's disappearing? Can we innovate our way out of a finite landscape? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about living with less. | 7/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why We Collaborate | In this hour, TED speakers unravel ideas behind the mystery of mass collaborations that build a better world. (Original broadcast date: July 12, 2013) | 7/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up | What makes us who we are? How do parents mold children into who they are? In this hour, TED speakers reflect on how our upbringing shapes us. (Original broadcast date: August 1, 2014) | 7/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do We Need Humans? | In this episode, TED speakers consider the promises and perils of our relationship with technology. (Original broadcast date: March 15, 2013) | 6/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shifting Time | We live our lives by the calendar and the clock, but time is also an abstraction, even an illusion. In this hour, TED speakers explore how our sense of time changes depending on who and where we are. | 6/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Curiosity To Discovery | Why do some people spend years trying to answer a single question, or even risk their lives to discover something new? In this hour, TED speakers describe how curiosity leads to unexpected places. (Original broadcast date: September 12, 2014) | 6/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Act of Listening | Listening — to loved ones, strangers, faraway places — is an act of generosity and a source of discovery. In this episode, TED speakers describe how we change when we listen deeply. | 6/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Animals and Us | Our relationship with animals is complicated: we love and fear them; hunt, consume, and protect them. In this hour, TED speakers explore what happens when humans and animals interact. (Original broadcast date: September 5, 2014) | 5/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fountain of Youth | Aging is inevitable. We can slow it down a little, but could we ever bring it to a grinding halt? In this episode, TED speakers explore how we all might live longer and even better lives. | 5/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trust and Consequences | Our lives are fueled by trust: in our loved ones, our colleagues, our leaders. But how do we cultivate it, and restore if it's lost? In this episode, TED speakers explore our relationship with trust. | 5/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Identities | Is identity assigned at birth? Shaped by circumstance? Or is it something we choose? This hour, TED speakers describe their journeys to answer the question: who am I? (Original broadcast date: October 11, 2013) | 5/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Champions | From Little League to the Olympics, athletic mastery plays a major role in our sense of achievement. This hour, TED speakers explore the minds and bodies of champions who achieve extraordinary physical feats. (Original broadcast date: July 18, 2014) | 4/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Getting Organized | Even the most seemingly chaotic systems are organized. On this episode, TED speakers explore the inner architecture of living systems, from ant colonies to corporations to social movements. | 4/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Maslow's Human Needs | Humans need food, sleep, safety, love, purpose. Psychologist Abraham Maslow ordered our needs into a hierarchy. This week, TED speakers explore that spectrum of need, from primal to profound. | 4/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Framing The Story | Stories ignite our imagination, let us leap over cultural walls and cross the barriers of time. In this hour, TED speakers explore the art of storytelling — and how good stories have the power to transform our perceptions of the world. (Original broadca | 4/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why We Lie | Let's face it: people lie. We lie to each other and to ourselves. Is there a deeper reason why we do it? In this episode, TED speakers deconstruct the hard truths of deception. (Original broadcast date: June 20, 2014) | 4/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Press Play | Does something serious happen when we play? In this episode, TED speakers describe how all forms of amusement — tossing a ball to video games — can make us smarter, saner and more collaborative. Comedian Charlie Todd and his group Improv Everywhere ch | 3/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Is Original? (R) | Even the most original ideas are essentially remixes. When is copying flattery, when is it thievery, and when is it sheer genius? In this hour, TED speakers explore how sampling, borrowing, and riffing make all of us innovators. Sampling music isn't about | 3/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spoken And Unspoken (R) | We communicate with each other in all sorts of ways, spoken and unspoken. But how did the origins of language influence action, and can words actually change human behavior, even alter the course of history? In this hour, TED speakers reflect on how our w | 3/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Solve For X | Math intimidates a lot of us, but it can deliver surprising answers to life's most pressing questions. In this episode, TED speakers discuss the elegant simplicity, and giddy complexity, of solving for X. Writer Randall Munroe doesn't love math, but has m | 3/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Success (R) | Success has become synonymous with financial wealth, influence and status. But can we define success in another way — one that welcomes a broader range of accomplishment? It may not be as obvious as you think. In this hour, TED speakers share ideas for | 2/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Unknown Brain | The brain can seem as mysterious as a distant galaxy, but scientists are starting to map and manipulate its many regions. In this hour, TED speakers take us on a trip through the human brain. When neuroanatomist Jill Bolte-Taylor felt her brain shut dow | 2/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How We Love (R) | Love is instinctive and essential. We need it to keep our species going, to survive childhood, to create bonds with other people. But what is it that brings certain people together? In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of connection and relatio | 2/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seven Deadly Sins | Seven TED speakers muse about the seven deadly sins: Psychologist Christopher Ryan says human beings are sexual omnivores, and a more nuanced understanding of fidelity may tamp down our shame about lust. Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett explains how his | 2/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What We Fear (R) | Human beings have a fine-tuned sense of fear. But how do we distinguish between fear and danger? How do we decide which fears are rational and irrational? In this hour, TED speakers explore what it means to be afraid, and how we calm ourselves down — or | 1/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keeping Secrets | Who should get to keep secrets, and who should demand to know them? In this hour, TED speakers talk about the damage secrets can do, and the shifting roles we play when we keep, or share them. "Secrets...can be shocking, or silly, or soulful," says Frank | 1/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brand Over Brain (R) | Brands help us assign value to almost everything we buy. But is there a way to know the difference between real and created value? In this episode, TED speakers explore the seductive power of brands. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock tells the story of his quest | 1/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In Search Of | How far would you go to find something that’s just out of reach, or maybe, not even real? In this hour, TED speakers tell stories about searching for elusive sea-creatures and distant aliens. SETI astronomer Seth Shostak says we’re likely to find proo | 1/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Misconceptions (R) | There are some truths that we believe in wholeheartedly — but what if we’re completely wrong? Once we separate fact from fiction, how do our perceptions change? In this hour, TED speakers move beyond conventional wisdom to reveal complex realities a | 1/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Memory Games (R) | Memory is malleable, dynamic and elusive. When we tap into our memories, where is the line between fact and fiction? How does our memory play tricks on us, and how can we train it to be more accurate? In this hour, TED speakers discuss how a nimble memory | 12/25/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Just A Little Nicer | Compassion is considered a universal virtue, but is it innate or taught? Have we lost touch with it? And can we become better at it? In this hour, TED speakers explore compassion, its roots, its meaning and its future. Political pundit Sally Kohn says we | 12/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Courage | What does it mean to be courageous? Is it an automatic response or a conscious choice? In this hour, TED speakers examine the nature of courage and what it takes to risk everything to do the right thing. Margaret Heffernan looks at why we keep ourselves f | 12/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Money Paradox (R) | What does money tell us about human nature? How does it motivate, trick, satisfy and disappoint us? In this hour, TED speakers share insights into our relationship with money. Psychologist Laurie Santos studies human irrationality by observing how primate | 12/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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To the Edge (R) | Some people might only dream of adventure, but for others, there’s no other option but to explore the most extreme places on Earth. From the deepest caves to rough oceans, from the North Pole to dizzying heights on a high wire -- what drives adventure | 11/27/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Quiet | In this episode, we explore ways to find quiet in our busy lives. How can we make a conscious effort to seek out stillness and calm in a fast-paced and increasingly noisy world? Environmentalist John Francis shares the lessons he learned after not speakin | 11/20/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Playing with Perceptions | Where do stereotypes come from? Is there any truth or value to the assumptions we make about each other? Why do some perceptions persist, and can they be overcome? In this hour, TED speakers examine the roots and consequences of stereotypes. Playwright an | 11/13/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Solving It (R) | There are problems affecting big parts of our lives that seem intractable. From politics, to healthcare, to law and the justice system — some things just don’t seem to work as they should. In this hour, TED speakers share some big ideas on how to solv | 11/7/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Extrasensory (R) | In this hour, TED speakers question whether we can experience the world more deeply by not only extending our senses — but going beyond them. Color blind artist Neil Harbisson can "hear" colors, even those beyond the range of sight. Physician and engine | 10/30/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How It All Began | In this hour, TED speakers explore our origins as a species — who we are, where we come from, where we’re headed — and how we’re connected to everything that came before us. Geneticist Spencer Wells describes how he uses DNA samples to trace our i | 10/24/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Next Greatest Generation? (R) | Whether you call them Millennials, Generation Y, or the Me Generation, one thing's for certain: today's generation of young people will change the world. But how different is this hyper-connected generation from its predecessors? And what will be its lega | 10/16/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Predicting the Future (R) | Visions of the future don’t just have to come from science fiction. There’s very real technology today giving us clues about how our future lives might be transformed. So what might our future be like? And what does it take for an idea about the futur | 10/9/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Source of Creativity | Everyone wants to be creative. But channeling your creative impulses is no small feat. Is creativity something you are born with or can you learn it? In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of creativity. After a nasty bout of writer’s block that | 10/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The End of Privacy (R) | Everyone expects a degree of privacy. But who holds the reins over our personal information? And does it matter if it’s collected by government, by a search engine, or if we willingly give it away? In this hour, TED speakers explore ideas about our chan | 9/26/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Transformation | Are we simply the sum of our experiences? Or can we choose our own path? In this hour, TED speakers share stories of undergoing remarkable transformations despite extraordinary challenges. Zak Ebrahim tells the story of being raised to hate, as the son | 9/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Curiosity to Discovery | Why do some people spend years trying to answer a single question; or even risk their lives to discover something new? In this hour, TED speakers explore how curiosity leads to unexpected places. Director James Cameron's blockbuster films create unreal wo | 9/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Animals and Us | In this hour, TED speakers explore the complex relationships we have with animals. Writer Jon Mooallem tells the story of the teddy bear and considers how the tales we tell about wild animals have real consequences for a species' chance of survival — an | 9/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unstoppable Learning (R) | Learning is an integral part of human nature. But why do we — as adults — assume learning must be taught, tested and reinforced? Why do we put so much effort in making kids think and act like us? In this hour, TED speakers explore the different ways b | 8/28/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making Mistakes (R) | We try so hard to be perfect, to never make mistakes and to avoid failure at all costs. But mistakes happen. And when they do, how do we deal with being wrong? In this episode, TED speakers look at those darker moments in our lives, and consider why somet | 8/22/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Extra: Live at TED 2014 | This recording of "Beauty and the Brain," a session hosted by Guy Raz at TED 2014, brings popular speakers back to the TED stage with updates on their work and personal lives. Tierney Thys talks about how being in the natural world engages your brain; D | 8/20/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Simply Happy (R) | We all want to find happiness, but it seems elusive. Can we learn more about happiness through science? Or are there simpler ways to achieve it? Host Guy Raz feels happy listening to Pharrell’s song “Happy”, so Guy asked Pharrell to share his ideas | 8/14/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Off to a good start
I am a longtime fan of both NPR and TED, so the pairing has a priori support. The first episode takes on some cognitive psychology, so a good topic for radio and nothing too controversial. It is nice to hear the TED speakers have a chance to do some follow through in an interview format. Hopefully this may in part address the criticism that TED oversimplifies topics by shoehorning them into their presentation format. Best of luck NPR, and I look forward to hearing more.
First! This is great!
What a great addition to NPR's podcast list! Fits right in with Radiolab and This American Life.
Yes please!
Been looking for a TED audio pod for a long time. Keep them coming as often as possible!!!
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