• 40 minutes 48 seconds
    Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece

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


    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.


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    15 October 2026, 4:00 am
  • 45 minutes 32 seconds
    The doctor who says to eat your ice cream (w/ Zeke Emanuel)

    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!


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    12 October 2026, 4:00 am
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    How to reclaim your narrative (w/ Monica Lewinsky)

    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.


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    5 October 2026, 4:00 am
  • 43 minutes 46 seconds
    How reading can transform your life (w/ Reginald Dwayne Betts)

    “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.


    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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    28 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 41 minutes 57 seconds
    How to live longer (w/ Keith Diaz)

    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.


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    21 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 48 minutes 16 seconds
    How to navigate complicated family dynamics (w/ Emerson Whitney)

    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.


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    14 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 43 minutes 39 seconds
    Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | from Better In Person

    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.


    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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    7 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 34 minutes 26 seconds
    Summer Fridays: How zombies, dragons, and superheroes could make you a better person (w/ Christopher Robichaud)

    Roleplaying games and the Marvel universe may be fictional, but they can also teach us a lot about morality in the real world. Christopher Robichaud is a Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In this episode, he shares ways we can explore important, everyday issues in fun, safe, and unexpected ways. Christopher has made a career out of teaching ethics and philosophy using pop culture, dissecting moral questions using anything from zombie apocalypse simulations to superhero narratives. He received his doctorate in philosophy from MIT. In 2015 he won the Innovation in Teaching Award at the Harvard Kennedy School for creating a day-long simulation--using design elements from old school tabletop roleplaying games like D&D--where policy students wielded their leadership skills and confronted ethical dilemmas to deal with a zombie pandemic.

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    4 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 43 minutes 17 seconds
    How to be creatively inspired (w/ Hrishikesh Hirway)

    Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and producer, but you probably know him best as the host of the podcast Song Exploder. Hrishikesh has a new album out, “In the Last Hour of Light,” and he shares with Chris his creative  process. Hrishikesh also talks about his definition of success and why he values the act of creating over the insecurity of whether his work is “good enough.” Finally, Hrishikesh shares his advice for how people can become more attuned to their creative side.


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    31 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 37 minutes 10 seconds
    Summer Fridays: The art of paying attention (w/ Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman)

    If you found yourself doodling or writing a lot as a child but then lost the hobby as you grew up, Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman want to help you recapture your spark. Wendy MacNaughton is an illustrator, the author of “How to Say Goodbye”, and the creator of Draw Together, an art and learning community. Laurel Braitman is a TED Fellow, the author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery”, and the founder of Writing Medicine, a community of writing healthcare professionals. Together, Wendy and Laurel created Attention Club, a group of people pursuing creativity by practicing focus with one another. In this episode, Wendy and Laurel join Chris for an in-person chat at the 2024 TED Conference where they discuss the feelings that arise when sharing art with an audience and why embracing mistakes can lead to more meaningful work.

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    28 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 43 minutes 27 seconds
    The last places without human sounds (w/ Matt Mikkelsen)

    What is natural sound in an increasingly noisy world? asks sound recordist and audio engineer Matt Mikkelsen. Matt travels the world recording natural sounds in places where you can’t hear anything made by humans: no planes, no cars, no ringing phones. In this episode, Matt joins Chris to talk about the difference between quiet and silence. Matt shares his adventures and work with Quiet Parks International and even shares a story about the time he was struck by lightning. They also talk about the importance of choosing our acoustic environment and why it’s important to unplug and sit still in nature.


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    24 August 2026, 4:00 am
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