How do I know what my future self wants? (w/ Shankar Vedantam)
How well would you say you know yourself? Do you feel like the same person you were 10 years ago? Today’s guest, Shankar Vedantam, loves these kinds of questions and what they reveal about what we bel...
25 Sep 202336min
How to build better relationships between kids, parents, and ourselves (w/ Dr. Becky Kennedy)
One of the most important things that humans do is learning how to relate – to ourselves, one another, and, crucially, to our parents. Dr. Becky Kennedy, who was deemed the “Millennial Parenting Whisp...
18 Sep 202335min
What vision loss helped Andrew Leland gain
When he was a teenager, Andrew Leland was diagnosed with a condition that causes a gradual loss of vision. Over the years, Andrew’s literal view of the world has narrowed – but the ways in which he ca...
11 Sep 202333min
How labor unions create worker power (w/ Margaret Levi) (Re-release)
If the ongoing television writers' and actors' strikes -- and other labor organizing efforts happening across the world -- have been on your radar, this is the episode for you. It's also for you if yo...
4 Sep 202335min
How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb)
Lori Gottlieb believes we all have an inner narrator. In this episode, she explains why the story you tell yourself is key to your happiness (or lack thereof). She also discusses the stages of change,...
28 Aug 202335min
Why your brain is an unreliable narrator (w/ Aparna Nancherla)
Impostor syndrome is one of many therapy-speak words that have gone mainstream in the past few years — but what is it, really? Aparna Nancherla knows all about it. Aparna is a comedian and the author ...
21 Aug 202335min
How to Love Criticism | WorkLife with Adam Grant
What if you could tell your co-workers what you really think of them? At one of the world’s most successful hedge funds, everyone is rated and ranked constantly – in front of everyone. They’ve figured...
14 Aug 202331min
Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks
The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks is a new show from the TED Audio Collective, hosted by Dylan Marron. It’s 1999, and sixteen years after its original release, a new Star Wars is finally coming. Fans ha...
7 Aug 202331min
