How to Be a Better Human
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Latest episode: Mon Nov 03 2025
Join How to Be a Better Human as we take a look within and beyond ourselves.
How to Be a Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join comedian Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human.
From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How to Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help you become a better person from the comfort of your own headphones.
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- Nov3How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)39mins
- Oct27How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)44mins
- Oct20How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily28mins
- Oct16How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)27mins
- Oct13A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily10mins
- Oct6How to strengthen your relationships — one airport ride at a time (w/ Kasley Killam)34mins
- Sep29How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)41mins
- Sep22How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure)38mins
- Sep15How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)36mins
- Sep8How to stop doomscrolling — and what to do instead? (w/ Katherine Cross)39mins
- Sep1The future of finding love with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd | ReThinking with Adam Grant36mins
- Aug25How to rest when life is overwhelming (w/ Katherine May)40mins
- Aug18How to love your complicated family (w/ Ashley C. Ford)41mins
- Aug11How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee)37mins
- Aug4How to keep close friendships (w/ Aminatou Sow)39mins
- Jul28How to find laughter anywhere (w/ Dan Harris and guests)24mins
- Jul21How to rethink your emotional attachment to clothes (w/ Diarra Bousso)40mins
- Jul14How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe)40mins
- Jul7Jon Batiste | from Design Matters65mins
- Jun30How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)36mins
- Jun23Why stealing other people’s ideas can be a good thing (w/ Austin Kleon)39mins
- Jun16Why you don't need a personal brand (w/ Debbie Millman)38mins
- Jun12Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | from TED Health45mins
- Jun9How to love parts of yourself you may not like (w/ Heather Havrilesky)38mins
- Jun2How to learn from your failures (w/ Dawn Burrell)39mins
- May26Re-release: How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)43mins
- May19How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen)38mins
- May12How to see the humanity in everyone — even people you don’t like (w/ Abigail Marsh)43mins
- May5How to navigate changes in a relationship without fear (w/ Stephanie Yates-Anyabwile)39mins
- Apr28How you can be more creative by taking a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)39mins
- Apr213 ways to fight climate change without getting overwhelmed (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)36mins
- Apr14Re-release: How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay)31mins
- Apr7How you can move forward and learn from the past (w/ Clint Smith)39mins
- Mar31How to gossip — the right way (w/ Rachelle Hampton)34mins
- Mar24How to raise emotionally resilient children (w/ Richard Weissbourd)38mins
- Mar17How to enjoy poetry — without being a poet (w/ Naisha Randhar)39mins
- Mar10What to do when your beliefs are challenged (w/ Tenelle Porter)34mins
- Mar3How to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)37mins
- Feb24How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo)36mins
- Feb17Power, purpose, and the American presidency with Jared Cohen | from ReThinking with Adam Grant35mins
- Feb10How to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)41mins
- Feb3How to make the most of a finite life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)40mins
- Jan27How to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)39mins
- Jan20How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)31mins
- Jan13Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)38mins
- Jan6How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb) (re-release)35mins
- Dec30How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab) (re-release)33mins
- Dec23How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone) (re-release)33mins
- Dec16How to talk about your body without shame (w/ Anita Rao)34mins
- Dec9How Sikh wisdom can transform your life (w/ Simran Jeet Singh)37mins
- Dec2How to make dating not suck (w/ Logan Ury)40mins
- Nov25How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) (re-release)38mins
- Nov18How to fix any problem (w/ Anne Morriss and Frances Frei)40mins
- Nov11How to make every job a good job (w/ Zeynep Ton)34mins
- Nov4How to finally embrace your body (w/ Ronald Young Jr.)39mins
- Oct28How to gain perspective in a climate crisis (w/ David Finnigan)37mins
- Oct21How to reclaim your cringe39mins
- Oct14Why you should make a spectacle out of life (w/ Lear deBessonet)36mins
- Oct7How to let go of needing a plan (w/ Reggie Watts)33mins
- Sep30Why solving global issues is more accessible than we think (w/ Angeline Murimirwa)35mins
- Sep23Why is talking about money and class so awkward?! (w/ Jonathan Menjivar)37mins
- Sep16How to approach the daunting question: who am I? (w/ Brian Lowery)34mins
- Sep9How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)42mins
- Sep2How labor unions shape society19mins
- Aug26How to be less cynical (w/ Jamil Zaki)36mins
- Aug19How to be an adult - and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims) (re-release)35mins
- Aug12How to re-spark your imagination (w/ Anab Jain)30mins
- Aug5How to tap into your creativity using technology (w/ Claire Silver) (from The TED AI Show)32mins
- Jul29How to craft the work-life balance you deserve14mins
- Jul22How to get into nature and out of your head14mins
- Jul15How to be civil even if you disagree (w/ Alexandra Hudson)27mins
- Jul8How to make grassroots political change (w/ Katie Fahey)31mins
- Jul1How to have a say in how society is built w/ Tessza Udvarhelyi37mins
- Jun24Why spirituality is important in our increasingly secular world (w/ David DeSteno)38mins
- Jun17How to be brave when family life gets tough (w/Kelly Corrigan)37mins
- Jun10The art of paying attention (w/ Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman)36mins
- Jun3The meaning of embodiment w/ Prentis Hemphill37mins
- May27How to stay grounded in an increasingly artificial world (from The TED AI Show)29mins
- May20How to follow the laws of nature (w/ Nonette Royo)33mins
- May13How to give and receive good advice (w/ Hola Papi’s John Paul Brammer)36mins
- May6Re-release: How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries (with Ebony Roberts)32mins
- Apr29How to laugh at yourself (w/ Nuar Alsadir)35mins
- Apr22How to build resilience through architecture (w/ Alyssa-Amor Gibbons)34mins
- Apr15How to find food in your own backyard (w/ Alexis Nikole Nelson)37mins
- Apr8How to develop the habits you want – and get rid of the ones you don’t (w/ James Clear)34mins
- Apr1How to find “your thing” (or your many things) – (w/ Constance Hockaday)33mins
- Mar25How to find wisdom and wholeness in a modern world (w/ Krista Tippett)36mins
- Mar18How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)36mins
- Mar11What to do when the truth isn’t enough to be believed (w/ Dina Nayeri)36mins
- Mar4How to cultivate the skill of happiness (w/ Dan Harris)32mins
- Feb26How to find connection –and love– in everyday life (w/ Barbara Fredrickson)32mins
- Feb19Re-release: Why love –and therapy– means going in a direction you don’t yet know (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik)35mins
- Feb12How to be good enough in America (w/ Wajahat Ali)35mins
- Feb5How to discover your authentic self -- at any age (w/ Bevy Smith)32mins
- Jan29How to make generosity contagious (w/ Chris Anderson)36mins
- Jan22Why you should start thinking about death (w/ Alua Arthur)34mins
- Jan15How to think critically about history -- and why it matters (w/ David Ikard) (Re-release)28mins
- Dec25Re-release: How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)28mins
- Nov27Re-release: How learning about indigenous foods can open up your worldview (with Sean Sherman)30mins
- Nov6Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld24mins
- Oct30What do our guests do to be better humans?22mins
- Oct23The perks of listening to the sounds of the world (w/ Dallas Taylor)37mins
- Oct16How comedy helps us deal with hard truths (w/ Roy Wood Jr.)35mins
- Oct9How to solve your problems through drawing (w/ Liana Finck)34mins
- Oct2Why you should try birding (w/ Christian Cooper)33mins
- Sep25How do I know what my future self wants? (w/ Shankar Vedantam)36mins
- Sep18How to build better relationships between kids, parents, and ourselves (w/ Dr. Becky Kennedy)35mins
- Sep11What vision loss helped Andrew Leland gain33mins
- Sep4How labor unions create worker power (w/ Margaret Levi) (Re-release)35mins
- Aug28How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb)35mins
- Aug21Why your brain is an unreliable narrator (w/ Aparna Nancherla)35mins
- Aug14How to Love Criticism | WorkLife with Adam Grant31mins
- Aug7Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks31mins
- Jul31How To Love Your Face (from Slate's How To!)34mins
- Jul24Do we have something to learn from conspiracy theories? (w/ Peter McIndoe)33mins
- Jul17How can art hold space for your pain? (w/ Jessie Reyez)32mins
- Jul10Why we should rethink what mental health means (w/ Sandy Allen)31mins
- Jul3Fixable: “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?"27mins
- Jun26How to travel without even leaving home (w/ Saleem Reshamwala)34mins
- Jun25Listen to Ten Percent Happier ft. Get Fit Sanely series3mins
- Jun19What will you do with your one wild and precious planet? (w/ Bill McKibben)34mins
- Jun12How to embrace – and challenge – the idea of “beauty” (w / Elise Hu)33mins
- Jun5How to be an adult – and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims)34mins
- May29What we can learn from great salespeople (w/ Colin Coggins)27mins
- May22How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab)33mins
- May15How to dive into your fears (w/ Jill Heinerth)30mins
- May8How to stop finding your self-worth through your job (w/ Gloria Chan Packer)33mins
- May1The secret to making new friends as an adult (w/ Marisa G. Franco)33mins
- Apr24The difference between easy and difficult beauty (w/ Chloe Cooper Jones)33mins
- Apr17ALOK is microdosing creativity and rejecting norms36mins
- Apr10How to keep house while drowning (w/ KC Davis)34mins
- Apr3Fixable: Kelli - “How do I deal with a communication breakdown?27mins
- Mar27Stephen Satterfield wants his meals to match his ideals29mins
- Mar20Julissa Arce on why success isn’t worth her assimilation31mins
- Mar13Why Kim Scott thinks you need to ask for feedback36mins
- Mar6Cord Jefferson's creativity is fueled by mental health34mins
- Feb27Anne Helen Petersen on changing your relationship to work and the guardrails that can prevent burnout31mins
- Feb20Pardon the Interruption… But Did Sports Debate Shows Change the World?40mins
- Feb13Why love –and therapy– means going in a direction you don’t yet know (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik)35mins
- Feb6Jody Avirgan learned everything from sports33mins
- Jan30Andrew Marantz doesn’t want you to give up on the internet35mins
- Jan23The science of happiness (w/ Laurie Santos)35mins
- Jan16How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo)39mins
- Jan9There is no “grief starter pack” (w/ Michael Cruz Kayne)38mins
- Jan2You can do better than a New Year’s resolution (w/ Gretchen Rubin)37mins
- Nov28How to answer your biggest questions—with data (w/ Mona Chalabi)35mins
- Nov21How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán)37mins
- Nov14How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa)38mins
- Nov7How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear | ReThinking with Adam Grant43mins
- Oct31How labor unions create worker power (w/ Margaret Levi)34mins
- Oct24How to stand up for what you believe in (w/ Luvvie Ajayi Jones)37mins
- Oct17How to tell your authentic story (with Noor Tagouri)31mins
- Oct10How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)36mins
- Oct3How to have great sex (with Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo)36mins
- Sep26TED Tech: Why people and AI make good business partners | Shervin Khodabandeh16mins
- Sep19How to be perfect (with Michael Schur)35mins
- Sep12How to get motivated - by losing?! (with Monica Wadhwa)31mins
- Sep5How to be okay when things are not okay (w/ Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien)36mins
- Aug29How to embrace rejection (with Jia Jiang)31mins
- Aug22How to let go of being a "good" person (with Dolly Chugh)34mins
- Aug15The TED Interview: How to predict the future with Jane McGonigal43mins
- Aug8How do you approach gender as a parent? (with LB Hannahs)35mins
- Aug1How to make transformative ideas happen (with Frans Johansson)30mins
- Jul25How to discover your humanity… through math? (with Francis Su)31mins
- Jul18How to find your voice (with Greta Morgan)33mins
- Jul11How to make yourself more human in an automated world (with Kevin Roose)34mins
- Jul4How to Find the Comedy in A Messed-Up World (with Maeve Higgins)31mins
- Jun27How to unite people through art (with JR)29mins
- May30Body Stuff: Do you really need 8 hours of sleep?33mins
- May2How To Pitch Your Best Ideas | WorkLife with Adam Grant44mins
- Mar21How to talk to a colleague who offended you57mins
- Dec20How to find gratitude everyday12mins
- Dec13How creating space for joy can build resilience (with Miracle Jones)33mins
- Dec6How to nurture your “emotional agility” (with Susan David)27mins
- Nov29How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (with Sarah Kay)29mins
- Nov22How thinking critically about history shapes our future (with David Ikard)28mins
- Nov15How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries (with Ebony Roberts)32mins
- Nov8How to find health information you can trust (with Dr. Jen Gunter)32mins
- Nov1How practicing curiosity could help the world around you (with Joe Hanson)33mins
- Oct25Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi: How many friends do I need?23mins
- Oct18How to be a better steward of the environment16mins
- Oct11How to find the humor in everyday life (with Jo Firestone)33mins
- Oct4How engaging with the natural world benefits you-- and science (with Mary Ellen Hannibal)31mins
- Sep27How to tap into your self-awareness-- and why it even matters (with Tasha Eurich)31mins
- Sep20How to have conversations with people who hate you? (with Dylan Marron)30mins
- Sep13How to future-proof your career? (with Dorie Clark)33mins
- Sep6How humility and bravery can help your career15mins
- Aug30Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Celebrating Pride35mins
- Aug23TED Climate: What happens to the plastic you throw away?12mins
- Aug16Science of Happiness: Scheduling Time to Feel Awe20mins
- Aug9How to Be a Better Human Recommends16mins
- Aug2How to really see patience as a virtue13mins
- Jul26How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)28mins
- Jul19How to stop sabotaging your romantic relationships (with Raquel Peel)28mins
- Jul12How to deal with jerks in the workplace (with Christine Porath)26mins
- Jul5How to become a better ally (with Nita Mosby Tyler)36mins
- Jun28How to create a more just future with your community (with Raj Jayadev)31mins
- Jun21How to forget about finding “The One”— and build a lasting relationship (with Dr. George Blair West)33mins
- Jun14How to make language fun— and create a more inclusive world (with Juli Delgado Lopera)33mins
- Jun7How learning about indigenous foods can open up your worldview (with Sean Sherman)29mins
- May31BODY STUFF: Why are we so awkward about poop?30mins
- May24How to tap into the transformative power of reading (with Michelle Kuo)33mins
- May17How zombies, dragons, and superheroes could make you a better person (with Christopher Robichaud)33mins
- May10How to handle the ups and downs of social media (with Aparna Nancherla)33mins
- May3How to spend money to buy happiness (with Michael Norton)32mins
- Apr26How to Rethink a Bad Decision | WorkLife with Adam Grant38mins
- Apr19How to turn climate anxiety into action (with Luisa Neubauer)30mins
- Apr12How to sleep like your relationships depend on it (with Wendy Troxel)31mins
- Apr5How to care for your community with radical hospitality (with Doniece Sandoval)31mins
- Mar29How to have better conversations (with Celeste Headlee)30mins
- Mar22How to celebrate the ups —and downs— of family life(with Glen Henry)29mins
- Mar15How to bring confidence and joy into your sex life (with Emily Nagoski)33mins
- Mar8How to redefine your self-worth (with Meag-gan O'Reilly)28mins
- Mar1How to be the set designer of your own world (with David Korins)30mins
- Feb22How to get the medical care you deserve (with Leana Wen, M.D.)31mins
- Feb15How to become a better ally (with Dwinita Mosby Tyler)36mins
- Feb8How to thrive in remote work (with David Burkus)30mins
- Feb1How to fix our polarized conversations (with Robb Willer)30mins
- Jan25How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone)33mins
- Jan18How to challenge conventional wisdom -- and change any industry (with Franklin Leonard)27mins
- Jan11How to find the emotional support you need right now (with Guy Winch)29mins
- Jan4Welcome to How To Be a Better Human1min