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    How to Be a Better Human

    How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join 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.

    Follow Chris on Instagram and TikTok at @chrisiduffy. Buy his book Humor Me.

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    Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman) Nov 10, 2025
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    “All couples fight. In fact, how they fight in the first three minutes predicts with 96% accuracy not only how the rest of the conversation will go, but how the rest of the relationship will go six years down the road,” says relationship expert Dr. Julie Gottman. Dr. Julie and John Gottman are founders of the Gottman Institute and the Love Lab where they study how to sustain love and health in relationships. They join Chris to discuss why more people now than ever are deciding to go solo, what a healthy end to a conflict looks like, and the 52 questions you should ask your partner before getting married.


    This episode is part of a series of bonus videos from "How to Be a Better Human." You can watch the extended video companion on the TED YouTube Channel and the extended interview on the TED Audio Collective YouTube Channel.


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    Julie and John answer listeners' questions: https://youtu.be/nJ4RtT0T_BA

    Extended interview with Chris: https://youtu.be/CxW0JRAw8bk


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    Guest: Dr. Julie and John Gottman


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    How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman) Nov 03, 2025
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    Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about honesty and self-discovery. From sharing her artwork to discussing her sobriety journey to falling in love with running, Edith and Chris explore how creativity and pursuing new activities can help you overcome personal challenges.


    This episode is part of the How to Be a Better Human Bonus Videos series. You can find the extended video companion on the TED YouTube Channel.


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    Edith draw and go running with Chris: https://youtu.be/1jWA3mE5o9Y

    Edith and Chris' interview: https://youtu.be/U_tOmuja0w8


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    How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui) Oct 27, 2025
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    Did you know that you start losing bone AND muscle mass as soon as the age of thirty? Or that your fingers and toes don’t have muscles? Or how women in Scotland are starting to compete in the lighting of Dinnie Stones – which weighs 733 pounds?! These are topics that Chris discussed with Bonnie Tsui, author of the book On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters. They also discuss what strength and weightlifting means in today’s society – especially as more women enter the sport. Bonnie and Chris also discuss studying martial arts, playing on sports teams, and the benefits of functional mobility as you age.


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    Bonnie teaches Chris to surf: https://youtu.be/YOryOy1qL00

    Bonnie and Chris' interview: https://youtu.be/Z3WnwLtVUes


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    Humor Me by Chris Duffy (https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL)

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    How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily Oct 20, 2025
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    How do you quit people-pleasing? Internet filmmaker Baron Ryan and family therapist Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile unpack the all-too-common fear of rejection and explore the practices necessary to reclaim your ability to finally say “no” and stop caring about what other people think. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)

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    How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale) Oct 16, 2025
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    This is the surprising story of how Texas – rich in oil and gas – became America's biggest producer of wind energy. For our first episode, Ryan and Anjali talk with Pat Wood, once George W. Bush’s right hand man and head of Texas's Public Utility Commission, to uncover the innovative approach that turned Texas into a renewable energy powerhouse. It’s a story about what could get done before partisan politics got in the way of good climate policy, and it shows that economic incentives for consumers, government, and companies can play a huge role in supercharging clean energy.

    Vote for our show in the Signal Awards for Best Advice & How To podcast!


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    A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily Oct 13, 2025
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    The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal agency, says Cate Hall, former Supreme Court attorney and once the world’s top-ranked female poker player. Sharing her journey from the throes of addiction to leading a multibillion-dollar foundation, Hall shares tactical wisdom for increasing your ability to see and act on life's hidden degrees of freedom, showing how even the most trapped among us can discover a path to fulfillment.

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    How to strengthen your relationships — one airport ride at a time (w/ Kasley Killam) Oct 06, 2025
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    How often do you connect with different people each week? How many many close relationships do you aim to cultivate during those connections? And how long do these interactions last? Kasley Killam has the perfect guide to help you build better social connections – the 5-3-1 Rule. Kasley is a social scientist and the author of The Art of Science and Connection. Kasley joins Chris to discuss the future of social connection – why do we invest in physical health but not social health? And what happens when you substitute companionship for AI chatbots? Kasley shares tips on how to connect with your community and rethink social norms on technology.


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    Guest: Kasley Killam (Instagram: @kasleykillam | LinkedIn: @kasleykillam | Website: https://www.kasleykillam.com/)


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    TED Talk: Why social health is key to happiness and longevity

    Substack: Social Health with Kasley Killam

    Book: https://www.kasleykillam.com/social-health-book

    Newsletter: https://www.kasleykillam.com/newsletter



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    How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy) Sep 29, 2025
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    How do you raise confident and capable children in a seemingly scary and unsafe world? According to Lenore Skenazy, the solution is simple yet controversial — you leave the kids alone. Lenore is the president of Let Grow and the founder of the Free Range Kids Movement where she argues that parents don’t need to hover over their kids as much because they’ll be more than okay — they’ll thrive. Chris and Lenore discuss why overprotecting kids can backfire, how parents might be unintentionally stifling children’s innate curiosity, and why one of the best tools to teach kids is to step away and let them learn and problem-solve themselves.


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    Guest: Lenore Skenazy (Instagram: @lenoreskenazy_freerange | LinkedIn: @lenoreskenazy | Website: https://www.freerangekids.com/)


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    Instagram: @letgroworg

    LinkedIn: @letgrow

    Join Let Grow (free!): https://letgrow.org/join

    Facebook Group: Raising Independent Kids Facebook Group

    Book: Free Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow

    Lenore's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaesnYloMQ


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    How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure) Sep 22, 2025
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    What’s more important in communication— the content or the delivery? Julian Treasure is a five-time TED speaker and the author of Sound Affects: How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet, and he argues conscious listening is an invaluable tool for elevating conversations. Julian joins Chris to give advice on how to speak better, the listening method that could save your marriage, and how to be comfortable in silence.


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    Guest: Julian Treasure (Instagram: @juliantreasure | LinkedIn: @juliantreasure | Website: https://www.juliantreasure.com/)


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    Sound Affects: How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet

    How to Be Heard


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    How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg) Sep 15, 2025
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    What makes some people supercommunicators? How can you become one too? This is the central lesson in Charles Duhigg’s bestseller Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret of Communication. Charles and Chris dissect what makes messy conversations so great, how to ask deep questions, and whether women and men communicate differently. They also discuss the different rules for different technologies — from telephones to Facebook to Signal — and how cautious politeness may be the best method to communicate effectively online.


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    Guest: Charles Duhigg (Instagram: @charlesduhigg | LinkedIn: @charlesduhigg | Website: https://charlesduhigg.com/)


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    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

    The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business


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