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How to Be a Better Human

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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.Follow Chris on Instagram at @chrisiduffy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33 min 6 sec
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How to take a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)

28 Abr, 2025

What do we gain from a long walk? Craig Mod is a photographer and writer who has done treks and pilgrimages around the world. From the Camino de Santiago to the Old Tōkaidō Road, Craig Mod transforms the simple act …

Duración: 39 min

What if we get climate solutions right? (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)

21 Abr, 2025

The future could be amazing, if we get it right. That’s so rarely how we think about it though. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist and author of the anthology What If We Get it Right?, is constantly collecting visions of …

Duración: 36 min

Re-release: How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay)

14 Abr, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this art form can feel unapproachable, but poet and educator Sarah Kay, suggests that people who don’t like poetry just maybe haven’t found a …

Duración: 31 min

How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay) (Rerun)

14 Abr, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this art form can feel unapproachable, but poet and educator Sarah Kay, suggests that people who don’t like poetry just maybe haven’t found a …

Duración: 31 min

History, memories, and the stories we tell ourselves (w/ Clint Smith)

07 Abr, 2025

How do you grapple with national history, legacy, and the stories you tell yourself? Clint Smith is the author of the narrative nonfiction, How the Word is Passed, and the poetry collection, Above Ground. Clint joins Chris to talk about …

Duración: 39 min

How to tell a juicy story (w/ Rachelle Hampton)

31 Mar, 2025

What makes a story so good you HAVE to tell everyone you know? How do you hook listeners with juicy details and tantalizing conundrums? In this special live episode, recorded at On Air Fest in Brooklyn, Chris is joined by …

Duración: 34 min

How to cultivate kindness (w/ Richard Weissbourd)

24 Mar, 2025

Happiness, high achievement, or kindness – which is most important to you in your kids? Which do you think your kids think you care about the most? Richard Weissbourd is a psychologist, the senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School …

Duración: 38 min

How poetry builds teenagers' confidence (w/ Youth Poet Laureate Naisha Randhar)

17 Mar, 2025

In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas, the author of Roses of Arma, and the youngest guest Chris has ever interviewed — she’s a high school sophomore. …

Duración: 39 min

The right way to know you might be wrong (w/ Tenelle Porter)

10 Mar, 2025

Tenelle Porter’s job is to study humility. Specifically, intellectual humility, the idea that we might be wrong or mistaken about some of our beliefs. Tenelle talks with Chris about why she thinks intellectual humility is so important, how to cultivate …

Duración: 34 min

How to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)

03 Mar, 2025

Rachel Botsman studies trust. She’s a professor at Oxford University and the author of the books What's Mine is Yours, Who Can You Trust? and the new audiobook, How to Trust and Be Trusted. From asking AI medical questions, to …

Duración: 37 min