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TED Radio Hour

TED Radio Hour

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Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves.

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  • The state of fashion

    The state of fashion
    Jul 3 2026
    Whether you love fashion or hate it, we all have to get dressed in the morning, and the industry affects us in complex ways. This hour, the outrageous, environmental and seedy sides of fashion.

    Guests include designer Machine Dazzle, supply chain expert Aparna Mehta, journalist Amanda Mull and supermodel Cameron Russell.

    Original broadcast date: September 6, 2024

    TED Radio Hour+ listeners now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and deeper conversations with Manoush. By signing up for Plus, you directly support our work and public media, so all your episodes (like this one!) come to you without sponsor breaks. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted.


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    50 mins
  • Tracking what your body needs

    Tracking what your body needs
    Jul 10 2026
    Our bodies are always sending signals ... but are we listening? This hour, TED speakers explore new ways to track and understand our health — from cutting-edge technology to simple, everyday habits.

    Guests include exercise physiologist Keith Diaz, genomicist Michael Snyder and writer Lizzie Braicks-Rinker.

    TED Radio Hour+ listeners now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and deeper conversations with Manoush. By signing up for Plus, you directly support our work and public media, so all your episodes (like this one!) come to you without sponsor breaks. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted.

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    50 mins
  • Searching for paradise

    Searching for paradise
    Jul 17 2026
    We often view paradise as a place of safety, beauty, tranquility. It’s an ideal we long for but one we can rarely find. This hour, TED speakers search for utopia and come to terms with reality.

    Original broadcast date: November 10, 2023

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    50 mins
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The was one of the best talks I have heard. It has been inspiring and well thought out. I look forward to using the ideas this talk has made me question and hope to use this in my life and career soon. Thank you!

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This episode includes 3 separate interviews with 3 highly credentialed individuals who each illuminate this topic of how we hold ourselves and each other in intellectual, emotional and social interactions, and how we can do better.

Where "Why Me?" Meets "What About You?"

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This pod is so good! Super entertaining, engaging, and educational! The subject matter is all stuff you didn’t know you needed to know! I would categorize this podcast under self-improvement and science! Highly recommend especially if you are somewhere like work and need something that can keep your attention without requiring it.

Entertaining Brain Food!

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