How to Be a Better Human podcast

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] (https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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] (https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en) Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#232

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05 Jan 2026

38 MINS

38:11

05 Jan 2026


#231

Interview: The razor-thin line between contagion and connection w/ Dan Taberski | from TED Health

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29 Dec 2025

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30:00

29 Dec 2025


#230

Work advice from the world’s favorite couples therapist w/ Master Fixer Dr. Orna Guralnik | from Fix...

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22 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:49

22 Dec 2025


#229

Re-release: Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)

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15 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:16

15 Dec 2025


#228

2025 Staff Picks - Best of How to Be a Better Human

Remember those fun high school superlatives like the “Class Clown” or the “Biggest Flirt”?... more

08 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:20

08 Dec 2025


#227

Pods Fight Poverty: Why Giving Money to Others Makes us Happier | from The Happiness Lab with Dr. La...

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05 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:01

05 Dec 2025


#226

How to find small delights in an uncontrollable world (w/ Sarah Kay)

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01 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:37

01 Dec 2025


#225

How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)

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24 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:13

24 Nov 2025


#224

How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)

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17 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:52

17 Nov 2025


#223

Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)

“All couples fight. In fact, how they fight in the first three minutes predicts with 96% a... more

10 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:40

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#222

How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing ... more

03 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:32

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#221

How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)

Did you know that you start losing bone AND muscle mass as soon as the age of thirty? Or t... more

27 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:34

27 Oct 2025