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Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable – from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between – given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dolly Parton is burning up, not burning out | from WorkLife with Adam Grant
A tribute-style episode featuring Dolly Parton’s 2022 conversation with organizational psychologist Adam Grant about creativity, work, reinvention, handling criticism, and staying grounded—“burning…
26 Aug 2026 · 29m · 13 chaptersHow 180 strangers built a library together | Rebecca Toh
Rebecca Toh describes how 180 strangers in Singapore co-created a volunteer-run “shed library” in the heartlands, with 180 rented shelves—each curated by a different bookshelf owner—for $45 SGD/month.
25 Aug 2026 · 13m · 4 chaptersHow to fix Africa's learning crisis | Rapelang Rabana
Africa’s learning crisis and why “build more schools/teachers” isn’t enough; the episode argues for replacing the Western education playbook with context-fit, offline, language-specific learning tech…
24 Aug 2026 · 35m · 12 chaptersHow to make learning impossibly fun | Mark Rober
Mark Rober (former NASA engineer, YouTube science communicator) argues that learning becomes “impossibly fun” when educators enter through students’ hearts, not just brains—so you can’t “fact-check”…
22 Aug 2026 · 43m · 14 chaptersIs AI turning us all into the same person? | Sandra Matz
Behavioral data scientist Sandra Matz argues AI is making people “boring” by narrowing choices.
21 Aug 2026 · 16m · 7 chaptersWhy you need the growth mindset of a weed | Stephen Nobles
Stephen Nobles argues that curiosity—paired with a “growth mindset” like a weed—lets educators and communities see people beyond certainty and beyond data, turning differences into dialogue and…
20 Aug 2026 · 18m · 7 chaptersHow I’m helping thousands rebuild their lives after prison | Susan Burton
Susan Burton, a criminal justice reformer and author, argues that compassionate listening can catalyze recovery and that safe housing and support after prison help women rebuild lives, reunite with…
19 Aug 2026 · 14m · 4 chaptersHow AI is breaking the internet (and what to do about it) | Matthew Prince
Matthew Prince (Cloudflare CEO) argues that AI “answer engines” are replacing search clicks, undermining the internet’s traffic-based business model that funds journalism and research.
18 Aug 2026 · 16m · 5 chaptersWe’ve solved many medical mysteries. Where are the cures? | Saloni Dattani
Medical breakthroughs are constant, but cures often lag because of funding, incentives, and institutions—not just scientific tools.
17 Aug 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
3 steps to turn everyday get-togethers into transformative gatherings | Priya Parker
Priya Parker explains how to turn ordinary get-togethers (birthday parties, meetings, dinners) into meaningful, even transformative gatherings using three steps: a specific, disputable purpose; “good…
15 Aug 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA | Ron Finley
TED Talks Daily introduces Ron Finley, a “gangsta gardener” from South Central Los Angeles, who grew up in a food desert where healthy food was hard to find.
15 Aug 2026 · 13m · 3 chapters
3 ways community creates a healthy life | Olivia Affuso
Weight loss and long-term healthy weight aren’t just personal responsibility; social environments and systems (“obesogenic” conditions) shape health, and community support can buffer harms.
15 Aug 2026 · 11m · 2 chapters
3 skills every middle school boy needs | Jerome Hunter
Educator Jerome Hunter argues that shifting masculinity toward healthier norms must start in middle school, using a “three Cs” framework: confidence, communication, and community.
15 Aug 2026 · 11m · 4 chapters
The power of gaming together in a lonely world | Laura Miele
How gaming can counter loneliness by building real human connection, especially as AI and “artificial interactions” grow; argues games are a superior social platform.
15 Aug 2026 · 12m · 3 chaptersThe creative genius of sneaker design | Salehe Bembury
Industrial designer Salehe Bembury explains how sneaker “genius” comes from asking, staying playful, and using every “real estate” detail to tell stories through form, color, and function.
14 Aug 2026 · 18m · 13 chapters"Bridge Over Troubled Water" — like you've never heard it before | MAS Vocal
The episode centers on a TED performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” reimagined in a new arrangement by musician/composer Jacob Collier.
13 Aug 2026 · 10m · 4 chaptersThe hidden power of sad songs and rainy days | Susan Cain and Min Kym
The “hidden power” of sad songs and rainy days—arguing that what people feel isn’t just sadness, but longing: joy mixed with sorrow.
12 Aug 2026 · 19m · 3 chaptersHow satellites and AI can protect the planet | Robbie Schingler
How Planet Labs’ Earth-imaging satellites plus AI could enable “planetary intelligence”—turning near-real-time detection of environmental and geopolitical change into coordinated action, while…
11 Aug 2026 · 17m · 5 chaptersHow citizens (not politicians) are building the future | Jon Alexander
Citizen-led democracy—how ordinary people organize during crises to build resilient communities, shifting from “politicians/institutions” to “we the people.”
10 Aug 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersOur last, best chance to cool the Earth | Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben argues that cheap solar and wind are now the best, not “alternative,” way to power the future—and the “last best chance” to cool Earth, while also reducing air pollution and…
8 Aug 2026 · 35m · 13 chaptersThe infodemic — and the scientists fighting against it | Jessica Malaty Rivera
The “infodemic” during public health emergencies—how misinformation and politicized science create a second outbreak alongside the pathogen, and how scientists can lead by earning trust through…
7 Aug 2026 · 22m · 9 chaptersHow gratitude rewires your brain | Christina Costa
Christina Costa argues that gratitude can “rewire” the brain to build resilience during severe illness, contrasting it with the common “fight/cancer fighter” narrative.
6 Aug 2026 · 13m · 3 chaptersHow I turn joy into art | Yinka Ilori
Yinka Ilori explains how joy becomes art, arguing joy is inherited and “transgenerational,” and that people can harvest it by visualizing and sharing early memories and community rituals.
5 Aug 2026 · 11m · 3 chaptersThe four steps to hearing hard feedback gracefully | Chris Wheatley
How to receive hard feedback gracefully and make it safer for others to be honest, using a “receiving feedback with tact” approach (thankfulness, acknowledgement, commitment, second thankfulness).
4 Aug 2026 · 15m · 8 chapters