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Worklife with Molly Graham

14 Apr 2026 · 2m · 1 chapter

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Coming April 28, 2026: WorkLife with Molly Graham

In short

WorkLife season preview about the “messy human side” of work—what people do with most waking hours, including quiet doubts, trade-offs, leadership mistakes, and moments that never appear on LinkedIn. Molly Graham says she’ll focus on the inner life of building companies, leaning into the feeling “I’m not sure I can do it,” and discussing hard, risky, fringe choices required to grow.

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Not specified in the transcript; it promises “some really thoughtful leaders” but names none.

Key claims

Work is messy for everyone, from early career to established leaders; building companies involves trying risky, interesting ideas; leadership mistakes are common.

Notable examples

Mentions Google and Facebook “rocket ship years,” Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and startups scaling—no specific guest stories provided.

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Chapters

0:45

Exploring the Messy Reality of Work

Molly shares insights on the challenges faced in the workplace and what to expect in the season.

“Ted, I'm talking with some really thoughtful leaders about the inner life of work.”
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0:02Work is where we spend most of our waking lives. It's where we build things, where we test ourselves, where we succeed, and where we quietly fall apart. So, what are we actually doing with all of that time? I'm Molly Graham. I've spent my career inside fast-growing companies, from Google and Facebook during their rocket ship years, to the Chan Zuckerberg initiative, to startups trying to hold everything together while they scale. And if there's one thing I've learned, work is messy for everyone, from those that are just starting out to establish leaders in big, fancy jobs. This season on Work Life, a podcast from Ted, I'm talking with some really thoughtful leaders about the inner life of work.

0:51Some really hard stuff happens when you're trying to build a company. You kind of have to be trying the riskiest, most interesting, most fringe things that you can.

1:00Molly Graham: Whenever there's this feeling of like, I'm not sure I can do it. That's the feeling I'm starting to lean into a little bit more. We'll talk about the moments no one puts on LinkedIn. The quiet doubts, the trade-offs, the leadership mistakes, which, by the way, I've made most of more than once. Every week, one conversation. Honest, reflective, practical. About what it means to be alive in work. And get ready because it's going to get even weirder. This is a new season of Work Life from TED. I'm Molly Graham. let's dig in to the messy human side of work.

From the publisher

Coming April 28th, 2026: WorkLife with Molly Graham


The world of work is changing, fast. The full range of human emotion can happen on the job: ambition and failure, joy and burnout, confidence and self-doubt. Company builder and new host of WorkLife, Molly Graham, knows all about those messy feelings – and she believes they can actually be the roadmap to a meaningful career. On WorkLife, Molly will sit down with all kinds of people – founders and operators, entertainers and creatives – to explore how to build a career without losing yourself. Each week, she’ll uncover the messy stories behind the shiniest successes, and share the real lessons about work that no one ever posts on LinkedIn.


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