Pods Fight Poverty: Why Giving Money to Others Makes us Happier | from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money can buy you happiness – but not in the way we think. Giving money away – especially to hel...
How to find small delights in an uncontrollable world (w/ Sarah Kay)
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a hometown home, and how do you find community? Sarah Kay is a spoken word poet and autho...
How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you remove ingredients like dairy, wheat, flour, cane sugar, beef, pork, and chicken from your di...
How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where do you belong and what does community mean to you? These are the central questions Chris asks ...
Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“All couples fight. In fact, how they fight in the first three minutes predicts with 96% accuracy ...
How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In ...
How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that you start losing bone AND muscle mass as soon as the age of thirty? Or that your f...
How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you quit people-pleasing? Internet filmmaker Baron Ryan and family therapist Stephanie R. Yat...
How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the surprising story of how Texas – rich in oil and gas – became America's biggest produ...
A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal agency, says ...
How to strengthen your relationships — one airport ride at a time (w/ Kasley Killam)
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you connect with different people each week? How many many close relationships do you a...
How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you raise confident and capable children in a seemingly scary and unsafe world? According to ...
How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure)
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s more important in communication— the content or the delivery? Julian Treasure is a five-t...
How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes some people supercommunicators? How can you become one too? This is the central lesson in...
How to stop doomscrolling — and what to do instead? (w/ Katherine Cross)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it effective to engage with politics on social media — and what does it take to make actual cha...
The future of finding love with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd | ReThinking with Adam Grant
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What will dating look like in the age of AI? Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble, th...
How to rest when life is overwhelming (w/ Katherine May)
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When someone you love is going through a difficult time, what do you say? Despite your best intentio...
How to love your complicated family (w/ Ashley C. Ford)
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What parts of yourself did you lose as you grew up? This is one of the central questions asked in As...
How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee)
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes kids so joyful? Why do polka-dots and bright colors invoke feelings of joy? How do our se...
How to keep close friendships (w/ Aminatou Sow)
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“People are expected to have good friendships, but nobody talks about how they happen,” says jou...
How to find laughter anywhere (w/ Dan Harris and guests)
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Humor is all around us— you only need to be intentional about seeking moments of laughter and joy ...
How to rethink your emotional attachment to clothes (w/ Diarra Bousso)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often think donating clothes is a sustainable act, but when tons of garments are shipped to place...
How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited,...
Jon Batiste | from Design Matters
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Widely recognized as a musical genius and once-in-a-generation talent, Jon Batiste is one of history...
How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the aspect of being you that you cling to most tightly? Why are you you and not somebody els...
Why stealing other people’s ideas can be a good thing (w/ Austin Kleon)
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Austin Kleon thinks stealing inspiration is a good thing — because it requires you to pay attentio...
Why you don't need a personal brand (w/ Debbie Millman)
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“If you’re a good designer in five or ten years, you’re gonna want to look back on your portfo...
Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | from TED Health
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple q...
How to love parts of yourself you may not like (w/ Heather Havrilesky)
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Havrilesky is the author of the book Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage. She’s ...
How to learn from your failures (w/ Dawn Burrell)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Burrell is a celebrated long jumper, an Olympic athlete, and a chef’s whose cooking made her ...
Re-release: How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s extremely difficult to move past anger and hurt driving you towards revenge. War, violence, a...
How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen)
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author ...
How to see the humanity in everyone — even people you don’t like (w/ Abigail Marsh)
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is American culture so fascinated with psychopathic people and true crime stories? Why don’t b...
How to navigate changes in a relationship without fear (w/ Stephanie Yates-Anyabwile)
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is a romantic relationship “supposed” to look like? How do you feel when your relationship ...
How you can be more creative by taking a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do we gain from a long walk? Craig Mod is a photographer and writer who has done treks and pilg...
3 ways to fight climate change without getting overwhelmed (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future could be amazing, if we get it right. That’s so rarely how we think about it though. Ay...
Re-release: How to enrich your everyday life with poetry (w/ Sarah Kay)
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this ar...
How you can move forward and learn from the past (w/ Clint Smith)
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you grapple with national history, legacy, and the stories you tell yourself? Clint Smith is ...
How to gossip — the right way (w/ Rachelle Hampton)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a story so good you HAVE to tell everyone you know? How do you hook listeners with juicy ...
How to raise emotionally resilient children (w/ Richard Weissbourd)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happiness, high achievement, or kindness – which is most important to you in your kids? Which do y...
How to enjoy poetry — without being a poet (w/ Naisha Randhar)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet L...
What to do when your beliefs are challenged (w/ Tenelle Porter)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tenelle Porter’s job is to study humility. Specifically, intellectual humility, the idea that we m...
How to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Botsman studies trust. She’s a professor at Oxford University and the author of the books W...
How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make sense of the present? Nate DiMeo might suggest you look at the past. Nate is the hos...
Power, purpose, and the American presidency with Jared Cohen | from ReThinking with Adam Grant
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do the most powerful people in the world do after they've achieved success? Jared Cohen is a hi...
How to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about money can feel confusing and awkward, but it doesn’t have to be. Paco de Leon is a f...
How to make the most of a finite life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s only so much you can do in a week – or, according to Oliver Burkeman, in the roughly 4,0...
How to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nadia Bolz-Weber believes the good and bad in all of us is what makes us human. Nadia has built a ca...
How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amidst the multiple devastating fires in Los Angeles, where Chris lives, extreme weather events and ...
Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us are entering the new year with a similar goal — to build community and connect more wit...
How changing your story can change your life (w/ Lori Gottlieb) (re-release)
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Gottlieb believes we all have an inner narrator. In this episode, she explains why the story yo...
How to set boundaries and find peace (w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab) (re-release)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Telling other people what you want – or need – can be a really difficult thing to do! Nedra Glov...
How to cultivate resilience and get through tough times (with Lucy Hone) (re-release)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life can throw curveballs that you feel wholly unprepared for-- just ask Dr. Lucy Hone, a resilience...
How to talk about your body without shame (w/ Anita Rao)
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is having the sex talk, admitting you passed gas, or being open about your body hair so seemingl...
How Sikh wisdom can transform your life (w/ Simran Jeet Singh)
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how religious you may or may not be, or how much you do or do not know about the Sikh reli...
How to make dating not suck (w/ Logan Ury)
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s natural to romanticize the random meet-cutes we’ve all seen in romantic comedies, but is ho...
How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) (re-release)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's not a good feeling to be stuck in an argument with someone who doesn't seem to be listening to ...
How to fix any problem (w/ Anne Morriss and Frances Frei)
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some problems seem impossible. But this week’s guests say any problem can be solved. Leadership co...
How to make every job a good job (w/ Zeynep Ton)
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zeynep Ton believes that low-wage work (in childcare, customer service, assembly lines and other ess...
How to finally embrace your body (w/ Ronald Young Jr.)
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ronald Young Jr. is an award-winning podcaster, producer, and writer and the creator of Weight For I...
How to gain perspective in a climate crisis (w/ David Finnigan)
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to a controversial topic like climate change represented in art, is the conversation i...
How to reclaim your cringe
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever laid awake at night, cringing at something your younger self did or said? So why is it...
Why you should make a spectacle out of life (w/ Lear deBessonet)
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time something you watched struck you? Award-winning theater director Lear deBesso...
How to let go of needing a plan (w/ Reggie Watts)
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reggie Watts has no plan when he walks out on the TED stage — he just lets go and tries to make hi...
Why solving global issues is more accessible than we think (w/ Angeline Murimirwa)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solving the world’s biggest problems can seem impossible. But, Angeline Murimirwa — the CEO of C...
Why is talking about money and class so awkward?! (w/ Jonathan Menjivar)
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you know your friends’ exact salaries? For most of us, the answer is almost never. Ye...
How to approach the daunting question: who am I? (w/ Brian Lowery)
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you take away how others see you, how do you see yourself? Psychologist, author and Stanford Grad...
How peace can persevere (w/ Aziz Abu Sarah)
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s extremely difficult to move past anger and hurt driving you towards revenge. War, violence, a...
How labor unions shape society
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist ...
How to be less cynical (w/ Jamil Zaki)
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an age-old question - are people innately good or bad? Watching the news and constantly consu...
How to be an adult - and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims) (re-release)
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s grades and test scores, cushy jobs or big salaries, our ideas of “success” tend t...
How to re-spark your imagination (w/ Anab Jain)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you use your imagination? Anab Jain is on a mission to help us all dream bigger. As the...
How to tap into your creativity using technology (w/ Claire Silver) (from The TED AI Show)
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like many new, exciting artistic technologies before it, the development of AI is begging us to ask:...
How to craft the work-life balance you deserve
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like to find meaning in the work we do, but many of us are burnt out or stressed at...
How to get into nature and out of your head
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Think of the last time you were in nature. How did it make you feel? This week, a forager, a cave di...
How to be civil even if you disagree (w/ Alexandra Hudson)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be civil with others – and why does this value often feel at risk? Alexandra ...
How to make grassroots political change (w/ Katie Fahey)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do when a problem feels too daunting to take on? Enlist some help. Political issues can...
How to have a say in how society is built w/ Tessza Udvarhelyi
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter who you are or where you live, political choices influence your life. Hungarian activist a...
Why spirituality is important in our increasingly secular world (w/ David DeSteno)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Faith has always been a strong force in human history – but in modern times, it may feel antiquate...
How to be brave when family life gets tough (w/Kelly Corrigan)
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every person, no matter how ordinary, has to occasionally summon extraordinary bravery to get throug...
The art of paying attention (w/ Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman)
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you found yourself doodling or writing a lot as a child but then lost the hobby as you grew up, W...
The meaning of embodiment w/ Prentis Hemphill
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often forget that our bodies and minds are fundamentally connected. But so much of our day-to-day...
How to stay grounded in an increasingly artificial world (from The TED AI Show)
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re sharing the first episode of the newest TED Audio Collective Podcast – The TED AI S...
How to follow the laws of nature (w/ Nonette Royo)
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is your relationship with the planet we live on? As a human rights lawyer and environmental act...
How to give and receive good advice (w/ Hola Papi’s John Paul Brammer)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wished someone would just help you figure out your life? John Paul Brammer’s job is ...
Re-release: How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries (with Ebony Roberts)
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of your home or your childhood, what comes to mind? Did you feel cared for and loved?...
How to laugh at yourself (w/ Nuar Alsadir)
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir believes there’s a thin line between comedy and the self-disco...
How to build resilience through architecture (w/ Alyssa-Amor Gibbons)
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people around the world are displaced by the enhanced natural disasters brought on by cl...
How to find food in your own backyard (w/ Alexis Nikole Nelson)
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to forget that the packaged lettuce you bought from the store originally grew out of the...
How to develop the habits you want – and get rid of the ones you don’t (w/ James Clear)
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all have habits - the good and not-so good kind. But can we use them to our advantage? In this we...
How to find “your thing” (or your many things) – (w/ Constance Hockaday)
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people are born knowing exactly what they want to do with their life – and because of that, t...
How to find wisdom and wholeness in a modern world (w/ Krista Tippett)
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping hope and courage alive before the many pains and promises of the world can be tough. So how ...
How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are more opportunities for women in the workplace today than there ever have been. But with st...
What to do when the truth isn’t enough to be believed (w/ Dina Nayeri)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stories are such a powerful human invention that even the fictional ones can feel completely true. D...
How to cultivate the skill of happiness (w/ Dan Harris)
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever felt apprehensive about trying something seemingly woo-woo to improve your mental h...
How to find connection –and love– in everyday life (w/ Barbara Fredrickson)
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Romantic love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – at least that’s one way positive psychologis...
Re-release: Why love –and therapy– means going in a direction you don’t yet know (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik)
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her critically acclaimed Showtime docuseries, Couples Therapy, clinical psychologist and psychoan...
How to be good enough in America (w/ Wajahat Ali)
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing this show believes in, it's that finding joy and comedy in life is essential wh...
How to discover your authentic self -- at any age (w/ Bevy Smith)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wanting to “find yourself” isn’t something that only happens in coming-of-age movies – anyon...
How to make generosity contagious (w/ Chris Anderson)
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever opened up social media in the hopes that it would cheer you up only for it to leave...