How to Be a Better Human

Chris Duffy

Booking Overview

This interview-led self-improvement show explores practical psychology, wellbeing, behavior change, and everyday ways to live more thoughtfully, typically featuring authors, academics, therapists, scientists, and other recognized experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch authors, psychologists, behavioral scientists, therapists, science communicators, and practitioners with distinctive expertise and accessible takeaways; booking is likely high difficulty because the TED affiliation and established guest roster favor notable experts with strong bodies of work.

Metrics

Episodes: 280

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 54.1k subscribers

Instagram: 9.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@ted.com

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Host

Chris Duffy - Comedian, writer, author of Humor Me, and podcast host.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Authors, academics, researchers, therapists, science communicators, and practitioners with established expertise, a distinctive body of work, and practical insights relevant to personal development or everyday wellbeing.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Academic or research credentials, TED affiliation or speaking experience, Established media, podcasting, or online platforms, Recognized professional expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Laurel Braitman - Sharing Art With An Audience, Embracing Mistakes, Attention, And Creative Practice.

Wendy MacNaughton - Sharing Art With An Audience, Embracing Mistakes, Attention, And Creative Practice.

Matt Mikkelsen - Natural Sound, Silence, Acoustic Environments, Unplugging, And Spending Time In Nature.

Christian Cooper - Birding, Self-acceptance, Inclusion, Joy, And Connecting With Nature.

Elizabeth Dunn - Happiness, Climate Solutions, Behavioral Change, And Happiness-driven Decision-making.

Recent Topics

Self Improvement, Psychology, Wellness, Happiness, Behavior Change

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

How to Be a Better Human

How to live longer (w/ Keith Diaz)

September 21, 2026

Keith Diaz is an exercise scientist who studies the importance of movement to combat a sedentary lifestyle. He joins Chris to talk about how you can build better habits, and why simple alarm alerts might be more effective in motivating people to move than savvier tech like smart watches. Keith also shares why you need to activate your muscles to help you fight diseases and stay healthy.Featured guestFollow Keith Diaz on LinkedInWatch Ketih's TED TalkConnect with the teamFollow Chris on Instag...

How to navigate complicated family dynamics (w/ Emerson Whitney)

September 14, 2026

How do you bring up difficult topics—especially when it involves a loved one? In this episode, Emerson Whitney, author of the book O Mother, talks about the grief of losing his mom to suicide. Emerson shares delicate topics such as growing up neurodivergent with ADHD and autism and how he continues to show up as his authentic self. Then Emerson and Chris discuss finding community and how to cultivate more joyful friendships.Featured guestFollow Emerson Whitney on Instagram and at https://emer...

Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | from Better In Person

September 07, 2026

Harlan Coben doesn’t think so. The mega-best-selling author talks suburbia, impostor syndrome, and what he learned from his college friend David Foster Wallace.If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts.Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscriptsFill out our survey at bit.ly/B...

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