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.

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  • Domenica Zana
    Fabulous!
    As an avid podcast listener for many years, I am constantly consuming new episodes of various genres, but this show really captivates my imagination With its unique topics, intelligently explored. Honestly, Chris Duffy is brilliant! I am constantly delighted by his insightful remarks and deep resonance with the topics. Thank you, Chris, and to everyone else involved in the production of this very thought-provoking show 🤩
  • all is do ha do NDA do
    NOWAY
    DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO BE A BETTER PERSON
  • Gs63djfdbxhdj6
    Who doesn’t want to be a better human?!
    I really enjoyed this podcast. It’s thought-provoking and informative and just nice to listen to!
  • SavageAB
    Please give them a try for yourself
    I have been listening for the better part of the day and the professionalism and fine craft involved with this podcast is incredible, Just give it a try and you will agree. I Love It
  • ceebeavers
    How to craft work place balance
    This episode was so eye opening. I’ve been feeling all the things. Thank you so much.
  • Ming Shaan
    The music at the beginning
    Love your program, but I guess your show would be even more popular if you had a different piece of music to begin with.
  • Change warrior
    Chris is the consummate interviewer
    This is a fantastic podcast. Anyone who wants to learn both content from so many various experts and also the skill of having in-depth conversations should listen to every episode. Chris’ self-deprecatory humor, willingness to share his own vulnerability, and genuine curiosity about the guest and their expertise all come together to make the episodes deeply engaging and fun.
  • Noeleon
    Really entertaining and informative.
    I love the energy and the clarity and intellectual depth of this show. It doesn’t try to be preachy. It gives us valuable insights and ways to apply the new lessons in our lives. I love the lightheartedness of the host as well as his articulate energy. There is levity as much as profoundness. It is scholarly but made simple enough to internalize it. 👍👍
  • elwurd
    So funny and informative
    Really, this podcast has great info for getting better at humaning, and the host’s sense of humor puts it over the top. Highly recommend.
  • Deryle Daniels
    We need more podcasts like this.
    Great first episode for me to listen to. I will be sure to subscribe and add it to my list of regular listens. Thanks for putting out awesome content.
  • Ayethatque
    Helpful
    Very helpful in building habits
  • mituska2
    Insightful
    I find the topics concise, enjoyable, and informative.
  • sjobeck
    Unclear how professional journalists unable to speak in public
    Like. Right? You know. Whatever. So. Ya know. Like. Right? So, ya know, I love this show but finding it increasingly challenging to, ya know, right?, listen to, ya know? (the guests are far worse than the host at non sense non speak)
  • Olga KW
    My favorite podcast
    This is probably my favorite podcast. The conversations are meaningful and the host is a good interviewer and listener.
  • MAlexandraP
    Great Podcast!
    I love this podcast! It’s short but very informative. He gets straight to the point and adds some of his life experiences to every show.
  • CheyenneSummer21
    I look forward to new episodes!
    I recently came across this podcast and proceeded to listen to every single episode! Each guests background is so diverse and the host has such an incredible talent of making each experience digestible to a large audience. I have been able to relate something in my day to the episode that I listened to that morning and I can honestly say that I believe I am becoming a better human since listening to this podcast!
  • PegsCats
    How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life
    This episode isn’t even worth listening to because the study is from a cohort of (likely) all white and all men from Harvard. Seriously how hard could it be to make these privileged guys lives happier?
  • bummer999999999
    Liana Finck
    "How to solve your problems using drawing" with Liana Finck is a great episode! This was so relatable and Finck is so approachable and humble. This conversation helped me so much with my feelings of worthlessness/ unworthiness as an artist, and accepting that my creative output goes through "seasons"— AND THAT'S OKAY AND NORMAL!!! Love y'all♥️♥️♥️
  • Bizcochito73
    Interesting subjects and thoughtful discussion
    I can’t recall how I came across this podcast but it’s become one of my favorites. I enjoy the cheerful attitude of the host and the easygoing way his conversations flow with his guests. I always come with a new outlook and a new lesson learned after listening.
  • Anonymous67+2
    Stop Advertising BetterHelp
    I really like the podcast but I thought a self-improvement podcast would know about BetterHelp's terrible track record. They share patient information with 3rd parties, and they have unqualified "therapists" just to name a few. BetterHelp is a tech company first. I implore this pod to have some better ethics about who they accept as sponsors.
  • Mary Gladstone
    I ❤️ this podcast
    Love listening to this podcast. Personally I think The Jungle by Upton Sinclair written in the early 1900’s during the Industrial Revolution boom. It was controversial at the time and he received death threats and was ostracized by many for writing it. It’s fictional however largely based on what was going on at the time. When I read it I was surprised to learn that becoming an immigrant only required jumping into a pickup truck and agreeing to vote for them in the upcoming election 😊…how things have changed.
  • nphotos_
    So thought provoking but not overwhelming
    I love this podcast because it helps me think in different ways, challenges me, but it’s also fun to listen to. Been listening for over a year and will continue to do so!
  • DaYyyy2022
    Podcast
    Don’t really listen to podcasts I heard the story about the guy named Peter, who thinks all birds are made robots that listen to us. Do they already listen to us through our phones and TVs there’s no running away from us get on with your life unless you got something to hide, I don’t.! Lol anyway them spying keeps us safe
  • Sonia 8 mala
    Podcast
    Love listening to you Chris love every single episode. What a great podcast.
  • 당장 환불요망
    a Biased Speaker
    Very surprised when Elise Hu talked about the culture of South Korea. She just experienced one side of it and told it like that’s all about it!
  • peter rm
    Love this podcast!
    Great guests, and Chris Duffy is such a great host! I listen to every episode.
  • leabea26
    Love this Pod
    I love this podcast. I always learn something new and/or think about something differently. Chris is a thoughtful, engaging host. Strong recc!
  • baronofcream
    Validating, revitalizing, engaging!
    I'm a nurse, and the episode about grief hit home! Thank you for verbalizing SO many of my thoughts. I appreciate you & all you do!
  • ScubaSteve1010
    Thank God the guests are good
    I come for the guests and their perspective. Chris Duffy is impossibly pompous and arrogant during the interviews. Any growth moments he shares about himself are clearly scripted.He has the world figured out already and has to read words someone else has written to convey moments of personal growth. It’s a shame since many of the guests are inviting genuine and authentic dialogue and curiosity. Chris isn’t up to the task.
  • Lolo13419
    Michael Schur episode September 19 - 100 ⭐️
    (Maybe) somewhat abnormally, but not to me, I will search apple podcasts to see if Michael Schur has been on any recent podcasts as a guest talking about his book “How to be Perfect”, his sports and random topics podcast called The PosCast with Joe Posnanski, his new working relationship with Meadowlark Media, the Dan Lebatard & Friends Network (although he’s soon (he hopes) to get fired from those shows) or lastly but most famously for his writing on The Office, The Good Place, Brooklyn 99, Saturday Night Live etc. I listen to Michael Schur because he makes SENSE! He’s logical, kind, considerate, humble, appreciative. He is HILARIOUS! He makes me laugh and he makes my heart happy. He adores his wife, kids, dogs. He wants us all to be better in any small way that we can and our combined efforts will make lives better, and we will be better for it. I was ELATED to come across this podcast today! Chris is a fabulous host! Great questions, insightful, clearly does his homework and above all, he’s an admirer of Michael Schur’s career and his efforts on and off the screen. This was a FABULOUS podcast and I can’t wait to listen to all the other episodes. I know I’ll learn something in every podcast.
  • itsabigworldoutthere
    Thoughtful and engaging
    This is such an engaging, insightful podcast. It’s really well hosted by Chris Duffy who breaks down potentially overwhelming topics into everyday conversations with the true experts! He asks great questions. Highly recommend.
  • DavideTim
    Really Helps
    This podcast has been getting me through some very rough times as of late.
  • Nannie_JNB
    Contrived drama
    Contrived drama with little science.
  • mflamez48
    M J Flamer
    Excellent self improvement pod. I love the variety snd diversity of guest.
  • peanutbutterandmandi
    lighthearted chat for learning
    this is a great podcast to put on while I go on a walk! i laugh alongside Chris and enjoy his thoughtful anecdotes that always pair well with guests’ experiences. i have been eating with more mindfulness (buying produce in season, eating less meat) because of the Sean Sherman episode. i’d love to hear more from more WOC in the future
  • moonandstars21
    Why the advertisements?
    I don’t understand why am educational podcast would need advertisements and within the first minutes of the podcast even. Sadly to say I unsubscribed.
  • AmyKuwait
    Appropriately Titled Podcast
    This podcast really is helping me be a better human. I enjoy the diversity of topics. It is enjoyable to listen to and the topics challenge my thoughts.
  • LC_215
    David Korins Episode
    Amazing! Love this podcast. Please keep going.
  • Natalia2708
    Best podcast ever!
    I thought this one would be interesting to listen to because it deals with the psychology on how improve one self's behavior. The most memorable thing about this podcast is that it makes it memorable because all the ads that are sponsorships, are very helpful because Chris gives resources for people that deal with mental issues and other global issues, where he provides these resources to help raise awareness. I love that he always includes his CVS Red Nose Day and his sponsorship with the company of his favorite sock and tells that every time somebody buys a pair, the organization donates to people in need. I love that he has psychologists and other professionals, and they talk about how people can change or deal with new issues that deal with depression, grief and other mental problems. I also like it because it gives us a perspective that can help us learn even further from what Chris would explain. The one expert/guest that I liked the most was Dr. Lucy Hone, because she included mental issues that are most common in other countries and tried to connect them to the U.S. A question I would want to ask Chris is, how does he deal with mental issues himself? And how does he feel about the pandemic affecting it? And I would like to ask him this because since he likes it a lot and has his guests talk the same thing, I would like to see this from his point of view. Other topics that I would want the podcast to cover is that I would like to see a normal person, not an expert, but a normal guest, and I would like them to tell their story of dealing with mental issues and how do they deal with them, and what expectations do they have for themselves.
  • Caity-Shea
    Love this!
    So grateful for this podcast. One of my favorites to listen to when I go for a walk. Such a lovely source of empathy, optimism, and humility during a tough time. Also on a side note- I actually got one of the Apollo Neuroscience devices after hearing about it here and have been shocked at how genuinely effective it has been for managing my fibro symptoms. Thanks for making this podcast, your time and work are so appreciated!
  • AshleyJFC
    Great info!
    Love love love this!!
  • SexyLoko
    Humble
    Outstanding podcast. I love the simple idea that we are all listing because we want to be better humans. Topics are always relatable, questions are humbly asked, and your guests answers always give me hope.
  • Su Glez
    Great podcast
    Love this podcast. It is fun, smart, light and has great ideas in how to be a better human. Listing motivate me to practice a “better human” new tools and skills. Thank you!! Love it!! 💕
  • meowsnoopy101
    This is it
    Brain juices flowing
  • atxguy510
    Chris Duffy Human
    Chris Duffy is human. A very good human. He got that way from he’s pursuit of being a better human. Now you to can follow along and join him in becoming a better human. Let’s all be better today.
  • GLeBe13
    New favorite podcast
    This is my new favorite podcast and my only complaint is there aren’t a hundred episodes yet for me to binge. I usually send each episode to 3-5 friends who I think would appreciate it.
  • 122Vern
    Four episodes in and loving it
    The host Chris makes me laugh out loud and is relatably (word?) human. The friend you have a beer with and only this friend brings a TED guest expert! And have to say I actually end up getting something out of the conversations. Fatherhood one was especially helpful.
  • Erkmtrm
    GTH conservative whiners !!
    Quit working the refs !!
  • 8899843
    Political arguments discussed by two liberals
    First in a most empathetic and respectful way I’d like to bring forward some points on this episode. First there was no conservative voice or thought leader. Your bent was framed with fairly obvious left leaning positioning statements. For example why was the older uncle the conservative and the younger niece the liberal? Are there no young conservatives that could have made your story more believable?? They are out there you know. Your painting of the moral deeper fibers of conservatives are somewhat off base as well. It might have been important to put fairness in both categories. Conservatives believe in equality and fairness. indicating this is not a moral value for conservatives is incorrect. How we achieve it is where we may disagree. Also as conservatives you should have listed Freedom. That is probably the most important conservative value. Loyalty? Maybe you should have substituted Accountability. That would have been more accurate. So while I agree that we should frame our dialogue with finding ways to agree it might be best to have stepped out of this echo chamber and hear why conservatives feel our nation is polarized as well. Of course with all due respect to your guest. Maybe you can address this in a future episode.
  • @avilabaycity
    We all need this podcast
    Found this new gem of a podcast & absolutely love it and wondering why this isn’t mandatory for the world to listen to, keep up the great work!
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