TED Radio Hour

TED Radio Hour

Hosted by Manoush · NPR

4.3from 22,237 ratings

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62Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
427
Episodes
155
Transcribed
22,237
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2018
First episode

About TED Radio Hour

Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. (http://plus.npr.org/) You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for TED Radio Hour.

Publisher
NPR
Category
science · society & culture · technology
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
18 May 2018
Latest episode
30 Oct 2026
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155 of 427 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Can curiosity save the wild?

  2. 16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Have we forgotten how to play?

  3. 2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The women missing from music

Inside a recent episode

Have we forgotten how to play?

Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think what we are seeing now is baby steps and that's certainly better than no steps at all. So there are some states that are adding more recess. There are some states who have finally figured out that early academic training does no good in the long run and in fact does considerable harm. […]

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Who has been a guest on TED Radio Hour

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Peter Gray
  • Tracy Edwards
  • Stefen Chow
  • Gabriella Di Laccio
  • Nadya Tolokonnikova

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
20,955 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
1,282 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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85
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
100

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Who hosts TED Radio Hour?

Manoush host the show. Published by NPR.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does TED Radio Hour take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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