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How to Be a Better Human

Join How to Be a Better Human as we take a look within and beyond ourselves.How to Be a Better Human

Episodes

Total: 205

What is the aspect of being you that you cling to most tightly? Why are you you and not somebody els

Austin Kleon thinks stealing inspiration is a good thing — because it requires you to pay attention

“If you’re a good designer in five or ten years, you’re gonna want to look back on your portfolio wi

Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple q

Heather Havrilesky is the author of the book Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage. She’s al

Dawn Burrell is a celebrated long jumper, an Olympic athlete, and a chef’s whose cooking made her a

It’s extremely difficult to move past anger and hurt driving you towards revenge. War, violence, and

What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author

Why is American culture so fascinated with psychopathic people and true crime stories? Why don’t bil

What is a romantic relationship “supposed” to look like? How do you feel when your relationship does

What do we gain from a long walk? Craig Mod is a photographer and writer who has done treks and pilg

The future could be amazing, if we get it right. That’s so rarely how we think about it though. Ayan

Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this ar

Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this ar

How do you grapple with national history, legacy, and the stories you tell yourself? Clint Smith is

What makes a story so good you HAVE to tell everyone you know? How do you hook listeners with juicy

Happiness, high achievement, or kindness – which is most important to you in your kids? Which do you

In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet L

Tenelle Porter’s job is to study humility. Specifically, intellectual humility, the idea that we mig

Rachel Botsman studies trust. She’s a professor at Oxford University and the author of the books Wha