Together for 20 years — but living apart?
The binary category of single/married doesn't allow for much nuance. What if, say, you’re in a long term committed relationship like a marri...
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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
We all want to know if we’re normal—do I have enough friends? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? Should I move or stay where I am? Endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi...
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20 of 24 episodesWhat it's like to find your birth parent
In Britain, one-fourth of people who were adopted make contact with their birth parents before they turn 18. In this episode, Saleem meets A...
Lessons from the happiest place in the world
For multiple years in a row, Gallup has named Finland the happiest country in the world. But can you actually measure happiness — and what d...
Should kids have more freedom?
Would you let your child run errands unaccompanied? Saleem investigates what this kind of early age autonomy can teach us about community, r...
What it’s like to live at home with your parents as an adult
In the U.S. living with your parents can be seen as a “bad” thing. But across the world, living with your parents is common – and even prefe...
Introducing Body Electric
Am I Normal will be back this week! Until then, we’ve got a special 6-part series with an interactive twist coming your way: On Body Electri...
Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks
The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks is a new show from the TED Audio Collective, hosted by Dylan Marron. It’s 1999, and sixteen years after its...
Fixable: Kelli - "How do I deal with a communication breakdown?"
This is an episode of Fixable, a new business call-in podcast from the TED Audio Collective hosted by Harvard Business professor Frances Fre...
Introducing Good Sport
This week on Am I Normal? we’re excited to introduce TED’s newest podcast, Good Sport, hosted by veteran sports producer Jody Avirgan. What...
How to answer your biggest questions—with data | How to Be a Better Human
Whenever we have a question – about ourselves or the world around us – it can be helpful to visualize our answer in order to really understa...
Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski: How to Improve Your Orgasms
Today, we're sharing a preview of a new podcast we think you'll enjoy. On Come As You Are, educator and bestselling author Dr. Emily Nagoski...
How to predict the future | The TED Interview
Future forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal ran a social simulation game in 2008 that had players dealing with the effects of a respi...
The secret Somali mixtapes | Far Flung
It’s 1988, and Somalians are fleeing the city of Hargeisa. People are trying to get out, trying to save their families and sometimes their t...
Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant
Perfectionism is on the rise–and not just in job interviews when people claim it’s their greatest weakness. But the desire to be flawless is...
What question is on YOUR mind?
The first season of Am I Normal? centered around the questions of data journalist Mona Chalabi. In Season 2, launching in September this yea...
Is it really that bad to marry my cousin?
Charles Darwin. Edgar Allen Poe. Albert Einstein. What do all of these men have in common? Yes, they’ve made major contributions to science...
Should you break the law?
The obvious answer: no. Though you haven’t exactly committed to a life of crime if you jaywalk on an empty street. But if we bend the law on...
Which box do I check?
We’re constantly checking boxes on forms, whether it’s for eye color or sexual orientation. Those categories can be empowering or, they can...
The Spermageddon is coming
"You should start thinking about kids at your age! Your biological clock is ticking!” When we talk about fertility, there's one section of t...
Should I move home?
Did you consider moving over the last two years? If you did, you’re not alone. People all over the world for so many different reasons consi...