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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
One scientist's search for alien life... and the controversy it has sparked Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-54967/g-s1-55133" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episodeCurious stories of coexistence Astrophysicist Avi Loeb is on a mission to prove aliens exist. His peers say he's chasing sensationalism.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
The case for building your life around friendships Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-46816/g-s1-47003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Part 1 of TED Radio Hour episode Who counts as a significant other? Friendship often takes a back seat to romance, but does it have to?
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2 months ago | 
kuow.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of TED Radio Hour episode Who counts as a significant other? Friendship often takes a back seat to romance, but does it have to? Journalist Rhaina Cohen shares stories of people who have made friendship their top priority—and how you can too. About Rhaina Cohen Rhaina Cohen is a producer and editor for NPR's documentary podcast Embedded. She is the author of The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center, a nonfiction book exploring close friendships.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Older browse past shows Show Archive Newer Friday, February 7, 2025 Friday's Show Two dogs hugged on bed ayorch/Shutterstock/Shutterstock hide caption toggle caption ayorch/Shutterstock/Shutterstock Finding "the one" can seem like life’s ultimate goal—but should it be? This hour, TED speakers expand the definition of life partnership, whether it’s with a friend, a spouse, a pet, or no one at all.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episodeThe great food rescue We waste about a third of all of our food worldwide. Food waste expert Dana Gunders shares her approach to help us save money and keep groceries out of landfills. About Dana Gunders Dana Gunders is president and executive director of ReFED, a nonprofit helping businesses and others reduce food waste. Before joining ReFED, she was a senior scientist in Food and Agriculture on the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to 'touch the sun'Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Making sense of the sunNASA hopes the Parker Solar Probe will help solve the most perplexing mysteries of the sun. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains the spacecraft's mission to "touch the sun" on Christmas Eve 2024.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Fiona Geiran |Katie Monteleone
Why you need to see a total solar eclipse before you diePart 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Making sense of the sunScience journalist David Baron is an umbraphile, an eclipse chaser. He says a solar eclipse is the ultimate experience of awe--a reminder of our profound relationship with the sun. David Baron is a science journalist and author of American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World and The Beast in the Garden.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Fiona Geiran |Katie Monteleone |David Baron
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Making sense of the sunScience journalist David Baron is an umbraphile, an eclipse chaser. He says a solar eclipse is the ultimate experience of awe--a reminder of our profound relationship with the sun. About David BaronDavid Baron is a science journalist and author of American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World and The Beast in the Garden.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
The life and legacy of Dr. Ruth—and her tips for fighting lonelinessPart 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode A guide to being brave in relationships. World-renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth turned her focus to loneliness in the final years of her life. Journalist Allison Gilbert reflects on Dr. Ruth's life, and shares her advice for making friends. Allison Gilbert is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Will future robot helpers be welcoming or hostile? It may all hinge on how they moveA future filled with robot helpers sounds unsettling. But robot choreographer Catie Cuan says teaching machines to move more gracefully can help us feel more comfortable. Catie Cuan is an artist, engineer and award-winning robot choreographer whose work explores the beauty, magic and unintended consequences of giving AI a robot body.
