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How to make 2026 a year full of laughs (w/ Chris Duffy and Manoush Zomorodi)
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Episode How to make 2026 a year full of laughs (w/ Chris Duffy and Manoush Zomorodi)
For the past five seasons, host Chris Duffy has been interviewing guests from psychotherapist Dr. Orna Guralnik to poet Sarah Kay to author Andrew Leland and more on how they work to become better humans. In this special episode kicking off season 6, Chris is now in the hot seat. Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour, joins as guest host to interview Chris on finding joy and how a 5th grader taught Chris humor. They also discuss Chris’ debut book Humor Me and the lessons he learned from hosting the podcast throughout the years.
Featured guest
• Follow Manoush Zomorodi on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at manoushz.com
Connect with the team
• Follow Chris on Instagram and at chrisduffycomedy.com • Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me • Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective • Follow TED on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok
For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts
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Links in the notes 14
- https://www.instagram.com/manoushz/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoush-zomorodi-33904bb/
- https://www.manoushz.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en
- https://chrisduffycomedy.com/
- https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL
- https://www.youtube.com/TEDAudioCollective
- https://x.com/TEDTalks
- https://www.instagram.com/ted
- https://www.facebook.com/TED
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks
- https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts
- https://acast.com/privacy
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