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How to Be a Better Human

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

How to Be a Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join comedian Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human.

From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How to Be a Better Human... more

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Money can buy you happiness – but not in the way we think. Giving money away – especially to help others – has been shown make us happier than spending on ourselves.

Social psychologist Lara Aknin explains the best ways to spend on loved ones, frien... more

What makes a hometown home, and how do you find community? Sarah Kay is a spoken word poet and author of the latest poetry collection, A Little Daylight Left. Sarah and Chris grew up in New York City where the energetic and diverse community shaped t... more

If you remove ingredients like dairy, wheat, flour, cane sugar, beef, pork, and chicken from your diet—then what do you eat? For Sioux chef Sean Sherman, excluding colonial ingredients from his cuisines gives him the opportunity to spotlight indigeno... more

Where do you belong and what does community mean to you? These are the central questions Chris asks poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib while visiting Hanif’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Hanif is a poet and essayist of many notable works such a... more

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Sean Sherman
Chef and Executive Director of Natives, which focuses on Indigenous food systems
Owamni, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
Episode: How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)
Hanif Abdurraqib
A poet and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient from Columbus, Ohio.
author of A Fortune for Your Disaster
Episode: How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
Bonnie Tsui
Author of On Muscle and Why We Swim, journalist writing about body and movement
Episode: How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)
Pat Wood
Chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission
Texas Public Utility Commission
Episode: How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)
Cate Hall
Entrepreneur and former Supreme Court attorney sharing her journey to personal agency and freedom
Astera Institute
Episode: A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily
Kasley Killam
Author of The Art and Science of Connection
Episode: How to strengthen your relationships — one airport ride at a time (w/ Kasley Killam)
Lenore Skenazy
President of Let Grow and founder of the Free Range Kids Movement
Let Grow
Episode: How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)
Julian Treasure
Author and speaker, expert in the role of sound in our personal and professional lives.
The Listening Society
Episode: How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure)
Charles Duhigg
Author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit
Episode: How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)

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Chris Duffy
Host of engaging conversations centered on self-improvement and personal growth, touching on various emotional and interpersonal topics.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 4.7k ratings
  • Eat meat and dairy

    Anything that encourages nor eating meat and dairy is absolute nonsense. If you want to be a better human, eat a healthy balanced diet of wholefoods and real food (animals, dairy, bit of fruit and veg), exercise and read your Bible.

    There I just saved you wasting time listening to this paid propaganda podcast. 🙂

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    joeysrage
    Australia13 days ago
  • Talking to others And listening

    I think communication is the best way for us to get to know each other that’s how you find about each other..

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    Family. Cooking
    United States3 months ago
  • Such potential, interrupted

    So. Many. Ads. Completely takes you out of the episode so frequently. Won’t be listening again as I don’t like being pushed to subscribe just to enjoy more than 5 minutes of an episode without hearing yet another commercial.

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    SeekerCons
    United States3 months ago
  • Insane amount of adds

    If you like adds, then this is the show for you.

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    juliaaaaa3
    United States4 months ago
  • 4 minutes of commercials

    In the end of each episode on top of the rest of the commercials throughout the episodes is just ridiculous

    Apple Podcasts
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    Jooseefiinee
    Denmark4 months ago

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Some critiques center around the high volume of advertisements interrupting the listening experience, which detracts from the content.
Listeners appreciate the insightful and thought-provoking content, often highlighting the engaging discussions and humor in the conversations.
The show is frequently described as essential for personal growth, encouraging deep reflection and understanding of personal experiences.

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How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
Q: How do you decide who is in your circle of care and who is not?
Hanif reflects on his experiences of being unhoused and explains the importance of understanding and responding to others' needs despite their varied crises.
How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
Q: Why do you love Columbus so much?
Hanif shares how the sense of responsibility for his community and familiar interactions influence his joy in living in Columbus.
Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)
Q: Between the two of you, who is the messy one and who is the neater one?
Julie identifies as the neater one while John admits to being messy with piles of books around.
Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)
Q: How do we handle everything from jealousy and resentment to loading the dishwasher or picking what we're going to eat for dinner?
Fighting is good for relationships when done constructively, and it's about how we communicate and resolve conflicts rather than avoiding them.
How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)
Q: What does it mean to view physical effort in relation to muscle and society?
Physical effort still conveys meaning in human society, like commitment and identity, which is essential to our self-perception and abilities.

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Recent guests on How to Be a Better Human include:

1. Sean Sherman
2. Hanif Abdurraqib
3. Bonnie Tsui
4. Pat Wood
5. Cate Hall
6. Kasley Killam
7. Lenore Skenazy
8. Julian Treasure

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