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How to Be a Better Human

Podcasts · Self-Improvement

How to Be a Better Human

246 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

Topics · top 10

Sexual shame and childhood socializationReligious and cultural barriers to sexual communicationEmotional and spiritual dimensions of sexual healthConsent and bodily autonomy in relationshipsGeographic context and sexual safety in AfricaSex positivity and performance pressureCommunication strategies for sexual preferencesVulnerability and ego management in sexual relationshipsPleasure-centered sexuality frameworksLGBTQ+ sexual health and safety

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 13, 2026

How to have great sex (w/ Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo) (re-release)

Sexual shame and childhood socializationReligious and cultural barriers to sexual communicationEmotional and spiritual dimensions of sexual health
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Apr 2, 2026

Chris Duffy | from Design Matters

Humor as a learnable skill and practiceAttention and mindfulness in everyday lifeSelf-deprecation and vulnerability in professional settings
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Oct 16, 2025

How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)

Renewable Portfolio Standards and energy policy designWind energy deployment and economicsElectricity grid transmission infrastructure planning
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Oct 20, 2025

How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily

People-pleasing behaviors and approval-seekingChildhood trauma and birth order effects on adult behaviorSaying no and setting boundaries
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Mar 23, 2026

How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)

Consciousness definition and measurementPlant sentience and plant neurobiologyPsychedelic therapy and consciousness research
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Oct 27, 2025

How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)

Resistance Training and Muscle DevelopmentAge-Related Muscle Loss and OsteopeniaGender Stereotypes in Strength Sports
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Nov 3, 2025

How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

Sobriety and lifestyle changeCreative practice and disciplineJournaling as artistic process
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Nov 10, 2025

Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in relationships (criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stonewalling)Conflict resolution through temporary compromise and deeper understandingStress-reducing conversations and empathy-based listening techniques
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Nov 17, 2025

How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)

Community Building and BelongingGentrification and Urban DisplacementPlace-Based Identity and Rootedness
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Mar 16, 2026

How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi)

Finding and defining personal purposeOptimism as a daily practice and mindsetBalancing multiple careers and identities
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Nov 24, 2025

How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)

Indigenous Food SovereigntyDecolonization of Food SystemsNative American Culinary Traditions
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Dec 1, 2025

How to find small delights in an uncontrollable world (w/ Sarah Kay)

Spoken word poetry and live performanceCommunity building and neighborhood engagementVulnerability and emotional openness
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Dec 5, 2025

Pods Fight Poverty: Why Giving Money to Others Makes us Happier | from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Direct Cash Transfers and Poverty AlleviationBehavioral Economics and Charitable GivingPsychological Benefits of Generosity
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Dec 8, 2025

2025 Staff Picks - Best of How to Be a Better Human

Spirituality and faith redefinedSobriety and personal transformationAmerican identity and historical complexity
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Dec 15, 2025

Re-release: Throwing good parties and building community (w/ Priya Parker)

Gathering Design and PurposeCommunity Building StrategiesConflict Resolution and Healthy Conflict
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Dec 22, 2025

Work advice from the world’s favorite couples therapist w/ Master Fixer Dr. Orna Guralnik | from Fixable

Couples therapy principles applied to workplace relationshipsDeep listening and active listening techniquesConflict resolution and repair in professional settings
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Dec 29, 2025

Interview: The razor-thin line between contagion and connection w/ Dan Taberski | from TED Health

Mass Psychogenic Illness (Mass Hysteria)Mind-Body Connection in MedicineGender Bias in Healthcare
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Jan 5, 2026

How to make 2026 a year full of laughs (w/ Chris Duffy and Manoush Zomorodi)

Three Pillars of Good HumorVulnerability and Self-Deprecation in Professional SettingsHumor as Tension Relief During Illness and Grief
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Jan 12, 2026

How to experience the world like a good dog (w/ Alexandra Horowitz)

Canine cognition and dog behavior researchTheory of mind in non-human animalsOlfactory perception and sensory hierarchy in dogs vs. humans
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Jan 19, 2026

What it means to truly pay attention (w/ Kevin Townley)

Buddhist philosophy and non-dualityArt appreciation and visual perceptionMeditation and mindfulness practice
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