Kelly Corrigan

And as for your local nearest and dearest, consider it fodder for discussion over the course of the weekend.

This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders and our weekly segment called Go To.

[on-hold music] Welcome to a very special Go To series featuring a set of conversations and TED Talks about how AI might involve itself in family life.

Is it a parent's best helper? Is it an alternative parent? Is it a nanny, a personal assistant, a best friend, a confidant for our children, for us? You'll hear in this series a variety of people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences talk about this moment that we find ourselves in, where AI is inserting itself everywhere, including inside the most tender, consequential family relationships.

Enjoy.

[on-hold music] You are listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day.

I'm Kelly Corrigan.

I'm a writer, I'm a podcaster, I'm a TED Talker, and I am taking over for Elise Hu this week for a special series on AI and family life.

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[instrumental music] Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

I'm Kelly Corrigan, and today I am wondering where people come up with the energy when their body says stop.

My guest is a mom named Ariella.

She's the mother of two in Massachusetts.

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Coming up next, questioning the metaphor about whose oxygen mask should go on first, and 22 days that changed how Ariella sleeps, thinks, loves.

We'll be right back with Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Welcome to Thanks for Being Here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential and beautiful ways we affect one another.

Every Sunday, I'll read a submission from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy or retirement speech.

We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values.

I try to be this woman in the world, and I am totally drawn to makers, as you will all discover, because, drumroll, Claire and I have written a children's book, and it's called Marianne the Maker, and it comes out in June of 2025, and we just saw the initial illustrations, and they are so good.

So anyway, more about that to come, but here's to the makers, and here's to Auntie Marge.

We'll be back on Tuesday with another Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Until then, write us anytime, hello at kellycorrigan.com.

And as for your local nearest and dearest, consider it fodder for discussion over the course of the weekend.

This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders and our weekly segment called GoTo.

Welcome to a very special go-to series featuring a set of conversations and TED Talks about how AI might involve itself in family life.

Is it a parent's best helper? Is it an alternative parent? Is it a nanny, a personal assistant, a best friend, a confidant for our children, for us? You'll hear in this series a variety of people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences talk about this moment that we find ourselves in, where AI is inserting itself everywhere, including inside the most tender, consequential family relationships.

Enjoy.

You are listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day.

I'm Kelly Corrigan.

I'm a writer.

Yes, I did

... and Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan, which if you haven't read in book club, might be worth resurfacing.

We haven't done Tell Me More, but as I was looking through the list this morning of all the past books we've done, I thought, "Why haven't we done Tell Me More?"

Maybe 'cause it's really hard.

Thanks, guys.

I'll see you on Tuesday with another Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

And as for your local nearest and dearest, consider it fodder for discussion over the course of the weekend.

This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders and our weekly segment called Go To.

Go To.

This week's go-to is something I wanted to share from a recent event where I spoke.

You know, this is one of my favorite emotions.

I bet it's one of yours too.

It's the whole reason the podcast is named Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

It's like my favorite word.

She ended up creating a dedicated audience of 1.8 million people who call themselves the Govern nerds.

McMahon talks with Kelly Corrigan, the host of the podcast and NPR show, Kelly Corrigan Wonders, about capitalizing on people's curiosity and hunger to participate in building a democratic society.

So great to be with you.

I so admire what you do.

She founded and writes The Preamble, a daily newsletter on history, government, and current events, and hosts The Preamble podcast.

She also authored the best-selling book, The Small and the Mighty, and the children's version, We Are Mighty.

Kelly Corrigan is the host of the podcast and NPR show Kelly Corrigan Wonders and host of the PBS show Tell Me More.

She is the author of four New York Times best-selling memoirs about family life, The Middle Place, Lift, Glitter and Glue, and Tell Me More, stories about the 12 hardest things I'm learning to say.

That's Q-U-I-N-C-E dot com slash wonders.

Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

I'm Kelly Corrigan, and today I am wondering why we are so bad at connecting with the people right in front of us and what it would take to get better.

My guest is Nicholas Epley, professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and author of a new book called A Little More Social.

Thank you so much for having me.

Coming up next, Nick talks about why we consistently underestimate how much other people like us.

And what happens when you actually ask a stranger a real question instead of talking about the weather.

We'll be right back with Kelly Corrigan Wonders.