TED Radio Hour

You know, the local newspaper, just in terms of what's going on, because we do a lot of government work, right? So, you know, I want to make sure I know, like, what's going on with the park system and what's going on with this program and that program.

And then I'm also a big podcast guy, right? So I'm just like, I'll name, like, The Moth, Away With Words, Radiolab, Freakonomics, TED Radio Hour, How I Built This, ThruLine.

That's not even the full list, but you get the idea.

Obviously, a lot of those are outside of the research space, but I also believe context is so important in what we do in the research space.

But over the next few weeks, I wanna turn the focus into how technology is changing ourselves.

To do this, I'm enlisting the help of my colleagues from the TED Podcast world.

Journalist and TED Radio Hour host, Manoush Zomorodi, took over the TED Talks Daily feed earlier this year.

She produced a special series examining how our digital habits and changing technologies are rewiring our minds and our bodies.

I'm Brian Walsh, filling in for Sean Ailing.

My guest today is Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour.

We're all familiar with what our screen addiction is doing to our brains and our attention span.

But Manoush's new book, Body Electric, is about what a life of sitting and staring at screens is doing to us below the neck, to our blood, our breath, even our posture.

I'm @manushz, M-A-N-O-U-S-H-Z.

Um, Body Electric is the book.

I host NPR's TED Radio Hour.

And, um, and stay tuned for, I think, you know, a new sort of chapter and, as I wanna try and help people and myself [laughs] figure out how to-

We'll get into the nitty-gritty, why eating more maple syrup is good for the planet, and why you should go ahead and treat yourself to that nonstop flight.

I'm Manoush Zomorodi, and you're listening to the TED Radio Hour from NPR.

Stay with us.

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This is my go-to podcast when I'm road tripping or between true crime binges." Thank you, Claire.

To do this, I'm enlisting the help of my colleagues from the TED podcast world.

Journalist and TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi took over the TED Talks Daily feed earlier this year.

She produced a special series examining how our digital habits and changing technologies are rewiring our minds and our bodies.

Over the next few weeks, you'll be hearing from Manoush and the speakers she curated at this year's TED conference.

This week, we're doing something special.

We're handing over the feed for the week to one of my favorite colleagues and my friend, Manoush Zomorodi.

Many of you know Manoush as the host of NPR's TED Radio Hour.

She's also a TED speaker and the author of two books, Bored and Brilliant, and her new one, Body Electric.