{"podcast":{"title":"Templeton Ideas Podcast","slug":"templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833","podcast_index_feed_id":6097833,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/460281/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/460281","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/9/9/5/9995a470d876dae527a2322813b393ee/Cover_A.jpg","author":"John Templeton Foundation","episode_count":86,"summary":"The Templeton Ideas Podcast is a show about the most awe-inspiring ideas in our world and the people who investigate them. We sit down with thinkers like Gretchen Rubin, Ethan Kross, and David Brooks to explore how their work has transformed their lives — and how it may transform yours. These thoughtful conversations will take listeners on a journey through psychology, philosophy, physics, and more. The Templeton Ideas Podcast is a project of the John Templeton Foundation.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833"},"episode":{"title":"Chris Duffy (Humor)","slug":"chris-duffy-humor","published_at":"2026-02-26T08:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833/chris-duffy-humor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833","url":"https://www.templeton.org/news/the-good-the-bad-and-the-funny","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fdd1f335-c791-4a6f-8fde-900314b3f38b/S10E78_ChrisDuffy_V2_Final.mp3?dest-id=3881190","summary":"Chris Duffy is an award-winning comedian, writer, and podcast host. He currently hosts the TED program How to Be a Better Human and gave a popular TED talk entitled, \"How to Find Laughter Anywhere.\" Chris recently expanded his comedic repertoire by publishing a new book called Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy. Chris is also a former fifth-grade teacher and a former fifth-grade student. Humor can be a good way of diffusing the tension around discerning who is right and who is wrong. Instead of furrowing our brows, sometimes it helps to step back and laugh about a situation, especially if we've made an error. To find out more, we invite you to watch the video The Joy of Being Wrong . Join our growing community of 200,000+ listeners and be notified of new episodes of Templeton Ideas. Subscribe today. Follow us on social media: Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , and YouTube .","meta_description":"Chris Duffy is an award-winning comedian, writer, and podcast host. He currently hosts the TED program How to Be a Better Human and gave a popular TED tal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833/episodes/chris-duffy-humor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833/chris-duffy-humor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}