The biggest questions in life rarely come with simple answers. Corner Piece, a brand-new TED podcast, starts smaller: with the ordinary questions that nag at you on the walk home, in the group chat or while staring at the ceiling at 2am.
What does it mean to be a good friend?
Does unconditional love actually exist?
Why do I feel lonely?
The new show will be hosted by Taha Khan, Melissa Fernandes and Sabrina Cruz, the trio behind Answer in Progress, the award-winning educational YouTube channel with more than a million subscribers. They follow seemingly unassuming questions down unexpected paths — helping their subscribers learn something new about themselves and the world around them. In close collaboration with TED, Taha, Melissa and Sabrina have approached Corner Piece with deep curiosity, truth-seeking humility and a healthy dose of optimism.
This show is made for curious listeners who want to explore real, emotional and thought-provoking questions about life with a little more optimism and a lot more warmth. Season one of Corner Piece features historian Fay Bound Alberti on if there really is a loneliness epidemic; psychologist Marisa G. Franco and journalist Anna Goldfarb on the nuance of friendship; and psychologists Margaret Rutherford and Paul Bloom on whether love can truly be unconditional. Each episode asks the same question: is this modern life, or just part of being human?
This podcast was made possible through the support of Grant 63685 from the John Templeton Foundation.
Corner Piece launches Thursday, September 10, with new episodes every other Thursday. Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.