Education podcast transcripts

All Ears English

Many speakers invent 'genuous' as the opposite of genuine, but the correct word is disingenuous, with its own meaning.

Oct 31, 2026 26:30 21 min read 4 views

TED Talks Daily

Tics spread through a New York high school in 2011, revealing how stress and social bonds can fuel mass hysteria.

Oct 31, 2026 19:01 14 min read 3 views

TED Talks Daily

A yearlong experiment in criticism-free listening that turned a failing marriage around, with steps anyone can try.

Nov 2, 2026 20:30 12 min read 3 views

TED Talks Daily

Researchers report that some insects fling pee droplets faster than a cheetah sprints, using surface tension.

Oct 31, 2026 13:41 9 min read 3 views

TED Talks Daily

Some local ghost legends point to real violence that never made it into the official record, and they can reveal much more.

Oct 31, 2026 17:29 11 min read 3 views

TED Talks Daily

A 2006 talk argues schools train children out of creativity, and that a choreographer's story shows why it matters.

Aug 27, 2020 19:08 13 min read 34K views

All Ears English

Past tense -ed endings change sound depending on the verb's final sound, and one simple rule shows when they add a syllable.

Apr 7, 2021 16:19 13 min read 25K views

TED Talks Daily

Poetry is political in three concrete ways, from the stories we tell to who gets to tell them and why tyrants fear poets.

Jan 21, 2021 08:08 5 min read 20K views

TED Talks Daily

A three-page 'fear-setting' exercise that turns worst-case scenarios into a practical plan for taking action.

Sep 17, 2020 14:34 10 min read 16K views

TED Talks Daily

Starling flocks and a blue whale's heart turn one spoken-word poem into a lesson on finding fresh wonder.

Nov 4, 2020 05:46 3 min read 15K views