TED Radio Hour

TED Radio Hour
Home stationNational Public Radio
Hosted byAlison Stewart (2012)
Guy Raz (2013-19)
Manoush Zomorodi[1] (2020-present)
Original releaseApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Websitewww.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour

TED Radio Hour is a weekly, hour-long radio program and podcast, produced as a co-production between TED (conference) and National Public Radio. It is broadcast on 600+ public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is also available as a free weekly podcast.[2] The first episode aired on April 27, 2012, with host Alison Stewart.[3][4] Beginning with Season 2, the series was hosted by Guy Raz.[5] In November 2019, Manoush Zomorodi was named the show’s new host.[6]

Each episode of the TED Radio Hour is one hour long, and explores a theme — such as happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation or power shifts — through three to four related TED Talks. The talks (all of which have been previously recorded and released by TED) are supplemented by follow-up interviews with the speaker, original reporting and other segments that bring the ideas to life.

Each TED Radio Hour episode is elaborately stylized, layering original sound design under each TED Talk and conversation.

  1. ^ "Manoush Zomorodi Will Be The New Host Of TED Radio Hour". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ Falk, Tyler (November 5, 2019). "NPR names next 'TED Radio Hour' host". Current: News for People in Public Media. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "TED Radio Hour Brings Great Ideas to NPR Stations". TED Blog. April 16, 2012. Retrieved Dec 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (April 15, 2012). "TED Teams with NPR". The New York Times. Retrieved Dec 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "NPR Expanding TED Radio Hour". NPR Website. Nov 30, 2012. Retrieved Dec 31, 2018.
  6. ^ Falk, Tyler (November 5, 2019). "NPR names next 'TED Radio Hour' host". Current: News for people in public media. Retrieved Jan 25, 2020.