Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
by TED
Latest episode
Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece
Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece
About this podcast
We all want to know if we’re normal—do I have enough friends? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? Should I move or stay where I am? Endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi NEEDS to know, and she’s ready to dive into the numbers to get some answers. But studies and spreadsheets don’t tell the whole story, so she’s consulting experts, strangers, and even her mum to fill in the gaps. The answers might surprise you, and make you ask: does normal even exist?
Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi is produced in partnership with Transmitter Media.
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Episodes
- Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece · 40 minWhy does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible? In a brand new podcast from TED, Corner Piece, the hosts of the YouTube channel, Answer In Progress, start…
- Am I Normal?: Together for 20 years — but living apart? · 23 minThe binary category of single/married doesn't allow for much nuance. What if, say, you’re in a long term committed relationship like a marriage — but you live apart? In the last…
- Am I Normal?: What it's like to find your birth parent · 21 minIn Britain, one-fourth of people who were adopted make contact with their birth parents before they turn 18. In this episode, Saleem meets Amanda, a Dominican woman who was…
- Am I Normal?: Lessons from the happiest place in the world · 22 minFor multiple years in a row, Gallup has named Finland the happiest country in the world. But can you actually measure happiness — and what do the Finns know that the rest of the…
- Am I Normal?: Should kids have more freedom? · 24 minWould you let your child run errands unaccompanied? Saleem investigates what this kind of early age autonomy can teach us about community, resilience, and family. Saleem talks to…
- Am I Normal?: What it’s like to live at home with your parents as an adult · 20 minIn the U.S. living with your parents can be seen as a “bad” thing. But across the world, living with your parents is common – and even preferable to living by yourself. In the…
- Introducing Body Electric · 2 minAm I Normal will be back this week! Until then, we’ve got a special 6-part series with an interactive twist coming your way: On Body Electric, TED Radio Hour host Manoush…
- Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks · 33 minThe Redemption of Jar Jar Binks is a new show from the TED Audio Collective, hosted by Dylan Marron. It’s 1999, and sixteen years after its original release, a new Star Wars is…
- Fixable: Kelli - "How do I deal with a communication breakdown?" · 28 minThis is an episode of Fixable, a new business call-in podcast from the TED Audio Collective hosted by Harvard Business professor Frances Frei and CEO and best-selling author Anne…
- Introducing Good Sport · 4 minThis week on Am I Normal? we’re excited to introduce TED’s newest podcast, Good Sport, hosted by veteran sports producer Jody Avirgan. What can sports teach us about life – and…
- How to answer your biggest questions—with data | How to Be a Better Human · 36 minWhenever we have a question – about ourselves or the world around us – it can be helpful to visualize our answer in order to really understand it. But how do you conceptualize…
- Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski: How to Improve Your Orgasms · 22 minToday, we're sharing a preview of a new podcast we think you'll enjoy. On Come As You Are, educator and bestselling author Dr. Emily Nagoski answers questions about sex with the…
- How to predict the future | The TED Interview · 43 minFuture forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal ran a social simulation game in 2008 that had players dealing with the effects of a respiratory pandemic set to happen in the…
- The secret Somali mixtapes | Far Flung · 29 minIt’s 1988, and Somalians are fleeing the city of Hargeisa. People are trying to get out, trying to save their families and sometimes their things. But in the city’s radio…
- Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant · 43 minPerfectionism is on the rise–and not just in job interviews when people claim it’s their greatest weakness. But the desire to be flawless is not always productive—or healthy. As…
- Am I Normal?: What question is on YOUR mind? · 1 minThe first season of Am I Normal? centered around the questions of data journalist Mona Chalabi. In Season 2, launching in September this year, we want to answer the questions on…
- Am I Normal?: Is it really that bad to marry my cousin? · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 9Charles Darwin. Edgar Allen Poe. Albert Einstein. What do all of these men have in common? Yes, they’ve made major contributions to science and literature. Buuuut they also all…
- Am I Normal?: Should you break the law? · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 8The obvious answer: no. Though you haven’t exactly committed to a life of crime if you jaywalk on an empty street. But if we bend the law on jaywalking, why not drunk driving?…
- Am I Normal?: Which box do I check? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 7We’re constantly checking boxes on forms, whether it’s for eye color or sexual orientation. Those categories can be empowering or, they can make you feel invisible, like when…
- Am I Normal?: The Spermageddon is coming · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 6"You should start thinking about kids at your age! Your biological clock is ticking!” When we talk about fertility, there's one section of the population that's consistently…
- Am I Normal?: Should I move home? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 5Did you consider moving over the last two years? If you did, you’re not alone. People all over the world for so many different reasons considered moving: to be closer to family…
- Am I Normal?: Is my dentist scamming me? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 4When a dentist tells us something is wrong with our teeth, we tend to follow their advice. But when Mona visits two different dentists, they give her two wildly different…
- Am I Normal?: How many friends do I need? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 3Time with friends just isn’t the same with a screen in between you. That’s a struggle many have faced recently, with half of Americans saying they’ve lost touch with at least one…
- Am I Normal?: When will I get over my breakup? · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 2Search “How long does it take to get over a break up?” and you’ll find answers ranging from three weeks to three-and-a-half years. Despite heartbreak being one of the most…
- Coming soon: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi · 2 minLaunching October 18 from the TED Audio Collective. We all want to know if we’re normal—do I have enough friends? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? Should I move or…
