60 acast.com Corner Piece https://shows.acast.com/corner-piece en TED Answer in Progress,Sabrina Cruz,Taha Khan,Melissa Fernandes,interviews,personal growth,philosophy,friendship,TED Podcast TED Starting small on life’s biggest questions. Corner Piece starts small on life’s biggest questions. Join Taha, Melissa, and Sabrina (lifelong friends, full-time nerds) as they connect their personal questions to the profound nature of being a person. Using the skills they learned documenting their curiosity on their YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, they start with a day-to-day question or worry, like: Is there a right way to split the bill? Why does it feel so hard to hang out these days? Is romance dead? Then, they launch an investigation. They interview experts, go on side quests, and figure out how much of their problems are caused by the complexity of modern life… and how much is just a part of the human experience. New episodes every other Thursday


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]]> Corner Piece starts small on life’s biggest questions. Join Taha, Melissa, and Sabrina (lifelong friends, full-time nerds) as they connect their personal questions to the profound nature of being a person. Using the skills they learned documenting their curiosity on their YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, they start with a day-to-day question or worry, like: Is there a right way to split the bill? Why does it feel so hard to hang out these days? Is romance dead? Then, they launch an investigation. They interview experts, go on side quests, and figure out how much of their problems are caused by the complexity of modern life… and how much is just a part of the human experience. New episodes every other Thursday


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]]> false TED info+6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36@mg-eu.acast.com 6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36 corner-piece episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36/1788548447382-2a258dc3-19ed-443d-a648-a344eefcb266.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/corner-piece Corner Piece d3f7fee0-a755-11f1-b9d5-edc24b9ab703 Do all my friends secretly hate me? Do all my friends secretly hate me? Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT 39:52 6aa40cd8a6e9aef4ccf0177e false https://audiocollective.ted.com/ 6aa40cd8a6e9aef4ccf0177e 6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36 do-all-my-friends-secretly-hate-me full Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible?


In this episode, Melissa explores what it means to be a friend while grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds.


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In this episode, Melissa explores what it means to be a friend while grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds.


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]]> All the lonely people All the lonely people Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT 32:17 6a90b8a0248eff970baf2a9b false https://audiocollective.ted.com/ 6a90b8a0248eff970baf2a9b 6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36 all-the-lonely-people full From group chats to video calls, technology should make social connection easier than ever. So, why is everyone so lonely?


In this episode, Sabrina sets out to investigate the "loneliness epidemic" that is sweeping the globe and impacting her friends and cohosts. She interviews Professor Fay Bound-Alberti, author of "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" to understand what loneliness is, where it comes from, and whether there is a "cure". In the process, Taha and Melissa challenge Sabrina to tackle her own loneliness through a sidequest that reveals just how hard connection can be in modern life.


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]]> From group chats to video calls, technology should make social connection easier than ever. So, why is everyone so lonely?


In this episode, Sabrina sets out to investigate the "loneliness epidemic" that is sweeping the globe and impacting her friends and cohosts. She interviews Professor Fay Bound-Alberti, author of "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" to understand what loneliness is, where it comes from, and whether there is a "cure". In the process, Taha and Melissa challenge Sabrina to tackle her own loneliness through a sidequest that reveals just how hard connection can be in modern life.


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]]> Coming September 10, 2026: Corner Piece Coming September 10, 2026: Corner Piece Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1:16 6a90b87b5ef8cda9be4eebfd false https://audiocollective.ted.com/ 6a90b87b5ef8cda9be4eebfd 6a85fe2bbaab9cd55fc0be36 coming-september-10-2026-corner-piece trailer Corner Piece is a new podcast from TED and AIP that starts small on life's biggest questions.


Join Taha, Melissa, and Sabrina (lifelong friends, full-time nerds) as they connect their personal questions to the profound nature of being a person. Using the skills they learned documenting their curiosity on their YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, they start with a day-to-day question or worry, like: Is there a right way to split the bill? Why does it feel so hard to hang out these days? Is romance dead?


They’ll interview experts, go on side quests, and figure out how much of their problems are caused by the complexity of modern life… and how much is just a part of the human experience.


New episodes every other Thursday.

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]]> Corner Piece is a new podcast from TED and AIP that starts small on life's biggest questions.


Join Taha, Melissa, and Sabrina (lifelong friends, full-time nerds) as they connect their personal questions to the profound nature of being a person. Using the skills they learned documenting their curiosity on their YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, they start with a day-to-day question or worry, like: Is there a right way to split the bill? Why does it feel so hard to hang out these days? Is romance dead?


They’ll interview experts, go on side quests, and figure out how much of their problems are caused by the complexity of modern life… and how much is just a part of the human experience.


New episodes every other Thursday.

For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/corner-piece-transcripts

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