Manoush Zomorodi

Journalist, host of NPR's "TED Radio Hour"

Why you should listen

The award-winning host of NPR's TED Radio Hour, Manoush Zomorodi explores fascinating ideas and astonishing inventions with the world's most remarkable minds from the TED stage, examining how technology transforms humanity and reshapes our daily lives. She is the author of Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self, which reveals how strategic boredom can help us reclaim our attention from the digital noise. Her forthcoming book, Body Electric, examines how our digital habits are rewiring not just our minds but our bodies, offering science-backed strategies to protect our physical health while thriving in an always-connected world.

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The ZigZag Project launches from the TED Audio Collective

March 25, 2021

ZigZag, a business podcast about being human hosted by Manoush Zomorodi (who also hosts TED Radio Hour with NPR), returns March 25 with its sixth season in the form of The ZigZag Project. The latest iteration of the show takes listeners on a journey to discover new ways to align business ambitions with systemic change […]

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