Work, Play, Rest - Part 1

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

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🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The past few years have shaken the fundamental ways we live. It's... disorienting. But it's also an opportunity to reexamine how we spend our time. Over the next three episodes, TED speakers will investigate evolving notions of what it means to pay our bills, feel joy in play, and rest our minds and bodies. This hour: Work. Guests include labor organizer Jess Kutch, social entrepreneur Irma Olguin, and tech reporter Kevin Roose.

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0:00.0	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:29.7	Do you feel that way?
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0:38.4	I'm Manuch Zomerodi.
0:40.4	And the past few years, I don't need to tell you,
0:44.2	have shaken up the fundamental ways we live.
0:48.4	It has been disorienting.
0:50.8	But it's also an opportunity to examine how we spend our time.
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