Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

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🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today, a trailer from Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, a new TED Original podcast.

Everyone wants to know if they're normal. Is my body normal, is my brain normal, are my feelings normal? When it comes to defining “normal,” data journalist Mona Chalabi isn’t interested in averages: she goes beyond the spreadsheet and digs into the deviations, talking to experts, strangers (even her Mum!) to see the bigger picture. Along the way, she will tackle urgent, random and sometimes deeply personal questions: How long does it take to heal from heartbreak? How many friends should I have? What makes “good” sperm? And does normal even exist?

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:08.2	Hey it's Shoshana here, so something a little different today.
0:13.2	I'm super excited to tell you about a brand new show from the Ted Audio Collective.
0:17.2	It's called Am I Normal and it's hosted by Mona Shalabi, an incredible data journalist
0:22.4	and storyteller.
0:23.8	The first couple of episodes are out now, and they're about friendships and breakups,
0:28.5	something we can all relate to.
0:30.2	You should take a listen.
0:31.7	Find Am I Normal wherever you're listening to this.
0:34.1	Okay, here's the trailer.
0:36.8	There's another podcast you might enjoy, it's called Am I Normal from the Ted Audio Collective.
0:41.8	It's back with a new mini series all about the stories behind the statistics.
0:47.2	What does adulthood mean in a place where more than three quarters of people between
0:50.8	ages 18 and 35 live with their parents?
0:54.2	What defines joy when you live in one of the top ranked countries for happiness?
0:58.2	Everyone the people that make up every interesting data point, listen to Am I Normal wherever
1:02.5	you get your podcasts?
1:05.2	I'm Mona Shalabi and I'm a data journalist.
1:08.4	Numbers help me make sense of a chaotic world, and they help me to understand how I fit
1:13.7	into that chaos.
1:15.7	I find myself asking questions like how many close friends do I actually need?
1:22.0	Should men be as concerned about their fertility as I am?
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