Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

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🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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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	Hey, I'm Kori, Ted's business curator. We've got something a little different for you today.
0:12.7	I'm excited to tell you about a brand new show from the Ted Audio Collective. It's called,
0:18.2	Am I normal? A question we all probably ask ourselves sometimes. And it's hosted by Data
0:24.0	Journalist and Storyteller Mona Chalubby. The first couple of episodes are out now.
0:30.0	They're about friendships and breakups, and I think you'll really enjoy it.
0:33.6	You can find it wherever you're listening to this. Okay, here's the trailer.
0:40.4	Support for this podcast comes from BCG. There are so many urgent questions in the minds of
0:45.6	business leaders today. What will the economy look like in six months? Should you be investing in
0:50.6	generative AI for your company? Is the metaverse real or just hype? And what can you do to hold on
0:56.6	to your best employees? The So What from BCG is a podcast featuring award-winning British journalist
1:02.8	Georgie Frost interviewing BCG's leading thinkers and doers to get you the answers. It's about
1:08.0	making sense of today and preparing busy leaders and executives for the day after tomorrow.
1:12.9	Listen to The So What from BCG, wherever you get your podcast.
1:18.8	Hey, listener, a quick favor. We are conducting an audience survey and we'd be really grateful if
1:23.3	you could take just a few minutes to respond. Please visit survey.prx.org slash business
1:30.0	to take the survey today. That's survey.prx.org slash business. Thanks.
1:37.4	I'm Mona Trellubby and I'm a data journalist. Numbers help me make sense of a chaotic world
1:43.6	and so they help me to understand how I fit into that chaos.
1:46.9	I find myself asking questions like how many close friends do I actually need? Should
1:54.4	men be as concerned about their fertility as I am? Is teeth whitening a scam? How long will it take
2:01.4	me to get over my breakup? Am I normal? There's something that's orderly and comforting about the
2:09.6	boxes of a spreadsheet. But the truth is life is messy and numbers have their limitations.
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