Jon Batiste | from Design Matters
How to Be a Better Human
TED
4.2 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Widely recognized as a musical genius and once-in-a-generation talent, Jon Batiste is one of history’s most brilliant, prolific, and accomplished musicians. The Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar-winning star joins to discuss his legendary career, connecting people through a shared love of music. This episode originally aired on Design Matters March 31, 2025.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, Chris Duffy here. On how to be a better human, every week we try and help you think a little bit differently about your life. |
| 0:07.3 | And today I want to share an episode from a different podcast from TED that might also make you think differently, specifically about your creativity. |
| 0:14.8 | The podcast is called Design Matters and it is hosted by the absolutely wonderful Debbie Millman, who you might have heard on our show just a few weeks ago when we were interviewing her. |
| 0:22.8 | And in this episode we're about to play, Debbie is talking with musical genius John Battiste about his legendary career and how he connects people through music. |
| 0:31.2 | If you like this episode, you can find more design matters wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:35.8 | We will be back with more How to Be a Better Human next week. |
| 0:38.5 | But for now, here is an incredible episode |
| 0:40.9 | of Design Matters. |
| 0:43.8 | Oh, my goodness, it's the best. |
| 0:46.3 | Rib. |
| 0:46.7 | Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. |
| 0:50.0 | Beep, beep, be, beep. |
| 0:50.9 | You know, the blues. |
| 0:53.1 | Feels great to his, hear that song every time. It takes me right back. |
| 1:00.0 | From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. |
| 1:07.1 | On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. |
| 1:15.8 | On this episode, John Battiste talks about why he works so hard. |
| 1:20.6 | I can't put half of myself in anything that I'm doing, no matter how big or small. |
| 1:26.5 | I have to give it everything. That's just how I'm doing, no matter how big or small. I have to give it everything. |
| 1:28.9 | That's just how I'm wired. |
| 1:35.5 | Hey, it's Adam Grant from WorkLife, a podcast from TED. |
| 1:39.2 | This episode is brought to you by FreshWorks. |
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