What introverts wish everyone else knew | Shalewa Sharpe
TED Talks Daily
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4.1 • 11.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Comedian Shalewa Sharpe recounts the hilarious tale of how capitalism broke her ankle, what’s going on with dive bar bathrooms and why she — a quiet soul who likes to sip chamomile tea — brings a tote bag to a wild night out.
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| 0:45.8 | You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day. |
| 0:53.1 | I'm your host, Elise Hugh. We could all use a bit more humor in our lives, right? So today we're bringing you just that. In her 2024 set, comedian Shalewa Sharp |
| 0:56.5 | brings her unique blend of self-deprecation and social observation to the TED stage and asks |
| 1:02.9 | some of life's burning questions, including but not limited to, did capitalism break my ankle? |
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