4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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A year after unexpectedly losing her partner, this week's caller shares how she's been rebuilding on her own terms. She and Gethard talk about grief, community, resilience, and the power of telling our stories so we don't have to carry them alone.
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| 0:00.0 | It's easy to know you want to make a change in your life, but it is hard to actually do it. |
| 0:05.4 | How to Be a Better Human from TED is a podcast for when self-help feels too daunting or just not for you. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm Chris Duffy, the host of How to Be a Better Human, and trust me, I do not have it all figured out. |
| 0:15.1 | But join me as I talk to experts about actually attainable ways we can try to improve our lives. |
| 0:25.8 | Whether it's facing fears, setting boundaries, cleaning your house, or all sorts of other topics. |
| 0:28.9 | Find how to be a better human wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:56.9 | Hello to everybody who probably should have picked a different costume. It's beautiful anonymous. One hour, one phone call, no names, no holds barred. I'd rather go one-on-one. I think it'll be more fun and I'll get to know you and you'll get to know me. |
| 0:57.9 | Hi everybody. |
| 1:00.6 | If you're not a fan of intros, I get it. |
| 1:04.0 | Skip about four and a half minutes ahead, you'll be right towards the beginning of the call. |
| 1:10.0 | Hi, everybody, Chris Getherd here. |
| 1:27.6 | Welcome to another episode of Beautiful Anonymous. Thank you to everybody who's been listening, supporting the show. Please tell people about the show. If you haven't reviewed us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, go ahead and do that review, Make people understand that this thing exists. |
| 1:29.3 | Wear those T-shirts with pride. |
| 1:31.9 | We've sold a lot of T-shirts. |
| 1:39.8 | And I know, guys, I was at the post office this morning, and the lady legitimately got so mad at me. |
| 2:02.1 | Because I was like, I need to get every T-shirt in this backend mailed. Some of these people ordered these things 10 days ago. I can't have that guilt on my conscience. I showed up with a giant box and she was like, no. And I was like, you have to. And she's like, I know I have to. I'm just saying no. Like she was actually mad at me. But I got those t-shirts out thanks to everybody who's been buying those wear them with pride i wanted to let everyone know if you are in vermont or nearby |
| 2:09.8 | i'm doing shows in burlington vermont at the great vermont comedy club this is one of the |
| 2:15.9 | for real really good spots in the country. It's run by |
| 2:21.1 | Nathan and Natalie, who are just really great people. November 21st and 22nd, two shows each night. |
| 2:27.2 | Shows are early. They start early, 630 and 8.30. So this is grown up time. So everybody in Vermont, |
| 2:32.7 | come on out. Go to punchup.com. Live slash Chrised. You'll see the ticket links for the early and late shows. Go ahead. Come on out. Burlington, Vermont. I'll be doing stand-up celebrating. It's the 10-year anniversary of the Vermont Comedy Club, which, like I said, just an absolutely incredible place. And I love it. |
| 2:52.3 | I think that's all the business I need to tell you about. |
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