Summer Fridays: How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo) (re-release)

Summer Fridays: How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo) (re-release)

Author: TED July 17, 2026 Duration: 37:19

How do you make sense of the present? Nate DiMeo might suggest you look at the past. Nate is the host of the podcast and book, The Memory Palace. Nate joins Chris to discuss how the past can teach us to live life in a new, rich, and complex way. Nate shares how to exercise the muscle of curiosity, how to tap into your sense of wonder to escape algorithmic filters, and urges you to seek moments of meaning in between life’s biggest plot points.


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Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from THE MEMORY PALACE by Nate DiMeo; excerpt read by Nate DiMeo. © 2024 Nate DiMeo ℗ 2024 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.


This episode originally aired in 2025.

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