Episode 27: A brief history of wasting time
If you're the type of person to always put things off until the last minute, you're not alone. When people…
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Episode 26: Survival of the friendliest
Joseph Badame built a house designed to protect his friends and family against anything. And while he tried to anticipate…
Episode 25: The end game
Meet Chinook, a humble software program that set out to compete with the world's greatest checkers player. Professor Jonathan Schaeffer…
Episode 24: Tasha Eurich on self-awareness
Organizational psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich wants you to get serious about self-awareness. No, she doesn't want you to journal or…
Episode 23: Pets are people too?
When dining at high-end restaurants and strolling through local galleries, writer and humorist Patricia Marx started to notice something peculiar:…
Episode 22: Siri and Gus
Gus is not your average teenager. He has a hard time relating to people—small talk is a big challenge and…
Episode 21: Harry's last stand
Harry Leslie Smith has seen it all: World War, huge technological change, and massive social upheaval. He's had a family,…
Episode 20: Lavender Pen Tour
The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus performed for the first time at a candlelight vigil on the night of Harvey…
Episode 19: Hell or high water
The Tough Mudder is an extreme race. It's a 10 mile course with 20 obstacles, 40 tons of ice, and…
Episode 18: 13 reasons why not
In the TV series 13 Reasons Why, a girl named Hannah sends a series of recorded messages to all the…
Episode 17: Bromance
Sasha Chapin feels he doesn't have enough good male friends. And the standard approaches to male bonding make him a…
Episode 16: Digital detoxing with Martin Talks
Our phones, tablets, and laptops are wonders of connectivity, information, and endless entertainment. But there’s a downside to these modern…
Episode 15: Interview with Jon Ronson
On this episode of Relate, you'll hear a wide-ranging conversation with writer, author, and presenter Jon Ronson. He'll talk about…
Episode 14: Dying with dignity
About five years ago, former pilot Ray Perman was diagnosed with a rare form of terminal cancer. After being issued…
Episode 13: Best customer ever
In 2012, Air Force veteran Jeff Reitz made it his mission to visit Disneyland every day. Two thousand consecutive visits…
Episode 12: Culture clash
This week on the Relate Podcast, hear how two men—raised to distrust each other’s cultures—dive warily into incredibly uncomfortable territory...…
Episode 11: Frenemies
On the Relate by Zendesk podcast this week, we're looking at relationships founded in battle. And it doesn’t get much…
Episode 10: Helping others to help yourself
Dealing with customers and clients can be stressful and emotionally taxing. But what if the clients who contact you are…
Episode 3: Conflict
Some people can't stand conflict. Others seem to court it. Either way, it's an unavoidable part of life. So, how…
Episode 9: Community
As much as we’d like to believe we can handle anything on our own, the truth is that we all…
Episode 8: Breaking through barriers
Imagine that you live somewhere where you can’t be yourself. Some place where you’re not allowed to do what you…
Episode 7: Parenting
Parenthood. It’s the mother (or father) of all relationships. On this episode of the Relate podcast, we’re exploring parenthood from…
Episode 6: Travel
There’s something about traveling—about being out of your element—that makes you more open to connecting with others. On this episode…
Episode 5: Failure
You’ve heard it before: Failure is part of being human. What is not, perhaps, as widely discussed is the upside…
Episode 4: Starting over
We've all had to start over. Whether that means moving to a new city, leaving a job, or recovering from…
Episode 2: Empathy
It seems like everyone’s talking about empathy these days. But what does it really mean to be empathetic? There's no…
Episode 1: The kindness of strangers
Everyone's got a story about that time you were stuck without money or a ride, and then some complete stranger…