Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

News and Public Affairs Series / 7 Seasons

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and the impact they can have on their worlds.

55m 56s / TV-PG

Making it in America Promo Clip

59s

Kelly Corrigan explains the meaning behind this season’s theme: making it in America. To her, this means not only that everyone feels allowed here, but that they feel a sense of belonging in the country. In order to achieve that, she touches on the importance of access to education, safe working conditions and health care.

Season 6 Preview

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"Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan" is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and their contributions to a better society.

Jewel Promo Clip

1m 5s

Kelly Corrigan sits down with musician, author, and philanthropist Jewel to talk about life before fame, maintaining her identity in the music industry, and the importance of healing mental health. Having run away as a teen in Alaska and later experiencing homelessness in California, the artist’s work is inextricably tied to the struggles of her personal life.

Del Seymour Promo Clip

56s

After recovering from his drug addiction, Del Seymour started the nonprofit Code Tenderloin. The organization now helps underserved communities in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood secure long term employment, but it started only as a walking tour through this area.

Maya Shankar Promo Clip

41s

Maya Shankar says the greatest lesson she learned from losing the ability to play the violin was embracing the flexibility of her identity. This, she says, aided her in rethinking her life and discovering that the violin was only one way she could fulfill her passion for human connection.

Lang Lang Promo Clip

1m 3s / TV-PG

Lang Lang says music is the “most genuine artform.” Reaching people regardless of language or life experience, he says music facilitates an intimate state of mind that is healing, meditative, and transformative.

Constance Wu Promo Clip

1m 44s

Answering a question about the impact of representation in entertainment media, Constance Wu says she’s not sure that this move is born from a fad or actual appreciation for inclusivity. She also talks through the implications of representation that is only positive and tacitly aligns with unrealistic beauty standards.

Michael Lewis Promo Clip

58s / TV-PG

Michael Lewis offers an explanation as to why people are so quick to label an expert “sloppy.” Saying that people crave certainty, he elaborates that the very nature of expertise is flawed because analyses and predictions are based on malleable statistics. In this way, he points out that even expert opinions are based on probability.

Season 5 Preview

30s / TV-PG

"Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan" is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and their contributions to a better society.

Season 4 Extended Preview

1m 47s

"Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan" is a series that touches on poignant subjects in order to inspire, educate and entertain. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and their contributions to a better society.

Season 4 Preview

30s

"Tell Me More" with Kelly Corrigan is a series that touches on poignant subjects in order to inspire, educate and entertain. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and their contributions to a better society.

Budgeting the Brain with Lisa Feldman Barrett

5m 42s

Kelly Corrigan sits down with Northeastern professor of psychology, Lisa Feldman Barrett to better understand how the brain works. Lisa clears up common misconceptions about the brain such as right-brain vs. left brain, the lizard brain, and nature vs. nurture.

Arthur Brooks on the Formula for Happiness

5m 12s

Arthur Brooks is a professor at Harvard Business School, a columnist for The Atlantic, and the bestselling author of The Conservative Heart, among other publications. In this conversation with Kelly Corrigan, Arthur shares the recipe for cultivating happiness as it relates to Kate Bowler’s experience with maintaining faith in the midst of a stage four cancer diagnosis.

Angela Duckworth on Robin Roberts’ Path to Success

4m 54s

Angela Duckworth is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of the non-profit organization, Character Lab. Kelly sits down with Angela to better understand the passion and perseverance so evident in the career of Robin Roberts. Angela shares that passions are not discovered, they are developed.

George Bonanno on the Fundamentals of Resilience

5m

George Bonanno is a professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University where he has studied the fundamentals of resilience. In this video, Kelly and George speak to our inherent capacity for resilience. "Tell Me More" guest Judd Apatow stands as an example of our ability to withstand adversity through repertoire and what George calls a “flexibility mindset.”

Questions of Character with Christian Miller

5m 23s

Christian Miller is a professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University and has been studying the notion of character for the past 15 years. Here, Christian shares insights into how we often require more character development than we realize. Christian’s findings echo Kelly’s conversation with Father Boyle on the importance of understanding each other as both equally flawed and equally wonderful.

Grief with George Bonanno

5m

George Bonanno is a professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University where his work primarily focuses on bereavement and resilience. In this video, Kelly and George speak to the grief that Richard Lui experienced as he served as the caretaker in the final years of his father’s life. George breaks down the common cultural myths surrounding grief to suggest the importance of finding a path to

Hope Versus Optimism - Andrew Chignell on Anna Deavere Smith

5m 44s

In this companion piece to Anna Deavere Smith’s episode, Kelly Corrigan speaks with Andrew Chignell, professor of philosophy and religion at Princeton University. They discuss how Andrew’s research surrounding hope and optimism aligns with Anna’s experience of storytelling. In particular, they speak to the important process of moving from despair to hope in storytelling on stage and in real life.

Season 3 Preview

30s

"Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan" is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and the impact they can have on their worlds.

Season 3 Extended Preview

1m 10s

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and the impact they can have on their worlds.

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