Manoush Zomorodi
Manoush Zomorodi is the incoming host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and co-founder of Stable Genius Productions. She is also the co-host and co-creator of ZigZag, the business podcast about being human. Investigating how technology and business are transforming humanity is Manoush’s passion and expertise. Her book Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Creative Self (2017, St. Martin’s Press) and TED Talk (3.3m+ views) are guides to surviving the “Attention Economy.” She was one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2018. Manoush created and hosted the podcast Note to Self from 2013-2019, in partnership with WNYC Studios. The Academy of Podcasters named Note to Self Best Tech Podcast of 2017. Manoush has received numerous awards for her work, including The Gracie in 2014 and 2018 for Best Radio Host. She is half-Persian and half-Swiss but was born in NYC, where she lives with her family.
5 Books Written
“Be interesting, be intelligent, say it well and you will be heard. That’s what Camera Ready will help you do.” - Joshua Spanier, Director of Media, GoogleReady for your close-up? Right now, people are doing business by video, whether it’s a webinar on a company website, a product demo from an aspiring entrepreneur, or a live news interview with a sou
Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self
by Manoush Zomorodi
Rating: 3.7 ⭐
It's time to move "doing nothing" to the top of your to-do list. In 2015, Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC's popular podcast and radio show Note to Self led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how t
Spark: How to free your brain from technology to ignite your creativity
by Manoush Zomorodi
Rating: 3.4 ⭐
Spark was previously published as Bored and Brilliant.'Crammed with practical exercises for anyone who wants to reclaim the power of spacing out' - Gretchen Rubin, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Happiness ProjectIt’s time to move ‘doing nothing’ to the top of your to-do list Have you ever noticed how you have your best ideas when doing the dishes or s
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and the New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being
by Manoush Zomorodi
From the award-winning journalist and TED Radio Hour host comes a timely investigation into how screens and sitting are reshaping our bodies—and how a simple shift can change everything. In today’s world, a normal day means sitting in front of a screen for eight to ten hours. Meeting after meeting. Email after email. We leave our desks drained, overstimulated and unfocused, onl
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and the New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being
by Manoush Zomorodi
From the award-winning journalist and NPR TED Radio Hour host comes a timely investigation into how screens and sitting are reshaping our bodies—and how a simple shift can change everything.In today’s world, a normal day means sitting in front of a screen for eight to ten hours. Meeting after meeting. Email after email. We leave our desks drained, overstimulated and unfocused, o