© 2026 WRVO Public Media
NPR News for Central New York
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Approaches to life: Improvise, pivot or plan

StunningArt
/
Shutterstock

Big life decisions are never easy. Should you follow a plan? Make a hard pivot? Improvise as you go? This hour, TED speakers who've made extreme life choices and their advice for getting unstuck.

Guests include comedian and musician Reggie Watts, biomedical researcher Sonia Vallabh and conservationist Kristine McDivitt Tompkins.

This episode of TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahousseye, Rachel Faulkner White, and Matthew Cloutier. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Katie Monteleone.

Our production staff at NPR also includes Harsha Nahata and Fiona Geiran. Our executive producer is Irene Noguchi. Our audio engineers were Robert Rodriguez, Tiffany Vera Castro, and Patrick Murray.

Copyright 2024 NPR

Recent cuts to federal funding are challenging our mission to serve central and upstate New York with trusted journalism, vital local coverage, and the diverse programming that informs and connects our communities. This is the moment to join our community of supporters and help keep journalists on the ground, asking hard questions that matter to our region.

Stand with public media and make your gift today—not just for yourself, but for all who depend on WRVO as a trusted resource and civic cornerstone in central and upstate New York.