TED Radio Hour

The price of creativity

August 14, 2026·50 min·6-min readnarrativescience
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The episode explores the historical roots and modern economic challenges of creativity in America, tracing its origins to Cold War-era government initiatives and examining how the rise of the creator economy has outpaced the systems meant to support it. Entrepreneur Yancey Strickler argue

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Yancey Strickler

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Yancey StricklerManoush ZomorodiSamuel L. FranklinSir Ken Robinson

Books

The Cult of Creativityby Samuel L. Franklin

Companies

Kickstarter

Products & Tools

A-corp

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness ModelsEntrepreneurshipFuture Of WorkLong Form JournalismTech Industry

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