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TED Radio Hour · August 14, 2026 · 50m

The price of creativity

Yancey Strickler
Show Notes

TED Radio Hour opens a series on the price of creativity with Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler. The episode starts from the cringe many people feel at the phrase "content creator." From there, Strickler explains how the creator economy is changing work, art, and what we value. This is the first part of a multi-episode series.

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Highlights

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The creator economy is reshaping work, art, and value
Yancey Strickler explains that the creator economy is changing work, art, and what society values.
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The "content creator" label invites eye-rolling
The episode opens on the tension that the term "content creator" may make people roll their eyes even as the creator economy grows.
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A series on the price of creativity
This episode is the first part of a TED Radio Hour series examining the price of creativity.
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Misc

✧The episode's framing line: the words "content creator" may make you roll your eyes.
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