TED Radio Hour
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TED Radio Hour is a narrative-driven audio program that explores big ideas and themes through curated TED Talks and in-depth interviews with their speakers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TED Radio Hour canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2742956 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TED Radio Hour Context triple: [National Public Radio, hasProgram, TED Radio Hour]
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A.
NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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B.
StarTalk
StarTalk is a science-themed talk show and podcast that blends astrophysics with pop culture, comedy, and interviews with scientists and celebrities.
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C.
NOVA
NOVA is the commonly used abbreviation for Northern Virginia Community College, a large public community college serving the Northern Virginia region.
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D.
NOVA
NOVA is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its multidisciplinary programs and international outlook.
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E.
Science Channel
Science Channel is an American cable television network focused on science, technology, space, and exploration programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TED Radio Hour Target entity description: TED Radio Hour is a narrative-driven audio program that explores big ideas and themes through curated TED Talks and in-depth interviews with their speakers.
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A.
NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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B.
StarTalk
StarTalk is a science-themed talk show and podcast that blends astrophysics with pop culture, comedy, and interviews with scientists and celebrities.
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C.
NOVA
NOVA is the commonly used abbreviation for Northern Virginia Community College, a large public community college serving the Northern Virginia region.
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D.
NOVA
NOVA is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its multidisciplinary programs and international outlook.
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E.
Science Channel
Science Channel is an American cable television network focused on science, technology, space, and exploration programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
podcast
ⓘ
radio program ⓘ |
| aim |
to connect multiple TED Talks around a theme
ⓘ
to explore big ideas ⓘ to provide in-depth context to TED Talks ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
National Public Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
NPR
TED conferences ⓘ
surface form:
TED
|
| availableAs |
podcast download
ⓘ
radio broadcast ⓘ |
| availableOn |
National Public Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
NPR website
podcast platforms ⓘ |
| basedOn |
TED.com
ⓘ
surface form:
TED Talks
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionModel |
on-demand podcast
ⓘ
public radio syndication ⓘ |
| distributor |
National Public Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
NPR
|
| format |
curated TED Talks with interviews
ⓘ
narrative-driven audio program ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary-style audio program
ⓘ
educational podcast ⓘ talk radio ⓘ |
| hasPart |
TED Talks excerpts
ⓘ
host narration ⓘ interviews with TED speakers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curation of TED conference talks
ⓘ
in-depth interviews with TED speakers ⓘ storytelling approach to non-fiction ideas ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
National Public Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
NPR
|
| producer |
National Public Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
NPR
TED conferences ⓘ
surface form:
TED
|
| subjectMatter |
culture
ⓘ
design ⓘ global issues ⓘ ideas ⓘ innovation ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ science ⓘ society ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience interested in ideas
ⓘ
listeners of public radio ⓘ podcast listeners ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure |
hosted narration linking segments
ⓘ
multiple talks connected by a central theme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TED Radio Hour Description of subject: TED Radio Hour is a narrative-driven audio program that explores big ideas and themes through curated TED Talks and in-depth interviews with their speakers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.