Guy Raz
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About
Journalist and podcaster known for hosting NPR podcasts including How I Built This, Wow in the World, and The TED Radio Hour. He founded his own production company called Built-It Production. In April 2025, Square announced he would host a video series called The Way Up, spotlighting entrepreneurs. He was described by The New York Times as one of the most popular voices in podcasting history.
Before Fame
In 1997, he joined NPR as an intern for All Things Considered.
Trivia
He also hosted Wisdom from the Top and The Rewind. He served as a Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University. He taught journalism at Georgetown University and George Washington University.
Family Life
He married attorney Hannah Raz in 2008. They have two sons, Henry and Bram.
Associated With
His first job was as the assistant to NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr.
