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LLM Fine-tuning Dataset: TED Talks + Podcasts
A structured dataset of transcripts from popular TED Talks and podcasts (Lex Fridman Podcast, Joe Rogan Experience), formatted for LLM fine-tuning.
Dataset Summary
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Total chunks | 2,036 |
| Unique episodes/talks | 48 |
| Train split | 1,831 records |
| Validation split | 204 records |
| Approx. total words | 0 |
| Languages | English (primary), Portuguese (some TED) |
| Format | Chat / Instruction-response |
Sources
| Source | Chunks | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| TED Talks | 170 | Leadership, Technology, Business, Science, Psychology |
| Lex Fridman Podcast | 1809 | AI, Technology, Science, Philosophy, Business |
| Joe Rogan Experience | 57 | Technology, Science, Business, Society |
Format
OpenAI Fine-tuning (Chat format)
Files: dataset_train.jsonl, dataset_validation.jsonl
{
"messages": [
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a knowledgeable expert..."},
{"role": "user", "content": "What are the key ideas discussed here?"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "The core argument is..."}
]
}
Hugging Face Format
File: dataset_huggingface.jsonl
{
"id": "ted_qp0HIF3SfI4_chunk0_qa",
"source": "TED",
"language": "en",
"category": "leadership",
"type": "qa_pair",
"text": "...",
"instruction": "What is the main argument of this talk?",
"system": "You are a knowledgeable assistant...",
"messages": [...],
"split": "train",
"word_count": 512
}
Text Completion Format
File: dataset_text_completion.jsonl
{
"id": "ted_qp0HIF3SfI4_chunk0",
"source": "TED",
"title": "How great leaders inspire action",
"language": "en",
"text": "The core argument is..."
}
Data Cleaning
All transcripts were processed through:
- Timestamp removal:
[00:01:23],(00:01),0:01:23 - Speaker label removal:
Lex Fridman:,SPEAKER_00:,Host: - Noise annotation removal:
[applause],[laughter],(Music) - Boilerplate removal: Podcast intros, sponsor messages, contact info
- URL/email removal
- Unicode normalization: Smart quotes → straight quotes
- Whitespace normalization
- Minimum length filter: Chunks with <30 words removed
Usage
Load with Hugging Face Datasets
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("json", data_files={
"train": "dataset_train.jsonl",
"validation": "dataset_validation.jsonl"
})
OpenAI Fine-tuning
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
with open("dataset_train.jsonl", "rb") as f:
file = client.files.create(file=f, purpose="fine-tune")
job = client.fine_tuning.jobs.create(
training_file=file.id,
model="gpt-4o-mini"
)
Validate before upload
import json
with open("dataset_train.jsonl") as f:
for i, line in enumerate(f):
rec = json.loads(line)
assert "messages" in rec
for msg in rec["messages"]:
assert "role" in msg and "content" in msg
print(f"All {i+1} records valid!")
Topics Covered
TED Talks: Leadership & Management, Motivation & Productivity, Psychology & Behavior, Technology & Innovation, Creativity & Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Science & Neuroscience, Communication
Lex Fridman Podcast: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Neuroscience, Physics & Mathematics, Geopolitics, Entrepreneurship
Joe Rogan Experience: Technology, Science, Health & Fitness, Philosophy
Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
dataset_train.jsonl |
Training split — OpenAI/HF chat format |
dataset_validation.jsonl |
Validation split — OpenAI/HF chat format |
dataset_huggingface.jsonl |
Full dataset with metadata |
dataset_text_completion.jsonl |
Plain text completion format |
dataset_full.csv |
CSV with all chunks |
dataset_episodes.csv |
Episode-level summary |
License
This dataset is released under CC-BY 4.0. Transcripts are derived from publicly available content. TED transcripts © TED Conferences LLC (used for research/educational purposes). Podcast transcripts are from publicly available sources.
Citation
@dataset{ted_podcast_finetune_2026,
title={TED Talks + Podcasts LLM Fine-tuning Dataset},
year={2026},
publisher={Filipe Machado / Bit Pag LTDA},
sources={TED.com, lexfridman.com, joerogan.com},
format={JSONL / CSV},
records={2,036}
}
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