Elise Hu plays TED talks from Cinderella

Elise Hu, host of "TED Talks Daily" and author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, joins A.J. and Greg for a fairy tale puzzle challenge and a conversation about beauty standards, digital identity, and the strange ways we change our bodies to match our filtered selves. Plus, find out why a giraffe and a massage have something in common in a pun-filled puzzle that will test even a seasoned trivia buff.

This episode features fairy-tale riddles and a clever wordplay challenge that turns everyday words into TED-branded creations. Play along with Elise as she tackles the tricky clues, shares fascinating trivia, and chats about her favorite TED talks.

Today's puzzles:

• Fairy Tale Ted Talks: Match fictional TED Talk titles to the fairy-tale characters behind them
• Ted Takeovers: Solve phonetic wordplay clues that transform words ending in “-ted” into TED-branded concepts

About Elise Hu: Elise Hu is a journalist, author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, and host of "TED Talks Daily"

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jena Friedman's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jena_friedman_the_jokes_ai_won_t_tell
• Chris Duffy's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_duffy_how_to_find_laughter_anywhere

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