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Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.

Today's guest is Elise Hu. Elise is a Los-Angeles based journalist, podcast host and author who spent more than a decade at NPR, as a correspondent and host, and worked as a television correspondent for VICE News Tonight. Today, she’s the host of TED Talks Daily, one of the world’s most listened-to podcasts, and a co-host of Forever35, a women’s focused show about the ways we take care of ourselves. As an international correspondent, she reported from more than a dozen countries and opened NPR’s first-ever Seoul bureau in 2015. Her experiences in Seoul inspired her debut non-fiction book, Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital. Prior to NPR, Elise helped found the nonprofit digital startup, The Texas Tribune, and spent more than a decade as a television news reporter. She’s an alum of the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Journalism school, the co-founder of the podcast production company Reasonable Volume, and a mom of three daughters.

Elise's website: elisehu.com,

Elise's Instagram: @elisewho

Elise's TikTok @whoelise

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Elise's Five Word Life Story: Seeker, Connector, Giver, Receiver, Creative.

Date: September 12, 2024

Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

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