Hey, TED Talks Daily listeners, I'm Elise Hugh. Today we're bringing you a Sunday pick,

and that's where we share an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective,

handpicked by us for you. Yesterday was Valentine's Day, a holiday that's become synonymous with celebrating love and

relationships.

So in honor of love, we thought it would be fun to share a recent episode of how to be a

better human, where host Chris Duffy sits down with love coach Francesca Hogi.

She's dedicated to helping daters find lasting love in the midst of a broken dating culture.

In this conversation, Francesca shares her approach to analyzing romantic patterns so we can feel more empowered in our love lives,

from discussing romantic manifestations to reflecting on bellhook's claim that humans are unskilled at love.

Chris and Francesca talk about the ways we can all be more open to love.

How to Be a Better Human is a show that looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another.

If you want to hear more insights like this, listen to How to Be a Better Human wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about the TED Audio

Collective at audiocollective.tad.com. And now on to Be a Better Human.

I'm your host, Chris Duffy, and today's episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Vancouver at the 2025 TED conference.

This month on the show, we're thinking about love, and who could be a better guest for a love conversation than the author of

How to Find True Love, Francesca Hogi.

Francesca is many things.

She's an author.

She's a love coach.

She's a former competitor on the TV show Survivor.

But above all else, Francesca is someone who really believes in the magic and potential of romance.

But at the same time, she's very realistic about what love is not.

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