Elise Hu

That shock and awe you just heard from the audience is because Catherine, who until this moment was holding her shoe in her hand, had just licked the bottom of her dirty shoe and then put it back on.

Jumping back in quickly to describe the image that just flashed on the screen behind Catherine, we see Sammy in a full beekeeper suit, which is covered by real bees.

You just make out his face through the hooded net, and he is smiling.

The audience jumps into applause as Sammy walks on stage, followed by a group of young people all carrying signs with words that describe their personal fears, like flying, germs, and the dark.

They stand around Katherine.

That was Katherine Hecht at TEDxMinneapolis in 2025.

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