The Fate of Football (Players) with Garrett Bush
Last month, as millions watched a Monday Night Football game, Damar Hamlin, a safety on the Buffalo Bills football team, suffered a rare and potentially deadly injury while making a routine tackle. Ab...
7 Helmi 20231h 1min
Cooking with Gas with Rebecca Leber
The rightwing ecosystem went up in flames a couple of weeks ago over gas stoves. Beyond the fact that burning stuff into our lungs is probably bad for us, this opposition to government action in the n...
31 Tammi 202347min
Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me with Prof. Harriet Brown
Obesity has tripled since 1970. And since, it’s spawned all sorts of trends, ostensibly to help folks eat less, exercise more, and lose weight. But what is obesity, exactly? And is all this advice act...
24 Tammi 20231h 3min
Under the Skin with Linda Villarosa
People of color, and particularly Black folks, suffer higher rates of disease in America. That has less to do with anything about personal characteristics — like genetics or behaviors — and more to do...
17 Tammi 202352min
Making Your Resolutions Stick with Prof. Katy Milkman
Imagine setting a New Year’s Resolution — and actually achieving it! Living healthier and losing weight accounts for more than 40% of all New Year’s resolutions. But actually achieving them? That’s a ...
10 Tammi 202359min
Holiday Mailbag!
The weather outside is frightful! But the fire is so delightful! Since we’ve no place to go … Abdul’s about to nerd out on all of your health & medicine questions. Here we go, here we go, here we go.
20 Joulu 20221h 4min
Ellen Needs Insurance with Ellen Haun
Health insurance in America is anything but “sure.” Most Americans under Medicare age rely on their employment for their insurance — but that leaves millions of people struggling to get basic insuranc...
13 Joulu 202237min
Do you shower too much? with Dr. James Hamblin
What would happen if you just … stopped showering? After all, we spend way more time washing than our ancestors ever did. Abdul reflects on the way the soap industry has created demand for its product...
6 Joulu 202249min
