In today's episode, Kate interviews the journalist Christine Yu about her book Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes. Kate asks Christine why we have such limited knowledge about women's bodies, looking at the historical and cultural biases that have led women to being excluded from sports science research. We talk about the importance of understanding your menstrual cycle, how to work with your biology, and the myths about women's bodies that still persist. We finish off the episode by chatting about what changes are still needed for women's sports, fitness research, gender equity, and more.

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In today's episode, Kate analyzes the girlbosses and tradwives to better understand this economic and political moment for women. She unpacks how these seemingly harmless, lifestyle videos of women drinking raw milk serve a larger conservative agenda and how the tradwives are a reaction to both COVID lockdown and the toxic girlbosses of the 2010s. Kate talks about a resurgence of the girlboss entrepreneur, "getting the bag" culture, influencers flaunting their wealth, and the problems with neoliberal empowerment. Tune in if you want to learn about feminism, personal health, self-optimization, capitalism, and more.

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In today's episode, Kate looks at how generative AI is being forced on us by tech oligarchs and reshaping our relationship to our personal health. She analyzes why people are using ChatGPT as their doctor, therapist, run coach, partner, etc. and what this reveals about our broken economic, social, and healthcare systems. Kate discusses the severe dangers of AI especially as it relates to AI psychosis, data centers, environmental racism, cognitive decline, and inaccurate medical advice. Tune in to learn about technology, inequality, data privacy, life without friction, individualism, and more.

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In today’s episode, Kate interviews US House Representative Ro Khanna about the intersection between politics, wellness, and inequality. We speak about the Epstein Files, Medicare for All, ending the war in Iran, and addressing wealth inequality. Ro talks about the need for a federal wellness policy in Congress that includes tackling Big Pharma, insurance companies, and an unjust food system. We close the conversation by chatting about what needs to change within the Democratic Party and how to convince MAHA voters to support a progressive policy agenda.

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In today's episode, Kate analyzes the history of exercise culture and how fitness became popular. Kate looks at the patriarchal myths about women's capabilities and how body ideals changed throughout various points in history to reflect power, wealth, and social class. She looks at the German gymnastics movement, physical education classes, Jane Fonda's home videos, Presidential Fitness Test, Title IX, and more. Kate dissects buzzy exercise trends such as marathon running, Pilates princess, weightlifting, and speaks about the myths of toning, cycle syncing, and getting bulky.

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In today’s episode, Kate speaks with Hydroxide Food Science to learn about how our food system actually works. We talk about the intense fearmongering surrounding nutrition labels, ingredients, chemical-sounding names, and why you should feel safe when you walk into a grocery store. Hydroxide shares her journey on how she became a food scientist and how she uses her platform to combat health misinformation. Tune in to learn about the power of food safety regulations and how to navigate the wellness world as an educated consumer!

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In today’s episode, Kate unpacks the world of looksmaxxing and biohacking, investigating how these lifestyle trends represent a nihilistic approach to self-preservation in a chaotic world. She looks at figures like Bryan Johnson, Clavicular, and the "Manosphere" to analyze their obsession with performing masculinity and constantly optimizing their health or appearance. Kate discusses how these online spaces radicalize men to misogynistic, pro-eugenics ideology and why the elitist biohacking obsession demonstrates a collapse of community, collective responsibility, and belief in public health.

Resources Mentioned:

Behind the Bastards: The Story of Incel Evolution

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich

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In today's episode, Kate interviews the lovely Charlotte Palermino who is the co-founder and chief of brand of Dieux. We chat about her experience creating a science-forward skincare brand and her best practices for sorting through the intense fearmongering and misinformation in beauty + skincare content on social media. Charlotte shares what the rise of clean beauty, non-toxic products, and anti-vax sentiments say about our current political climate. We finish off with a discussion of how to reach MAHA voters when our algorithms prioritize outrage and how we can advocate for better products in the beauty space.

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