Health
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Reckless “Behavior,” Mental Health, and the Kate Middleton Conspiracy
Van and Rachel also discuss the latest ruling in Texas regarding age verification
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Oprah’s Ozempic Special, the Oscars, and Draya’s Pregnancy
Van and Rachel also give their thoughts on the State of the Union address
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Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out—and Why It Matters
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg joins Derek to examine the dramatic decline in face-to-face socialization in the U.S.
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Would You Buy a Drug to Extend Your Dog’s Life?
The CEO and founder of Loyal, a company developing drugs to help dogs live longer, joins Derek to explain how they’re slowing down the aging process
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The Dark Side of the Internet’s Obsession With Anxiety
Clinical psychologist Darby Saxbe joins the show to dive into the way we talk about anxiety on the internet and what good mental health conversations might look like
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The Dark Side of the Obsession With Focus
Oliver Burkeman joins Derek to explain what we get wrong when trying to eliminate all distractions and interruptions while working
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The Truth About Ketamine: Depression Cure, Health Fad, or Placebo?
Boris Heifets, an anesthesiology professor and the author of a fascinating study on ketamine, joins Derek to explain how and why the controversial drug works
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The Weight-Loss Drug Revolution, Part 1: Why These Drugs Work So Well
Beverly Tchang, an endocrinologist at Weill Cornell, joins the show to explain the impacts of this new generation of weight-loss drugs
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What Most People Get Wrong About Wealth, Fame, and Happiness
Author Morgan Housel joins Derek to talk about the value of focusing on what stays the same in an ever-changing world
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What’s So Great About Marriage?
The ‘Good Life’ authors join Derek to explain why the decline of marriage is an important factor in Americans’ diminishing happiness
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Fatherhood and What Americans Get Wrong About Major Life Changes
Health and science writer Brad Stulberg returns to talk with Derek about the various ways people deal with change
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Nikola Jokic and Spotting Latent Talent With Kevin O’Connor, Plus Learning to Live With Blindness With Andrew Leland
The author of the soon-to-be-released book ‘The Country of the Blind’ joins to discuss misconceptions about blind people
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Benjamin Watson and ‘Roe, Race, and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice’
Bakari and Ben discuss Ben’s new book and the future of reproductive health in the U.S.
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A Diet Conspiracy: Is Ice Cream Secretly Good for You?
Public health historian and journalist David Johns joins to discuss the research behind ice cream’s potential health benefits
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Profiling Elizabeth Holmes, the NBA’s Fake Injuries, and Trump Returns to CNN
Bryan and David discuss Trump’s town hall being broadcast on CNN and some Tucker Carlson news
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The Most Important Thing Most Americans Misunderstand About Insomnia
Derek and Dr. Jade Wu discuss Americans’ anxiety about sleep and the connection between sleep and health
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Anthony Chin-Quee on ‘I Can’t Save You: A Memoir’
Larry and Anthony discuss the experiences Chin-Quee went through as a Black physician that inspired him to write his memoir
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The Origins of COVID and the Demise of ‘Dilbert’
Plus, a continued discussion on Black masculinity
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The Dark Side of Being Obsessed With Productivity
Author Oliver Burkeman joins to discuss people’s relationship to happiness and time
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America Isn’t Ready for the Weight-Loss-Drug Revolution That’s Coming
Derek and Susan Z. Yanovski talk about the stakes of anti-obesity medication, why diet and exercise don’t work for so many people, and how these weight-loss drugs could help American health care
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How Americans Got Everything About Food—Fat, Sugar, and Obesity—“Entirely Backwards”
Dr. David Ludwig explains why scientists still haven’t arrived at a consensus on obesity, why he thinks the conventional wisdom about calories and fat is wrong, and what he thinks is really going on
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Discussing Monkeypox With Dr. Italo Brown and Dr. Ulysses Burley
Dr. Brown and Dr. Burley also discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic
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The World Is on Fire. Here’s a Realistic Plan to Save Humanity.
David Wallace-Wells joins to discuss climate change and Europe’s wildfires
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Racist or Nah? Plus, Discussing the Spread of Monkeypox
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are back in studio to debate whether or not a Yankees vs. White Sox dustup was sparked by racism, Gunna being denied bond, and Trump sharing a post calling for "civil war"
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The Mystery of America’s Missing Baby Formula
Derek chats with economist Scott Lincicome about how we got here and how we can get back to a rational baby formula policy in America
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Why Are American Teenagers So Sad and Anxious?
Derek is joined by Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University, to discuss the effects of social media and the evolution of parenting
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The News About Shanghai’s COVID Lockdown Is Shocking. The Reality Might Be Worse.
Derek is joined by writer and tech analyst Dan Wang to discuss China’s COVID Zero policy and whether protests could make a difference to the Chinese Communist Party
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Why U.S. Population Growth Crashed to a Record Low
Derek explains how immigration, birth rates, and the pandemic have all affected America’s slow pace of growth
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What American Media Is Getting Wrong About Canada’s Big Protests
David Frum joins to discuss what’s happening in Ottawa
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Omicron: Feelings vs. Facts
Derek discusses the rise of the "Vaxxed and Done" movement and reviews the latest omicron data with John Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times
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The Biggest Inventions of the 2020s: Cancer Vaccines, Flying Cars, Space Travel, and More
Derek breaks down what could be coming in science and tech over the rest of the decade