Emily Oster
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What's the deal with death?
This week, just in time for spooky season, Emily and Perry take on the one certainty in this life: death. How have human beings historically (and unsuccessfully) tried to cheat it?
What's the deal with organic food?
This week, Emily and Perry are going classy with a close look at eating organic. We all know it's more expensive, but is it worth the sticker (shock)?
What's the deal with intermittent fasting?
This week, Emily and Perry discuss the highly disciplined world of intermittent fasting: all the different ways you can not eat and all of their purported health effects.
What's the deal with Botox?
This week, Emily and Perry explore Botox, literally the most toxic substance in the universe, so why not inject it into our faces?
Rerun, Actually - What's the deal with GLP-1s?
This week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on GLP-1s, those blockbuster weight-loss drugs that have taken the world by storm -- and not just what you already know about them.
It's the First Annual Wellness, Actually Grab Bag Episode!
This week, Emily and Perry are joined by Producer Tamar to answer series of short health and wellness suggestions - by you, the listeners!
What's the deal with artificial sweeteners?
This week, Emily and Perry dive into the sweet, calorie-free world of artificial sweeteners. What poor lab hygiene brought them into existence? Do they actually make us fatter and/or cause cancer?
What's the deal with seed oils?
This week, Emily and Perry dive into the slippery world of seed oils.
What's the deal with poop?
This week, Emily and Perry are bravely tackling one of our most beloved bodily functions, polite company be damned: poop! Is it, as Emily asks, truly the window to our souls?
What's the deal with ticks?
This week, Emily and Perry explore the creepiest, crawliest topic yet: ticks! What's the deal with these little bloodsucking jerks? How do they infect us?