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This week we hear from sociologist and researcher Amanda Levitt about how fat people are treated at their doctor's offices. She's found that many doctor's center losing weight no matter what ailment they're addressing and this leaves many patients frustrated and without treatment.You can follow Amanda and her work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you hear how RFK Jr. just bragged about closing down "thousands" of hospice organizations? We sit down with Dream regular and death coach Megan Carmichael to get to the bottom of why this announcement feels so wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Bridget Todd discusses her research on human/AI relationships. Her new audiobook "Love At First Prompt" is a fascinating look into how we communicate with these machines and whether it's good for us. Find the audiobook and much more about her work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we bring you another of our favorite podcasts which you can find right here: The Small Bow. Queen Conny Caruso is 96 years old and not afraid to die. She gets angry, she holds onto grudges and she has no tolerance for liars. She’s also got 18 virtual reality boyfriends and killer style. She’s been sober for 48 years and while she hasn’t always loved AA, she credits it with changing her relationship with God. This is NOT a conversation about aging gracefully. It’s a conversation about getting older and accepting that even at 96, you may still yell at someone at the grocery store.You can watch this episode of the show on YouTube and find more of The Small Bow on their website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we'd like to share with you a wonderful episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Hyperfixed. Host Alex Goldman chats with an anonymous hacker who took down a white supremacist dating site. LINKS:Martha Root's Social MediaMartha Root's Chaos Communication Congress PresentationMartha's Website, OK StupidGet tickets for the Hyperfixed live show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've known about it for almost 20 years and yet there is still very little being done to combat Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - more commonly known as CTE. And if you think this only affects NFL players, think again. CTE is available in all shapes and sizes - whether it's youth hockey, high school football, club soccer leagues, or professional wrestling, so many of our young athletes are in the line of fire. Thankfully, for most of those twenty years, former college football player and professional wrestler - turned anti-CTE advocate and head of Boston University's CTE center - Chris Nowinski, has taken it upon himself to stare this issue down and make sure parents, coaches and athletes have accurate information about what happens when someone suffers continual head injuries. Chris even managed to get a Phd in behavioral neuroscience along the way, so that he could understand and further the science behind CTE research. Today he joins host Jane Marie to talk about his career, his advocacy and what we know about the current state of CTE in sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Did you celebrate? Because it seems like Washington, D.C. didn't, or at least not very well. Jane talks with art historian and critic Seema Rao about how people like her build better experiences to draw bigger audiences to events like Trump's "Freedom 250," the fair that flopped. You can find Seema at ArtLust on Substack, TikTok, YouTube and other socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"How is this legal?"That question has been haunting host Jane Marie since the day she started researching Multi Level Marketing seven years ago. Since then, it feels like every company, industry or product she looks into is a scam. Let's be clear, they often are.This week, she stares straight into the Ivy League Bro eyes of private equity, looking for an answer to that same simple question that's been pin-balling around her brain for seven years.Comic, writer, podcaster (and more!) Meredith Lynch has been following private equity money for years and this week she and Jane will try to untangle the mess this shady industry has made of pretty much everything it's touched. It's coming for all of us. We might as well try to understand what the hell it is.Find Meredith at:https://www.meredithlynch.com/IG & TikTok: @meredithmlynch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we wrap up our long, winding conversation with Daniel Klein, former settler who grew up in the West Bank. You can find more from him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part one of a two-part discussion with Daniel Klein, a former Zionist who grew up in a settlement in the West Bank. He has since moved to the US and regularly shares his transformation with others. You can find more from Daniel on his Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.