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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 chat...

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...

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 a...

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 ...

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 c...

In today's episode, Kate discusses the common sentiment shared by wellness influencers: my page is for wellness, not politics. She looks at why a majority of wellness content online is apolitical, individualistic, and usually pushing you to buy new unregulated supplements. Kate digs deeper to look at how government decisions and public policy shape health outcomes in the United States by talking about environmental racism, private ...

In today's episode, Kate speaks to the very first guest on the show... Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. He is currently running for U.S. Senate in Michigan on a progressive policy platform that is focused on money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All. We talk about his background in public health, what inspired him to run for office, and what he makes of RFK Jr. and the MAHA Movement.

If you live in Michigan, make sure yo...

In today's episode, Kate looks at how pervasive cosmetic surgery is in society and how choice feminism derails any criticism of these procedures. She defines choice feminism and explains its limitations when advocating for the collective liberation of women from the patriarchy. Kate analyzes the increased normalization of cosmetic surgery and what this tells us about beauty standards in the digital era. Tune in to understand why th...

In today's episode, Kate looks at the increase in anti-birth control content on social media and how it comes at a time when reproductive rights are under attack in the United States. She discusses the wellness influencers that are telling young women to get off of the pill and how this has influenced perspectives on contraceptive care. Kate explains why this messaging is dangerous when there is a coordinated, well-funded conservat...

In today's episode, Kate explores the hell that is "Skinnytok" and how it's gained traction on social media. She looks at how these videos promote disordered eating, Eurocentric beauty standards, and dangerous dieting habits to young impressionable women via fast-paced social media algorithms. Kate analyzes the link between diet culture, patriarchy, and conservative ideals — highlighting how thinness is intertwined with a lar...

In today's episode, Kate talks about the prevalence of alt-right pipelines in the wellness space online. Kate looks at how seemingly harmless niches such as fitness, clean eating, pilates, and more can quietly serve as pipelines to conservative ideologies. She touches on why conservatives are so good at mobilizing online due to their messaging in seemingly "apolitical niches" and how these subtle pipelines can start to spread more ...

In today’s episode, Kate discusses the dangers of the MAHA — Make America Healthy Again — Movement and RFK Jr.

Kate analyzes how this movement preys on paranoia and health anxiety, then pushes misinformation, conspiracy theories, and distrust of science and government to its supporters.

Kate explores who's supporting this movement — from moms to wellness influencers — and which talking points are reson...

RFK Jr. pissed off Kate so much that she decided to bring back Seamossgirlies :)

Welcome to the first episode! Kate will be talking about what has happened in the wellness space and world at-large since 2024. Spoiler: there have been a lot of right-wing shifts in culture, politics, and social media. Kate will briefly touch on all that’s happened online since the pod stopped – including topics such as “skinnytok,&r...