The Waves: Two Feminists Talk Weight Loss

On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon
Palus talks with longtime health and foodwriter Tamar Haspel about
her views on weight loss, and why it’s important for feminist to
not shy away from the topic. They dig into why crank diets don’t
work and often fail in trials, how Tamar changed her mind about
“just lose weight!” being good, blanket advice, and how to make
conversations about weight empowering—or, at least, less
fraught.  In Slate Plus, a discussion about the latest weight
loss drug, Ozempic.  Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and
Tori Dominguez with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia
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