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TED Radio Hour

Listen Again: Jen Gunter: Body Talk

TED Radio Hour

NPR

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.421.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Original broadcast date: May 28, 2021. What does it mean to be healthy and to care for our bodies? This hour, physician and writer Jen Gunter empowers us to cut through false medical claims and make informed decisions about our health.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Manouche. We all know misinformation is a problem.

0:05.0

But it's particularly worrying when it comes to making decisions about our health.

0:10.0

My doctor always is telling me, don't Google too much.

0:14.0

But we should listen to people like Jen Gunter.

0:17.0

She's a physician, writer, and podcaster.

0:20.0

And she has made it her mission to call out bad medical advice and false health claims.

0:25.0

She's looking at you, Gwyneth Paltrow.

0:28.0

I got to spend an hour talking to Jen about her list of top medical myths to debunk.

0:34.0

And the TED Talks that have shaped her gentle approach to treating people who struggle to believe the science.

0:41.0

This episode first aired in May. Jen is an absolute hoot.

0:46.0

So enjoy it again or for the first time.

0:49.0

See you soon.

0:51.0

This is the TED Radio Hour.

0:55.0

Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.

0:58.0

Our job now is to dream big.

0:59.0

Deliver it at TED Conferences.

1:01.0

To bring about the future we want to seek.

1:03.0

Around the world.

1:04.0

To understand who we are.

1:06.0

From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.

1:11.0

You just don't know what you're going to find.

1:13.0

Challenge you.

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