Obesity, and You, and Me!

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On The Gist, the state of the runoff Senate election down in Mississippi. Fat shaming is inexcusable. But so is denying some of the health problems that come with being obese. Maria Konnikova gives us a pre-Thanksgiving report on the latest science and reminds us that obesity in the U.S. is driven by social "superforces" more than by personal choices. Konnikova writes for the New Yorker and is the author of The Confidence Game. In the Spiel, yes, it's absolutely OK to laugh (or shake one's head in disbelief) at President Trump's buffoonery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.4	There was a debate for a Senate seat in Mississippi last night.
0:51.6	What happened was on Election Day, neither candidate got
0:54.0	above 50% of the vote.
0:55.6	So there is a runoff, the Republican, Cindy Hyde Smith,
0:59.2	the Democrat Mike Espie.
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