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Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD

A staggering amount of health and wellness news and information is bombarding us everywhere we look – and who’s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health?

We do! We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And unlike the influencers, we actually know how to read a medical paper. This podcast separates fact from fiction, causality from correlation, so that you can stay informed without being overwhelmed. Every episode, we cover the health news of the week, take listener questions, and do a deep dive into a buzzy and misunderstood wellness topic so that you can actually make the best decisions for your own health.

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Ask Emily: Your Personal Questions on Career Jan 25, 2023

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A bonus episode where Emily answers your personal questions about her career and more — thanks for sending in so many great questions on Instagram at @profemilyoster!

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Puberty, Postpartum, and Adaptation with Lauren Fleshman and Molly Huddle Jan 09, 2023

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I am thrilled to feature an interview with two professional women runners, Lauren Fleshman and Molly Huddle. Lauren has a new book out tomorrow called Good for a Girl, which is the impetus for our interview, and we’ll also talk about Molly’s book How She Did It from last spring. We talk about running, but I promise this is really a conversation about postpartum and post-puberty and finding a way to excel in male-dominated spaces and tons of other stuff. It’s a good listen even if you do not love to run.

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Ask Emily: Your Personal Questions on Marriage Dec 20, 2022

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A bonus episode where Emily answers your personal questions about her marriage and more — thanks for sending in so many great questions on Instagram at @profemilyoster!

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Parenting in America with Jessica Grose and Yael Schonbrun Dec 08, 2022

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I am absolutely delighted to feature an interview with two amazing authors. Jessica Grose is the author of the just-released book “Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood,” and Yael Schonbrun is a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor at Brown (my colleague!) and the author of the new book “Work, Parent, Thrive.”

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How to Get Kids to Eat Their Lunches with Marnie Hanel Oct 24, 2022

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Bonus: The Power of Data & Its Limits Sep 21, 2022

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I'm releasing a talk that I gave at this year’s SXSW EDU conference. It is my hope that everything I write gives you more confidence talking about data and bringing it into your decision-making. This talk focuses on what we can (and cannot) learn from data and how to use it in our everyday lives. If you've ever wondered what it's like as one of my students at Brown University, here's a peek into that.

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How to Talk to Kids About Sex with Miranda Featherstone Sep 12, 2022

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(Re)Creating School for Every Child with Michael Horn Aug 29, 2022

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