It's the early 1990s and the diet boom is over. Weight Watchers is now a millstone around Heinz's neck, Jenny Craig's advance has stalled, and Nutri/System's bankrupt and broken.
Faced with tanking sales, the diet giants home need new tricks to get people back on their weight-loss plans. And soon all three are homing in on the same answer – paying celebriti ... Show More
Apr 2023
Encore: Diet Wars | Dieting 3.0 | 5
<p>First there was Weight Watchers, then there was Noom, and now there’s…Wegovy? <em>Bloomberg</em> health reporter Emma Court helps us understand the evolution of dieting programs and where they’re going next. Later, Matthew Schnier of <em>New York Magazine</em> and <em>The Cut< ... Show More
39m 12s
Nov 2020
Classic Tides | Peasants' Rebellions and Resistance
<p>Peasants and common folk were oppressed by their social superiors, but they didn't accept that as a natural state of affairs: They resisted in small, everyday ways, and they rebelled, sometimes spectacularly.</p><p><em>This episode originally aired on September 20, 2018.</em>< ... Show More
51m 53s
Apr 2023
Amelia Earhart: Across the Atlantic | 100th Episode, Amelia’s Final Flight | 3
<p>It’s officially Against the Odds’ 100th episode! To celebrate the milestone, hosts Cassie De Pecol and Mike Corey sit down to reminisce about their favorite seasons, swap stories of their own adventures, and discuss the pioneers who inspire them. Later, author and podcaster Ch ... Show More
39m 6s
Jul 2021
"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution
<p>Listen to an exclusive sneak peak of Patrick's book, <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World</em>, which comes out today, July 20th! This chapter looks at the one-armed German mercenary knight Goetz von Berlichingen, and the emergence of l ... Show More
1h 6m