It's the 2010s and the weight-loss industry's battling intensifying headwinds. Calorie-counting smartphone apps are attracting millions of users and the diet backlash is getting louder by the day.
As the pressure mounts, Weight Watchers realizes it needs to move with the times and reinvent itself. But it soon finds itself facing a conundrum: how to change c ... 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
Apr 2023
Encore: Tesla vs Detroit | Accelerate Faster | 1
<p>While the U.S. government pushed automakers to make low-emission vehicles in the 1990s, consumers loved their gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. But in 2003, Elon Musk's Tesla Motors arrives with environmentally friendly, high-performance cars that people actually want.</p><p><br>< ... Show More
38m 58s
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
Feb 2020
Introducing Even The Rich
<p>Even The Rich premieres March 17th.</p><p>Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.link/eventherich" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https: ... Show More
1m 58s
Jul 2018
Introducing I, Survivor
The assault, the manipulation, the fear, the triumph.I, Survivor premieres on July 31. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.To hear more episodes, listen exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for this and more exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listen ... Show More
2m 33s
Jul 2023
The Disappearance of General Magic | The Pocket Crystal | 1
<p>Almost two decades before the launch of the iPhone, Apple Executive Marc Porat launches a project to develop the world’s first smartphone. But to fulfill his ambitions, he will have to launch his own company: General Magic. There, he will assemble a team of brilliant engineers ... Show More
34m 33s