Sharing your skincare routine, whether it’s on DermTok or Instagram, is a hugely popular trend on social media. These days, there is one product that you’ll hear talked about religiously: sunscreen. You’ll find dermatologists and skincare influencers alike evangelizing about the importance of cancer- and wrinkle-preventing SPF.
But there’s another reason wh ... Show More
Oct 9
Brazil rides the 'Donroe Doctrine's' orange wave
Right now former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on house arrest, after being sentenced to 27 years in prison. On Sunday his son Flavio won the first round of that country's presidential elections, his wife, and two more of his children were voted into office. A runoff elec ... Show More
32m 24s
Oct 7
Quebec separatism in the 'elbows up' era
With the election of the Parti Québécois in Quebec Monday night, it's the first time in twelve years that Canada will have a separatist government in power. Over the course of the campaign, the party's leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, made clear some of the fights he could take ... Show More
28m 24s
Jun 2020
Wear Sunscreen? This is Required Listening
Are chemical sunscreens really worse than mineral sunscreens? Are you applying spray sunscreen incorrectly? And what's problematic about the term "reef safe"? We have Menas Kizoulis, Scientific Engagement Director at Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc, the company behind brands like ... Show More
1h 8m
Jun 2023
A Smarter Way To Use Sunscreen
Sunscreen: we should all be using it, but we might not all be using it the right way. In fact, the type of sunscreen you use may not be nearly as important as using it effectively. With the help of a few expert dermatologists, NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey cues Scienti ... Show More
12m 7s
Sep 2023
Why American sunscreen sucks
Better sunscreen exists, you just can’t get it in the US. Amanda Mull and Elise Hu explain why.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sam Sanders.
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26m 44s
Jun 2021
"Everything is Chemicals," Don't Throw Out Your Sunscreen Just Yet, the Fate of Marc Jacobs Beauty and More in Beauty Headlines
What sexy cupcake of a performer has us gushing over their (potential) upcoming beauty brand? What’s the fate of Marc Jacobs Beauty? Should you throw away your sunscreen because some random Mommy influencer tells you to? (Spoiler alert: no.) We’re answering these beauty questions ... Show More
40m 36s