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How age, stress and income impact weight outcomes; Ronald Young Jr. discusses his hit podcast, 'Weight for It'

Co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Dr. Nia S. Mitchell to discuss weight management in the new year and Ronald Young Jr. to chat about his podcast, 'Weight for It.'

MLK oratorical competition; Life after Miss North Carolina controversy; Masters track star trains for Olympic trials

MLK oratorical competition participants share their visions of Dr. King's dream; a Miss North Carolina winner shares story of controversy and triumph; and a track star on the autism spectrum trains for the Olympic trials while coaching middle schoolers to their own victories

An illustration of a Black man sitting on an airplane from the seat in front of him. He is looking out the window with a tear running down his face. He is wearing a red shirt, has a beard and is wearing an earring in the ear that is visible in the illustration. The word “Sobbed” is in the lower right hand corner.

Sobbed: Why We Cry (Revisited)

Anita usually feels better after a good, long cry. But why is that? She explores that question with a poet who spent years diving deeply into the science and culture of crying. And a forerunner of the "crying selfie" trend shares how he pushes back on toxic masculinity by embracing tears.

Structural racism and poor health outcomes; Asheville's Fashion Therapist; how to dispose of your Christmas tree

Dr. Dinushika Mohottige and Dr. Ebony Boulware talk with co-host Leoneda Inge about research that's being called "groundbreaking" — using localized data from Durham to highlight the deep connection between where people live and rates of diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

An illustration featuring a masculine-appearing person with their head in their hands. They're wearing a gray hoodie and have red squiggly lines branching out and up from their upper body. To the left is a thought bubble with a heart with a question mark in it. To the right is a thought bubble with two praying hands in it. In the bottom righthand corner of the illustration is a thought bubble with a bottle of poison tipped over, a match and a house on fire. In the bottom lefthand corner of the illustration is the word "Obsessed."

Obsessed: Breaking The OCD Cycle (Revisited)

Anita is no stranger to anxiety, but her spirals are mostly short lived. In this episode she meets folks who often get caught in loops of extreme worry and compulsions with little relief. A married couple shares how OCD put them in survival mode and a woman whose OCD symptoms began in kindergarten talks about learning how to open up about her experience in friendships and dating.

An illustration of a large globular cell made up of an amalgamation of smaller globes that is a very light green color with a purple circle in its center and an outline of purple globes. There are smaller, light green circles around the outline of the larger globe and even smaller light green circles floating around the border.. The background of the illustration transitions from very light purple at the top to a darker purple at the bottom. The word "Retrieved" is in a rectangle over the top of the large globular cell.

Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know

Egg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry with high stakes and complicated dynamics. Anita talks with two egg donors about why they donated and what they wish they'd known earlier. Plus, a medical anthropologist shines a light on the messy world of donor compensation and why some eggs are valued higher than others.

An illustration featuring a person with shoulder-length brown hair listening to headphones with their eyes closed. There are artistic swirls and images of a makeup brush, a person with a long Q-tip and an electric razor floating around the headphones. The person looks relaxed and content. The word "Tingled" is in the upper left hand corner of the illustration.

Tingled: Your Brain And Heart On ASMR

Anita finds a lot of ASMR videos to be deeply relaxing, but she doesn't get the well-hyped/well-documented 'brain tingles.' Why? She puts the question to a physiologist who's been exploring the science of ASMR for the past decade. Plus, she meets an ASMR artist who's entranced hundreds of thousands of people with her medical role play videos and a woman who turned to the world of Boyfriend ASMR to heal her broken heart.

An illustration featuring two femme-presenting individuals. The person on the left is holding an open book in their hand with their head turned towards the person on the right. They are kissing the person on the right's forehead warmly. The person on the right has their hand in the lap of the person on the left and they are smiling with their eyes and lips closed as they receive the kiss. The person on the left has shoulder-length dark hair, light skin and is wearing a T-shirt with the trans flag on it. The person on the right has chin-length dark and curly hair with mocha-colored skin. They are wearing pink lipstick. The background of the illustration features the outlines of various flower shapes. The word "Transitioned" is in the upper right hand corner of the illustration.

Transitioned: When One Partner Comes Out As Trans

A gender transition is a moment of personal flux that can also have a big impact on a romantic relationship. Anita meets two couples who continued to choose each other after one partner came out as trans: a South African couple in their 20s and an American couple who went through a transition after 22 years of marriage.

Why cola became king

The South is the birthplace of all the big cola brands. But why?

Featuring: Embodied - How fandoms build community

We hear a lot about toxic fandoms — but this episode of the award-winning podcast Embodied focuses on the brighter side.

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