Embodied Radio Show

An illustration of a pregnant person with dark skin and shoulder-length hair, standing with hands on their lower back, looking at a swirling, surreal background. The background includes elements of land, sea, sky and space, representing various natural forces: ocean waves and rain on the left, fire and stars on the right. The person appears contemplative or burdened. At the top, the word "Embodied" is written in bold red-orange letters.

Climate Anxiety And The Choice To Parent

Kaia Findlay

A scholar examining the intersection of climate anxiety, reproductive justice and race shares her research on how emotions about climate change are impacting folks’ plans to have kids.

A colorful illustration with a bright purple background and flowing ribbon-like shapes in pink, teal, and coral. At the center, a black silhouette of a woman with a ponytail is lifting a light blue silhouette of a baby into the air. Above them, bold green text with a white outline reads “Embodied.”

A New Playbook For Raising Boys

Kaia Findlay

One writer's concerns about raising her three sons in the post-Me Too landscape led her on a journey to learn more about challenges boys and young men face in the U.S. — and how to parent better.

Illustration of two people embracing. A masculine-presenting person with medium-tone skin and dark brown hair is hugging from behind a femme-presenting person with light-tone skin and shoulder-length brown hair. The femme person in front has her head tilted back, laughing, while the masc-presenting person is nuzzled into her head.

Balanced: Love & Bipolar Disorder

Kaia Findlay

When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough. A married couple and a single woman share their stories.

An illustration featuring the silhouettes of two people facing each other. The silhouette on the left is masculine-presenting, and inside the silhouette is a bird's-eye-view of a house with a sign in front of it, two stacks of large coins in front of hte house, and a document that says "Divorce Decree" at the top woth hands and a pen hovering over the document. The silhouette on the right is feminine-presenting, and drawn inside the silhouette is a big dollar sign, a front view of the same house in the other silhouette with a "SOLD" sign in front of it. The word "Embodied" is at the top of the illustration.

Life After A Gray Divorce

Kaia Findlay

In the past 30 years, the divorce rate for Americans over 55 has doubled. After a decades-long marriage, serving the papers is just one small act before what comes next.

An illustration of three men walking together, viewed from behind. The man in the center wears a red shirt and navy pants, with his arms around the shoulders of the two men on either side. The men on the left and right are partially transparent, dissolving into abstract colorful dots. The word "Embodied" appears in bold blue letters at the top against a soft sky background.

Beyond Bromance: Building Deeper Male Friendship

Audrey Smith

What’s the deal with male friendship? A podcaster describes the particular features and challenges of friendships among men, including how his research into masculinity has changed how he’s thinking about his own relationships.

An illustration featuring the word "Embodied" in bold teal letters at the top. Below it, two overlapping human silhouettes face the same direction — one in black and the other in white — both within a single outline. Black directional lines swirl around and through the heads.

A Doctor’s Intuition Lost And Found

Kaia Findlay

Two doctors describe the role of intuition in medical decision-making as a case study into the mysterious power of this unquantifiable form of knowledge.

An illustration with layered red, pink and blue textures depicting hands cradling a lower abdomen. A glowing blue uterus-like shape is visible beneath the hands. The word 'Embodied' is prominently displayed in bold, blue text at the top.

Decades Of ‘Death Cramps’ Later, A Search For Answers To Period Pain

Kaia Findlay

A podcaster shares her journey of getting to the bottom of her own medical mystery: why she experiences debilitating period cramps every few months.

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Why We Need Trans Tech In 2025

Kaia Findlay

For decades, trans people have responded to the needs in their community with technological innovation. One researcher explores the possibilities, limitations and future of trans tech.

An illustration of a curvy, confident figure outlined in white against a dark, floral background. The figure has full, voluminous hair and soft facial features. Vines and flowers, intricately drawn in white, wrap around the figure's arms, chest and hips. The background features a rich pattern of pink, black and brown flowers with abstract shapes and textures. At the top, the word "Embodied" is displayed in bold, gold letters with a white outline.

Why Black Women’s Disordered Eating Is Overlooked

Kaia Findlay

While eating disorders affect all races and ethnicities at similar rates, people of color are less than half as likely to receive a diagnosis than their white counterparts. A licensed mental health therapist decided to dig into why.

An illustration of a family portrait. One parent, on the left, is white and masculine-presenting with short, brown hair. The other parent, on the right, is Black and more femme-presenting with natural hair gathered in a ponytail. The white parent is holding and looking down at a young girl who presents as Black with kinky-looking hair in a bun on top of her head. She is looking at the camera and smiling. The Black parent is holding a little boy who has lighter brown skin and hair that looks wavier. Both parent and child are looking at the camera.

Growing Up Mixed: Identity, Race and Early Adulthood

Kaia Findlay

The number of people in the U.S. who identify as two or more races is on the rise. So what can help diminish the sense of unbelonging that is common for mixed folks?