“I was fat shamed by the Dalai Lama”: Johann Hari on Ozempic

OH OH OH OZEMPIC! You knOooOooOoow, never believe it’s not so. This week the fellas get to check off a long time dream guest. Johann Hari, a wildly successful and beloved author and journalist, who pops by the studio to do a deep dive into the new form of weight loss drugs that are taking the world by storm! Johann delves into the concept of satiety and how processed foods undermine our ability to feel full while exploring the tension between body positivity and the health risks associated with obesity. Johann draws on his personal experience with the drug as he began taking it back in early 2023 (he was fat shamed by the Dalai Lama after all) to address his lifelong struggle with obesity which inspired his latest book ‘Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs’. To wrap it all up Jer and Bri explore a bizarre drug injection fad made to increase melanin production in order to have tan skin and the horrifying risks that come with it!Catch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!Follow Sickboy on Instagram, TikTok and Discord.