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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2025 · 30 MIN

Re-Release! Part 2: "No food is better than bad food" says UCSF's Dr. Lustig

from Making It Awkward · host Jessica Wilson

What can listeners take from Jessica's conversation with Dr. Robert Lustig? She looks at the interview through a historical lens and addresses eugenics and war. She then shares some possible present day applications. Jessica also shares feedback she's gotten from listeners and from a few people working for UCSF. Lustig's article in Frontiers: ⁠https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1098453/full You can contact the show at [email protected] Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email [email protected] You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

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