EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 51 MIN
What's the Skinny on GLP1 Body Image?
from The Curiosity Desk · host GBH News
The GLP1 boom and spurred a resurgence of the "skinny culture" of the 1990s-2000s. We talk about the impact that has on body image and mental health with family physician Dr. Mara Gordon and Rachel Rodgers, Associate Professor of Psychology at Northeastern.We've had a few big snow storms and yet... technically we are still in a drought. Meteorologist Dave Epstein explains why. And Mondays are America 250 days! Today we spotlight one extraordinary American, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock and Roll. We learn her story from Gayle Wald, George Washington University American Studies Professor. ---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
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The GLP1 boom and spurred a resurgence of the "skinny culture" of the 1990s-2000s. We talk about the impact that has on body image and mental health with family physician Dr. Mara Gordon and Rachel Rodgers, Associate Professor of Psychology at Northeastern. We've had a few big snow storms and yet... technically we are still in a drought. Meteorologist Dave Epstein explains why. And Mondays are America 250 days! Today we spotlight one extraordinary American, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock and Roll. We learn her story from Gayle Wald, George Washington University American Studies Professor. --------- Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
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