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Latest daily rankings: Oct 31. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Health & Fitness combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | #165 | #142 |
| Oct 30 | #164 | #141 |
| Oct 26 | — | #186 |
| Oct 25 | #171 | #151 |
| Oct 24 | #136 | #112 |
| Oct 23 | #131 | #106 |
| Oct 21 | #198 | #180 |
| Oct 20 | #173 | #153 |
| Oct 19 | #183 | #164 |
Latest episodes
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What's the deal with death?
October 29, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minThis week, just in time for spooky season, Emily and Perry take on the one certainty in this life: death. How have human beings historically (and unsuccessfully) tried to cheat it? How are the tech bros in the longevity space trying to…
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What's the deal with organic food?
October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minThis week, Emily and Perry are going classy with a close look at eating organic. We all know it's more expensive, but is it worth the sticker (shock)? Do organic foods actually taste better, are they healthier, and, most importantly, are…
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What's the deal with intermittent fasting?
October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minThis week, Emily and Perry discuss the highly disciplined world of intermittent fasting: all the different ways you can not eat and all of their purported health effects. Will it make you lose weight, reset your metabolism, live longer?…
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What's the deal with Botox?
October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minThis week, Emily and Perry explore Botox, literally the most toxic substance in the universe, so why not inject it into our faces? From its discovery to its biomechanics to its myriad uses, it might just turn out that smooth foreheads are…
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Rerun, Actually - What's the deal with GLP-1s?
October 1, 2026 · 49 minThis week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on GLP-1s, those blockbuster weight-loss drugs that have taken the world by storm -- and not just what you already know about them. From the origins in Gila monster venom to the surprisingly long…
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It's the First Annual Wellness, Actually Grab Bag Episode!
September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minThis week, Emily and Perry are joined by Producer Tamar to answer series of short health and wellness suggestions - by you, the listeners! - that don't merit a full deep dive but are still fun to dissect. From vampire facials to vibrating…
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What's the deal with artificial sweeteners?
September 17, 2026 · 58 minThis week, Emily and Perry dive into the sweet, calorie-free world of artificial sweeteners. What poor lab hygiene brought them into existence? Do they actually make us fatter and/or cause cancer? What regulatory shenanigans got us so…
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What's the deal with seed oils?
September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minThis week, Emily and Perry dive into the slippery world of seed oils. Canola, vegetable, safflower, yes, even avocado: why have these plant-based oils gotten such a bad rep compared to their animal-based counterparts? How does processing…
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What's the deal with poop?
September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minThis week, Emily and Perry are bravely tackling one of our most beloved bodily functions, polite company be damned: poop! Is it, as Emily asks, truly the window to our souls? How much about our health and wellness can be ascertained by…
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Rerun, Actually - What's the deal with peptides?
August 27, 2026 · 40 minThis week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on peptides, the purported panacea for all health ailments. Can an injection of these tiny bits of protein actually boost your metabolism, plump up your skin, heal your injuries, and overall…
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What's the deal with ticks?
August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minThis week, Emily and Perry explore the creepiest, crawliest topic yet: ticks! What's the deal with these little bloodsucking jerks? How do they infect us? What are the differences between tick-borne illnesses, and which ones do you really…
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What's the deal with fluoride?
August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minThis week, Emily and Perry take on fluoride, a mineral with proven benefits for your teeth and an army of skeptical influencers ready to fight their municipal water supplies, (weakened) tooth and nail. What is fluoride? When did we start…
About the show
A staggering amount of health and wellness news and information is bombarding us everywhere we look – and who’s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health?
We do! We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And unlike the influencers, we actually know how to read a medical paper. This podcast separates fact from fiction, causality from correlation, so that you can stay informed without being overwhelmed. Every episode, we cover the health news of the week, take listener questions, and do a deep dive into a buzzy and misunderstood wellness topic so that you can actually make the best decisions for your own health.