Show Notes
Every headline about GLP-1s tells you what the drugs do. Almost none tell you what it's actually like to be on — or off — one.
For episode one, Samhita Mukhopadhyay sits down with Lindsay Peoples, Editor-in-Chief of The Cut, to unpack that gap: the stories the media keeps getting wrong, the ones still waiting to be told, and what it took to publish one of the most talked-about GLP-1 essays of the year.
In this episode:- What the media keeps getting wrong about GLP-1s — and the stories Lindsay wishes existed- Behind some of the most viral GLP-1 pieces published in The Cut- How pop culture quietly sets the rules for what bodies are "supposed" to look like- The unspoken hierarchy of who "deserves" to be on these medications- Lindsay's own health journey, and why she's chosen not to take a GLP-1
Guest: Lindsay Peoples, Editor-in-Chief of The Cut
The Weigh In is a Weight Watchers podcast and is not intended as medical advice. Talk to your doctor.
Produced by Dear Media
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