NEW EPISODE: Matrescence: Motherhood As Metamorphosis What does becoming a mother do to your brain, body and sense of self? Anita — currently in her third trimester — puts that question to science writer Lucy Jones.
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A weekly radio show & podcast about identity, relationships and health from @wunc.org hosted by @asrao.bsky.social LISTEN: https://rb.gy/1apvw4
Imagine sitting down in a theater only to be distracted from the performance by armrests digging into your sides. Or arriving at the doctor’s office to find the patient gown won’t fit. For tens of millions of Americans in larger bodies, experiences like this are part of everyday life.
Somewhere between 20-50% of children are picky eaters at some point in early childhood, and many of us assume that’s just how kids naturally are. But after historian Helen Zoe Veit spent more than 10 yrs researching the topic, she came to a very different conclusion.
NEW EPISODE: At 28, Indigenous artist Julian Brave NoiseCat made an unlikely decision: move in with the father who had abandoned him decades before. A deep dive into Indigenous history and his family’s past changed how he saw his dad and prepared him for becoming a father.
Thrilled to share that we've won a first-place award for Interview Program from Public Media Journalists Association! Intimate conversations are the heart and soul of what we do on the show, and it means so much to get this recognition!
NEW EPISODE: For years, audio creator Helena de Groot felt almost certain that she did not want kids. Then, she got unexpectedly pregnant. That pregnancy was the first in a series of curveballs that set her on a path of questioning everything she thought she knew ...
When Mary Cain stepped onto the track as a high schooler, it was clear that she was a once-in-a-generation kind of talent. Her rise was quick and spectacular, which made it all the more stunning that just a few years after going pro with Nike, she stepped back from competitive running.
NEW EPISODE: How do you care for someone you struggle to communicate with & can never fully understand? That's the question @danilynrutherford.bsky.social has been wrestling with for decades — ever since it became clear that her daughter would never speak, sign or use symbols to express herself.
Chris Mosier @thechrismosier.bsky.social has long been at the forefront of the conversation around trans athletes. He was the first trans athlete to qualify for Team USA in 2015, and now, more than a decade later, he’s pushing back as sports become a battleground for trans rights.
NEW EPISODE: Inside The World of Sugar Babies, Sugar Daddies & Sugar Dating What is it like to be a sugar baby – beyond the fancy dates & fantasy? In our new episode, B. Chionne shares stories from nearly a decade of sugar dating & how that experience shaped her views on money, power & intimacy.
NEW EPISODE: Rebecca Auman has been able to read people & pick up on energy & vibrations for as long as she can remember. But as the daughter of a Methodist minister growing up in the South, she was encouraged to turn away from that intuition for a long time.
last week's episode of @embodiedwunc.bsky.social was definitely the best podcast about poop I've ever listened to
The Healing Power Of Horror Black horror writer @tananarivedue.bsky.social fell in love w/ the spectacle of #horror when she was a little kid. But it was only after she was well into her horror writing career that she discovered that the genre can provide not just entertainment but healing.
We are so thrilled to win this award from @podcastacademy.bsky.social! This year we are celebrating our 5th anniversary as a radio show, so it’s extra sweet to get this recognition right now. We couldn’t make it to NYC to say anything on stage … so here is our mini acceptance speech 👇
NEW EPISODE: Nearly 40% of Americans say digestive troubles disrupt their daily lives.Neurogastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha tells Anita about the everyday knowledge that can help folks navigate their gut woes: link.podtrac.com/embodied
Do you know how expensive it is to be undocumented in the US? After living more than a decade in the US, Alix Dick calculated that it’s cost her close to $2 million to survive. #ImmigrantStories @anterobot.bsky.social @embodiedwunc.bsky.social
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After more than a decade living in the U.S. without permanent legal status, Alix Dick calculated the cost of her survival: $1.9 million. That figure includes everything from wage theft and…
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Despite media reports of arrests and deportations, many Americans don’t know much about the day-to-day lives of the undocumented folks who live here and just how expensive it is to be undocumented in the US. @anterobot.bsky.social @embodiedwunc.bsky.social
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After more than a decade living in the U.S. without permanent legal status, Alix Dick calculated the cost of her survival: $1.9 million. That figure includes everything from wage theft and…
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NEW EPISODE: "Tallying The Costs Of Being Undocumented." After more than a decade living in the U.S. without permanent legal status, Alix Dick calculated the cost of her survival: $1.9 million. That includes everything from wage theft & underpayment to complex PTSD and medical visits.
@embodiedwunc.bsky.social aired a great interview with @beaconpress.bsky.social authors Alix Dick and @anterobot.bsky.social this morning about their book THE COST OF BEING UNDOCUMENTED. Check it out! play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
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After more than a decade living in the U.S. without permanent legal status, Alix Dick calculated the cost of her survival: $1.9 million. That figure includes everything from wage theft and underpaymen...
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We recently spoke w/ornithologist & poet J. Drew Lanham about the many lessons he's learned from a lifetime of loving birds! He also read us an excerpt of his poem “Be Wild” from "Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves." Check it out for a meditative moment! www.instagram.com/reel/DT_I4Wu...
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In our latest episode, we spoke with ornithologist and poet J. Drew Lanham about the many lessons he's learned from a lifetime of loving birds! He also read us an excerpt of his poem “Be Wild” from the collection "Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves."Enjoy the meditative listen, hear the full conversation with Drew at the link in our bio, and tell us about your favorite birds in the comments ️🐦⬛..#Poetry #ornithology #wildlife #ecology #birds
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STEP AWAY from your weather app ... and download our newest episode for a heart and soul filling listen! A conversation with ornithologist J. Drew Lanham about Lessons Learned From Loving Birds: link.podtrac.com/embodied
There are just a FEW SEATS left to join us at our 5th birthday party in Durham! It's next Thursday 1/29 at the American Tobacco Campus. There will be treats, drinks & great conversation ... and it's free!
WUNC Spotlight: Reflecting on Five Years of Embodied
Join us for a special WUNC Spotlight celebrating five years of Embodied — the award-winning show that’s challenged norms, sparked necessary conversations and deepened our understanding of ourselves an...
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Ready to get in the #WinterOlympics state of mind? Our newest episode features a conversation with former competitive figure skating siblings Brad and @jocelynjanecox.bsky.social who tell Anita about their 11 years of competing and how their partnership continued into adulthood.
<3 love to hear it. Here's our podcast feed if you'd like to listen! The episode is called "Reimagining The Wedding Ceremony" link.podtrac.com/embodied
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Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains an...
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DB@dicebob.bsky.social · 10mo agoRaja Gopal Bhattar got me crying: "... like the rituals can look different in different places, and that's actually okay, because partially what it means to be in the diaspora is we get to reimagine our practices and traditions, and that's what it means to be in the world that we are in today."
Curtis Chin grew up inside Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine. His great-grandfather first opened the #Detroit restaurant in 1940, and in the 1970s & ‘80s Chung’s was the backdrop for many of Curtis’s formative lessons about race, identity and belonging.
NEW EPISODE: After being raped at 18, journalist Katie Simon had a burning question: How do you navigate sex & intimacy after sexual assault? Katie tells Anita about how connecting with other survivors helped them write the guidebook they wish they’d had. LISTEN: link.podtrac.com/embodied
today in Catching Up On Podcast Backlogs, I got to the @embodiedwunc.bsky.social live episode on purity culture with @solomonmissouri.bsky.social, and it was great. (of course, this episode was so long ago that people were still talking about being on twitter.)
It wasn’t just Sacheen Littlefeather. News stories about people claiming to be Indigenous have become more frequent in the past decade. @dinagw.bsky.social got to the bottom of where pretendianism comes from. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth @embodiedwunc.bsky.social
How Fake Claims To Native Identity Cause Real Harm
People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is tricky, one Native scholar says it’s necessary.
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If you're starting to feel the Black Friday pull ... our newest episode is for you. It's a deep dive into WHY we keep buying fast fashion even though we know the toll its taking on the environment & garment workers.
People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is controversial, Native scholar dinagw.bsky.social says its necessary.
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