Viral

Shoot for the stars! And hopefully you'll land in a makeshift airstream for quarantine! Learn more about how we apply public health practices to cosmic travel!

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Take a bite of some lemon meringue pie and listen to our episode about how home economics became a vehicle for women to enter the workforce and academia. Megan and Linsey talk about The Secret History of Home Economics and how it has impacted public health.

Book: The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live

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Megan and Linsey revisit this topic and talk about all the different ways that health and community wellness have been revered in different mythologies around the world. 

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Did you know your brain likes to take shortcuts when it comes to logic? Megan and Linsey talk about logical fallacies (aka the backbone of social media) and cognitive bias in public health! 

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Megan and Linsey take a moment to rant and rave about the current system of accessing and allocating grants in communities. Fun, right? If you're feeling salty about grant writing, this is the one for you.

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Despite what you may hear, public health happens in Florida! We dive into the history of public health in Florida and the unique challenges the Sunshine State faces.

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Let's get silly! Cartoons have been used to communicate health behaviors (both good and bad). Let's revisit some of our favorite toons and how they've impacted public health.

Check out our Patreon for Linsey's Sailor Moon drawings from middle school!

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Ice, Ice, baby! We're talking about how ice changed the world and public health! 

References:

Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks -- A Cool History of a Hot Commodity

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Get your tin foil hats on! We're talking about the history of institutional mistrust in public health and how it impacts today's issues. 

References:

Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

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Join us for our final episode about anti-fat stigma! We interview and kiki with Christine Byrne (she/her), MPH, RD, LDN, a non-diet dietitian nutritionist, longtime journalist, and the founder of Ruby Oak Nutrition. She specializes in nutrition counseling for eating disorders and loves working with college students and adults.

Content warning: we do talk about disordered eating and eating disorders.

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