At the dawn of the social media era, Belle Gibson became a pioneering wellness influencer - telling the world how she beat cancer with an alternative diet. Her bestselling cookbook and online app provided her success, respect, and a connection to the cancer-battling influencer she admired the most. But a curious journalist with a sick wife began asking questions that even those closest to Belle began to wonder. Was the online star faking her cancer and fooling the world? Kaitlyn Dever stars in the Netflix hit series Apple Cider Vinegar . Inspired by true events, the dramatized story follows Belleās journey from self-styled wellness thought leader to disgraced con artist. It also explores themes of hope and acceptance - and how far weāll go to maintain it. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews executive producer Samantha Strauss. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Apple Cider Vinegar yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts .ā¦
This is a serious episode about a serious topic, but it's something that's important to talk about. Mass shootings and gun violence end the life of more than 30,000 Americans every year. In this episode we discuss the Las Vegas shooting, Australia's gun laws following a similar tragedy in 1996, and how a recent study has shown with little doubt that addressing gun violence as a public health crisis has saved lives in that county.ā¦
Halloween's right around the corner, so we thought we'd start of Episode 11 with a truly terrifying topic: anti-biotic resistant superbugs. We talk about how we came to have them and what we might do to get rid of them. And because we want to leave things on a much happier and less scary note, we talk about NASA's naming of it's Langley computer research facility after famed mathematician Katherine Johnson. Last but not least, we're starting a book club. We'll not really, because we're reading sci-fi published in short and long form on the internet, not in print. Our first reading is East, from the Josef K. Stories by Cameron Suey.ā¦
Episode 10 is here! We thank our first Patreon supporter (Tony Troxell), follow up on the end of the Cassini-Huygens mission and the total solar eclipse of this year and 2024. We talk about research to use algae to turn fatty acids into hydrocarbons and a US appellate court's ruling that distributing altered versions of Star Wars is still copyright infringement. Enjoy! Would you like to help us keep making the podcast? For as little as $1 per month, you could help us out, get a reward, and you'd have our eternal gratitude! Go to https://patreon.com/sciandorfiā¦
Hello friends! We're back after missing an episode (sorry about that!) with Episode 9. In this episode we talk to you about how you can help us make the Science [and/or] Fiction podcast by becoming our sponsor on Patreon. Get more info about that here: patreon.com/sciandorfi We also take some time to do a little retrospective of our past episodes: our favorite moments and what we've learned from experience and listener feedback along the way. And finally, we bring it all back to where it first began in Episode 1: Cassini. We give you a surprisingly-emotional look at the upcoming final days of NASA's groundbreaking mission to Saturn. Enjoy!ā¦
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