Episodes

  • Our Food Keeps Getting Recalled. Here’s What to Do.

    Our Food Keeps Getting Recalled. Here’s What to Do.
    Nov 22 2024
    Food recalls seem to be making headlines more than ever. This summer, a major recall of roughly 7.2 million pounds of Boar's Head deli meats due to listeria raised serious concerns and sent 59 people to the hospital and resulted in 10 deaths. More recently, E. coli outbreaks linked to organic carrots and slivered onions in McDonald's quarter pounders brought the issue back into focus, Sanjay sits down with food safety expert Dr. Don Schaffner to explore why recalls happen and the steps you can take to keep your family safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • What it’s Like to Take an Alzheimer’s Test

    What it’s Like to Take an Alzheimer’s Test
    Nov 15 2024
    In this intimate finale of a two-part special, Dr. Sanjay Gupta decides to find out his own risk of Alzheimer’s disease. As he confronts his own genetic markers and lifestyle factors, Sanjay breaks down the science behind Alzheimer’s risk and explores what steps might slow down the disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Why There’s More Hope for Alzheimer’s

    Why There’s More Hope for Alzheimer’s
    Nov 8 2024
    For the nearly 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, progress on treatments has felt painfully slow and incremental at best…until now. Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled the country meeting people who have slowed, prevented, and in some cases even reversed the spread of Alzheimer’s. These are their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Polarized World

    How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Polarized World
    Nov 1 2024
    In a world marked by war and political polarization, it can certainly feel at times like we have all lost touch with the art of compromise – the wisdom to recognize that real progress demands sacrifice. Except, that’s not entirely true. Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with social psychologist Peter T. Coleman, author of “The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization,” to discuss the fundamentals of navigating difficult conversations, how our brains evolved to handle conflict, and why reaching a compromise is not always the best solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • The Bittersweet Truth About Sugar

    The Bittersweet Truth About Sugar
    Oct 25 2024
    Americans are sugar obsessed. Can we cut back without making life feel less sweet? This Halloween, sugar studies expert Laura Schmidt shares tips for taming your sweet tooth. Plus, why she says we need to stop debating if sugar is addictive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Self-Exams Matter: Why These TV Powerhouses Say Don’t Skip Them

    Self-Exams Matter: Why These TV Powerhouses Say Don’t Skip Them
    Oct 18 2024
    Sara Sidner is a hard-hitting CNN journalist. Ananda Lewis is a content creator and former 90s MTV host. Both are living with breast cancer. Both are also the best friends of CNN's Stephanie Elam who asked them to sit down and talk – and get real – about their fears, their determination and their newfound joy after this devastating diagnosis. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chasing Life brings you this special conversation between three friends about a journey that is all too familiar for so many. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Stressed Parents? Dr. Becky Wants to Help.

    Stressed Parents? Dr. Becky Wants to Help.
    Oct 11 2024
    Overwhelmed, stressed, constantly anxious – that's life as a parent, right? If you feel this way, the good and bad news is that you’re not alone. CNN’s Chief Medical Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a father of three teenage girls, turns to parenting expert Dr. Becky Kennedy – known online simply as ‘Dr. Becky’ -- for advice. And they get personal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • The Secret Lives of Neurosurgeons

    The Secret Lives of Neurosurgeons
    Oct 4 2024
    The brain is one of the most complex and mysterious organs in our body, and neurosurgeons are at the forefront of unraveling its secrets. But what’s it really like behind the scenes in the operating room, and how do neurosurgeons view the brain’s deepest mysteries? Sanjay sits down with Dr. Theodore Schwartz, a leading neurosurgeon and author of Gray Matters, to delve into the personal experiences that have shaped their careers, explore the impact of AI on brain surgery, and how their work pushes the boundaries of what we know about the human mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 mins