9 episodes
One Click Wondery
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 38 Ratings
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Narrated by Elle Fanning, One Click explores how a single click on the internet can change your life forever. Season 1 tells the story of DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol), an explosive chemical originally used in WWI-era munitions factories that is now being sold on the internet as a diet pill leaving hundreds dead in its wake. Together with journalist Jessica Wapner, Elle Fanning traces the history of DNP and asks, why (despite the perils) have so many turned to DNP and what does it say about the health of our society?
New York Times: “This mind boggling investigative series ... plays much like a horror story”
Vanity Fair: “A riveting look at the destructive consequences of DNP’s second life as a fat-burning pill”
Harper’s Bazaar: “Gripping”
Refinery29: “Fascinating”
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What Did You Take?
Two similar yet unrelated deaths in different parts of the country lead to the same agonizing conclusion -- cause of death unknown. Eventually, both cases reveal a gruesome truth: an obsession with weight loss led them, and many others, to be cooked alive from the inside.
For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org.
If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org.
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Banned From Human Consumption
After a World War I explosive causes plummeting weight loss among factory workers, enterprising scientists try to create a miracle drug. By the time they realize their mistake, it’s too late.
For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org.
If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org.
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
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Diehard Fanatic
More than fifty years after DNP was removed from pharmacy shelves, it makes a harrowing return. A chance encounter between a disgraced doctor and a steroid-obsessed trainer gives it the perfect reentry.
For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org.
If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org.
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
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A Thin Line
From the first celebrity diet in the 1800s to the heroin chic models of the 1990s, women’s bodies have long been criticized and shamed. And when the internet arrives, DNP is there to exploit those vulnerabilities.
For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org.
If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org.
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
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The Takedown
A mother’s quest for justice spurs a global hunt for DNP sellers. And one dealer’s body count keeps climbing.
For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org.
If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org.
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Warrant for His Arrest
As undercover agents set out to catch a seller whose DNP killed three people, a criminal case faces a disturbing question: what crime did he actually commit? For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org. If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Customer Reviews
A must listen
This series starts with the tragic outcome of a quest for the perfect body but then delves into the history of how the pressure to look a certain way has impacted our health and happiness for way too long. Important lesson, brilliantly told. Enough is enough.
Thank You
This message was needed for me today ! What a gift from the universe
WOW
2 episodes in & I’m hooked. Such an important conversation to have, and I want to thank all of the brave people who’ve been a part of this project.