Making It Awkward

Jessica Wilson, MS RD

What's going on with health and food policy right now? Each week dietitian and author Jessica Wilson shares her conversations with experts in their field or on their farm and figures out how we got here and why. Jessica has followed the ultra-processed food hysteria to trad wife pipeline and the direct path from COVID conspiracies to RFK Jr to the current administration. From her conversation with the Make America Healthy Again spokesperson to the Oregon beef farmer this podcast connects it all. Listen each week as she brings something new to the conversation and at times makes it awkward.

  1. Re-Grifting: Bryan Johnson's Blueprint and the Cult of Longevity with Jen Jacobs

    3D AGO

    Re-Grifting: Bryan Johnson's Blueprint and the Cult of Longevity with Jen Jacobs

    Bryan Johnson made a fortune and then decided to spend it on rivaling Jesus Christ and developing his Blueprint supplement line.  Johnson was born, raised and married Mormon before leaving that religion and family to pursue eternal life on his own. He is the health and tech crossover personified. His quest for longevity has led him to replace his plasma with that of his teenage son, and receive gene therapy in an unregulated area of Honduras. Johnson’s life is pretty much an algorithm, which is fitting because he believes we should fire ourselves because our brains can’t be trusted.  The Netflix doc about his quest to not die was released this year and Jessica Wilson, MS RD is joined by editor extraordinaire, Jen Jacobs, to discuss it. Jen is a cult enthusiast and breaks down what about Johnson’s quest smells fishy.  Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies Conspirituality podcast about Johnson Louis Theroux Don’t Die community Ro Crisis lifeline

    1h 14m
  2. Wearable Devices and the Delusion of Knowledge with Dr. Maisha Davis

    AUG 21

    Wearable Devices and the Delusion of Knowledge with Dr. Maisha Davis

    Dr. Maisha Davis joins the pod for a hilarious chat about using constant glucose monitoring devices (CGMs), the Levels app and the Oura ring. The two talk about how and why collecting and reviewing health data can be comforting to some people, and also how using a CGM could be a slippery slope.  Jessica and Maisha are currently using the Dexcom 7 and they share what their experiences have been using that brand. Maisha took extra steps to calibrate the CGM while Jessica didn’t go through the trouble and the two talk about how a CGM is only as good as its reliable responses.  The two discuss the case of Cassie Cattie, a Nurse Practitioner, whose Oura ring detected her cancer 8 months before she received a diagnosis, but was that information helpful?  Maisha also introduces us to their newest bff, the Ninja Creami and the secret to eating ice cream for breakfast.  You can find more information about CGMs in this episode. Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

    38 min
  3. Re-Release! Part 2: "No food is better than bad food" says UCSF's Dr. Lustig

    AUG 14

    Re-Release! Part 2: "No food is better than bad food" says UCSF's Dr. Lustig

    What can listeners take from Jessica’s conversation with Dr. Robert Lustig? She looks at the interview through a historical lens and addresses eugenics and war. She then shares some possible present day applications. Jessica also shares feedback she’s gotten from listeners and from a few people working for UCSF. Lustig’s article in Frontiers: ⁠https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1098453/full You can contact the show at makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

    30 min
  4. Ketogenic Diets For Epilepsy: Jessica’s Keto Experience with Dr. Lexi Brown

    AUG 7

    Ketogenic Diets For Epilepsy: Jessica’s Keto Experience with Dr. Lexi Brown

    Dr. Lexi Brown returns to the show to talk to Jessica about her hospitalization last year and the options she was given to treat her epilepsy. Not interested in brain surgery, Jessica was willing to try the next option: a ketogenic diet. Since January Jessica has been trialing a ketogenic diet to mixed results, mostly due to her questionable choices. Today she’s sharing what impact the diet has had on her for the past seven months and what she, reluctantly, should do going forward. Lexi talks to Jessica about taking her health seriously and how she should go about her CGM experiment.  Ketogenic diet history Keto diets for epilepsy in kiddos Jayson Carr recently died from a brain eating amoeba 🙁 Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

    1h 6m
  5. Constant Glucose Monitoring and the Levels App; an Experiment with Selena Salfen MPH RD

    JUL 31

    Constant Glucose Monitoring and the Levels App; an Experiment with Selena Salfen MPH RD

    RFK Jr wants us all to be using wearable devices! Presumptive Surgeon General, Casey Means, co-founded Levels Health which pledges to unlock our metabolic health through the use of a constant glucose monitor(CGM). What is a CGM, what promises are made by Levels, and should we care? Jessica and Selena Salfen are going to find out! The two have teamed up in August to use a CGM, link it to Levels and let the app work its biometric magic. The two will be optimized in just two weeks, according to Dr. Robert Lustig, medical advisor to Levels. Today is just an introduction, there’s so much more to say about wearables and personal data, we will be back with more of a conversation and our metabolic results! Lustig on Levels; understanding your lab results RFK Jr at Energy and Commerce hearing Take Back Your Health campaign Levels podcast archives What is a CGM Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

    33 min
  6. Childfree By Choice; Joyful, Unapologetic Childfree Women Frighten the Patriarchy

    JUL 24

    Childfree By Choice; Joyful, Unapologetic Childfree Women Frighten the Patriarchy

    Chrissy King joins Jessica Wilson, MS RD for a conversation about being childfree by choice. Chrissy talks about how she made her decision and how Jessica didn’t ever think it was a choice she needed to make. Chrissy got to share her thoughts on many things including the marketing of parenthood, the idea of it taking a village to raise a child and aging like the Golden Girls. The two talk about how they’ve been asked about their decision not to have kids 347 times but it’s not the norm to randomly ask parents why they decided to have kids. They both talk about how much their moms poured into their upbringing and how that impacted how they viewed them and their decision not to have kids. They also talk about what it’s like to live in a society in which parenthood, particularly motherhood, is the norm.  After wrapping this conversation Chrissy and I discussed the potential for backlash from this conversation and that parents might take our choices personally. Either way we’d love to hear your feedback! Motherhood Should Come with a Warning Label Childfree Reddit Chrissy King Chrissy’s book

    56 min

  7. JUL 17

    Re-release: "No food is better than bad food" says UCSF's Dr. Lustig. Part 1

    Re-release! Originally published 9/14/23. After receiving an email from Dr. Robert Lustig about his concerns with Jessica's work she was fortunate enough to catch Dr. Lustig on the phone for this interview. In addition to giving her advice on what to tell a patient who needed to choose between a can of ravioli or nothing he shared his beliefs about calories, metabolic health, starvation, and how he distinguishes between what an eating disorder is and what it's not. Content Note: This episode discusses topics that may be distressing to those who are food insecure, live in areas of food apartheid, experience anti-fatness, and/or have disordered eating. Part 2 of this episode will air in two weeks. If you have comments, feedback and/or analysis you can email or send a voice memo to makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com. Dr. Lustig's website  His profiles at UCSF and here.  Lustig's article that he sent to Jessica. Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies Originally published 9/14/23

    36 min
  8. The Womanosphere, Food Politics and the Next Body Ideal

    JUL 10

    The Womanosphere, Food Politics and the Next Body Ideal

    Jessica is joined by Lindsay Lee Wallace for the second of two episodes about the womanosphere. The two talk about the performance of the womanosphere, and more of the media side of things including skinnytok and Evie magazine. Evie magazine is the conservative magazine for cis women that encourages us to seek truth and find beauty. Jessica gets the honor of introducing the new body ideal to Lindsay and hears her response.  Lindsay and Jessica start by talking about the politics of food and the connections to UPF hysteria.  Slim Secrets of Slavic Women Nutrition Myth WaPo article Young conservative women build an alternative to the manosphere Like this episode? You can rate, review, subscribe, follow, share and comment! Questions about the show? Guest pitches? Email makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com You can buy awkward merch! You can become a Patreon member! You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod Follow Jessica Wilson on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson Jessica Wilson's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

    33 min
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What's going on with health and food policy right now? Each week dietitian and author Jessica Wilson shares her conversations with experts in their field or on their farm and figures out how we got here and why. Jessica has followed the ultra-processed food hysteria to trad wife pipeline and the direct path from COVID conspiracies to RFK Jr to the current administration. From her conversation with the Make America Healthy Again spokesperson to the Oregon beef farmer this podcast connects it all. Listen each week as she brings something new to the conversation and at times makes it awkward.

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  • Creator
    Jessica Wilson, MS RD
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jessica Wilson, MS RD
  • Show Website
    Making It Awkward

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