Only Human (podcast)

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Only Human
Only Human WNYC Studios Podcast.png
Presentation
Hosted byMary Harris
GenreHealth Talk Show
LanguageAmerican English
Lengthca. 30 min.
Production
Production
  • Leital Molad
  • Molly Messick
  • Amanda Aronczyk
  • Paige Cowett
Publication
Original releaseOctober 6, 2015 – May 17, 2017
Provider WNYC Studios
Related shows
Website www.wnyc.org/shows/onlyhuman/

Only Human is a health-oriented podcast produced by WNYC Studios. [4] The podcast is hosted by Mary Harris, who previously covered health for ABC News. [5]

Contents

Background

WNYC chose Mary Harris as the host of the show because they were hoping to expand the demographic of their audience to include young women. [6] [7] The show was hosted on Mondays at 9:30pm eastern standard time. [8] The show was an attempt to create a health-oriented discussion that was more accessible to listeners. [9] The show discusses topics such as laughter's effect on health, cancer, water pollution, transgender hormone therapy, and transgender health disparities. [10] [11] The show did a series on the ability to listen. [12] [13] The show also discusses how some doctors struggle with addiction the same as their patients. [14]

Reception

Esquire listed the show as one of the best podcasts in 2016. [15] Women's Health listed the show as one of the best health and wellness podcasts. [16]

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