WNYC Airs 4 Interview Highlights on Ultra-Processed Food and American Religious Thought
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Updated · wnyc.org · Aug 13
WNYC Airs 4 Interview Highlights on Ultra-Processed Food and American Religious Thought
2 articles · Updated · wnyc.org · Aug 13
Summary
WNYC’s latest “Summer Friday” episode packages four recent interviews, led by a health segment on ultra-processed foods and a separate discussion of American religious thought.
Three June 16 interviews revisit the health theme: NIH researcher Kevin Hall on metabolic ward trials, Tufts epidemiologist Fang Fang Zhang on cancer and long-term outcomes, and former FDA Commissioner David Kessler on a petition challenging some ingredients’ GRAS status.
A fourth interview, first aired July 9, features Amherst professor Ilan Stavans discussing the sweep of U.S. religious ideas in connection with his 2026 book A Nation Wrestles with God.
The program also ties back to WNYC’s annual health convening—supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—which this year focused on how ultra-processed foods affect health reporting and public understanding.