Hope Davis reads the recent article from The Atlantic, A Diet Writer’s Regrets

How Ozempic Changed America

Specials | Mar 26, 2025

Actor Hope Davis (About Schmidt, Asteroid City, Succession) read a recent article from The Atlantic, A Diet Writer’s Regrets, to help frame a discussion about weight, GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Monjaro, social media and the burden of judgment.

Audience member asks a question during Q & A of performance

 

This audio broadcast was adapted from a live event at WNYC’s The Greene Space in Manhattan on March 13, 2025.  You can watch the event here:

Co-presented by Theater of War Productions and WNYC, with special thanks to The Atlantic.

Supported by a generous grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.

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