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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Ozempic and Fatness; The Problem With the BQE; An Interfaith Dialogue

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 8, 2023

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino on the rise of Ozempic and how it may change our perception of fatness (First) | An expert panel responds to the crisis of the BQE (Starts at 25:35) | An interfaith dialogue for Easter, Passover and Ramadan (Starts at 45:15)

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