UCLA LiveWell
Dr. Wendy Slusser
Dr. Wendy Slusser of UCLA's Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center interviews leading experts about new perspectives on health and wellbeing. LiveWell champions an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to health equity-- from food and climate, to social justice and emotional wellbeing.
With guests like Evan Kleiman, Peter Sellars, and Bob Thurman, we've set out to explore the many facets of what it means to live well.
Stop by our website to offer feedback or guest ideas, plus more to explore: https://www.healthy.ucla.edu/media/livewellpodcast/
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best UCLA LiveWell episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to UCLA LiveWell for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite UCLA LiveWell episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
08/28/20 • 26 min
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
08/31/21 • 26 min
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
#8: Resilience with Dr. Chris Dunkel Schetter
UCLA LiveWell
04/28/20 • 19 min
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
02/13/20 • 66 min
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
12/01/23 • 42 min
3 guests. 2 hosts. And one big question: why study food? Join Dr. Amy Rowat, Chef Julia Rhoton, Laila Adarkar, and guest host, Kayleigh Ruller, on this exploration.
Food--accessing it, cooking it, gathering around it--is a powerful tool for inciting change on both an individual and community level. It’s a lens for understanding environmental, social, and political issues, near and far. How do we leverage the power of food? What does it mean to prioritize Food Studies in a large university setting?
UCLA is exploring these very questions through its educational programs, like the Food Studies Minor and the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies, and the plethora of on-campus resources, the Teaching Kitchen, Bruin Dining, Community Programs Office, and beyond.
Episode Resources + Mentions:
- Food Day 2023: Food & Country Screening, December 7th 2023, 7:00-9:00 pm, James Bridges Theater
- Register here: tinyurl.com/foodandcountryucla
- Teaching Kitchen
- Jane b semel HCI Community Garden
- UCLA CPO
- Food Studies Minor
- UCLA Extension Food Studies Certificate
- Westwood Food Co-Op
- UCLA Farmers Market
- EatWell Pod
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
#72: Food as Medicine with Corby Kummer
UCLA LiveWell
01/31/24 • 39 min
This episode is abundant in resources for anyone and everyone interested in food equity, health, community activism, or journalism. Corby Kummer is more than a renowned journalist and food writer, he is a changemaker working to break down the barriers to nutrient-rich and culturally-appropriate food.
He asks the sort of perspective-shifting questions, as a writer and as the Executive Director of the Food and Society Program and the Aspen Institute, that can reframe our understanding of food access and food justice and, as he says, can help shine light where it’s not been shined before. This episode really dives into the importance of building community trust between researchers and communities and most importantly, bringing different groups together with cross-sector knowledge to create meaningful change in the food equity world.
If you liked this episode, you may also like Episode #61 about the Fresh Food Farmacy with Dr. Andrea Feinberg, or #68 Why Study Food?
Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast!
Episode Resources + Mentions:
- Food Leaders at Aspen Institute (Applications through February 20, 2024)
- UCLA Teaching Kitchen
- Food as Medicine Research Action Plan
- Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers
- Foundations Mentioned: Marshall Project, Newmark Foundation, Knight Foundation
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
#75: Food Forward with Rick Nahmias
UCLA LiveWell
03/13/24 • 35 min
This is the story of how noticing the abundant produce on citrus trees turned into what is now a 15 year old nonprofit, Food Forward, that transports nearly 90 million pounds of food to communities in need. Join us today as Rick Nahmias, founder and CEO of Food Forward, tells us that story and gives us insider tips to starting your own nonprofit, growing a team, and building meaningful relationships that help bring food where it belongs.
Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast!
Episode Resources + Mentions:
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
03/27/24 • 21 min
Original release date: February 16, 2023.
Why were snakes at the original Olympics? How are the arts and sports intimately connected? How did the Greek tragedy come to be? We cover all of these questions in Part 1 of our Special 2 Part Interview with Peter Sellars.
Peter, with his gift of storytelling, takes us on a journey to the Olympics in ancient Greece, where health, theater, and the arts were of equal importance in this celebration of togetherness. Fast forward to today, we look at how arts and sports are both lifelong commitments to navigating struggle in thrilling, liberating, and uniting ways.
Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, provide feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast!
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
#78 (Re-Release), Eco-Conscious Teaching, Living, and Community Building with Tamar Christensen
UCLA LiveWell
04/24/24 • 37 min
Original air date: July 2023.
Join us today for a lesson in environmental storytelling with Tamar Christensen. Everything about Tamar’s story is fascinating-- she is a writing instructor at UCLA, a Veteran, a composter, a chicken mom, and a zero-waste lifestyle icon. We hear about how she sold her car after a transformative trip to Europe, how she gave food nonprofit Nourish LA a home at UCLA, and how she structures her creative writing classes around navigating eco-anxiety and knowing one’s place in the climate crisis.
Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, provide feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast!
Episode Resources + Mentions:
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
11/26/19 • 64 min
Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.
We also have links in the show notes on our website at healthy.ucla.edu/livewellpodcast. If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected].
To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @LiveWell_UCLA!
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FAQ
How many episodes does UCLA LiveWell have?
UCLA LiveWell currently has 89 episodes available.
What topics does UCLA LiveWell cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on UCLA LiveWell?
The episode title '#66: Psychology, Identity, and Superheroes with Dr. Drea Letamendi (Re-Release)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on UCLA LiveWell?
The average episode length on UCLA LiveWell is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of UCLA LiveWell released?
Episodes of UCLA LiveWell are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of UCLA LiveWell?
The first episode of UCLA LiveWell was released on May 10, 2019.
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