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Burn

Herman Ponser
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Burn by Herman Ponser comes up on The Ezra Klein Show, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Burn by Herman Ponser appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

the core argument of the book is that, at the heart of our modern food system, is this mismatch between the way our brains are wired and the food and social environment we've built.

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Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food on The Ezra Klein Show
Why people keep bringing this up

The host mentions the book 'Burn' in the context of discussing the complexities of weight gain and the societal misconceptions surrounding it. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the brain's role in eating behaviors, which aligns with the insights presented in the book.

Burn by Herman Ponser most often appears in conversations about understanding weight gain.

Recent linked podcasts include The Ezra Klein Show, giving you a quick path from the book back to the shows where it actually came up.

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The host mentions the book 'Burn' in the context of discussing the complexities of weight gain and the societal misconceptions surrounding it. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the brain's role in eating behaviors, which aligns with the insights presented in the book.

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Individuals interested in nutrition and psychology
Where it keeps coming up

Recent show rotation: The Ezra Klein Show.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 1:27:55 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode mentioned Burn?

Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food on The Ezra Klein Show is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Burn by Herman Ponser. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 1:27:55.

Which podcast mentioned Burn?

The Ezra Klein Show is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Burn by Herman Ponser.

Who mentioned Burn on podcasts?

PodcastMentions ties Burn by Herman Ponser to The Ezra Klein Show, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.

Why do podcast guests bring up Burn?

The host mentions the book 'Burn' in the context of discussing the complexities of weight gain and the societal misconceptions surrounding it. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the brain's role in eating behaviors, which aligns with the insights presented in the book. It most often appears in conversations about understanding weight gain.

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It's a really great book on several levels. First of all, it's really well written, really entertaining. This book actually does have an incredible discovery about the human body.

Sentiment: Deep Dive
For: Individuals interested in nutrition and psychology
Key quote: the core argument of the book is that, at the heart of our modern food system, is this mismatch between the way our brains are wired and the food and social environment we've built.
The host mentions the book 'Burn' in the context of discussing the complexities of weight gain and the societal misconceptions surrounding it. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the brain's role in eating behaviors, which aligns with the insights presented in the book.