The Appetite
Hosted by Kara Bazzi and Lexi Giblin and Julie Church · Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
4.9from 138 ratings
- 153
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 138
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 27K
- YouTube views
About The Appetite
The Appetite is a podcast by the founders of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in the University District of Seattle, WA. Psychologist Lexi Giblin, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist Kara Bazzi, LMFT, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Julie Church, RDN, CD, will meet every other week to discuss all things food, body, movement, and mental health. Learn more about us at www.opalfoodandbody.com.
- Publisher
- Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Nov 2017
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 153 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#154: Changemakers in Sport: An Interview with Researcher Valerie Gruest, PhD, OLY
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#153: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with Coach Liza Rickey
23 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
#152: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with athlete Hannah Bazzi
Inside a recent episode
#154: Changemakers in Sport: An Interview with Researcher Valerie Gruest, PhD, OLY
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And not only understanding media ecologies as, you know, a systematic approach to our lived experience as humans, but also on the athlete side and how that impacts not only, you know, very elite athletes, but also very active people. Right. Which is really important. in understanding how the types of content that we consume online have an impact on our health and well-being, and our perceptions of health, sports, movement, and our relationship with food and eating as well. So happy to dig into the conversation. But really, that's where the motivation came from with the research and truly seeing the possibilities of what can happen when this kind of, you know, open discussion emerges and the different directions we can take with it, not only to put out really important scholarship, but also making sure that the impact of that scholarship is felt on the communities that it's meant to serve. […]
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- Valerie Gruest
- Liza Rickey
- Hannah Bazzi
- Katie McKenna
- Janie Stuart
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 27,189
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 129 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts The Appetite?
Kara Bazzi and Lexi Giblin and Julie Church host the show. Published by Opal: Food+Body Wisdom.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Appetite take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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