{"podcast":{"title":"Curiosity Weekly","slug":"curiosity-weekly-8507","podcast_index_feed_id":8507,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429","website_url":"https://www.discovery.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429/1736289542396-9dee1bdb-6055-48cb-828c-fdabd8e8be99.jpeg","author":"Warner Bros. Discovery","episode_count":1619,"summary":"Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T16:20:55.825941+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507"},"episode":{"title":"Why Society Treats Allergies Like a Nothingburger","slug":"why-society-treats-allergies-like-a-nothingburger","published_at":"2025-12-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/why-society-treats-allergies-like-a-nothingburger","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507","url":"https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/why-society-treats-allergies-like-a-nothingburger","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/693ae0614d362887b717481d/media.mp3","summary":"Allergies are estimated to affect upwards of 30% of people globally, so why are they so often swept under the rug? People in restaurants lie about their allergies, food labelling is difficult to understand, and those with the allergies are often forced to be their own advocate to avoid a potentially life-threatening medical situation. On this episode, senior producer Teresa Carey interviews allergist Dr. Samira Jeimy to discuss the day-to-day realities of allergies, new potential medications, and why better societal support is needed for those with severe allergies. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine also explores how multilingualism can slow brain aging and a new study that is trying to cleanse wine from the taste of wildfire smoke.     Link to Show Notes  HERE . Curiosity Weekly is off for the holidays! Tune in on January 7th for a new episode.   Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with   Dr. Samantha Yammine  — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to  https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity  to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Allergies are estimated to affect upwards of 30% of people globally, so why are they so often swept under the rug? People in restaurants lie about their&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/why-society-treats-allergies-like-a-nothingburger/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/why-society-treats-allergies-like-a-nothingburger.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}