{"id":1165,"date":"2026-07-22T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redzine.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/strange-health-wins-best-health-and-wellbeing-podcast-award\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:47:03","slug":"strange-health-wins-best-health-and-wellbeing-podcast-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redzine.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/strange-health-wins-best-health-and-wellbeing-podcast-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Health wins best health and wellbeing podcast award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749481\/original\/file-20260722-57-l792c8.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1&amp;rect=84%2C0%2C1080%2C720&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=1050&amp;h=700&amp;fit=crop\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\"><\/span> <span class=\"attribution\"><span class=\"source\">The Conversation<\/span>, <a class=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Strange Health, a video podcast produced by The Conversation UK, has won the best health and wellbeing award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/voices.media\/introducing-the-winners-of-2026s-publisher-podcast-awards-and-publisher-newsletter-awards\/\">Publisher Podcast Awards 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The judges said it was \u201can entertaining podcast with a winning combination of host discussion and academic specialists\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Katie Edwards, a health and medicine editor at The Conversation, and Dan Baumgardt, a practising GP and lecturer in health and life sciences at the University of Bristol, each episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/topics\/strange-health-podcast-183205\">Strange Health<\/a> explores a health trend going viral on social media, and features an interview with an expert actively researching the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Episodes included discussions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-activating-your-vagus-nerve-has-become-the-latest-wellness-trend-275246\">vagus nerve<\/a> and whether it could really be reset, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-period-scooping-to-menstrual-masking-the-strange-science-of-viral-period-hacks-276733\">period scooping<\/a> and whether <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/can-flashing-light-alter-your-mind-the-science-of-stroboscopic-stimulation-276034\">flashing light can alter your mind<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>All episodes are available to watch on YouTube and Spotify, or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re working on season two to air in the autumn. If you\u2019ve got a question about a viral health trend or video you\u2019ve seen and you\u2019d like us to delve into the science behind it in a future episode, please email us at strangehealth@theconversation.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to Strange Health via any of the apps listed above, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaTTuV3RjvqAU2tIittpFgg\">watch it on YouTube<\/a>, or download it directly via our <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.captivate.fm\/strange-health\/\">RSS feed<\/a> or find out <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-to-listen-to-the-conversations-podcasts-154131\">how else to listen here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/288132\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Conversation, CC BY Strange Health, a video podcast produced by The Conversation UK, has won the best health and wellbeing award at the Publisher Podcast Awards 2026. The judges said it was \u201can entertaining podcast with a winning combination of host discussion and academic specialists\u201d. 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