Embodied

Anita Rao

Booking Overview

This is a weekly interview show focused on underdiscussed aspects of identity, relationships, health, and everyday human experience, typically featuring subject-matter experts alongside people sharing compelling firsthand stories. PR agencies could credibly pitch authors, academics, designers, advocates, health experts, and individuals with distinctive lived experience; booking difficulty is likely medium because strong relevance and a substantive perspective matter more than major celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 291

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.5k subscribers

Instagram: 4.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

embodied@wunc.org

podcasts@wunc.org

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Host

Anita Rao - Anita Rao is a journalist and podcast host at WUNC who explores overlooked dimensions of identity, relationships, health, and the human experience through intimate interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, academics, artists, designers, advocates, health experts, and people with compelling firsthand experience connected to the episode’s central question.

Required Achievements:

Published books or essays, Academic research or teaching, Advocacy and community initiatives, Professional design or creative work, Distinctive lived experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Margarita Zulueta - Inclusive Design, Fat Liberation, And Reimagining Spaces Such As Airplanes For Larger Bodies.

Suzy Hooker - Accessibility In Everyday Spaces, Fat Activism, And Designing Environments For Larger Bodies.

Lauren Hill-Hoover - Marriage, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, And The Effects Of Long COVID On A Relationship.

Philip Hoover - Long COVID, Caregiving, Marriage, Illness, And How Chronic Illness Reshaped His Life.

Helen Zoe Veit - The History Of Picky Eating, Parenting Practices, Children’s Food Preferences, And Cultural Influences On Eating.

Recent Topics

Relationships, Health, Psychology, Parenting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Embodied

BONUS: Meet Embodied Guest Host Carvell Wallace

August 24, 2026

Anita is heading out on parental leave, but the show isn't going anywhere! This fall you'll still get an episode of Embodied in your feeds every week, including some conversations hosted by writer and podcaster Carvell Wallace! Before he takes the mic, Anita sits down with him to talk about identity, love, and what he is excited to bring to the show this fall. Meet the guest:- Carvell Wallace is a New York Times bestselling author, memoirist and podcaster who hosted the 10-part series "Findi...

When Sports Betting Sucks You In

August 20, 2026

More than half of American men between the ages of 18 and 49 have an active online sports betting account, and for the past year Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins was one of them. But what started as a reporting assignment quickly spiraled into something else. Anita talks to him about how sports betting pulls you in, even when you think you’re immune. Plus, how the rise of sports betting culture is fundamentally changing sports and fandom. Meet the guest:- McKay Coppins is a staff writer at...

The Case For Embracing Your Sweat

August 13, 2026

This summer’s heat waves have been brutal. But there’s one thing helping all of us make it through the soaring temperatures: sweat. Our bodies need to sweat to survive – and yet we spend billions of dollars trying to combat it. Science journalist Sarah Everts explains why sweat is a biological superpower, and she and Anita dig into how it became so stigmatized. Then, Caryn Toriaga shares what it's like to live with hyperhidrosis, an excessive sweating condition that can take her hands and fee...

Publicly listed emails

embodied@wunc.org

podcasts@wunc.org

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