Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 332
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 12.4k subscribers
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
crissy_kennedy@hotmail.com
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Host
Vera Tarman - Physician and addiction-medicine specialist focused on food addiction, eating behavior, and recovery.
Clarissa Kennedy - Food-addiction recovery educator and podcast publisher focused on abstinence-based recovery and public awareness of food addiction.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Lucy Loch - Food Addiction In Older Adults, Life-course Development Of Addictive-like Eating, Ultra-processed Foods, Diet Culture, Screening, Isolation, And Long-term Health.
April Oscarson - Personal Recovery, Healing, Self-awareness, And The Ongoing Process Of Becoming.
Matt Bernstein - Metabolic Psychiatry, Ketosis, Brain Energy Metabolism, Psychiatric Conditions, Food Cravings, Food Noise, Glp-1 Medications, And Medication Tapering.
Carolyn Dean - Magnesium Deficiency, Yeast Overgrowth, Sugar Cravings, Mineral Absorption, Restrictive Diets, And Metabolic Dysfunction.
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Episodes
Episode 295: Dr. Thomas Sambrook | Why We Eat When We're Full - Food Cues & the Brain
October 08, 2026
Why do we keep reaching for food we don't even want? In this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman talks with Dr. Thomas Sambrook, lecturer in psychology at the University of East Anglia, about his research on how the brain responds to food cues within milliseconds, and why that response can keep firing long after we're full. Dr. Sambrook holds two PhDs, one in primatology from the University of St Andrews and one in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Plymouth. His work uses computational model...
Episode 294: Luis Mojica | Stimulants, Depressants & Balancers - A New Way to Understand Food Cravings
September 24, 2026
What if your cravings aren't the problem, but a message? In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, we sit down with Luis Mojica, somatic practitioner, nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, to explore how food, trauma, and the nervous system are deeply connected. Luis shares his powerful personal story: growing up intersex, surviving bullying and sexual assault in silence, and turning to food as his only "witness" during 20+ years of binge eating. He describes how a $20 gui...
Food Junkies Recovery Stories Episode 38: Felicia Sussman
September 21, 2026
Felicia joined CJ today for an incredibly open and honest conversation about recovery, resilience, and the complicated role food played throughout her life. Her story is heartbreaking at times, but it is also filled with strength, perseverance, and hope. For years, food remained intertwined with the recovery she was searching for, keeping her from experiencing the freedom she truly wanted. Felicia shares how she kept moving forward, continued learning, and discovered new ways to care for hers...
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with Food Junkies Podcast?
Food Junkies Podcast is hosted by Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy. Its publicly listed email is crissy_kennedy@hotmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for Food Junkies Podcast?
The publicly listed email for Food Junkies Podcast: crissy_kennedy@hotmail.com.
How many listeners does Food Junkies Podcast have?
Podseeker estimates Food Junkies Podcast reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for Food Junkies Podcast?
Food Junkies Podcast typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Clinicians, physicians, psychologists, addiction professionals, nutrition and metabolic-health specialists, researchers, authors, and people with substantial lived recovery experience. Expert guests are expected to bring directly relevant clinical, academic, professional, or recovery expertise. Common among recent guests: Peer-reviewed research or advanced academic work; Clinical practice in addiction, psychiatry, nutrition, or metabolic health; Published books or substantial public education. Recent guests include Lucy Loch, April Oscarson, and Matt Bernstein.
How hard is it to get booked on Food Junkies Podcast?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
What topics does Food Junkies Podcast cover?
Recent episodes cover Health, Food Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Nutrition, and Metabolic Health. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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