Healthful with Norah O'Donnell

Norah O'Donnell

Booking Overview

A weekly women's-health interview show focused on reproductive health, menopause, cancer, mental health, and practical wellness, typically featuring physicians, scientists, advocates, survivors, and fitness experts. Credible pitches include qualified medical specialists, researchers, patient advocates with compelling lived experience, and established wellness professionals; booking is likely medium difficulty given the CBS News platform and host profile.

Metrics

Episodes: 12

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 7.1M subscribers

Instagram: 3.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@cbsnews.com

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Host

Norah O'Donnell - Award-winning American journalist and television news anchor with extensive experience covering national news, politics, health, and public affairs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Physicians, medical specialists, scientists, researchers, mental-health professionals, patient advocates, survivors with relevant lived experience, and established fitness or wellness experts.

Required Achievements:

Specialized medical or scientific expertise, Clinical experience treating relevant conditions, Research or innovation in women's health, Public advocacy or compelling lived experience, Established professional practice in fitness or wellness

Recent Guest Discussions

Laurie Cox - The Gut Microbiome, Aging, Neurological Disease, Hormones, And Personalized Medicine.

Kate Doerge - Grief, Bereavement, Emotional Recovery, And How To Support People Who Are Grieving.

Rachel Rubin - Perimenopause, Menopause, Testosterone, Vaginal Hormones, Urinary Tract Infections, And Women's Healthcare Costs.

Kriti Lodha - Lived Experience Of Postpartum Psychosis, Recovery, And Supporting Affected Mothers.

Uruj Kamal Haider - Postpartum Psychosis, Maternal Mental Health, Warning Signs, And Gaps In The Healthcare System.

Recent Topics

Women's Health, Menopause, Reproductive Health, Cancer, Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Healthful with Norah O'Donnell

Healthful LIVE with Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman

September 16, 2026

Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman joins Norah for a vulnerable discussion about giving yourself grace and why she no longer feels guilty for resting her body when she needs to. Raisman has become an outspoken voice on mental health and the importance of advocating for yourself. The two discuss how so many women struggle to get the care they deserve and why it's important to talk about issues that are often considered taboo - from painful periods to IUDs.--We’d love to hear what topics you wan...

The Blood Donation Blind Spot

September 09, 2026

Women may be disproportionately affected by blood shortages and are more likely than men to need a blood transfusion than men! That’s why we’re talking about this summer’s blood supply crisis on this week’s episode of Healthful. Dr. Courtney Lawrence from the Red Cross joins Norah to discuss why women are 10 times more likely to be iron-deficient and could donating blood give you helpful health information? Plus - Norah is a frequent blood donor and reveals how she rewards herself after don...

Fertility in Focus

September 02, 2026

This week on Healthful, fertility is in focus. With one in six couples experiencing infertility, Dr. Temeka Zore joins Norah to discuss why it's important to reframe the struggles in getting pregnant as a medical disease. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. The two discuss the misconceptions of endometriosis, PMOS (formerly PCOS), and egg freezing. Then Dr. Zore shares her advice to women who are thinking about having children but aren’t ready. Plus why she believes your menstrual cycle should be vie...

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