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Weighty Conversations

Spencer Nadolsky, Summer Kessel

Booking Overview

This is a health interview show focused on the personal realities of weight, dieting, appetite, and weight-management treatment, with external guests sharing firsthand life stories rather than serving as expert commentators. Credible pitches would include clients with compelling experiences involving obesity, GLP-1 medications, diabetes-related weight challenges, athletic weight struggles, or long-term dieting; booking difficulty is very low because the show features accessible individuals with relevant lived experience rather than prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 6

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 13.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

spencer@drspencer.com

hello@joinvineyard.com

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Host

Spencer Nadolsky - Physician and podcast host focused on weight and health.

Summer Kessel - Dietitian and podcast host who shares expertise and lived experience related to weight and appetite.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Compelling firsthand experience with weight struggles, dieting, obesity, appetite or food noise, metabolic health, diabetes, athletic weight challenges, or weight-loss treatment.
Required Achievements:  
A meaningful personal weight-management journey, Experience navigating long-term dieting or weight-related health challenges

Recent Guest Discussions

Caitlin Kelly - Weight Challenges Among Athletes, Long-term Dieting, Weight Watchers, Food Noise, Persistence, And Moving Beyond Scale-based Goals.

Lou Lionetti - Emotional Eating, Hunger And Fullness Cues, Type 2 Diabetes, Food-related Habits, And Developing Consistent Weight-management Practices.

Recent Topics

Health, Weight Management, Obesity, Dieting, Glp 1 Medications

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Weighty Conversations
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006. Bridget: “Something Switched… And I Can’t Explain It”

October 08, 2026

Bridget can't point to a trigger. No injury, no pregnancy, no diagnosis. Just, in her words, something that switched in her body in her late twenties and began a twenty-plus year journey of losing and regaining the same 40 pounds.She talks with Dr. Spencer and Summer about the lap band that did nothing, the doctor who told her he wasn't trained for this, and why she now tells people the medication alone was never the whole answer.Want support on your own journey? We're ready when you are.

005. Kevin Ruiz: Health Isn’t Handed Out Like Halloween Candy

October 01, 2026

Kevin Ruiz spent years earning his sense of worth entirely through what he could do for other people, as a prosecutor working the heaviest child welfare cases in New York and as a father who'd pushed his own needs aside completely. Here he talks with Dr. Spencer and Summer about the Easter egg hunt and the t-ball game that cracked that belief, the many ups and downs of his journey, and the moment he realized health isn't something you have to earn.Want support on your own journey? We’re ready...

004. Jamie Selzler: “I Don’t Want To Go To Your Funeral”

September 23, 2026

Jamie Selzler can pinpoint the exact moment his weight started to climb: after two weeks at his grandparents' with an unlimited soda fridge at age nine. Decades later, weighing over 600 pounds, he sat next to an endocrinologist on a flight home who handed him her card and told him to call. He never did. Not until a friend told him “I want you to go to my funeral, I don’t want to go to [yours]” did Jamie finally get help.Changing habits you’ve held for your whole life is hard. Losing weight is...

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Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Weighty Conversations
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How do I get in touch with Weighty Conversations?

Weighty Conversations is hosted by Spencer Nadolsky and Summer Kessel. Its publicly listed emails are spencer@drspencer.com and hello@joinvineyard.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 Weighty Conversations?

The publicly listed emails for Weighty Conversations: spencer@drspencer.com and hello@joinvineyard.com.

How many listeners does Weighty Conversations have?

Podseeker estimates Weighty Conversations reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Weighty Conversations?

Weighty Conversations typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Compelling firsthand experience with weight struggles, dieting, obesity, appetite or food noise, metabolic health, diabetes, athletic weight challenges, or weight-loss treatment. Common among recent guests: A meaningful personal weight-management journey; Experience navigating long-term dieting or weight-related health challenges. Recent guests include Caitlin Kelly and Lou Lionetti.

How hard is it to get booked on Weighty Conversations?

Very low. It books a wide range of guests, so a guest with a relevant story and a clear idea has a strong chance.

What topics does Weighty Conversations cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Weight Management, Obesity, Dieting, and Glp 1 Medications. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

spencer@drspencer.com

hello@joinvineyard.com

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