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Ted’s popular podcast Ted Health returns for a fourth season with celebrated podcaster and host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. Ted Health, part of the Ted Audio Collective and under the Ted platform, has become a must-listen podcast for anyone seeking captivating insights in health and wellness.

The show delves into the intersection of cutting-edge medical breakthroughs and practical daily habits, offering listeners an engaging exploration of what it means to live healthier lives. Since its launch in 2021, Ted Health has grown into a powerhouse, with over 227 episodes that inspire curiosity and spark meaningful conversations. In 2024, the show peaked at #36 on the Spotify podcast charts.

As the podcast enters its fourth season, Dr. Ungerleider brings her expertise and warmth to a new slate of 20 extended episodes, diving even deeper into pressing health topics and answering questions listeners didn’t even know they had. With a steadfast commitment to featuring diverse voices and addressing timely health issues,...

Los Angeles, September, 2024 – Today, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider and Podcast Nation announced Before We Go, an all new podcast premiering October 8 on all major podcast platforms. “Before We Go” follows the personal and emotionally charged journey of Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, a physician and science journalist, Oscar-nominated documentary film producer, producer and host of Ted Health, and founder of End Well, a nonprofit organization committed to reshaping society's perception and approach to the end of life. “Before We Go” is an eight-episode narrative podcast premiering October 8, with new episodes on Tuesdays through December 3, 2024.

In the summer of 2022, Shoshana's father, Steven Ungerleider, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His doctors were encouraged when testing showed that the cancer was related to a Brca genetic mutation, which meant that it might respond to new, targeted therapies. But that also meant that Shoshana and her sister were also at risk for developing life-threatening cancers. As...

A new study released by USC and End Well, a nonprofit organization dedicated to dismantling barriers and confronting stigmas surrounding end-of-life experiences, finds deaths depicted on television are predominantly violent and aren’t showing the full range of choices and experiences available at end of life, further perpetuating the end-of-life care crisis in the U.S.

The study found scripted television skews heavily toward violent death, with over 80% of television deaths caused by violence. It noted research that shows depictions of gun violence on popular primetime dramas doubled from 2000 to 2018, and in an analysis conducted on American primetime network and streaming

shows, over 2015-16, shooting, stabbing, poison, and beating together made up 49% of depicted TV deaths, while illlness was only 4.3%.

The study was based on original research analyzing transcripts for over 141,000 pieces of scripted content. It was conducted by the USC Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project and made possible...