Have you noticed any international celebrities recently getting surprisingly thin, oddly fast? Perhaps in a way that might be unhealthy? What if staying thin no longer required eating less, exercising more... or even eating particularly well? Ozempic and the new generation of weight-loss drugs have changed the conversation around weight almost overnight, becoming part medical breakthrough, part celebrity obsession and part cultural phenomenon. But they’re only the latest chapter in our strange relationship with being thin. From extreme diets and punishing workout routines to fasting trends, “miracle” supplements, cosmetic procedures and now injections that can dramatically reduce appetite, we seem willing to try almost anything to change our bodies. And this is certainly not just a Western obsession: China has its own powerful culture of thinness, body-conscious social media trends and ever-changing ideas about the “ideal” body. So when does wanting to look better become unhealthy — and when can medical intervention genuinely improve someone’s life?

Join Damon, a university professor in the US and published poet, for a smart, playful and occasionally outrageous discussion about weight, health, beauty and the crazy things humans do to their bodies. We’ll look at Ozempic and the science behind this new category of drugs, but also at the much bigger cultural questions surrounding them: Why are we so fascinated by celebrities suddenly becoming extremely thin? Are healthy people beginning to treat powerful medicines like beauty products? If a drug can keep someone slim while they eat terribly, does that make them healthy? And are we entering a future in which obesity becomes increasingly treatable while our obsession with appearance becomes even worse? No medical knowledge required — just bring your curiosity, your opinions and perhaps your weirdest weight-loss trend.

你有没有注意到最近有些国际名人突然瘦得惊人、瘦得出奇地快？甚至可能以一种不太健康的方式？如果保持苗条不再需要吃更少、练更多……甚至不需要吃得特别健康，会怎样？司美格鲁肽和新型减肥药几乎在一夜之间改变了关于体重的讨论，既是医学突破，又是名人圈的新宠，还成了一种文化现象。但它们只是我们与“瘦”这种奇怪关系的最近一章。从极端节食和高强度锻炼、断食潮流、“神奇”补剂、医美项目，到现在能大幅抑制食欲的注射剂——我们似乎愿意尝试任何东西来改变自己的身体。而这当然不只是西方世界的执念：中国也有自己强大的“瘦文化”、充满身材焦虑的社交媒体趋势，以及对“理想身材”不断变化的定义。那什么时候“想变好看”会变成不健康？什么时候医疗干预又真正能改善一个人的生活？

加入Damon——一位美国大学教授、已出版诗集的诗人——来一场聪明、有趣，偶尔有点离谱的讨论，关于体重、健康、美，以及人类对身体做的各种疯狂事。我们会聊Ozempic和这类新药背后的科学，但更会关注围绕它们背后更大的文化问题：为什么我们对名人突然暴瘦这么着迷？健康的人是不是开始把强效药物当成美容产品来用？如果一种药能让一个人胡吃海喝还保持苗条，那ta算是健康吗？我们是不是正在走进这样一个未来：肥胖越来越容易被治疗，但我们对身材的执念却越来越糟？不需要任何医学知识——只要带上你的好奇心、你的观点，以及也许你听说过的最离谱的减肥方法就行。