About this episode
The episode discusses the confusing landscape of wellness and health tech with guest Victoria Song, exploring trends, device classifications, and mental health implications.
The wellness and health tech space is more crowded and confusing than ever – influencers are selling dubious health and beauty products and tech companies are developing wearables that track everything, from your sleep to your blood. Victoria Song, senior reviewer at The Verge, calls it the “wellness wild west.” Dexter talks to Victoria about the growing wellness trends online, the gray area between medical devices and wellness devices, and the mental health consequences of it all that no one talks about. Hit us up: killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc , or @killswitchpod and @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky. Links: Victoria’s newsletter, Optimizer: https://www.theverge.com/optimizer-newsletter kill switch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@killswitch_pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Dexter
Guest: Victoria Song
Topics covered
- wellness
- health tech
- influencers
- mental health
- wearables
Keywords
- wellness
- health tech
- influencers
- wearables
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Verge, kill switch, Kaleidoscope
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