The diet company is shutting down. Bloomberg’s Emma Court explains how Jenny Craig’s strategy — heavy on celebrity endorsements and meal plans — couldn’t compete with a shift toward body positivity and pharmaceuticals.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd with additional music help from Chris Shurtleff, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Will Trump be on your ballot?
Israel’s next move
When solar power leaves you feeling burned
Dry January
The Joshua Generation grows up
Let’s process food
Shein wants to go public
The stretched-too-thin blue line
How Barnes & Noble survived
EU vs. AI
Why millennials dread motherhood
An oily climate deal
Long live your dog
The fight over campus antisemitism
A concrete solution to climate change
Are movies too long now?
Get the lead out
Still hot and bothered
They paved paradise
How Palestine went global
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Daily
What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Up First
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Marketplace