Erika Beras
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1,065 appearances
7 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 9 Sep
Erika Beras’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And are you the person behind the squishy dumpling?
GLP-1s are best known as weight loss drugs, but they may also help people cut back on alcohol, cigarettes, and opioids.
They seem to work for many types of addiction.
Ideas about the brain, addiction, and empathy.
That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast.
Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
First, we wanted to know exactly how big a deal are these squishy dumplings?
Are squishies big right now?
Yes, they are.
So we called up Kristen McLean, who calls herself a consumer zoologist.
She's actually a toy industry analyst, and she says 2026 has been a great year for toys.
And squishy toys are one of the fastest growing categories.
Things that you play with with your hands.
Squishy, slimy fidget toys.
Walk into a store and you'll see scented, squishy fruits and vegetables.
Jell-O cubes that smell like different flavors of Jell-O.
Then there's the Neato Squishes.
Those are incredibly popular and near impossible to get right now.
There's also a squishy stick of butter and little squishy animals.
Just think stress balls, but cuter.
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