A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S3. Ep 8 - Activity Revolution
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 7 - Have Fun, Feel Good
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 6 - Overcoming Barriers
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 5 - Endurance
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 4 - Too Late to Change?
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 3 - Ultra Processed Exercise
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 2 - The Scale of the Crisis
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S3. Ep 1 - The Miracle Cure
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
Exercise - Series 3 preview
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital...
S2. Bonus - Live at Hay
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand van Tulleken recorded live at the Hay Festival. They’re reflecting on how much their lives have changed since they started recording ...
S2. Ep 8 - Changing our environment
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 7 - Changing in a crisis
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 6 - How to listen to your body
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 5 - Learning to listen
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 4 - Does willpower even exist?
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 3 - Nature via nurture
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 2 - Does our birth order affect our personality?
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
S2. Ep 1 - The twin effect
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken a...
Can I Change? - Series 2 preview
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore if people can change and how they do it. How much of our personality is genetic destiny and how much are we sh...
S1. Ep 7 - One Year On
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a year since Chris van Tulleken set his twin brother, Xand, a challenge to help him quit his addiction to junk food. Xand had to eat an 80...
S1. Ep 6 - Building an ultra processed world
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
S1. Ep 5 - Building an ultra-processed mind
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
S1. Ep 4 - Building an ultra processed body
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
S1. Ep 3 - How to change? Let it go...
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
S1. Ep 2 - UPF is not food
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
S1. Ep 1 - How did we get so different?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are doctors, scientists and identical twins. Well, not quite identical. Xand is 20kg heavier, clinically obese, and has a Covid induced...
Introducing A Thorough Examination
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to get his twin, Xand, to quit ultra-processed food.There’s a growing global addiction to ultra-processed food ak...