The podcast I chose for this assignment was a segment from “Cosmo Happy Hour” which the podcast portion of Cosmopolitan Magazine. I chose an episode that focuses on mental health and the importance of keeping your brain healthy. It also focuses on the stigma that surrounds mental health.

I enjoy not only this episode, but the entire podcast because the host, Elisa Benson, has fun with the topics. Not all of the episodes are about serious things, in fact most of them are fun topics. I think that’s how this podcast differs from traditional radio broadcasts. Since the podcast is from Cosmopolitan Magazine, it is to be expected that some of the topics aren’t radio appropriate.

These podcasts also feature guests depending on the episode. In the mental health episode I focused on, the guests were Dr. Susan Biali, medical and wellness expert and founder of The Den Meditation and singer Mary Lambert. I thought these guests were beneficial because they provided different perspectives on mental health.

http://www1.play.it/audio/cosmo-happy-hour/mental-health/