Suzy Chase, a New York City-based podcaster whose shows have amassed 8 million lifetime downloads, has made an unexpected pivot from food and cookbooks to GLP-1 maintenance. After losing 50 pounds on a GLP-1 medication, Chase launched Dinner Party on a GLP-1 in May 2026, a podcast focused on what happens after the weight comes off. In August, Apple Podcasts featured the show on its front page in New Seasons, signaling mainstream recognition of this underdiscussed phase of the GLP-1 journey.
Chase's career has followed a consistent pattern: identify an underserved conversation and build audio around it. She founded The Groove Radio in 2005, the original mixtape podcast. In 2015, she launched Cookery by the Book, interviewing cookbook authors about the stories behind their recipes. In 2021, she applied the same approach to interiors with Decorating by the Book. Now, with Dinner Party on a GLP-1, she is applying her niche-building instinct to a new frontier.
The announcement matters because the GLP-1 conversation has overwhelmingly centered on weight loss itself—access, side effects, and the number on the scale. Chase argues that goal weight raises new questions: What happens when the scale stops being the measure of success? Where do strength and recovery fit? How does identity change after a major transformation? Two years into maintenance, she answers these through personal storytelling and conversations with others living on GLP-1 medications. "Everyone wants to talk about losing the weight," Chase says. "I'm interested in what happens after. Maintenance isn't the finish line. It's an entirely new chapter."
The implications extend beyond one podcast. As GLP-1 medications become more widely used, the need for resources addressing long-term maintenance, identity shifts, and lifestyle adjustments grows. Chase's show fills a gap by focusing on how people live after weight loss, not just how they lose it. Her track record—building successful podcasts for specific audiences—suggests she is well-positioned to lead this conversation. Podnews covered the show's Summer School series in July, and Yahoo Health has interviewed Chase twice, indicating early media interest.
"Podcasting has always given me the freedom to follow a conversation wherever it leads," Chase says. "I started with music, moved into cookbooks and interior design, and now GLP-1 maintenance. The subjects change, but the instinct is the same: find a conversation worth having and give it a place to live." With Dinner Party on a GLP-1, Chase is betting that the next chapter of the GLP-1 story isn't about how people lose weight—it's about how they live afterward.
