Burnt Truths

Introducing Burnt Truths: Uncovering the Shady Side of Getting Sun-Kissed

Welcome to Burnt Truths — a spin-off series of The Ultraviolet Tide podcast, presented by Low Ultraviolet. I’m Erica Feggeler, and for the next 7 episodes, we’re uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Coming June 1st, 2026. Our most listened-to episode of the Ultraviolet Tide podcast ever, The History of Tanning (ep.13), sparked thousands of listeners to ask the same question: Why do we still do this? Why, in 2025, do tanning beds still exist? Why is “looking tan” still such a beauty standard, even when we know the risks? That curiosity turned into this, Burnt Truths, a pop-culture-meets-public-health dive into how tanning became an obsession, an identity, and, for some, an addiction. In this limited series, we’ll peel back a different layer of the glow. Join us as we unpack seven decades of beauty culture, bad advice, and billion-dollar marketing, and uncover the truth hiding beneath the tan lines. This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed.