Tanning is back
· 30 min
Episode Tanning is back
Never mind skin cancer. Summer 2026 is all about tanmaxxing.
This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Matthew Billy, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.
Young women sunbathing. Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.
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