The Next Frontier Files: The Frontier We Didn't Choose (vol. 1)

Seven years of Salad With a Side of Fries, seven frontiers, one wild ride through the evolution of wellness trends. Jenn Trepeck is pulling back the curtain on every guest’s “Next Frontier in Wellness” prediction this show has ever recorded, and Volume One kicks things off right where the whole journey began in 2019.

Host Jenn Trepeck opens The Next Frontier Files on Salad With a Side of Fries by revisiting Year One; the show launched in August 2019 and collided head-on with a global pandemic. From genetic optimization to mental health and a stubborn pull toward back-to-basics wellness, this look back sets the tone for the entire seven-part series.

What You Will Learn in This Episode:

✅ How early guests predicted genetic optimization and personalized health long before it became mainstream

✅ Why mental health emerged as the single biggest theme once the pandemic hit in 2020

✅ What back-to-basics wellness really meant to nearly a dozen different guests in Year One

✅ Which Year One predictions on anti-diet culture, sobriety, and CBD are still playing out today

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast, hosted by Jenn Trepeck, explores real-life wellness and weight-loss topics, debunking myths, misinformation, and flawed science surrounding nutrition and the food industry. Let’s dive into real-life wellness and weight loss, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Preview of the series with clips from Wade Lightheart, Tricia Senzel, and Jeff Chilton

00:45 Jenn Trepeck introduces The Next Frontier Files, a new mini-series marking seven years on air

05:20 The seven-part journey begins with Year One, with the show’s launch right before the pandemic changed everything