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The internet gets weird investigating the "disappearance" of Americas gay best friend. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Part 1: The Early Years Before building his fitness empire, America’s most bedazzled fitness guru was a guy named Milton from New Orleans. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the worlds most popular Buzzfeed quiz. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
We went a little easy on the Cass Report in our last main feed episode, so were back to [Mortal Kombat voice] FINISH HIM!!! This was supposed to be a Patreon bonus episode but wed rather you support the lovely trans people who helped us with the research and fact-checking of this episode! Julia Serano: https://www.patreon.com/juliaserano Parker Molloy: https://www.readtpa.com/ Katelyn Burns: https://www.patreon.com/katelynburns Evan Urquhart: https://www.assignedmedia.org/support Erin Reed: https://www.erininthemorning.com/ Or organizations that work with trans youth in the UK: Mermaids: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ Stonewall: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the Show. https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com https://www.jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano https://www.patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart https://www.assignedmedia.org/, Parker Molloy https://www.readtpa.com/ and Katelyn Burns https://x.com/transscribe for fact-checking! SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the Show. https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Panic! At the endocrinologist. Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com https://www.jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano http://www.patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart https://www.assignedmedia.org/ and Parker Molloy https://www.readtpa.com/ for fact-checking! SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the Show. https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
In the 2000s, Jamie Oliver made a big splash with his work reforming kids’ meals in the UK and US. Was his work wicked slammin’, or just proper rustic? SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
What was missing from Americas pandemic response? A sunshine vitamin, a malaria treatment and a whole lot of horse paste. Thanks to Health Nerd https://gidmk.substack.com/ for helping us research and fact-check this episode! SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS: __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Ozempic is being hailed as “the end of the Obesity Epidemic.” This week, Mike and Aubrey dig through the sensational claims. But will they make it past the caveats? LINKS: __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
How a plant-based pejorative went from an alt-right burn to a core concern of mainstream Republicans. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Join us for a 75 minute answer to a 5 word question: Is there mercury in vaccines? SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
A political candidate has some questions and we have some extremely obvious answers. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Somehow an episode about an old-timey fitness influencer ended up being one of our most wholesome ever. Were as surprised as you are. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
How a fitness influencer went from small-time scammer to one of the Internet’s leading villains. LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Were taking a much-needed break this week so to tide you over here is one of our bonus episodes! SUPPORT US: __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
The closing argument of our two-part Oprahsode starts in a Texas courtroom, wanders through some British slaughterhouses and ends with an emu. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
On April 16, 1996, Oprah Winfrey did a show about mad cow disease. Six weeks later, a couple of Texas cattlemen had a cow (sorry). SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
This week were digging into the weird history of an omnipresent fitness goal. Episode comes free with a happy meal. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
This week were tackling three big ideas about sugar: It causes hyperactivity in kids, its as addictive as cocaine and it raises blood sugar in universal, predictably spiky ways. Thanks to David Johnston for helping us with sources for this week’s episode! SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
A viral documentary says a "whole foods plant-based diet" will prevent heart disease and cure cancer. But once we look into the MEAT of the matter will we find factual CREAM of the crop or will we cry FOWL? (were so sorry) Thanks to Katherine Flegal for helping Mike with this episode! SUPPORT US: __ __ Links! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Aubrey tells Mike about the diet that took over New York City (and its bathrooms). SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines for "childhood obesity." We have some comments. SUPPORT US: __ __ Links! __ __Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
History should make you feel weird and so, apparently, should diet books. SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __ Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
This week, were talking about Aubreys new book, "You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People." And were yelling about Piers Morgan as a little treat. SUPPORT US: __ __ PREORDER AUBREY'S BOOK AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE OR HERE: __ __Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Charging disabled people more for health care is illegal. But what about ... charging non-disabled people less? SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS! __ __Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day? SUPPORT US: __ __ Links! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Mike and Aubrey introduce Mikes new show, If Books Could Kill https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897! Find it on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897, Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2khJBoF73ujIATWUFtSxLD?si=c7ad64a1a40646a5, Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/if-books-could-kill, Google https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yMDQwOTUzLnJzcw and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, dont forget to pre-order Aubreys new book https://www.stitcher.com/show/if-books-could-kill! SUPPORT US: __ __Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
“Herpes is basically living the dream” — Aubrey Gordon. Support us: __ __ Links! __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Mike and Aubrey break down the policies and promises of Dr. Ozs Senate campaign in Pennsylvania. Plus! A re-run of our complete Dr. Oz episode from last year. Support us: __ __ Links: __ __ Thanks to Ashley Smith https://www.cosmicbigfoot.com/ for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
Health claims about apple cider vinegar are everywhere. But are they true? This week, we hop into the wayback machine for the story of Americas first health influencer. (Thats not true, but neither is anything else in this episode.) Thanks to David Johnston for providing sources for this week’s episode! SUPPORT US: __ __ LINKS: __ __ Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/ for our lovely theme song! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase
