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Maintenance Phase

By Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

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Subscribers: 463
Reviews: 4

denallie
Jan 9, 2021
we're going to miss you during your season one hiatus, can't wait to see what you come up with next round!

Beth
Nov 20, 2020
Mike and Aubrey have excellent chemistry and the topics are interesting. Aubrey's laugh is capital A- uhmazing.

Lauren
Nov 17, 2020
Interesting stories from the past and present on the social and commercial factors informing our current under-interrogated beliefs about health. Hosts, Aubrey and Mike, are charming, smart, and passionate about sharing these stories.

Natalie
Oct 24, 2020
In news that shouldn't be news, it isn't OK to bully someone because of their weight. This podcast teases out the relationship between fat and health, and our messed-up cultural ideas about both.

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Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

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The Biggest Loser 3275 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/7353850-the-biggest-loser.mp3?blob_id=32062672 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 13159372154 Buzzsprout-7353850 This week we dissect the content and impact of one of America's most harmful TV experiments. Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! Aubrey’s article on The Biggest Loser That's not reality for me': Australian audiences respond to the Biggest Loser "Cheapening the struggle:" obese people's attitudes towards the Biggest Loser The Effects of Reality Television on Weight Bias: An Examination of The Biggest Loser 'It's a miracle no one has died yet': The Biggest Loser returns, despite critics' warnings The Retrograde Shame of The Biggest Loser Analysis of all contestants Neoliberalism And The Realities Of Reality Television The “Reality” of Health: Reality Television and the Public Health Life after NBC's "The Biggest Loser": The Experiences and Perspectives of Former Reality TV Contestants Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Jan 19, 2021
Halo Top Ice Cream 2695 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/7127890-halo-top-ice-cream.mp3?blob_id=30583666 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 12112442809 Buzzsprout-7127890 WE’RE BACK! A new diet ice cream is taking your grocery store by storm. But what even is it? This week, Mike and Aubrey talk biohacking, dieting for straight dudes and the extremely ill-advised "Halo Top diet." Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! What is biohacking? The new “science” of optimizing your brain and body. (Vox) Halo Top Is Now the Most Popular Pint of Ice Cream in America (Food and Wine) What It's Like to Eat Nothing but This Magical, Healthy Ice Cream for 10 Days (GQ) Is Halo Top Good For You? The Truth About Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Ice Creams (HuffPost) Seven in 10 young people would eat whole tub of low-cal ice cream (The Grocer UK) Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Jan 05, 2021
Anti-Fat Bias 3279 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/6524683-anti-fat-bias.mp3?blob_id=27286615 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 9277234519 Buzzsprout-6524683 To celebrate the release of her new book, Aubrey takes Mike on a tour through the statistics and debates surrounding weight bias. Anyone interested in body positivity, airline seats, 'skinny shaming' or the sugar content of melons is legally obligated to join us. Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Get Aubrey's book in the U.S.: Powell's Books Bookshop.org Beacon Press Buy from your local bookstore on Indiebound Get Aubrey's book outside the U.S. Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Nov 24, 2020
The Twinkie Defense 2960 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/6403672-the-twinkie-defense.mp3?blob_id=26721793 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 8910974322 Buzzsprout-6403672 The Twinkie Defense has become a shorthand for disingenuous legal defense strategies. But was it disingenuous? (Yes, but not in the way you think!) Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! Mike's "Victim's Rights" episode on his other show! The Trial of Dan White: The Diminished Capacity ("Twinkie") Defense Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death The Myth of the Twinkie Defense: The Verdict in the Dan White Case Wasn’t Based on His Ingestion of Junk Food Psychiatric Testimony and the Insanity Defense California’s Proposition 8 (1982) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Nov 17, 2020
Moon Juice 3479 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/6293911-moon-juice.mp3?blob_id=26215156 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 8736949153 Buzzsprout-6293911 What's that Gwyneth Paltrow's drinking? It's MOON JUICE! This week, we're talking adaptogens, brain dust, hot sex milk and the wellness company that's taken L.A. by storm. Be sure to take your quinton shots before you listen to this one. Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links!: How Hollywood's Favorite Juice Bar Owner Eats Every Day (Elle) How Amanda Chantal Bacon Perfected the Celebrity Wellness Business (NYT) What Are Adaptogens? (NYT) Wellness Brand Moon Juice Has Plenty of Haters - And Its Founder is Cool With That (Entrepreneur) The Moon Juice Gospel of Self (The New Yorker) How Wellness Got Whitewashed (Glamour) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Nov 10, 2020
Snackwell's Cookies 3396 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/6195916-snackwell-s-cookies.mp3?blob_id=25734817 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 8521255789 Buzzsprout-6195916 They hit the market in 1992. Three years later, they were the best-selling cookie in America. This week, Mike and Aubrey dive into the low-fat craze of the 1990s and sample the snack that became the symbol of its rise and fall. Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! How the Ideology of Low Fat Conquered America “Eat More, They’re Healthy” Anthology of “Cookie Man” ads “What if It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie?” “Ending the War on Fat” Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Nov 03, 2020
Fen Phen & Redux 3088 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/6077896-fen-phen-redux.mp3?blob_id=25194844 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 8318640619 Buzzsprout-6077896 Fen-Phen & Redux were "the next miracle drugs" in the '90s, claiming to help people lose dramatic amounts of weight in just three months. But within a few short years, they'd been pulled from the market. They were just too effective! (Just kidding, they killed some people.) Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! Dispensing with the Truth by Alicia Mundy The New Miracle Drug (Time Magazine) How Fen-Phen, A Diet 'Miracle,' Rose and Fell (the New York Times) Blowing the Whistle on Fen-Phen (Journal of Business Communication) Purdue OxyContin settlement would rank among largest in pharma history (Reuters) National Trends in Antiobesity Medication Use (JAMA Network) The Fen-Phen Finale: A Study of Weight Loss and Valvular Heart Disease (Obesity Research) Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Oct 27, 2020
The President's Physical Fitness Test 3501 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/5960191-the-president-s-physical-fitness-test.mp3?blob_id=24627889 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 8136793076 Buzzsprout-5960191 The shuttle run! The flexed arm hang! The v-sit reach! These terms are seared into the memories of an entire generation of American schoolchildren. But did the President's Physical Fitness Test actually make us fitter? (Spoiler: lol no) Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! The Report That Shocked The President JFK’s Sports Illustrated article, “The Soft American” 1958–2008: 50 Years of Youth Fitness Tests in the United States The President's Council on Physical Fitness and the Systematisation of Children's Play in America Why is there so little critical physical education scholarship in the United States? The case of Fitnessgram The Modern Era: Blossoming of the Olympic Movement and the Conquest of Acute Disease The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: The First 50 Years Do Fitness Test Performances Predict Students’ Attitudes And Emotions Toward Physical Education? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Oct 20, 2020
What's Our Deal? 3418 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/5846047-what-s-our-deal.mp3?blob_id=24254317 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1535408667hd.jpg 7955694680 Buzzsprout-5846047 Welcome to Maintenance Phase! In our first episode, we tell our origin stories and talk about some of the basic ideas behind the show. Here's where to find us: Aubrey: https://www.yourfatfriend.com/ Mike: https://rottenindenmark.org/ Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)	Oct 11, 2020