Podcasts · Health & Fitness
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87 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
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Sexual assault allegations and institutional accountabilityCelebrity career decline and platform migrationLeft-wing to right-wing ideological shift mechanicsConspiracy theory amplification on social mediaMethadone and harm reduction policy misconceptionsAnti-establishment rhetoric and political disengagementAlgorithmic content recommendation and radicalizationWorkplace sexual harassment and power dynamicsPerformative activism versus substantive political engagementPersonality disorders and relationship patterns
Analyzed Episodes
Apr 1, 2026
Russell Brand Part 2
Sexual assault allegations and institutional accountabilityCelebrity career decline and platform migrationLeft-wing to right-wing ideological shift mechanics
View AnalysisMar 28, 2023
"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
Observational Study Methodology and Healthy User BiasVegetarian and Vegan Diet Health ClaimsDocumentary Propaganda Techniques and Science Communication
View AnalysisApr 11, 2023
The Trouble with Sugar
Sugar and Hyperactivity in ChildrenGlycemic Index Methodology and LimitationsIndividual Variation in Blood Sugar Response
View AnalysisApr 25, 2023
The 10,000 Steps Myth
10,000 steps daily goal origin and debunkingPedometer history and technology accuracyFitbit and Apple Watch fitness tracking
View AnalysisMay 9, 2023
Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel"
Veggie Libel Laws and Agricultural Defamation StatutesALAR Pesticide Panic and Media Sensationalism (1989)Mad Cow Disease Outbreak and Public Health Communication
View AnalysisMay 23, 2023
Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow
Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) epidemiology and transmissionPrion diseases and protein misfolding mechanismsTexas Perishable Foods Act (veggie libel law) constitutionality
View AnalysisAug 26, 2025
Seed Oils
Seed oil health claims and scientific debunkingOmega-6 to omega-3 ratio mythLinoleic acid and arachidonic acid metabolism
View AnalysisSep 25, 2025
The Food Babe
Food safety regulation and FDA oversightInfluencer marketing and health misinformationFood additives and artificial ingredients (ADA, food dyes, caramel coloring)
View AnalysisNov 13, 2025
Raw Milk
Pasteurization science and historyFoodborne illness outbreaks linked to raw milkFDA regulatory authority and interstate commerce restrictions
View AnalysisFeb 12, 2026
The Diet Crimes of Metabolife
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) regulatory frameworkEphedra alkaloids and pseudoephedrine health risksMulti-level marketing (MLM) distribution models in supplement industry
View AnalysisJun 6, 2023
BONUS: The Conservative Diet Books of Yore
Diet book marketing deception and false claimsConservative ideology in wellness and diet cultureCelebrity diet book publishing as vanity projects
View AnalysisJun 20, 2023
Brittany Dawn
Eating disorder recovery exploitation by fitness influencersDeceptive trade practices in personalized nutrition coachingEvangelical Christianity and prosperity gospel grifting
View AnalysisJul 4, 2023
Pilates
Pilates history and originsJoseph Pilates biographyWWI internment camps and fitness
View AnalysisJul 18, 2023
RFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement
Anti-vaccine movement history and tacticsAndrew Wakefield autism-vaccine fraudConspiracy theory structural analysis
View AnalysisAug 1, 2023
RFK Jr. and The Mainstreaming Of The Anti-Vaxx Movement
Thimerosal and mercury in vaccinesAndrew Wakefield MMR-autism study fraudCDC Simpsonwood Conference 2000
View AnalysisSep 12, 2023
"Soy Boys"
Phytoestrogens and plant-based protein science vs. public perceptionGynecomastia (enlarged breast tissue in men) and actual medical causesSoy consumption trends in US diet and formula feeding practices
View AnalysisMar 17, 2026
Russell Brand
Sexual assault and rape allegations in entertainment industryGrooming behaviors and predatory tactics in power-imbalanced relationshipsInstitutional accountability failures in media organizations
View AnalysisOct 10, 2023
Ozempic
GLP-1 agonist clinical trial design and real-world effectiveness gapsPharmaceutical drug shortage management and compounding pharmacy regulationWeight loss drug access and insurance coverage disparities
View AnalysisMar 7, 2024
COVID Conspiracies
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation SpreadIvermectin as COVID Treatment: Fraudulent Studies and Livestock DosingHydroxychloroquine Efficacy Claims and Surgesphere Data Fraud
View AnalysisApr 4, 2024
Jamie Oliver
School lunch policy and funding in UK and USAnti-fat rhetoric and weight-based stigma in mediaCelebrity activism and performative social change
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