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Maintenance Phase

Podcasts · Health & Fitness

Maintenance Phase

87 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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

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Topics · top 10

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
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Mar 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
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Apr 11, 2023

The Trouble with Sugar

Sugar and Hyperactivity in ChildrenGlycemic Index Methodology and LimitationsIndividual Variation in Blood Sugar Response
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Apr 25, 2023

The 10,000 Steps Myth

10,000 steps daily goal origin and debunkingPedometer history and technology accuracyFitbit and Apple Watch fitness tracking
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May 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
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May 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
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Aug 26, 2025

Seed Oils

Seed oil health claims and scientific debunkingOmega-6 to omega-3 ratio mythLinoleic acid and arachidonic acid metabolism
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Sep 25, 2025

The Food Babe

Food safety regulation and FDA oversightInfluencer marketing and health misinformationFood additives and artificial ingredients (ADA, food dyes, caramel coloring)
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Nov 13, 2025

Raw Milk

Pasteurization science and historyFoodborne illness outbreaks linked to raw milkFDA regulatory authority and interstate commerce restrictions
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Feb 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
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Jun 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
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Jun 20, 2023

Brittany Dawn

Eating disorder recovery exploitation by fitness influencersDeceptive trade practices in personalized nutrition coachingEvangelical Christianity and prosperity gospel grifting
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Jul 4, 2023

Pilates

Pilates history and originsJoseph Pilates biographyWWI internment camps and fitness
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Jul 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
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Aug 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
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Sep 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
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Mar 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
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Oct 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
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Mar 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
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Apr 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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