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Maintenance Phase

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Maintenance Phase
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Aubrey Gordon
  • Michael Hobbes
Genre
  • Feminist
  • history
  • health science
  • culture
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesFortnightly
Length60–90 minutes (approximate)
Production
Production
  • Aubrey Gordon
  • Michael Hobbes
Publication
Original releaseOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
Related
Websitewww.maintenancephase.com

Maintenance Phase is a health science and pop culture podcast that aims to debunk health and wellness-industry myths and discusses anti-fatness in mainstream American culture. It is hosted by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes. Launched in 2020, the podcast has addressed topics such as the Keto diet, the Presidential Fitness Test, Weight Watchers, and various fad diets and diet self-help books.[1]

About

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Aubrey Gordon is an American author and activist who writes about fat liberation.[2] Michael Hobbes is an American journalist and former reporter for the HuffPost. Both of them have written numerous times[3] about the misinformation that originates from the health and wellness industry, as well as anti-fatness in American popular culture.[4]

In each episode, one of the hosts talks to the other about a particular topic and they both discuss and give insight on the subject. The majority of their episodes focus on a particular health product or widely accepted fact that Gordon and Hobbes then discuss.

Many of their episodes focus on debunking scientific misinformation in an easily understandable manner.

The podcast is independently funded, relying on crowd-funding.[5]

Reception

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In 2022, Outside[1] regarded it as "the best podcast we've heard about health". Emma Dibdin of the New York Times wrote, "This is essential listening for anyone who's ever been in the grips of the diet industrial complex, and wants to get deprogrammed."[6]

The same year it also won a Webby Award for best podcast series.[7]

Episodes

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2020

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No. Episode title Guest Release Date
1"What's Our Deal?"NoneOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
2"The President's Physical Fitness Test"NoneOctober 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
3"Fen Phen & Redux"NoneOctober 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)
4"Snackwell's Cookies"NoneNovember 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
5"Moon Juice"NoneNovember 10, 2020 (2020-11-10)
6"The Twinkie Defense"NoneNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)
7"Anti-Fat Bias"NoneNovember 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)

2021

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No. Episode title Guest Release Date
8"Halo Top Ice Cream"NoneJanuary 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)
9"The Biggest Loser"NoneJanuary 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
10"Snake Oil"NoneFebruary 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)
11"Dr. Oz"NoneFebruary 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)
12"The Master Cleanse"NoneMarch 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)
13"Weight Watchers"NoneMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)
14"Eating Disorders"Dr. Erin HarropMarch 30, 2021 (2021-03-30)
15"Olestra"NoneApril 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)
16"Diet Book Deep Dive: Ed McMahon's Slimming Down"NoneApril 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
17"The Wellness to QAnon Pipeline"Mike RothschildMay 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)
18"Celery Juice"NoneMay 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)
19"Oprah Winfrey & The 'Wagon of Fat'"Kimberly SpringerJune 8, 2021 (2021-06-08)
20"Oprah Winfrey & 'John of God'"Kimberly SpringerJune 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)
21"The Keto Diet"NoneJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
22"School Lunches, P-Hacking and the Original 'Pizzagate'"NoneJuly 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)
23"The Body Mass Index"NoneAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)
24"The Obesity Epidemic"NoneAugust 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)
25"The Great Protein Fiasco"NoneAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)
26"Marianne Williamson"NoneSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
27"Rachel Hollis Part 1: Hashtag Relatable"NoneSeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)
28"Rachel Hollis Part 2: Girl, Start Apologizing"NoneOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)
29"Diet Book Deep Dive: Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves"NoneOctober 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)
30"Is Being Fat Bad For You?"NoneNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
31"Vibrators"NoneNovember 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
32"The 'Sleep Loss Epidemic'"NoneDecember 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)

2022

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No. Episode title Guest Release date
33"Fat Camps"NoneJanuary 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)
34"Diet Book Deep Dive: The Karl Lagerfeld Diet"NoneJanuary 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)
35"'Illness Influencer' Belle Gibson"NoneFebruary 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)
36"Super Size Me"NoneFebruary 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)
37"Jordan Peterson Part 1: The Carnivore Diet"NoneMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)
38"Jordan Peterson Part 2: The Moscow Diaries"NoneMarch 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
39"Bonus: Fad Diets"NoneMarch 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)
40"Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma"NoneApril 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)
41"Zombie Statistics Spectacular!"NoneApril 19, 2022 (2022-04-19)
42"Diet Book Deep Dive: How To Take 20 Pounds Off Your Man"NoneMay 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)
43"The Trouble With Calories"NoneMay 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)
44"Calorie Menu Labeling"NoneJune 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)
45"The Worm Wars"NoneJune 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
46"Pete Evans Part 1: The Paleo Way"NoneJuly 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)
47"Pete Evans Part 2: COVID & Consequences"NoneJuly 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)
48"French Women Don't Get Fat"NoneAugust 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)
49"The Scarsdale Diet Murder"Sarah MarshallAugust 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)
50"BONUS: Moon Juice Taste Test"NoneSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)
51"Goop"NoneSeptember 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
52"The French Paradox"NoneSeptember 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
53"Paul Bragg & The Rise of Apple Cider Vinegar"NoneOctober 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)
54"Mini-Sode: The Dr. Oz Campaign"NoneOctober 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)
55"The Daily Harvest Food Poisoning Scandal"NoneNovember 1, 2022 (2022-11-01)
56"Bonus: Mike's New Podcast!"NoneNovember 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
57"The Food Pyramid"NoneNovember 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
58"Workplace Wellness"NoneDecember 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)

2023

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No. Episode title Guest Release date
59"'Glorifying Obesity' And Other Myths About Fat People"NoneJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
60"Diet Book Deep Dive: Elizabeth Taylor's Elizabeth Takes Off"NoneFebruary 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)
61"Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids"NoneFebruary 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)
62"The Instagram Fiber Feud"NoneMarch 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)
63"Forks Over Knives: Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?"NoneMarch 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)
64"The Trouble With Sugar"NoneApril 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)
65"The 10,000 Steps Myth"NoneApril 25, 2023 (2023-04-25)
66"Oprah v. Beef, Part 1: The Rise of 'Veggie Libel'"NoneMay 9, 2023 (2023-05-09)
67"Oprah v. Beef, Part 2: Apocalypse Cow"NoneMay 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
68"BONUS: The Conservative Diet Books of Yore"NoneJune 6, 2023 (2023-06-06)
69"Brittany Dawn"NoneJune 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)
70"Pilates"NoneJuly 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
71"RFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement"NoneJuly 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
72"RFK Jr. and The Mainstreaming of the Anti-Vaxx Movement"NoneAugust 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
73"BONUS: Soy Boys"NoneSeptember 12, 2023 (2023-09-12)
74"Ozempic"NoneOctober 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)

2024

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No. Episode title Guest Release date
75"COVID Conspiracies"NoneMarch 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)
76"Jamie Oliver"NoneApril 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
77"'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Part 1: The Cooties Theory of Transgender Identity"NoneMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
78"'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Part 2: Panic! At The Endocrinologist"NoneJune 18, 2024 (2024-06-18)
79"BONUS: Breaking Down the Latest Anti-Trans Victory Lap"NoneJuly 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
80"The Myers-Briggs Personality Test"NoneSeptember 12, 2024 (2024-09-12)

References

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  1. ^ a b "This Is the Best Podcast We've Heard About Health". Outside Online. January 13, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "After Years of Writing Anonymously About Fatness, I'm Telling the World Who I Am". SELF. December 11, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Hobbes, Michael. "Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Gordon, Aubrey (February 17, 2021). "Such a pretty face". Vox. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Maintenance Phase Twitter Status". Twitter. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Dibdin, Emma (January 27, 2022). "For an Antidote to Diet Culture, Try These 6 Podcasts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved July 6, 2022.