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Russell Brand Part 2

<p>What do you do when you&apos;ve flamed out as a Hollywood actor, a political commentator and a wellness guru? You make a YouTube channel.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a …

Apr 01, 2026 · 1h 7m

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Russell Brand

<p>Tracing the left-to-right political trajectory of the unfunniest man in British comedy.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get …

Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 14m

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Russell Brand Part 1

<p>Tracing the left-to-right political trajectory of the unfunniest man in British comedy.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get …

Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 14m

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The Diet Crimes of Metabolife

<p>The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other …

Feb 12, 2026 · 57m

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Raw Milk

<p>Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one’s happier about that than the far right. How did we get here?</p><p>NOTE: …

Nov 13, 2025 · 1h 5m

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The Food Babe

<p>One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts.</p><p><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get …

Sep 25, 2025 · 52m

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Seed Oils

<p>Why are you, as a man, afraid of sunflowers.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, …

Aug 26, 2025 · 1h 18m

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Herbalife

<p>We’re talking about our first diet MLM and IT’S A REAL DOOZY!</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike&apos;s other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get …

Jul 10, 2025 · 56m

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Ultra-Processed Foods

<p>Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. <br/><br/></p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on …

Jun 03, 2025 · 1h 11m

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BONUS: MAHA's First 90 Days

<p>From our Patreon feed, we&apos;re catching up with RFK Jr. and his cadre of &quot;Make America Healthy Again&quot; influencers.</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey&apos;s …

May 01, 2025 · 53m

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The Bulletproof Diet

<p>Meet the tech bro on a noble quest to double his lifespan, improve his productivity and irritate his waitress. </p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey&apos;s documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy …

Mar 26, 2025 · 53m

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Blue Zones

<p>The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option.<br/><br/>Thanks to <a href='https://gerontology.chp.vcu.edu/our-team/catherine-macdonald-ms.html'>Catherine MacDonald</a> for helping us research …

Jan 30, 2025 · 1h 7m

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BONUS: What's New With RFK Jr.?

<p>Because we live in hell, here is last month&apos;s bonus episode about RFK Jr.&apos;s presidential campaign with a new intro about what he could do at HHS. <br/><br/>See you next …

Dec 20, 2024 · 1h 12m

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Richard Simmons Isn't Missing

<p>The internet gets weird investigating the &quot;disappearance&quot; of America&apos;s gay best friend. <br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.madman.com.au/your-fat-friend/'>Watch Aubrey’s documentary in AU &amp; NZ</a>, or <a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>watch it …

Nov 21, 2024 · 1h 5m

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Growing Up Richard Simmons

<p>Before building his fitness empire, America’s most bedazzled fitness guru was a guy named Milton from New Orleans. </p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.madman.com.au/your-fat-friend/'>Watch Aubrey’s documentary in AU …

Oct 25, 2024 · 1h 1m

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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test

<p>How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the world&apos;s most popular Buzzfeed quiz.<br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://paypal.me/maintenancephase'>Donate on PayPal</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase …

Sep 12, 2024 · 55m

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BONUS: Breaking Down The Latest Anti-Trans Victory Lap

<p>We went a little easy on the Cass Report in our last main feed episode, so we&apos;re back to [Mortal Kombat voice] FINISH HIM!!!<br/><br/>This was supposed to be a Patreon …

Jul 01, 2024 · 1h 3m

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"Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 2: Panic! At The Endocrinologist.

<p>Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (<a href='https://www.jgillpeterson.com'>jgillpeterson.com</a>) and Julia Serano (<a href='https://www.patreon.com/juliaserano'>patreon.com/juliaserano</a>) for help researching this episode and <a href='https://www.assignedmedia.org/'>Evan Urquhart</a>, <a href='https://www.readtpa.com/'>Parker Molloy</a> and <a href='https://x.com/transscribe'>Katelyn Burns</a> for fact-checking!<br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a …

Jun 18, 2024 · 1h 31m

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"Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 1: The Cooties Theory of Transgender Identity

<p>Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (<a href='https://www.jgillpeterson.com'>jgillpeterson.com</a>) and Julia Serano (<a href='https://www.patreon.com/juliaserano'>patreon.com/juliaserano</a>) for help researching this episode and <a href='https://www.assignedmedia.org/'>Evan Urquhart</a> and <a href='https://www.readtpa.com/'>Parker Molloy</a> for fact-checking!<br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes …

May 09, 2024 · 1h 27m

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Jamie Oliver

<p>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?<br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a …

Apr 04, 2024 · 1h 2m

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COVID Conspiracies

<p>What was missing from America&apos;s pandemic response? According to the internet, a sunshine vitamin, a malaria treatment and a whole lot of horse paste.<br/><br/>Thanks to Health Nerd (<a href='https://gidmk.substack.com/'>Substack</a>) for …

Mar 07, 2024 · 1h 27m

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Ozempic

<p>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?<br/><br/><b>Links:</b> </p><ul><li><a …

Oct 10, 2023 · 58m

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