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Maintenance Phase

By: Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
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  • Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
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  • COVID Conspiracies
    Mar 7 2024

    What was missing from America's pandemic response? According to the internet, a sunshine vitamin, a malaria treatment and a whole lot of horse paste.

    Thanks to Health Nerd (Substack) for helping us fact-check this episode! And thanks to Abby Mahler (Twitter, Tiktok) for help with the research on hydroxychloroquine!

    Support us:

    • Hear bonus episodes on Patreon
    • Donate on PayPal
    • Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more
    • Buy Aubrey's book
    • Listen to Mike's other podcast

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    • How Musk Sold MAGA on HCQ
    • Prominent Anti-Vaxxer’s Snake Oil Store Has a Propaganda Outlet
    • Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away
    • Disinformation and coronavirus
    • COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Discussion on Twitter
    • Pain in the Nation
    • Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?
    • Conspiracy theories as barriers to controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
    • Vaccines vs. vitamins: COVID misinformation roils the worlds of wellness and nutrition
    • A Decisive Verdict on Vitamin D Supplementation
    • Why were Twitter Users Obsessed with Vitamin D during the first year of the pandemic?
    • Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It
    • The Truth about Vitamin D and COVID-19
    • The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine
    • Is Ivermectin for Covid-19 Based on Fraudulent Research?

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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  • Ozempic
    Oct 10 2023

    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?

    Links: 

    • How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic 
    • The Discovery and Development of Liraglutide and Semaglutide 
    • Ozempic and Wegovy maker courts prominent Black leaders to get Medicare's favor 
    • Insurers clamping down on doctors who prescribe Ozempic for weight loss
    • Ozempic prescriptions can be easy to get online. Its popularity for weight loss is hurting those who need it most    
    • Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: real-world evidence from a Mediterranean area
    • Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity
    • Real-world weight change, adherence, and discontinuation among patients with type 2 diabetes initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the UK
    • Safety of Semaglutide
    • Semaglutide for the treatment of overweight and obesity: A review
    • Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity
    • Semaglutide 2.4 mg for the Treatment of Obesity: Key Elements of the STEP Trials 1 to 5
    • Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use With Risk of Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases
    • Real-World Adherence and Discontinuation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the United States
    • Medications and conditions associated with weight loss in patients prescribed semaglutide based on real-world data

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    58 mins
  • "Soy Boys"
    Sep 12 2023

    How a plant-based pejorative went from an alt-right burn to a core concern of mainstream Republicans.

    Support us:

    • Hear bonus episodes on Patreon
    • Donate on PayPal
    • Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more
    • Buy Aubrey's book
    • Listen to Mike's other podcast

    Links!

    • Joe Explains the Term "Soy Boy" to Donnell Rawlings
    • Alex Jones Gay Bomb Rant
    • Soyboys and Sensitivity: Mocking Meat Avoidance from Punch to Twitter
    • How the alt-right uses milk to promote white supremacy
    • Men's Health 2009 piece
    • Neither soy nor isoflavone intake affects male reproductive hormones
    • A Brief History of Conservatives Using Tofu-Eating as an Insult
    • The Soy Conspiracy 
    • Alex Jones’ Protegé, Paul Joseph Watson, Is About to Steal His Crackpot Crown
    • Why Men Think Plant-Based Meat Will Turn Them Into Women
    • Stangle: Impossible burgers are made of what?
    • Plant-based meat and the knock-down, drag-out fight for the American diet
    • Why Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Masculinity
    • Real American men and the liberal war on meat
    • “The Great Replacement:” An Explainer

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    44 mins

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My favorite podcast!

As a researcher, I appreciate the critical review of research and the presentation of facts. These two are knowledgeable AND entertaining. I hope they around for many years to come.

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Helping me rethink my self image!

Smart, fun and insightful. I didn't know how much I needed y'all. Super grateful to you both for educating me, making me laugh and helping me be kinder/gentler to myself.

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Language my mother wouldn't approve but

This podcast is one of my favorites! Aubrey and Michael are so fun to listen to and I am so engaged in every single episode.

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My favorite podcast ever.

Snarky, warm and opinionated. Really deepened my understanding of the topic in a very entertaining way. Also, Aubrey and Mike have a great chemistry and are just fun to listen to.

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Hobbes and Gordon consistently kill it on topic, research and banter and I am always excited when a new MP episode drops.

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Rewiring our brains on what Healthy "looks like"

excellent episode. I'll be listening to this series based on this episode! Thank you Glennon and Abby for introducing me to this podcast!

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I heart Aubrey and Mike.

Health warning: Use care when operating a vehicle, vessel, or machinery.

Welcome to Maintenance Phase, the podcast that will have you swerving erratically as you belly laugh with your eyes emitting tears of laughter. Or rage. Sometimes in the same episode. The relationship and dynamic between Aubrey and Mike is a delight to witness. The content is always informative and often shocking, I learn something new every episode.

Give Maintenance Phase a listen, you will not be disappointed.

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addictive to listen to

I love the effort and energy that is going into making this podcast. These two have great chemistry and presence in how they present the story. They are respectful of the humanity of the people they are calling out. They don't use colonial phrases; they respect pronouns and reflect on socio-economic conditions.

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Outstanding podcast

As someone with a short attention span and a very picky taste in podcasts, Aubrey and Michael are lightning in a bottle. Their chemistry is excellent, they’re both talented storytellers and they’re hilarious. I am so grateful they’ve taken the time to deeply research, fact check and contextualize complex health topics. I struggle with a lot of thought distortion toward food and disordered eating, so this podcast has really helped me.

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love it!

They are great! so funny and while I knew about Joseph Pilates never knew about Kathleen Stanford Grant. Great episode.

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