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Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
Maintenance Phase
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Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

  1. 12/31/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    December Bonus: The 2024 Grifties!

    Continuing our annual tradition of naming the worst, worst and worst wellness trends of the year.

    1 hr

  2. 12/20/2024

    BONUS: What's New With RFK Jr.?

    Because we live in hell, here is last month's bonus episode about RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign with a new intro about what he could do at HHS. See you next year! Support the show

    1h 12m

  3. 11/27/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    November Bonus: Richard Simmons, Celebrity Frenemies and the Podcasting Industrial Complex

    This month's bonus episode is a Thanksgiving feast of mains, sides and leftovers featuring our favorite happy meatball. First, we're revisiting the hit podcast "Missing Richard Simmons" and grumpily examining the tropes of podcast storytelling. Then we're playing a clip we cut from our last episode about a truly cursed Richard Simmons biopic . And finally, we're sharing some of Richard's anecdotes about his celebrity encounters.

    54 min

  4. 11/21/2024

    Richard Simmons Isn't Missing

    The internet gets weird investigating the "disappearance" of America's gay best friend. Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey’s documentary in AU & NZ, or watch it at home anywhere else!Buy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks!Richard Simmons ShowRichard Simmons, the Original Queer EyeThe Grand Duke of Diet and the Clown Prince of Fitness The Sultan of Svelte The Deregulation Of Commercial TelevisionSim...

    1h 6m

  5. 10/29/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    October Bonus: Catching Up With RFK Jr.

    For Halloween we picked one of our scariest topics: What has RFK Jr. has been up to? Updates include a whale head, a bear body and a cameo from Roseanne Barr for some reason.

    1h 10m

  6. 10/25/2024

    Growing Up Richard Simmons

    Before building his fitness empire, America’s most bedazzled fitness guru was a guy named Milton from New Orleans. Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey’s documentary in AU & NZ, or watch it at home anywhere else!Buy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks!Still Hungry...After All These Years by Richard Simmons "Hair-Do" Anatomy Asylum CommercialRichard Simmons: New Orleans's hometown heroA Speedy His...

    1h 2m

  7. 09/30/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    September Bonus: Mike & Aubrey Take the Myers-Briggs

    Everything is terrible so we're taking the personality test that doesn't hurt your feelings!

    47 min

  8. 09/12/2024

    The Myers-Briggs Personality Test

    How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the world's most popular Buzzfeed quiz.Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonDonate on PayPalGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastLinks!The Personality Brokers by Merve EmreMyers Briggs Type PreferencesWhat Personality Tests Really DeliverThe $2 Billion Question of Who You Are at Work Cautionary Comments Regarding the MBTIThe Barnum Ef...

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

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  • Creator
    Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Maintenance Phase
  • Show Website
    Maintenance Phase
  • Provider
    Positive Moves LLC

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