Maintenance Phase

*Maintenance Phase*
Maintenance Phase
Presentation
Hosted by	Aubrey Gordon; Michael Hobbes;
Genre	Feminist; history; health science; culture;
Language	English
Updates	Weekly
Length	60–90 minutes (approximate)
Production
Production	Aubrey Gordon; Michael Hobbes;
Publication
Original release	October 11, 2020 – present
Website	www.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, Presidential Fitness Test, Weight Watchers, and various fad diets.[1]

About

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

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]

References

"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.
"After Years of Writing Anonymously About Fatness, I'm Telling the World Who I Am". SELF. December 11, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
Hobbes, Michael. "Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
Gordon, Aubrey (February 17, 2021). "Such a pretty face". Vox. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
"Maintenance Phase Twitter Status". Twitter. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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.
"NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved July 6, 2022.

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[auto-1] "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.