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If a TV show’s goal is to make the topic of health exciting, trust precisely zero of its recommendations. At least, that’s one conclusion you might be left with after this Dr. Oz–centric episode of Maintenance Phase, a fairly new and swiftly beloved podcast debunking the wellness industry. Hosts Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes need only share clips straight from The Dr. Oz Show (2009-present) to highlight the ways in which the show flirts with outright fraud. In one egregious example, ...

We love to talk about podcasts as their own little economy: there are podcast rushes and bubbles and forecasting. Likewise, I’ve found that the appeal of podcasts can appreciate and depreciate in my heart, based on how many mindless chores I’m doing or my overall desire to keep up with the fire hose of news and cultural offerings on any given day. Toward the end of the year, my personal podcast bubble had burst, as I found them most useful as background noise for staring into the void wh...

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whispers. some accusations about doping. some of it subtle, some not. for example, john leonard, a top u.s. coach, called the performance suspicious and "not right." but ioc spokesman mark adams says the top five finishers of every event are tested to ensure clean wins. and ye was no different. >> suffice to say in this case, pure rumors, nothing at all of fact or substance, and i have heard no word at all from our drugs testing people. so i think people should really sit back and enjo...

u.s. coach, called the performance suspicious and, quote, not right. the ioc spokesman mark adam says the top five finishers of every event are tested to ensure clean wins. ye was no different. >> suffice to say in this case pure rumors, nothing at all of fact or substance and i have heard no word at all from our drugs testing people so i think people should really sit back and enjoy a great performance. >> the world antidoping agency and the ioc keep a very close eye on drug use. athl...