One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts. Support us:<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, stickers and more</a></li></ul> Links!<ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/style/taking-on-the-food-industry-one-blog-post-at-a-time.html?searchResultPosition=3'>Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/dining/food-babe-maha-vani-hari.html'>How the ‘Food Babe’ Went From Obama Ally to Trump Crusader</a></li><li><a href='https://adage.com/article/news/activist-capitalist-food-babe-makes-money/294032/'>Activist or Capitalist? How the &apos;Food Babe&apos; Makes Money</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2014/02/27/what-is-the-yoga-mat-chemical-and-why-is-it-in-your-food/'>Latest Food Scare: What Is The &apos;Yoga Mat&apos; Chemical - And Why Is It In Your Food?</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/06/286886095/almost-500-foods-contain-the-yoga-mat-compound-should-we-care-keep'>Almost 500 Foods Contain The &apos;Yoga Mat&apos; Compound. Should We Care?</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mZm_BMiIg'>Are You Eating This Ingredient Banned All Over the World?</a></li><li><a href='https://archive.ph/v99Pq'>The &quot;Food Babe&quot; Blogger is Full of Shit</a> </li><li><a href='https://archive.ph/SmN0x'>Are Microwaves Safe?</a> </li><li><a href='https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/explore-countries/united-states'>Global Food Security Index 2022</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/08/food-labeling-us-fda-eu-health-food-safety'>Differences between EU and US nutrition labels go far beyond ounces and grams</a></li><li><a href='https://www.thecut.com/article/european-food-healthier-ingredients-what-experts-say.html'>Is Food Really Better in Europe?</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2015/02/10/vani-hari-how-she-grew-her-food-blog-into-an-empire/'>Vani Hari: How She Grew Her Food Blog Into An Empire</a></li><li><a href='https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9048869/'>Food blogger asks Kraft to stop using dye in mac and cheese</a></li><li><a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/19/maha-moms-influencer-vani-hari-rfk-jr/82765837007/'>Meet the food blogger influencing RFK Jr.</a></li><li><a href='https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2015/04/23/food-babe-blogger-vani-hari/23500361007/'>Food Babe blogger Vani Hari taking heat over health science</a> </li></ul>Thanks to <a href='https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/'>Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a>

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