Maintenance Phase

Suzanne drops her sitcom persona, picks up the ThighMaster and emerges as an early 2000's proto-Gwyneth.
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Why We’re So Obsessed With ‘Mastering’ Our Thighs
Inventor of the ThighMaster Stays On the Ball
Self-Help Expert Gets Back Her Own
Suzanne Somers, Cancer Expert
Somers' new target: conventional cancer treatment 
A Battle Over 'Juice of Youth' 
Suzanne Somers Questions Newtown Shooter’s Diet
The Affordable Care Act Is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme
What Suzanne Somers Said About Supporting Donald Trump 
Suzanne Somers Gets Flirty
Suzanne Somers Is Dead at 76

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ThighMaster ad 
ButtMaster jingle 
Al Roker interview 
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In the 1990s, sitcom star Suzanne Somers introduced Americans to one of the bestselling pieces of exercise equipment of all time: The ThighMaster. On this episode, we explore her harrowing early years. Chat, where are we at on punching nuns?
Watch Your Fat Friend on YouTube, Apple TV, Prime Video and Kinema
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Suzanne Somers Fought Back Against Her Abusive Father—and Changed Her Life Forever 
Kristen Wiig reads Suzanne Somers' poetry 
TV GAMBLE: HIGH SALARIES VS. LOW RATINGS
After the Fall by Suzanne Somers 
Keeping Secrets by Suzanne Somers 
Touch Me: The Poems of Suzanne Somers
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The rise, fall and rise of the most nonsensical conspiracy theory we've ever heard.
Thanks to Gregg Gonsalves for helping us fact-check this episode! 
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Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World
Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge
The Duesberg Phenomenon
AIDS Denialism Beliefs among People Living with HIV/AIDS
HIV Denial in the Internet Era
HIV Denial in the COVID Era
How COVID conspiracy theories led to an alarming resurgence in AIDS denialism
The Man Who Thought AIDS Was All In The Mind
AIDS "Dissident" Seeks Redemption
Truth and Heresy About AIDS
Defending the boundaries of science
Justice After AIDS Denialism
AIDS Denialism vs. Science
The Unbeliever
Estimating the lost benefits of ARV use in South Africa
Conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS
Are HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans?
HIV causes AIDS: Koch's postulates fulfilled
AIDS And The Scientific Governance Of Medicine In Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Denialists
Has Duesberg a right of reply?
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We’re nearly halfway through Trump's second term and we still don’t have a Surgeon General. What gives?

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White House withdraws nomination of Janette Nesheiwat
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé 
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat takes role at Walter Reed treating Havana Syndrome
When Did RFK Jr Start Listening to Calley and Casey Means? 
What Casey Means and MAHA Want You to Fear
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Is Tearing the MAHA Movement Apart
Trump surgeon general pick said mushrooms helped her find love
The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means
Casey Means Poised to Become Nation’s Top Doctor 
Casey Means discloses financial ties to supplement industry 
Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General
The Bad Science of Good Energy 
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Tried to Trademark MAHA 
Can Trump's latest pick for surgeon general make it through confirmation?
New surgeon general pick in deleted posts criticized Trump, RFK Jr
Trump’s pick for SG sells supplement with ingredient banned by Pentagon 
Trump’s new surgeon general pick deepens MAHA-MAGA rift
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In the 1980s, a low-sodium diet was seen as the gold standard for healthy behavior. In 2026, salt has been repackaged as “electrolytes” and is now cast as a core component of wellness. How did we get here?
Also, an important correction: One pound of butter to one pound of potatoes is Joel Robuchon’s recipe.
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The 25 Saltiest Restaurant Meals in America 
Facts, Issues, and Controversies in Salt Reduction for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 
Salt Wars 
The INTERSALT Study: background, methods, findings, and implications
Sodium reduction
Sodium Intake Reduction: An Important But Elusive Public Health Goal
Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake
Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease
 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sodium Sources and Sodium Reduction Behaviors Among US Adults
The Great Salt Debate: So Bad?
Salt guidelines draw heavy backlash
Sodium Reduction in US Households’ Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension
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