Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
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A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join actress and activist Jameela Jamil (The Good Place, She-Hulk) as she explores issues surrounding mental health, body image, and activism with a diverse range of inspiring guests like Esther Perel, Greta Thunberg, Aubrey Gordon, and Jane Fonda. You'll hear thought-provoking (often hilarious!) stories and vulnerable conversations that will leave you feeling empowered and uplifted. Discover how to celebrate progress over perfection, and learn how to encourage better mental health, healthie ...
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Each week hosts Kona and Ethan go beyond the headlines and social media posts to do a deep dive into a different missing persons case. Do you hold the key to bringing someone home?
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A podcast about things we like and occasionally things we don’t, hosted by Sally Tamarkin.
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The Liz Cast is a podcast that features real conversations with real people -- about all the things that fascinate me. Listen in for stories and conversations about living, loving, and striving in 2021.
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The Fat Joy podcast is a joyful rebellion against anti-fatness. Each episode is a conversation between host and Professional Coach Sophia Apostol and another fat person about how to flourish in our fatphobic world. We’re exploring the harms, biases, and oppressions we’ve experienced while living in a world that marginalizes plus-size & fat bodies and promotes the lies of Diet Culture. But most importantly, we’re sharing how we still dare to have the audacity and courage to reach towards joy ...
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The Notebook x Melodrama with Vanessa Zoltan
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1:04:04She's back! Beloved podcaster and author Vanessa Zoltan (she/her) joins Hannah and Marcelle to dig into one of the most famous "weepies" of the 21st century: The Notebook (2004). If you cry at the line "If you're a bird, I'm a bird," have the phrase "What do you want?" ringing in your head, or regularly view the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, …
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Late in the evening of September 13, 2010, 19-year-old Samantha Clarke was dressed in her pajamas and watching TV with her younger brother in their Orange, Virginia home. But after receiving a call, she told her brother she was going out and would be back in the morning. Samantha left her home, and has never been seen again. Police had few clues to…
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A kidnapping happens in broad daylight in front of thousands of witnesses, but no one knows it’s a kidnapping. That’s what happened when a man abducted family friends, 11-year-old Joane Ratcliffe and 4-year-old Kirste Gordon from an Australian Rules football match on August 25, 1973. The stands were packed at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide Australia…
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On February 5, 2025, the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service announced that remains found in Picher, Oklahoma, on January 31, 2025 were positively identified as Aubrey Dameron. Picher is about 35 miles from where Aubrey was last seen in Grove, Oklahoma. We'll keep you updated as more information is announced, but in the meantime, we're re-releasing our o…
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Material Concerns: Emotional Support Canadians Pt. I
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32:37In this Material Concerns episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk about being emotional support for Americans, fancy linen paper in the 1700s, memes, monoculture and more! As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more! *** Music Credits: “Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Del…
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On a warm night in Beaumaris, in Victoria, Australia, the three Worledge children, 8-year-old Eloise, 6-year-old Anna, and 4-year-old Blake all went to sleep. Though their parents had been going through a rocky patch and had been arguing a lot, the day was an ordinary one for the children. But the next morning, only two of them would wake up in the…
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The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option. Thanks to Catherine MacDonald for helping us research and fact-check this episode! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast …
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On June 27, 1995, 27-year-old Jodi Huisentruit was late for work. This wasn’t too shocking, as she anchored the morning news show for KIMT in Mason City Iowa, and usually had to be at the studio by 3:30 am. Oversleeping wasn’t uncommon, which is one of the reasons Jodi lived so close to work. When her co-worker Amy called Jodi, she found that the a…
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Comics & Memes x Culture Text with Neale Barnholden
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1:04:11This week, longtime friend of the pod, Neale Barnholden (he/him), joins Marcelle and Hannah to discuss the materiality of comic books and their influence on modern-day meme culture! They talk reading conventions, colonization, de- and re-contextualization, as well as the raced and classed history of comics. Together, they then dive into Paul Davis'…
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“People don’t want to help until it’s national.” That’s what Candice Bryant told Dateline when she asked for help finding her friend, Latasha Crump Coleman. At the time, the 46-year-old mother and corrections officer had been missing from Jackson, Mississippi for two months. Jackson Police had performed two searches, but with few clues found, Tasha…
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This episode originally aired in 2023. We'll be back with season six on January 17, 2025 Brittany and Tyler Davis were the busy parents of a one-year-old who were looking for a night out together, and Brittany’s birthday seemed like the perfect excuse. They got the grandparents to watch their son, and they booked a hotel room in nearby Columbus, Oh…
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Material Concerns: An All-Team Holiday Bonanza & Wicked Pt. I
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44:06As chaotic as the title suggests, this episode features our Witch, Please Productions team on mic! We've got Gaby, Zoe and Coach joining Hannah and Marcelle to discuss Wicked, listener-submitted questions, 2024 Spotify stats and more. As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much m…
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Day By Day: True Crime Stories: January 3 - The Crimes of Charlie Brandt
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10:12And Then They Were Gone is on a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy the first three episodes of my new daily podcast, Day By Day - True Crime Stories. This episode of Day by Day True Crime Stories delves into the chilling life of Charlie Brandt, who, at the age of 13, committed a horrific act of violence against his family. The narrative exp…
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Day By Day - True Crime Stories: January 2 - The Trial of Bruno Hauptmann
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9:08And Then They Were Gone is on a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy the first three episodes of my new daily podcast, Day By Day - True Crime Stories. This episode of Day by Day True Crime explores the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping case, focusing on the trial of Bruno Hauptmann, the evidence presented, and the controversies surrounding the c…
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Day By Day - True Crime Stories: January 1 - The Murders of Amina and Sarah Said
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9:19And Then They Were Gone is on a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy the first three episodes of my new daily podcast, Day By Day - True Crime Stories. This episode of Day by Day True Crime Stories delves into the tragic case of Amina and Sarah Said, two sisters murdered by their father, Yaser Said, in 2008. The podcast explores their lives, …
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New Podcast: Day By Day - True Crime Stories
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1:53Hosted by Kona Gallagher of "And Then They Were Gone," "Day By Day - True Crime Stories" is a new daily podcast that delves into crime and justice milestones from this day in history. Subscribe today and get your daily true crime fix beginning January 1, 2025. Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JxcmZmgO3VtnQo1zmVItJ Subscribe on A…
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Wicked x Paratexts with Leena Norms
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1:00:36What is more zeitgeist-y than Wicked Part One? Well, arguably, the memes, interviews, and merch ABOUT Wicked Part One! In this episode Hannah and Marcelle are joined by the wonderful author, Youtuber and internet busybody, Leena Norms, to discuss this year's blockbuster— and the paratexts surrounding it. If you've been targeted an Elphaba eyeshadow…
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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 showBy Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
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The last time Mamta Kafle spoke to anyone outside of her home was the evening July 29, 2024, when she had a video call with her mother in Nepal. When her mom called Mamta back the next morning at around 11 am, her call went unanswered. According to prosecutors in Prince William County, Virginia, that is because Mamta was dead. Mamta’s husband, Nare…
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Material Concerns: Golden Girls, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday Pt. I
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29:34Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk Golden Girls, Friends, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday! As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more! *** Music Credits: “Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jess…
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Often, when a person goes missing, it happens quickly. A little girl is playing with friends when they lose sight of her, or she gets off the school bus and never makes it home. A dad mows the lawn and is never seen again. But sometimes a disappearance is gradual, with multiple sightings and clues that seemingly lead everywhere and nowhere simultan…
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On April 25, 2010 at around 10 pm, 31-year-old Shane Workman told his dad he was going to run to Sheetz, a gas station near their home in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. But Shane never made it there. Mike and his partner, Cindy Workman, didn’t realize anything was wrong, and went on a camping trip the next morning. It wouldn’t be until they returned that…
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The Golden Girls x Sex Positivity with Marshall Watson
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1:05:42Over the course of its seven seasons, The Golden Girls had 25 million viewers and earned 68 Emmy nominations. Each of the girls, Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux), Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak), Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo) and Betty White (Rose Nylund) won Emmy's for their performances and more than three decades later, the show is still in syn…
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The End but Not Goodbye: Jameela's Farewell AMA
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54:28This week Jameela is bidding a fond farewell to the I Weigh Podcast and answering listener questions. Jameela revisits how the I Weigh movement + podcast started and gives insights into what she’ll be up to next. Remember, this isn’t the end...just the beginning of new and exciting things in the next chapter! And remember, Eat. Laugh. Orgasm...but …
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Introducing The Optimist Project with Yara Shahidi
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9:58We’re sharing a new podcast with you on the I Weigh feed. Host Yara Shahidi sits down with incredible changemakers to unlock their secrets to conquering life, love, career, and everything in between with unwavering confidence and hope. In this clip, Yara talks with singer, songwriter, actress, and producer Janelle Monáe. To listen to the rest of th…
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Listen Now - MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
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6:36A young woman opened the door to her place of work, a sporting apparel store in Washington DC, and immediately realized something was wrong. Too afraid to investigate what she saw and heard, she ran from the store and called 911. When police arrived and entered the store, they heard a sound coming from a hallway in the back, and they began to move …
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The internet gets weird investigating the "disappearance" of America's gay best friend. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey’s documentary in AU & NZ, or watch it at home anywhere else! Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Richard Simmons Show Richard Simmons, t…
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Dismantling Gender Violence with Dr Jackson Katz
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1:01:07Jameela welcomes the world-leading educator on gender violence, Dr Jackson Katz (Every Man, Tough Guise) back to her I Weigh podcast for a fresh discussion on why violence against women is a men’s issue, and what we all can do to make a difference. Dr Katz talks through the current state of the manosphere, what message the recent US election result…
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“This is not like her. We think… that she is confused and scared. We’re quite sure she doesn’t know who she is.” This is a terrifying thought for any parent or loved one to come to terms with. That someone they care about could forget who they are and not even realize that there are people out there who are desperately trying to find them and bring…
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Material Concerns: Connections, Stolen iPads, and Genre Conventions Pt. I
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27:45Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk phone games, the Witch, Please team as different types of witches, genre conventions and Twin Peaks! As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more! *** Music Credits: “Shop…
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Living Deliciously with Florence Given
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1:18:12This week, Jameela is joined by author & illustrator Florence Given (Women Living Deliciously) to talk finding joy in your life, being a playful activist, and opening your own doors of self-expression. Florence shares ways to let go of other people’s perceptions of you, and how to intentionally take up (too much) space by showing up courageously an…
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When 13-year-old Bianca Piper got into an argument with her mother, Shannon Tanner, over doing the dishes, Shannon put her in the car, drove her a mile up the road, and told her to walk home. While this may seem like an odd form of punishment, it was actually something that had been recommended by Bianca’s therapist. But on March 10, 2005, Bianca n…
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Revisiting Politics on a Local Level with Erin Gibson
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1:02:00Comedian, podcast queen, and author Erin Gibson joins Jameela this week from a familiar time, before midterms 2022 and their conversation touches on issues still affecting us in 2024: reproductive rights and freedoms, the way the media's fear mongering affects everyone, what the heck conspirituality is, Erin's journey to finding peace from her depr…
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“Dear Everybody, I’m sorry for everything. I won’t bother you anymore. Goodbye, Jaliek.” This is the letter that Stephen Kerr said his 12-year-old adopted son left in his empty bedroom at his grandparents’ home on November 1, 2007, right before he went missing. By all accounts, Jaliek was an emotionally troubled boy, and there was a great deal of f…
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Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories with Danny Wallace
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1:05:22Jameela welcomes comedian and author Danny Wallace (Yes Man) for a look down the rabbit hole of disinformation and its slippery slope into conspiracy theories. Danny talks through his personal experience researching his latest book (Somebody Told Me), highlighting what stages of life we are most open to conspiracies and the tribalist online communi…
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In honor of spooky season, we bring you an episode about the beloved cult classic, Twin Peaks! This show from Mark Frost and David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan, is widely understood as one of the most influential television series ever! And yet it its original run began April 1990 and ended just fourteen months later in June 1991. In this episod…
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On August 15, 2008, a mother dropped her five-year-old son off to visit his father for the weekend. Her ex, Ernesto Gonzalez, hadn’t been very involved in their son, Giovanni’s, life since their separation three years prior, but he recently started making an effort to have a relationship with the boy. Daisy Colon packed Giovanni’s backpack with clo…
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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 Patreon Watch Aubrey’s documentary in AU & NZ, or watch it at home anywhere else! Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Still Hungry…
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This week, Jameela welcomes Academy Award winner Natalie Portman for a conversation about activism, motherhood, and her trailblazing career. The two discuss mental health and Natalie’s version of messy perfectionism, the important decisions she and her family made around her early acting work, and how she continues to buck the trend of Hollywood st…
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1, 2, 3, the Donahue family counted. 4, 5, 6, the numbers changed on the banner at their Arden Road home in Nokesville, Virginia. The days turned into weeks, which turned into months, which turned into years. The number had reached over 5,000 before the Donahue family got the news that they had been waiting for: an arrest had been made in the murde…
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On March 22, 2010, 23-year-old Nokesville, Virginia resident Shane Donahue was having a good day. He had just gotten paid $5,000 in cash for installing ceiling tiles at a local business. He was with his buddy, Timothy Hickerson, who helped him with the job. The friends went over to Shane’s parents’ house for a while before getting into Timothy’s tr…
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