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Sit-n-Reach
Our hosts revisit The Biggest Loser and the new documentary Fit for TV—but first, Jillian Michaels. Who is she and has she always been an asshole? They trace her journey from TBL to the alt-right. Blake and Kashif reflect on the return of the Presidential Fitness Test and what new moral panic it signals. Protein-mania, anti-fatness, and gym memberships.
Show Notes:
• “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
• The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Maintenance Phase Podcast
• “The Soft American” by JFK (Sports Illustrated 1960)
• 2009 Class Action Lawsuit Against Jillian Michaels
• Diahann Carroll on disregarding racist beliefs (1:09)
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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.
Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod
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By We Own This TownOur hosts revisit The Biggest Loser and the new documentary Fit for TV—but first, Jillian Michaels. Who is she and has she always been an asshole? They trace her journey from TBL to the alt-right. Blake and Kashif reflect on the return of the Presidential Fitness Test and what new moral panic it signals. Protein-mania, anti-fatness, and gym memberships.
Show Notes:
• “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
• The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Maintenance Phase Podcast
• “The Soft American” by JFK (Sports Illustrated 1960)
• 2009 Class Action Lawsuit Against Jillian Michaels
• Diahann Carroll on disregarding racist beliefs (1:09)
—
About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.
Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod