Maintenance Phase

Written by: Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
  • Summary

  • Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
    © 2024 Maintenance Phase
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  • BONUS: Breaking Down The Latest Anti-Trans Victory Lap
    Jul 1 2024

    We went a little easy on the Cass Report in our last main feed episode, so we're back to [Mortal Kombat voice] FINISH HIM!!!

    This was supposed to be a Patreon bonus episode but we'd rather you support the lovely trans people who helped us with the research and fact-checking of this episode!

    Julia Serano: https://www.patreon.com/juliaserano
    Parker Molloy: https://www.readtpa.com/
    Katelyn Burns: https://www.patreon.com/katelynburns
    Evan Urquhart: https://www.assignedmedia.org/support
    Erin Reed: https://www.erininthemorning.com/

    Or organizations that work with trans youth in the UK:
    Gendered Intelligence: https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/
    Mermaids: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/
    Stonewall: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

    Support the Show.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 2: Panic! At The Endocrinologist.
    Jun 18 2024

    Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart, Parker Molloy and Katelyn Burns for fact-checking!

    Support us:

    • Hear bonus episodes on Patreon
    • Donate on PayPal
    • Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more
    • Watch Aubrey's documentary
    • Buy Aubrey's book
    • Listen to Mike's other podcast

    Links!

    • Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"
    • The "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" Controversy at AACAP's Annual Meeting
    • Methodological Critique Of The Cass Review
    • Methodological Critique of Littman (2018)
    • Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria
    • A critical commentary on ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’.
    • Foundations Of The Contemporary Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Network
    • Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1,655 Possible Cases
    • Opinion: England's Anti-Trans Cass Review Is Politics Disguised As Science
    • Tavistock v Bell
    • Actually Nothing: The Non-Starter Non-Story of the WPATH Files
    • As anti-trans legislation proliferates in 2024, community fears erasure from public view
    • States Passed a Record Number of Transgender Laws. Here’s What They Say.

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 1: The Cooties Theory of Transgender Identity
    May 9 2024

    Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart and Parker Molloy for fact-checking!

    Support us:

    • Hear bonus episodes on Patreon
    • Donate on PayPal
    • Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more
    • Watch Aubrey's documentary
    • Buy Aubrey's book
    • Listen to Mike's other podcast

    Links!

    • Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"
    • What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being?
    • Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care
    • Fresh trans myths of 2017: “rapid onset gender dysphoria”
    • Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study
    • The Detransitioners: They Were Transgender, Until They Weren't
    • How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm
    • Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care
    • 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Is Biased Junk Science
    • A careful step into a field of landmines
    • Detransition, Desistance, and Disinformation: A Guide for Understanding Transgender Children Debates
    • Recognizing and responding to misleading trans health research

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

    Support the Show.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
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This podcast is amazing. Relatable, funny, facts backed by research. All the things the diet industry doesn’t want you to hear!

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