272: Jillian Michaels is the Biggest Loser
The unavoidable question of the week: why is Jillian Michaels on CNN commenting on slavery, exactly?
As it turns out, Netflix provides the answer. The three-part docuseries, Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser, creeps behind the scenes of this uber-popular and uber-disturbing reality show that weirdly promoted fat-shaming while simultaneously pretending to alleviate it.
As we’ll discuss today, we can’t shake the feeling that the biggest loser from this entire mess is all of us.
Show Notes
As Republicans spar over IVF, some turn to obscure MAHA-backed alternative
RFK Jr. Is Getting Personal Authority Over Who to Kick Off Medicaid
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
Scientists Strip ‘Diversity’ Language From Research to Keep Federal Grants
After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight
