Aubrey gordon, a reporter for the huffington post and an essayist is back with another episode of maintenance phase. This time they're talking about snake oil - but where did that phrase come from? And why do we all use these random idioms in english when we have no idea where any of them come from?
The world of dieting and wellness is full of so-called snake oil salesmen—but what IS snake oil? This week, we take a wild ride through the history of health scams and discover a startling twist about an everyday idiom. Along the way, Aubrey delivers fun facts about sanitation from memory and Mike roasts the state where most of his family lives.
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