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Diet Book Deep Dive: Ed McMahon’s “Slimming Down”

Apr 27, 2021

40:40

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Ed McMahon

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Ed McMahon's Career

3min

The Importance of Star Search

3min

How to Slimm Down With Ed McMahon

4min

The Breadstick Conspiracy

2min

Snacks That Time Forgot

4min

The Importance of Being Physically Fit

3min

The Importance of Emotional Eating

4min

The Anti-Capitalist Analysis of the Obesity Epidemic

2min

10.

The Confounding Factors in the Obesity Epidemic

3min

11.

The Blue Bird of Flabbiness

4min

12.

Johnny Carson: A Piece of Shit

2min

13.

The Importance of Presentism in Celebrity Relationships

5min

This week is our first Diet Book Deep Dive, where we dig into some of the worst and wildest weight loss advice we can find. First up: Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon's pun, alcohol and misogyny-fueled diet plan from the 1970s. Hope you like broiled steak and Sanka!

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