[Chat] Unpacking the Netflix Documentary on America's Next Top Model and Its Impact on Diet Culture

Find Your Food Voice

Julie Duffy Dillon RDN

Nutrition, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this episode, Julie Duffy Dillon, Rachel Popik, and Coleen Bremner reflect on the cultural and ethical implications of the long-standing reality TV show America's Next Top Model. They explore how media representations have shaped perceptions of beauty, diversity, and exploitation from the early 2000s to today, emphasizing lessons for viewers and contestants alike. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome to episode 433 of the Find Your Food Voice podcast. Today, my team and I are
0:07.7	breaking down the American Next Top Model documentary. Let's get to it.
0:15.1	Hey there, I am Julie Duffy Dillon, registered dietitian, and your host of the Find Your Food
0:20.5	Voice podcast.
0:21.7	Today is a Diet Culture IRL.
0:24.5	This is the type of episode where we take something that is happening in real time and examine it and discuss it and how it relates to finding your food voice.
0:35.8	We had, of course, another topic in mind for today, but as Colleen
0:40.5	always says, life presents to you many different options for diet culture IRAs because, well,
0:48.6	dieting is hardcore again. So anyway, today we are breaking down the recent documentary sharing the behind the scenes on the very popular early reality show America's next top model.
1:04.1	And what you're going to hear from me and the team is basically like where we were when it was on what we thought back then compared to what we
1:13.0	think now, especially after watching this documentary.
1:16.1	So we are going to get to that in just a minute.
1:18.7	Quick housekeeping for us before we get to the episode.
1:22.2	Remember that this is the second to last episode of Find Your Food Voice.
1:26.6	We have one more episode left before we
1:29.7	close this chapter. And this last episode we've been working on behind the scenes, we're really
1:35.6	excited to bring it to you. We hope it does the same that it is going to do for us to just help
1:41.4	us have some closure and help us continuing with the process of
1:46.3	writing letters to food. There'll be lots of those in this episode. And you're also going to hear
1:51.3	from listeners just like you who provided us some feedback about their experiences with the show.
1:57.5	And if you are wondering, like, how the heck do I stay in touch with you, Julie,
2:01.5	after the show ends? Well, I hope you can stay along for the ride as it changes. And the best way
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