The Diet Crimes of Metabolife

Maintenance Phase

Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

History, Science, Health, Health & Fitness, Wellness, Education

4.8 • 16.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks! How the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Weakened the FDAMad About MetabolifeStimulant Propels Diet EmpireThe dangers of the herb ephedra - Harvard Health An Historical Review of Steps a...

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0:00.0	What do you have?
0:12.9	I'm not tagging us in.
0:15.0	I was hoping I could just do that and you wouldn't notice.
0:17.9	You thought I wouldn't notice?
0:19.8	The problem is I don't, I literally don't know what metabolite is.
0:22.3	Is it a shake?
0:23.0	No, it's a, it's a pill.
0:24.7	It's a diet supplement.
0:26.7	Ah, okay.
0:27.8	Uh,
0:29.0	the podcast.
0:31.1	I can't express to our listeners how many weeks of thinking about it.
0:35.2	I really had to do more than a month.
0:54.9	I could have Googled at any moment. Okay, tell me if this is problematic. Welcome to maintenance phase. The podcast that will help you lose 10 pounds, but you will be grinding your teeth for days. Honestly, yes. Is that the twist of the episode that I spoil it? You lucked out. Because it's methamphetamine.
0:56.5	I'm Aubrey Gordon.
0:57.3	I'm Michael Hobbs.
1:01.7	If you'd like to support the show, you can do that at patreon.com slash maintenance face.
1:04.7	Oh, the tiny repeating machine is back.
1:08.2	Or you can subscribe on Apple Podcast.
1:10.3	It's the same audio content.
1:11.6	Yeah, there he is.
1:13.3	Michael.
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