The Twinkie Defense

Maintenance Phase

Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

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

4.8 • 16.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The Twinkie Defense has become a shorthand for disingenuous legal defense strategies. But was it disingenuous? (Yes, but not in the way you think!) Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support us: Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and moreLinks! Mike's "Victim's Rights" episode on his other show!The Trial of Dan White: The Diminished Capacity ("Twinkie") DefenseHarvey Milk: His Lives...

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0:00.0	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:11.7	Hello. Welcome back to Maintenance Phase, the podcast where we talk about health, wellness,
0:17.3	and not Dr. Oz yet. But soon.
0:20.3	So soon. I'm so ready.
0:22.3	You know what's coming. This is what the people want.
0:25.5	Yeah, that's right.
0:26.6	I'm Michael Hobbs. I'm a reporter for The Having a Post and the co-host of another podcast
0:30.4	you're wrong about.
0:31.4	I'm Aubrey Gordon. You might know me as your fat friend. I am a writer and a columnist
0:35.7	for Self Magazine and I am a fat lady about town.
0:38.4	A fat lady about town and self.
0:40.0	Yeah, that's right.
0:41.0	I'm a self fat town lady.
0:43.0	That's right. That's how I prefer to be referred to.
0:44.8	Yes.
0:45.8	Can I tell you what we're going to talk about today, Michael?
0:47.4	Yes, please do.
0:48.4	We are going to talk about the Twinkie Defense.
0:49.8	Yes.
0:50.8	What do you know about the Twinkie Defense?
0:53.2	So as a gay man, the thing that you learn about Harvey Milk is he was the first gay person
0:58.7	to hold elected office in the United States, I believe, and he was murdered by his fellow
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