Chapter
The Problem with Weight Loss TV Shows
04:10 - 06:51 (02:40)
The host questions the effectiveness of weight loss shows that seem to present fat bodies as a freak show while claiming redemption through their restrictive diets.
Clips
The Biggest Loser franchise made over $100 million a year off of ancillary products such as TV dinners, workout and diet books, and merch.
04:10 - 05:23 (01:12)
Weight loss
Summary
The Biggest Loser franchise made over $100 million a year off of ancillary products such as TV dinners, workout and diet books, and merch. The show lasted for 17 seasons and even had Michelle Obama appear on it twice.
ChapterThe Problem with Weight Loss TV Shows
EpisodeThe Biggest Loser
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The podcast hosts discuss the problematic nature of weight loss reality TV shows and how they often exploit and fetishize fat bodies under the guise of redemption.
05:23 - 06:51 (01:27)
Weight Loss
Summary
The podcast hosts discuss the problematic nature of weight loss reality TV shows and how they often exploit and fetishize fat bodies under the guise of redemption. They also discuss the typical format of these shows and the use of staged weigh-ins as the main form of progress measurement.