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About
Journalist, podcast host, writer, and media critic known for co-hosting the podcasts Maintenance Phase, If Books Could Kill, and previously You're Wrong About. He is also known for the Maintenance Phase YouTube channel and Instagram account where the show shares podcast clips, wellness-debunking content, episode updates, and commentary about health fads and diet culture.
Before fame
He worked in international development before moving into reporting and he became known for investigative work published through outlets including HuffPost and The New Republic. He was a reporter for HuffPost when he connected with Sarah Marshall after reading her work. He and Sarah Marshall created the podcast You're Wrong About which debuted in 2018 and ran until 2021, and he launched Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon in 2020.
Trivia
He co-created If Books Could Kill with Peter Shamshiri in 2022. He wrote major longform pieces including "Generation Screwed" and "Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong" for HuffPost Highline.
Family life
He grew up in Seattle, Washington, and spent years in Europe before developing his career.
Associated with
He has discussed figures on such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jordan Peterson, Karl Lagerfeld, Rachel Hollis and Marianne Williamson on the Maintenance Phase podcast.
