Fat Guy, Jacked Guy
Stef Rubino & Brendan Walsh are teachers & professional writers who love to learn stuff & goof about it. Each week, they explore cultural & historical phenomena with a hilarious leftist perspective.
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The Power of the Calf: Is Colostrum Really a "Miracle" Supplement? (opens the original)
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Like injectable peptides, another supplement seems to be taking over the minds & hearts of dumb guys, dumb gals, & dumb people everywhere: colostrum. That's right, the very first milk that comes from mammals after they give birth is a HOT commodity out on these wellness streets. But this one is less new than you think. This week, we're taking a deep dive into the post-natal haze to see what the craze is all about. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on
Too "Optimized" to Hang Out?? Examining the Rise of the "Loneliness Influencer" (opens the original)
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People creating content out of their daily lives isn't new on social media, but a new variation on these videos has become trendier & trendier in recent months. The "loneliness influencer" or "solitude influencer" or whatever name you want to give them doesn't just create content out of their daily life -- they do it while proclaiming how happy they are to perform these little rituals all by themselves. This week, we're diving into this new mess as two guys who really love their friends to figur
Your Dumb Brain on Drugs: How Dumb Guy Culture Co-Opted Ketamine (opens the original)
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If there's anything the dumb, rich guys who are ruling our society are good at, it's taking something cool or interesting & sucking the absolute life out it. On this week's episode, we get into yet another weird phenomenon overtaking the dumb, rich set: an obsession with using drugs, ketamine specifically, to increase their " optimization ." You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on
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