Fad Camp
A comedy podcast about the ridiculousness of fad diets. Hosted by Conor Dowling and Grace Mulvey.
Episodes
May 1, 2024 • 66 mins
Acclaimed feminist author and philosopher Kate Manne stopped by Fad Camp to chat to Grace and Conor about her illuminating new book, Unshrinking: How To Fight Fatphobia.
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April 25, 2024 • 64 mins
Exciting news Fad Camp listeners - Grace has a new podcast, The Jump! It is a brilliant comedy podcast where Grace and pop culture obsessive Niamh King ask the question 'what makes a great adaptation?'! We thought you would especially enjoy the Bridget Jones's Diary episode as it touches on some diet culture topics. As well as 90's London culture, smug marrieds, emotional fuckwits and bad hair!
In each episode of The Jump Grace an...
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April 17, 2024 • 72 mins
How oiled up should a man be? How many showers should one person have in a day? Conor and Grace do a deep dive on some of the wildest celebrity routines out there.
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April 2, 2024 • 60 mins
A Fad Camp listener wrote to us about her experience as a teenager being a professional athlete and swimmer. She has allowed us to share her powerful story and talk about its wider context in the world of professional swimming.
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March 14, 2024 • 64 mins
Vegans vs Carnivores? We know who Joe Rogan has his money on, but what do Grace and Conor think of this all meat all the time diet?
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March 7, 2024 • 11 mins
Grace and Conor share an intimate chat with listeners. Subscribe to Headstuff + for the full episode and more bonus content.
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February 28, 2024 • 28 mins
An internet term that perfectly encapsulates the complicated relationship between parents, their children and diets. Or is it just overly produced reality TV bait featuring Yolanda Hadid? Grace and Conor talk about the 'Almond Mom'.
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February 15, 2024 • 70 mins
'America's Doctor' has been accused of promoting dubious weight loss supplements. From Green Coffee Bean Extract - 'the magic weight loss cure for every body type' to Raspberry Ketones - 'number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat'. Grace & Conor do a deep dive into this controversial physician and the TV show that made him famous.
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February 1, 2024 • 54 mins
Is this diet real, or is it the stuff of legend? Hear Grace and Conor howl about this tabloid fodder, lunar fast from the past. Make sure to stay tuned for an exclusive clip from our latest bonus episode from Headstuffplus.
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January 17, 2024 • 85 mins
Snapchat Dysmorphia. Photo Manipulation. The Instagram Face. In this episode, Grace and Conor discuss the link between the rise of social media filters and body dysmorphia.
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January 4, 2024 • 55 mins
Podcasting legend Kristen Meinzer (How To Be Fine, By The Book, The Daily Fail) joins Grace and Conor to talk all things diet culture in the media and her experience with the infamous fad diet French Women Don't Get Fat.
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September 7, 2023 • 8 mins
Get your tickets now! September 17th
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August 9, 2023 • 30 mins
Conor and Grace take shelter from the rainy Summer weather to discuss a recent RTE investigates article about a massive pharmaceutical company's attempts to get their diabetes drug used for weight loss purposes.
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July 19, 2023 • 24 mins
On May 26th, 2023, New York City enacted a weight discrimination law. Grace and Conor talk about what this means for New Yorkers and stumble upon the topic of the 'Fat In'.
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July 6, 2023 • 15 mins
A listener recently shared an article with us that we thought everyone needed to know about. As we all know, treadmills are responsible for 10000% of fatalities every year in the world.
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June 28, 2023 • 3 mins
Summer Break (And mini episodes announcement!)
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June 21, 2023 • 75 mins
On the Rag. The Crimson Tide. Aunt Flo. Falling to the Communists. Grace and Conor delve into the phenomenon of missing periods linked to restrictive dieting and exercise.
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May 31, 2023 • 69 mins
A Fad Camp listener wrote to us about their experience in a fat camp for kids, so we asked them if we could share their powerful story on the show.
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May 25, 2023 • 41 mins
Fad Camp will return next week, but this week we are showcasing an episode from a brilliant new comedy podcast hosted by Adam Kay (This Is Going To Hurt), and BBC radio's Matt Edmonson. What's the most dangerous item in an office? Are fireworks more likely to kill you than bumble bees? Matt Edmondson and Adam Kay are on a mission to compile the definitive list of absolutely everything that might kill you. And they're leaving no sto...
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May 10, 2023 • 73 mins
Khloe Kardashian has long been associated with the term Revenge Body. And even used the phrase in the title of her controversial weight loss show. Grace and Conor do a deep dive into how this all came about.
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