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In Bad Taste

Join nutritionist Pixie Turner and cardiothoracic surgeon Nikki Stamp as we cast a critical eye over health documentaries, and the claims they make.

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every 7 days
Average duration
34 minutes
Episodes
40
Years Active
2020 - 2021
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That Sugar Film 04: what is an experiment anyway?

That Sugar Film 04: what is an experiment anyway?

Everyone loves to do their research or do an experiment but what exactly does an experiment look like? And is Damon’s so-called experiment worth your time and energy?


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00:27:04  |   Tue 27 Apr 2021
That Sugar Film 03: Sugar, sugar everywhere

That Sugar Film 03: Sugar, sugar everywhere

Is the government and food industry sneaking into your yoghurt and piling it high with sugar cubes? Not exactly. ‘That Sugar Film’ loves a sweet conspiracy theory but we just like the science.


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00:32:40  |   Tue 20 Apr 2021
That Sugar Film 02: is sugar poison?

That Sugar Film 02: is sugar poison?

Don’t panic yet - sugar may not be the best thing in the world but it’s not a controlled substance either. This week we’re discovering whether sugar is particularly good at causing weight gain, acne …

00:29:15  |   Tue 13 Apr 2021
That Sugar Film 01: Sweet as - sugar 101

That Sugar Film 01: Sweet as - sugar 101

Another sugar documentary - That Sugar Film - that claims sugar is the root of all evil. Let's see what they get wrong...


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00:31:35  |   Tue 06 Apr 2021
The Magic Pill 04: Conspiracy theories in food

The Magic Pill 04: Conspiracy theories in food

It’s our last week of looking at Pete Evans’ documentary, ‘The Magic Pill’ (thank goodness) and for our last episode we’re exploring why some people in health or nutrition end up donning a tin foil h…

00:27:23  |   Tue 30 Mar 2021
The Magic Pill 03: Is food medicine?

The Magic Pill 03: Is food medicine?

People will get mad because we’re going to spend the entire episode telling you why food is not medicine. Doesn’t mean it isn’t important but this rhetoric is getting way too much air time recently, …

00:37:24  |   Tue 23 Mar 2021
The Magic Pill 02: Is fat friend or foe

The Magic Pill 02: Is fat friend or foe

If we had a dollar for every time someone said ‘bUt SaTuRatED fAt AcTuAllY iSn’T tHAt bAd’, we wouldn’t need ads in our podcast episodes. ‘The Magic Pill’, this month’s film, likes to get greasy and …

00:29:48  |   Tue 16 Mar 2021
The Magic Pill 01: Nothing magic about keto

The Magic Pill 01: Nothing magic about keto

Hello wonderful listeners! We’re back and we’re not wasting any time getting to the bottom of Pete Evans’ ‘The Magic Pill’. This week, the ketogenic diet - is it as magical as this film wants you to …

00:36:39  |   Tue 09 Mar 2021
BONUS: 2020 Review and Awards

BONUS: 2020 Review and Awards

It’s the first annual In Bad Taste Awards for Gross Underachievement in Health Documentaries, and we have some serious categories and nominees lined up. 


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00:29:00  |   Tue 29 Dec 2020
The Goop Lab 04: Energetic Goop

The Goop Lab 04: Energetic Goop

It’s our last episode on The Goop Lab and for the final hurrah, things get weird. Like really weird because we’re energy healing apparently. Prepare to hear about some guy who can control your body w…

00:35:42  |   Tue 24 Nov 2020
The Goop Lab 03: Old Goop

The Goop Lab 03: Old Goop

Being terrified of ageing seems to be common fodder for wellness wankers, including The Goop Lab. This week, Gwynnie tries to tell us we can reverse age or something, and botox is bad. But is it legi…

00:31:09  |   Tue 17 Nov 2020
The Goop Lab 02: Pleasurable Goop

The Goop Lab 02: Pleasurable Goop

It’s an important topic - women’s sexuality and the gender gap in orgasms. Any publicity is good publicity, right? The question is, does The Goop Lab get this right? Sadly after we recorded this epis…

00:41:12  |   Tue 10 Nov 2020
The Goop Lab 01: Cold Goop

The Goop Lab 01: Cold Goop

We did it, we watched The Goop Lab. And we’re sorry that we did because this week, Paltrow focusses on Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete who wants everyone to breathe strangely and swim in frozen wate…

00:36:22  |   Tue 03 Nov 2020
What the Health 04: What the F***?

What the Health 04: What the F***?

Watching ‘What The Health’ was our bad place. But this film has been cited in many office lunch rooms and is still popular, despite its glaring inaccuracies. So we ask why this is the case (and whing…

00:38:38  |   Tue 27 Oct 2020
What the Health 03: What the Dairy?

What the Health 03: What the Dairy?

Is milk just cow pus? ‘What The Health’ would have you believe that, along with the fact that dairy is killing us all. Not so fast, we say! Find out what the deal is with dairy and health from us, no…

00:39:16  |   Tue 20 Oct 2020
What the Health 02: What the Eggs?

What the Health 02: What the Eggs?

We’re back again with ‘What the Health’ and we’re still suffering from watching this film. This week, we’re taking on the film’s most famous claim - are eggs as bad for you as cigarettes. Sadly thoug…

00:32:20  |   Tue 13 Oct 2020
What the Health 01: What the meat?

What the Health 01: What the meat?

We’re in hell. What the Health has been voted by you as the worst health documentary in existence. This week: what the meat? Does it really cause heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and every death ever…

00:38:46  |   Tue 06 Oct 2020
(Un)Well 05: Bee Stings: The Bees Knees?

(Un)Well 05: Bee Stings: The Bees Knees?

It’s our final episode on (Un)Well, and for our last episode, we are going to look at bee sting therapy. Yes while many (most) people avoid getting stung by bees, some people are into it for all thei…

00:45:41  |   Tue 29 Sep 2020
(Un)Well 04: Tripping for Health with Ayahuasca

(Un)Well 04: Tripping for Health with Ayahuasca

Continuing on with our look at the latest Netflix health offering, (Un)Well, this week we’re getting trippy. Literally. Psychedelics like Ayahuasca have been around forever but recent interest in the…

00:34:35  |   Tue 22 Sep 2020
(Un)Well 03: Fasting. Fad Diet or Cure All?

(Un)Well 03: Fasting. Fad Diet or Cure All?

Bio-hacking, broscience and starving yourself all collide in this episode where we talk about (Un)Well’s look at fasting. Fasting is extremely popular at the moment, but is it the miracle cure we’re …

00:46:49  |   Tue 15 Sep 2020
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