<p>We’re talking about our first diet MLM and IT’S A REAL DOOZY!</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/">Watch Aubrey's documentary</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474">Buy Aubrey's book</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897">Listen to Mike's other podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase">Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul><p><br><b>Links!</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-04-mn-19575-story.html">Herbalife: Weighty Profits and Government Probes</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-20-fi-2331-story.html">Herbalife Exec's Death Prompts Bizarre Fallout</a></li><li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/06/17/hughes.death/">Autopsy on Herbalife founder finds death caused by accidental overdose</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-18-tm-26781-story.html">The Uncertain Start of a Remarkable Life</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050419135903/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&sid=aFh1K0o4xxQY&refer=columnist_evans">Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-fi-herbalife-latino-20130216-story.html">Latinos crucial to Herbalife's financial health</a></li><li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/latino-group-demands-herbalife-probe/story?id=22504371">Latino Group Demands Herbalife Probe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/04/bill-ackman-dan-loeb-herbalife?srsltid=AfmBOoofxshFAsWIoXpo-PZnyNjfCw6dbs9p2C4Og88hhOtSAhEMYYWc">The Big Short War</a> </li><li><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/09/09/the-siege-of-herbalife/">The Siege of Herbalife</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-then-ackman-lobbying-to-bring-it-down.html">After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/07/herbalife-will-restructure-its-multi-level-marketing-operations-pay-200-million-consumer-redress">Herbalife Will Restructure and Pay $200 Million to Settle FTC Charges</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2016/07/its-no-longer-business-usual-herbalife-inside-look-200-million-ftc-settlement">An inside look at the $200 million FTC settlement</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/28/herbalife-resolves-us-criminal-case-over-alleged-corruption-in-china.html">U.S. says Herbalife to pay $123.1 million to resolve China bribery case</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-02-19/herbalife-announces-new-ceo-broader-question-about-the-relevance-of-our-business-model">Herbalife announces new CEO to lead the L.A. nutrition company</a></li></ul><p><br><b>Clips!</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/FYr0jF3U8G4?si=qeuO71KNQgYBBuTs&t=81">Mark Hughes' origin story</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/1HuXW05fJeQ?si=GeBLKdL4F51FSNYn&t=438">Senate committee hearing</a> </li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/QV7JZbKWwWA?si=IGKyNkiAnonWEklP&t=165">Celebrity endorsement</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/kqmBh0r92yo?si=bQ5lr8BLMe52QAtW&t=372">Former Herbalife Distributors Speak Out</a></li></ul><p>Thanks to <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/">Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a></p>