Do you have weird feelings about Oprah? So do we, and so does our guest! Kimberly Springer, co-editor of "Stories of Oprah: The Oprahfication of American Culture," joins us to talk about the rise of Oprah Winfrey and her infamous "wagon of fat" weight loss episode.Buy Kimberly's books:<ul><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/books/stories-of-oprah-the-oprahfication-of-american-culture/9781617037214'>Stories of Oprah: The Oprahfication of American Culture</a></li><li><a href='https://www.dukeupress.edu/living-for-the-revolution'>Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980</a></li></ul>Support us:<ul><li> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Subscribe on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://paypal.me/maintenancephase'>Donate on PayPal</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul>Clips!<ul><li><a href='https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/oprah-winfrey-rolls-out-a-wagon-of-fat'>Oprah Winfrey Rolls Out A Wagon Of Fat</a>  (Buzzfeed)</li><li><a href='https://www.oprah.com/oprahs-lifeclass/how-oprahs-weight-affected-her-relationship-with-stedman-video'>How Oprah's Weight Affected Her Relationship with Stedman</a> (Oprah)</li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aYjAOQwlH8'>MadTv - Oprah - Fat Cam</a> (Mad TV)</li></ul>Links!<ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/11/magazine/the-importance-of-being-oprah.html?searchResultPosition=1'>The Importance of Being Oprah</a> (New York Times Magazine)</li><li><a href='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oprahs-fattest-mistake/'>Oprah's 'Fattest' Mistake</a> (CBS News)</li><li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/06/21/5-awesome-objects-from-the-new-oprah-exhibit/'>5 awesome objects from the new Oprah exhibit</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href='https://www.today.com/popculture/oprahs-biggest-air-mistake-wagon-fat-1C9380370'>Oprah's biggest on-air mistake? The wagon of fat</a> (Today)</li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/24/us/health-nutrition-diet-that-made-oprah-winfrey-slim-demands-discipline.html'>Diet That Made Oprah Winfrey Slim Demands Discipline, Specialists Say</a> (New York Times)</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a>

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Oprah Winfrey & The “Wagon of Fat”

Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.