Best Challenging Pseudoscience Podcasts (2025)

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ACMT Highlights Episode 62: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)- What Poison Centers and Toxicologists Should Know 12:15

1M ago12:15

12:15

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Michael Twiner and Dr. Brett Johnson to discuss harmful algal blooms (HABs) such as inhalation toxicity from Red Tide, neurotoxic shellfish toxicity, diarrheal shellfish poisoning, and amnestic shellfish toxicity.

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19. ADHD and nutrition with Becca King 1:09:09

2M ago1:09:09

1:09:09

In today’s episode host Abby Langer explores the intricate world of ADHD nutrition with Becca King, a renowned ADHD nutritionist. They dive into the impact of ADHD on nutrition, food choices, and daily functioning, shedding light on common misconceptions and the different ADHD types. The conversation highlights essential elements such as executive …

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18. Embracing Fitness over 50 with Beth Wilkes Farrako 47:54

3M ago47:54

47:54

In this episode of Aggressive Salad, host Abby Langer is joined by Beth Wilkes Farrako, a renowned nutrition and strength coach. They discuss the importance of fitness and strength training for women, particularly those over 50, and how the industry is evolving to become more inclusive. Beth shares insights on overcoming societal pressures around a…

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ACMT Highlights Episode 61: The Public Health Impact of Over the Counter Naloxone and Nalmefene 11:32

3M ago11:32

11:32

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Michael Toce to discuss naloxone access laws, increased community availability of naloxone and who still doesn’t have access to naloxone. They also discuss the difference between naloxone and nalmefene and the future of nalmefene.

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17. Obesity, Genetics, and Medical Interventions: A Deep Dive with Dr. Carl and Dr. Spencer Nadolski 54:37

3M ago54:37

54:37

In this episode of Aggressive Salad, host Abby Langer is joined by brothers Dr. Carl and Dr. Spencer Nadolski. The Nadolski brothers are medical professionals specializing in lipidology, obesity medicine, internal medicine, endocrinology, and family medicine. They discuss their careers and contributions to obesity management, including Spencer's ro…

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16. Redefining Women’s Fitness: A Chat with Molly Galbraith 57:21

3M ago57:21

57:21

In this episode, host Abby Langer talks with Molly Galbraith, founder of “GGS Academy” and “Girls Gone Strong”, about her journey in health and fitness spanning over 19 years. They discuss the evolution of women's strength training, the crucial role of evidence-based interdisciplinary health and fitness education for women, and the importance of pr…

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15. Nutrition Facts vs. Pseudoscience: A Conversation with Dr. Idz 55:57

3M ago55:57

55:57

In this episode, Abby Langer talks to Dr. Idz, a UK-based medical doctor and nutrition researcher, about nutrition science and the misinformation prevalent on social media. Dr. Idz highlights the complexity of nutrition research, debunks common myths about seed oils and glucose management, and stresses the importance of evidence-based practice. The…

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14. Beyond the Diet Fads: Alan Flanagan on Carbs, Fats, and Healthy Eating 55:34

3M ago55:34

55:34

In this enlightening episode of Aggressive Salad, Abby is joined by nutrition science educator and researcher Alan Flanagan to discuss a range of topics; including his transition from a legal career to focusing on nutrition, the importance of understanding diet composition, and the myths surrounding low-carb and keto diets. Alan also delves into th…

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13. Misguided fitness Influencers and Misconceptions about Supplements with Dr. Adrian Chavez 57:32

4M ago57:32

57:32

In this episode of 'Aggressive Salad,' the host is joined by Dr. Adrian Chavez to discuss widespread nutrition misinformation. Dr. Chavez shares his journey from academia to content creation, emphasizing the importance of integrating accurate nutrition guidance into healthcare. The conversation also delves into the pitfalls of sensationalized, emot…

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ACMT Highlights Episode 60: Family Involvement in Youth Substance Use Disorder Treatment 9:54

4M ago9:54

9:54

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Kevin Wenzel, PhD to discuss the importance of family involvement including identifying substance use disorder, seeking treatment and providing support during treatment.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 59: Current Trends in Pseudoscience 9:40

5M ago9:40

9:40

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Jonathan Jarry MSc to discuss trends in health related pseudoscience and our role in fighting misinformation.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 58: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - The Cardiotoxicity of Checkpoint Inhibitors 9:52

7M ago9:52

9:52

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Andrew Stolbach to discuss the mechanishm of action, toxicity and management of checkpoint inhibitors (immunotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of cancer).

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ACMT Highlights Episode 57: LD50 of Social Media 9:21

8M ago9:21

9:21

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Joshua Trebach to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of utilizing social media to increase awareness and promote medical toxicology.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 56: Ethical Allocation of Resources-Transplant and the Suicidal Patient 11:13

9M ago11:13

11:13

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Filza Hussain to discuss transplant organ allocation in patients who have organ failure secondary to a suicide attempt.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 55: X-Factor - Xylazine 7:50

11M ago7:50

7:50

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Matthew Salzman discusses the complications associated with the use of illicit fentanyl containing xylazine from wounds to withdrawal.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 54: The PFAS Epidemic Addressing the Challenges - Will Forever Chemicals Forever Remain Confusing 8:46

1y ago8:46

8:46

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Alan Wolfe to discuss the possible clinical effects of POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) and PFAS (Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances).

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ACMT Highlights Episode 53: Bridging the Gap - Bupropion Cardiotoxicity 6:16

1y ago6:16

6:16

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Travis Olives to discuss gap junctions and cardiac effects of bupropion toxicity.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 52: Synthetic Does Not Equal Safe-Opioids and Cardiac Repolarization 6:40

1+ y ago6:40

6:40

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Stephanie Weiss to discuss HERG channel blockade, QTc prolongation and cardiotoxicity.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 51: F(ab)2 Antivenom and the Management of Snakebite 11:37

1+ y ago11:37

11:37

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Meghan Spyres to discuss the evolution of antivenom treatment of North American Pit Viper envenomation with specific discussion of the differences between Fab (CroFab) and F(ab)2 (ANAVIP) antivenom.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 50: Cardiomyopathy in Carbon Monoxide Toxicity 7:50

1+ y ago7:50

7:50

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Christian Tomaszewski to discuss risk factors for delayed cardiomyopathy and mortality after carbon monoxide exposure.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 49: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and Opioid Overdose 11:35

1+ y ago11:35

11:35

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Alex Manini to discuss single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the Mu receptor and how they may relate to overdose severity of opioid overdose.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 48: Plant Cardiotoxins 8:44

1+ y ago8:44

8:44

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Fiona Garlich to discuss mechanisms and clinical presentations of aconitine, veratrum alkaloid and grayanotoxin cardiotoxicity.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 47: Gulf War Illness 11:46

2y ago11:46

11:46

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Robert Haley to discuss Gulf War Illness and what caused over 100,000 people to become ill during and after the Gulf War. Dr. Haley describes the gene-environment interaction between PON-1 polymorphism and exposure to sarin gas.

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12. Colonics Are Cancelled! Gut Health Demystified ft. Desiree Nielsen 57:19

2y ago57:19

57:19

RD Desiree Nielsen joins me to sort the chaff from the wheat, literally. We discuss all things gut health, and delineate the science from the fearmongering, buzzwordy marketing around gut health and microbiomes. She explains how the health industry has taken isolated nutrition truths about gut health and extrapolated, exaggerated and mis-contextual…

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11. Optavia Diet Review 13:57

2y ago13:57

13:57

Today’s solo episode is a review of the Optavia diet (formerly Medifast), a 30-year-old diet that, surprisingly, has stood the test of time. I unpack everything from the dangerously low calorie intake and the peddling of diets to teenagers, to the devastating correlation between restrictive food practices, ignoring the body’s internal cues and diso…

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10. Thinness At Any Cost ft. June Burke-MacDonald 49:10

2y ago49:10

49:10

The pursuit of thinness at any cost has to stop. In this day and age most of us can see right through irresponsible comments like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”, but how many of us can identify diet culture disguised as health? Do you know the line between health promoting behaviors and obsessive patterns? How do you get yourself out of f…

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9. Diet MLMs aren't your friend ft. Brittany Morgon 31:46

2y ago31:46

31:46

When someone promises you health through a supplement that is branded, expensive and part of a pyramid scheme, you should know to run. Diet MLMs (multilevel marketing schemes) aren’t new, but the pushback they’re receiving is, thanks to the likes of Brittany Morgon. A nutrition and fitness coach by day, and a bad-ass MLM slayer by night, Brittany h…

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8. Challenging Nutrition Pseudoscience is a Full Time Job ft. Andy Miller 48:38

2y ago48:38

48:38

RD Andy Miller joins me to discuss the changing landscape of dietetics as it pumps up against social media and its slew of misinformation. We discuss the backlash we face when speaking out against bad actors, and the incalculable damage the likes of Bobby Parrish, Mark Hyman and Jason Fung have on the public’s understanding of health and nutrition.…

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7. Why I Want You To Eat Processed Foods 9:54

2y ago9:54

9:54

You heard me. I want you to eat processed foods! Not necessarily more than other foods, nor as an overrepresentation of your diet, but in the ways you find convenient, balanced, joyful and practical. Because the truth is that most foods are processed, including nutrient dense foods like canned beans, vegetables, tofu and unsweetened yoghurt. In thi…

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Trailer - Aggressive Salad: Nutrition with a Bite 1:12

2y ago1:12

1:12

The nutrition and wellness worlds can churn out so much misinformation that can, ironically, make us less healthy; encouraging disordered thoughts and habits around food. Aggressive Salad, hosted by dietitian Abby Langer, separates nutrition fact from fiction, examining the latest nutrition trends and holds them up against the science...All served …

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6. Menopause: Myths, Confusion and the People who Profit From It - ft. Dr. Jen Gunter and Amanda Thebe 1:09:02

2y ago1:09:02

1:09:02

Despite menopause affecting over 50% of the world’s population, it is a stage of midlife that’s remained shrouded in stigma and a lack of information, which provides a breeding ground for disinformation, pseudoscience and opportunism. But not on Dr. Jen Gunter and Amanda Thebe’s watch! They join me on this episode to explain and demystify all thing…

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5. Exposing Beachbody and diet MLMs ft. Amber Ny 43:38

2y ago43:38

43:38

Another day another diet MLM. In today’s episode former Beachbody coach and now anti-MLM educator, Amber Ny, joins me to discuss the nefarious tactics Beachbody uses to recruit members and how it gaslights them into staying. We discuss how its marketing promotes unhealthy, monolithic body standards and how they peddle questionable nutrition supplem…

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ACMT Highlights Episode 46: Antimuscarinic Toxicity Treated with Rivastigmine 6:46

2y ago6:46

6:46

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Spencer Greene to discuss his recent case series of antimuscarninic delirium treated with rivastigmine in the setting of physostigmine shortages.

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4. All Foods Fit ft. Ke'alohi Naipo 39:04

2y ago39:04

39:04

The world of dietetics needs change and Hawaiian dietitian Ke’alohi Naipo is at the forefront of this movement. Ke’alohi is a weight inclusive, HAES aligned, Registered Dietitian who specializes in disordered eating. She champions food acceptance, intuitive eating, and embraces local foods as nutritious and valid food sources. This is especially po…

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3. Removing Morality and Hierarchy from Food ft. Maya Feller 46:05

2y ago46:05

46:05

Today I’m joined by the wonderful RD Maya Feller to discuss the nuances of nutrition. We talk food deserts, social determinants of health, dethroning BMI, food apartheid, and the implicit bias and racism in dietetics. We also discuss at length the importance of removing morality and hierarchy from certain food groups, and particularly from cultural…

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2. Weight Loss Done Right ft. Astrid Naranjo 37:54

2y ago37:54

37:54

Weight loss can be a legitime health goal when it's done for the right reasons, with the right supervision and done in the right way. This is where Astrid Naranjo comes in: a Clinician Dietitian, Nutritionist, and Team BioLayne Master Coach. Astrid’s goal is to help people have a healthier relationship with food and achieve their goals sustainably.…

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1. Debunking Cancer Nutrition Myths ft. Dr. Joe Zundell 55:10

2y ago55:10

55:10

There isn’t a person or family unaffected by cancer. The dreaded disease doesn’t discriminate, but there are some cancer-promoting behaviors one can avoid. This is why the desire for knowledge about how diet can contribute to or prevent cancer, is so high. As we know by now, with a public appetite for health, comes misinformation. On this episode I…

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ACMT Highlights Episode 45: Pregnancy and Methamphetamine 8:31

2y ago8:31

8:31

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Tricia Wright to discuss risk factors leading to methamphetamine use disorder, associated complications in pregnancy and management of substance use disorder in pregnant and postpartum patients.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 44: Cannabis Use in Pregnancy 6:31

2y ago6:31

6:31

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Tricia Wright to discuss the known and theoretical risks of cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 43: Substance Use, Pregnancy and Stigma 10:43

2+ y ago10:43

10:43

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Mishka Terplan to discuss stigma, discrimination and prejudice in relation to substance use in pregnancy.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 42: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Opioids and Other Agents 8:46

2+ y ago8:46

8:46

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Lori Devlin to discuss Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and the treatment of NOWS.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 41: Physical Dependence vs. Addiction vs. Substance Use Disorder 10:12

2+ y ago10:12

10:12

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Kurt Kleinschmidt to discuss the differences between dependence, addiction, and substance use disorder and how it relates to medication associated treatment (MAT).

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ACMT Highlights Episode 40: Does Science Support the DRE Assessment 13:17

2+ y ago13:17

13:17

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beuachamp sits down with Assistant Chief of Police Matthew Myers to discuss the Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) and the Drug Influence Evaluation (DRE) assessments.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 39: Retrograde Extrapolation and Other Ethanol Calculations 10:32

2+ y ago10:32

10:32

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Patrick Harding to discuss anterograde and retrograde ethanol calculations and how they are used in forensic toxicology.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 38: Brain Death Declaration in the Toxicology Patient 8:39

3y ago8:39

8:39

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Laura Tormoehlen to discuss the nuances of brain death declaration in the toxicology patient

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ACMT Highlights Episode 37: Pharmacogenetic Variants that Impact Critical Care 8:54

3y ago8:54

8:54

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Andrew Monte to discuss common nomenclature used in pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenetic factors that impact patient care in the ICU.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 36: The Truth About Expired Drugs - From Drug Shortages to Next Steps 7:15

3y ago7:15

7:15

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Brenna Farmer to discuss the process of gaining approval to use medications past their original expiration dates.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 35: Advantage of the Bedside Medical Toxicologist 9:40

3y ago9:40

9:40

In this episode Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Donna Seger to discuss the clinical advantages of having a medical toxicologist at the bedside

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ACMT Highlights Episode 34: Using ECLS and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices to Support the Poisoned Patient 11:22

3y ago11:22

11:22

In this episode, Dr. Gillian Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Susanna Byram to discuss the use of VV and VA ECMO and other Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in poisoned patients.

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ACMT Highlights Episode 33: Renal Replacement Therapy - Adjusting Pharmaceutical Doses 8:55

3+ y ago8:55

8:55

In this episode Dr. Gillan Beauchamp sits down with Dr. Joshua King to discuss dosing adjustments of common antidotes and medications in patients undergoing HD and CCRT.

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