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Maintenance Phase Podcast

Maintenance Phase is a podcast by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes that debunks the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams, and nonsensical nutrition advice. This subreddit is not affiliated with the podcast! This is a fan-made subreddit.

41k subscribers53 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~15% by known bots)37 authors / mosince 2020

r/MaintenancePhase has 41k members (+7.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 53 posts a month from 37 people. Top topics: Recovery Podcasts, Fat Shaming and Eating Disorders Recovery.

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Size and growth

How r/MaintenancePhase has grown

r/MaintenancePhase

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.7%in 12 months · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 202641k
Growing41k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Oct 2020)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−35%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202653
QuieterPeaked at 138 in Jan 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~15% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/MaintenancePhase

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Recovery Podcasts3.4%
  2. Fat Shaming0.5%
  3. Eating Disorders Recovery0.5%
  4. Podcast Recommendations0.5%
  5. Podcast Episodes & Favorites0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Apple
  3. Spotify
  4. Bluesky Social
  5. NPR

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