February 19, 2021
                                     
                                            With Friends Like These
                                                                Who Watches the Weight Watchers?
                    
                    
                           
                    In This Episode
CW: Eating disorders, dieting.
Aubrey Gordon, of Maintenance Phase and “Your Fat Friend,” joins to take us through the twisty history of Weight Watchers and its founder, Jean Nidtech. Stops on the tour include Heinz ketchup and Maya Angelou! Aubrey’s new book is “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat.”