Belle Gibson, Apple Cider Vinegar, Influencers and Grifters

About this episode

The episode discusses illness influencer Belle Gibson, the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, and broader themes of conspirituality and the distinction between evidence-based and non-evidence-based medicine.

On episode 305 we discuss "illness influencer" Belle Gibson and the TV series Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix). We also cover broader themes of "conspirituality" (drawing on Naomi Klein's book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World), evidence-based versus non-evidence-based medicine, influencers and grifters. Additional links/sources covered: The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist (documentary on Netflix). Maintenance Phase podcast episode "Illness Influencer" Belle Gibson (we took that illness influencer phrase above from this!): https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xZ11pQv8tKZbJaI5w2S1D?si=HeEsESSIRG-lMdOfQhb3Kw&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1FgnTBfUlzkeKt&nd=1&dlsi=c758a80e0eb04798 You can hear the two of us discuss similar issues (but make different points) on the Freedom of Species show Vegans For Trump? Conspirituality in the Vegan Movement: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/vegans-trump-conspirituality-vegan-movement If you'd like to support our show, we appreciate any ratings/reviews on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or whatever app you listen to our show on – thanks! Clips: The Adventures of Lano & Woodley: Season 1, Episode 1 – The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Katie

Topics covered

• illness influencers
• conspirituality
• evidence-based medicine
• non-evidence-based medicine
• influencers
• grifters

Keywords

• Belle Gibson
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• conspirituality
• influencers
• grifters
• evidence-based medicine
• Naomi Klein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Maintenance Phase, Freedom of Species

Books & works: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist, Illness Influencer, Vegans For Trump? Conspirituality in the Vegan Movement, Embrace, The Blackest Bouquet

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