S6 Ep8 - All Or Nothing
Grace is getting personal in this episode discussing perfectionism & the All or Nothing mindset with Conor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Fad Camp
A comedy podcast about the ridiculousness of fad diets. Hosted by Conor Dowling and Grace Mulvey.
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Episodes
S6 Ep7 - The Liver King
Is ancestral living the real deal, or is it just a load of balls? Grace and Conor chow down on the Netflix documentary Untold: The Liver King, and raw dog the masculinity crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
S6 Ep6 - Protein Mania
Forget Beatlemania, Protein Mania seems to be taking over the World. Is it a wellness trend or just another diet? Grace & Conor do a deep dive. Article Links; https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/06/us-health-supplements-men-idUSKCN0QB2B320150806/ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24049505/protein-intake-fiber-plant-based-vegetarian-vegan-meat https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/04/protein-mania-the-rich-worlds-new-diet-obsession https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/sep/15/muscles...
Apr 02, 2025•59 min
S6 Ep5 - Body Horror in The Substance
Grace and Conor dig into their favourite movie of 2024 The Substance to discuss its themes of body image through the lens of Body Horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 13, 2025•55 min
S6 Ep4 - Secret Eaters
Reality TV strikes again! Grace & Conor do a deep dive into the early naughties Channel 4 documentary show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min
S6 Ep3 - Can Kids Save Themselves From Fatphobia?
Fat shaming starts at such a young age it sometimes feels like we're born with it. In this episode Conor and Grace explore some of the potential sources and dangers of fatphobia in childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 3
S6 Ep2 - Where Has All The Plus Size Clothing Gone?
Is it our imagination or are our favourite brands ditching plus size clothing? The answer - It's not our imagination. Grace and Conor do a deep dive into the great disappearing act of plus size clothing. Article Links; https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/beauty/face-lifts-and-new-wardrobes-predictions-for-the-luxury-industry-in-the-age-of-ozempic https://www.elle.com/fashion/a45139956/plus-size-new-york-fashion-week/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/long-people-stay-ozempic-stop-2-years-analysis-s...
Jan 23, 2025•59 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Fad Chat: Instagram Knows I'm Fat - Bonus Clip
A little snippet of the kinds of topics Conor and Grace get into during their unfiltered Fad Chat bonus episodes. Available only on Headstuff plus. Hear the full bonus episode here: https://headstuff.memberful.com/checkout?plan=96895 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2025•5 min
S6 Ep1 - Instagram Knows I'm Fat
Ever felt like Instagram knows too much about you? It might have something to do with how social media algorithms work. Conor and Grace try to wrap their heads around why we see so much targeted weight loss ads on our feeds these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Best of HeadStuff 2024
Happy New Year HeadStuff Listeners! As a special New Year’s treat, we’ve compiled the very best moments from all our HeadStuff shows into one episode. Relive the laughs, surprises, and unforgettable moments of 2024! To find your favourite HeadStuff shows go to the timestamps below. This is a HeadStuff Podcast produced by Hilary Barry. Edited by Claire Patena. Hosted by Hilary Barry and Jack Kelly. 1:40 - The Lovely Show 4:55 - Young Hot Guys 6:24 - Listen, I’m, Delicious 8:00 - The G Spot 10:11 ...
Jan 01, 2025•31 min
Little Announcement
https://fadcamp.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2024•6 min
S5 Ep10 - You're Not Ugly, You're Just Poor
Pretty Privilege. Botox. Bleached areseholes....Grace and Conor discuss the price of beauty is in a cost of living crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 10
S5 Ep9 - How To Fight Fatphobia with Kate Manne
Acclaimed feminist author and philosopher Kate Manne stopped by Fad Camp to chat to Grace and Conor about her illuminating new book, Unshrinking: How To Fight Fatphobia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Presenting: The Jump - Bridget Jones's Diary episode
Exciting news Fad Camp listeners - Grace has a new podcast, The Jump! It is a brilliant comedy podcast where Grace and pop culture obsessive Niamh King ask the question 'what makes a great adaptation?'! We thought you would especially enjoy the Bridget Jones's Diary episode as it touches on some diet culture topics. As well as 90's London culture, smug marrieds, emotional fuckwits and bad hair! In each episode of The Jump Grace and Niamh take a beloved book that has been made into a movie or TV ...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min
S5 Ep8 - Celebrity Morning Routines
How oiled up should a man be? How many showers should one person have in a day? Conor and Grace do a deep dive on some of the wildest celebrity routines out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 8
S5 Ep7 - Diets For Athletes: Swim Edition
A Fad Camp listener wrote to us about her experience as a teenager being a professional athlete and swimmer. She has allowed us to share her powerful story and talk about its wider context in the world of professional swimming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 7
S5 Ep6: The Carnivore Diet
Vegans vs Carnivores? We know who Joe Rogan has his money on, but what do Grace and Conor think of this all meat all the time diet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Fad Chat - Bonus Episode Clip
Grace and Conor share an intimate chat with listeners. Subscribe to Headstuff + for the full episode and more bonus content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 07, 2024•14 min
S.5 Ep5 - Almond Moms
An internet term that perfectly encapsulates the complicated relationship between parents, their children and diets. Or is it just overly produced reality TV bait featuring Yolanda Hadid? Grace and Conor talk about the 'Almond Mom'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 28, 2024•31 min•Season 5Ep. 5
S.5 Ep4 - The Dr Oz Show
'America's Doctor' has been accused of promoting dubious weight loss supplements. From Green Coffee Bean Extract - 'the magic weight loss cure for every body type' to Raspberry Ketones - 'number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat'. Grace & Conor do a deep dive into this controversial physician and the TV show that made him famous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 11 min
S5 Ep3 - The Werewolf Diet
Is this diet real, or is it the stuff of legend? Hear Grace and Conor howl about this tabloid fodder, lunar fast from the past. Make sure to stay tuned for an exclusive clip from our latest bonus episode from Headstuffplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 3
S5 Ep2 - Social Media Filters
Snapchat Dysmorphia. Photo Manipulation. The Instagram Face. In this episode, Grace and Conor discuss the link between the rise of social media filters and body dysmorphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 2
S5 Ep1 - Kristen Meinzer
Podcasting legend Kristen Meinzer (How To Be Fine, By The Book, The Daily Fail) joins Grace and Conor to talk all things diet culture in the media and her experience with the infamous fad diet French Women Don't Get Fat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Fad Camp LIVE at Dublin Fringe
Get your tickets now! September 17th https://www.fringefest.com/festival/whats-on/fad-camp-podcast-live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2023•8 min
Mini Episode: Weight Loss Drug Update
Conor and Grace take shelter from the rainy Summer weather to discuss a recent RTE investigates article about a massive pharmaceutical company's attempts to get their diabetes drug used for weight loss purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 09, 2023•31 min
Mini Episode: Weight Discrimination Law
On May 26th, 2023, New York City enacted a weight discrimination law. Grace and Conor talk about what this means for New Yorkers and stumble upon the topic of the 'Fat In'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2023•24 min
Mini Episode: Treadmill Disaster
A listener recently shared an article with us that we thought everyone needed to know about. As we all know, treadmills are responsible for 10000% of fatalities every year in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2023•15 min
Announcement
Summer Break (And mini episodes announcement!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 28, 2023•4 min
S4 Ep10: I Lost My Period
On the Rag. The Crimson Tide. Aunt Flo. Falling to the Communists. Grace and Conor delve into the phenomenon of missing periods linked to restrictive dieting and exercise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 10
S4 E9: Fat Camp For Kids
A Fad Camp listener wrote to us about their experience in a fat camp for kids, so we asked them if we could share their powerful story on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 9
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