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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 27 MIN

Why MAGA men keep posting workout videos

from Standing Room Only · host Salon.com, Amanda Marcotte, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

If you've seen even one video of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. working out shirtless in jeans, you've seen enough. But there are dozens more, featuring him and other men from the Trump administration grinding through pull-ups, push-ups and heavy lifts with a level of intensity that borders on absurd. In this video, Amanda breaks down why these fitness stunts have little to do with improving Americans' health or promoting real discipline. And it goes beyond cringe: RFK Jr. just announced he is launching a podcast with medical "experts," which raises serious concerns about misinformation and public health risks—again. Amanda's guest this week is Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Ph.D., a professor of history at The New School who has written extensively about the history of the American fitness industry.

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