Are your moods too stable? Is your face free of cold sores? Get your lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper ready, because this week we're talking about celebrity favorite THE MASTER CLEANSE!

Along the way we roast New Atheism, praise Gwyneth Paltrow (!) and endorse garbanzo bean salads. Mike wishes to clarify that he adores Kate Bush and quips with the utmost affection.

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The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs
I Heard It Through the Diet Grapevine (New York Times)
Improving Ourselves to Death (The New Yorker)
Cleansing's Dirty Secret (Marie Claire)
Mr. Clean: Jeffrey Steingarten Puts the Master Cleanse to the Test (Vogue)
The Dubious Practice of Detox (Harvard Health)

Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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