{"podcast":{"title":"Fitness Confidential","slug":"fitness-confidential-43733","podcast_index_feed_id":43733,"rss_url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://vinnietortorich.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/d/2/1/cd21aa838752783b16c3140a3186d450/fc.png","author":"Vinnie Tortorich","episode_count":2690,"summary":"Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, the author of the best-selling book \"Fitness Confidential\", dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Using his 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry in Hollywood combined with an absolute commitment to good health, Vinnie has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. His listeners love him for his fearless humor, tireless honesty, extraordinary nose for BS, and simple message. Join Vinnie and his inspiring guests - doctors, scientists. researchers, journalists, farmers, athletes, and more - to hear the latest scientific discoveries and unravel the myths that have been hampering our health. Laugh your way to health and fitness with Fitness Confidential and Vinnie Tortorich.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T16:20:41.620396+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733"},"episode":{"title":"A Voice of Reason - Episode 2841","slug":"a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841","published_at":"2026-08-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/MonAnna-081726-WVTopF1AHMEnd.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2841 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss being a voice of reason amongst social media influencers who are pressured to fear-monger. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/08/a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://vinnietortorich.com/workout A Voice of Reason Vinnie and Anna have a good relationship, but they are not married. (3:00) Vinnie misses his wife when she's on holiday because he has to cook. But the things he makes are great, thanks to Anna's products. They chat a bit about business and achieving success. (14:30) Fear mongering happens frequently with health and wellness influencers on social media. (19:00) Vinnie repeats his message simply because it's the truth. Anna has always admired that he is a voice of reason in the health and wellness space. They discuss an influencer who recently gave some odd information regarding bananas and blueberries. She received a lot of heat over her claim. Fearmongering keeps people hooked in. (32:00) It also keeps people dependent on a system that asks them to spend more and more money repeatedly. Dr. Rhonda Patrick does do a lot of good work; she advocates for consistency and strength training, especially in women. Anna has some updates about the grocery business. (45:00) Check out the Aletha Hip HookTM that Vinnie uses to reduce pain and increase mobility: You can purchase your own through Vinnie's website here: https://vinnietortorich.com/hook Anna's products ar…","meta_description":"Episode 2841 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss being a voice of reason amongst social media influencers who are pressured to fear-monger. https:/…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/a-voice-of-reason-episode-2841.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}