{"id":347623,"date":"2026-05-29T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-protein-maxxing-is-not-exactly-new-and-more-engagement-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:00:13","slug":"why-protein-maxxing-is-not-exactly-new-and-more-engagement-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-protein-maxxing-is-not-exactly-new-and-more-engagement-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Why protein-maxxing is not exactly new, and more | Engagement Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LGmMogH-hPk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why protein-maxxing is not exactly new, and more | Engagement Party\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LGmMogH-hPk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>From PopTarts to soda, food brands are adding protein to almost everything, and people are going to gross lengths online to get enough of it, from the stars of the Netflix show &quot;Love is Blind&quot; to the internet &quot;boy kibble&quot; creators. But can protein be&#8230;MAGA-coded? And does fiber have what it takes to become the internet\u2019s new favorite food trend? Plus, Alan Cumming calls for an end to \u201cslop bowls,\u201d and what&#8217;s really behind musicians like the Pussycat Dolls canceling their tours this summer. <\/p>\n<p>About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro\u2019s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. \u200bAfter years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture video podcast. Party hopping between what you&#8217;re watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. <\/p>\n<p>\u200b0:00: Proteinmaxxing is everywhere, and it&#8217;s kind of gross<br \/>\n3:14: Why some food trends blow up across all our feeds<br \/>\n5:43: The elephant in the room \u2014 is protein MAGA-coded?<br \/>\n6:41: Fibermaxxing with Trader Joe&#8217;s gummies and the response<br \/>\n8:12: The GLP-1 factor and why we want something to control<br \/>\n10:54: What&#8217;s &quot;Blue Dot Fever,&quot; and is it the reason your favorite artist canceled their summer tour?<br \/>\n11:53: What the Machine Gun Kelly\u2013Yungblud beef has to do with it<br \/>\n13:34: An actual musician weighs in on why touring is so costly<br \/>\n17:07: Audie and Ari&#8217;s most memorable concert moments from Erykah Badu to Beyonc\u00e9<br \/>\n19:30: Alan Cumming from &quot;The Traitors&quot; has opinions about slop bowls<br \/>\n22:51: Touch Grass: Foregoing free stuff and foraging berries<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Health #Celebrity #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From PopTarts to soda, food brands are adding protein to almost everything, and people are going to gross lengths online to get enough of it, from the stars of the Netflix show &quot;Love is Blind&quot; to the internet &quot;boy kibble&quot; creators. 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