Father of bodybuilding, Joe Weider
Russell Kane is joined by Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider, the father of bodybuilding as we know it, in the squat rack of Evil Genius.
You might not have heard of Joe Weider, but he was the man who invented modern bodybuilding. Formalised training, published magazines, birthed massive international competitions, and unearthed a megastar in Arnold Schwarzenegger. But was he a genius who built himself up from nothing to bring health and fitness mainstream? Or a charlatan who unleashed toxic masculinity on the world, who encouraged steroid use, and ripped people off on his way to making his fortunes? Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi join Russell Kane to flex their intellectual muscles to decide, is Joe Weider evil or Genius?
Additional Material: Eve Delaney
Researcher: Miriam O鈥橞yrne
Sound Editor: Kate Mac
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
The Producer was Gwyn Rhys Davies. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a 蜜芽传媒 Studios Audio Production for 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.
An EcoAudio certified production.
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