THE self-proclaimed “No. 1 Men’s Podcast in the World” took a serious pay cut in August 2023.
The demonetization has now caused fans to become concerned that the podcast is being canceled altogether.
What is the Fresh and Fit podcast?
The Fresh and Fit podcast is a controversial show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube, that claims to “help men become better overall humans.”
“We help men become better overall humans with advice and crazy-useful information on dating/games, fitness, social media & finances,” the show’s description reads.
The podcast first began in 2020 and has since released more than 290 episodes, which are dropped on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 7pm.
Who are the hosts of the Fresh and Fit podcast?
Fresh and Fit is hosted by Walter Weekes and Myron Gaines.
Weekes is a social media lifestyle expert, while Gaines is a best-selling author and real estate investor.
Was the Fresh and Fit podcast canceled?
The Fresh and Fit podcast is known for its misogynistic content and controversial views, which is why many weren’t shocked when rumors began to spread that the show had been canceled.
In August 2023, Weekes and Gaines took to their podcast to announce some “bad news,” revealing that they had been “kicked off the YouTube partner program.”
“So basically, we’re going to figure out what’s going on because we don’t really know all the details,” Gaines said, via Insider.
“We’re working with YouTube to try to come to a middle ground and, you know, work together and figure this out.”
While they might’ve been kicked off of YouTube’s program, that doesn’t mean the show is canceled, it just means that they will no longer receive money from the platform.
During the podcast, the duo said that they didn’t know why YouTube made its decision, but they suspect it has something to do with their controversial topics.
“That’s unfortunately the risk you take when you make the kind of content that we do,” Gaines continued.
At this time, the future of Fresh and Fit is unclear, but Gaines said during the podcast that he “will gladly” take a pay cut if it’s what he has to do, nothing that it was “not about the money.”
“What bothers me is if we’re not able to be on YouTube, we might not be able to reach someone who really needs us,” he explained.