2 Keto Dudes

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Low-carb science with lived-in keto banter.

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2 Keto Dudes follows Carl Franklin and Richard Morris through ketogenic eating, metabolic health, and the practical realities of staying low carb. The show moves from insulin resistance and semaglutide to sweetener studies, KetoFest, and long-running community support.

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About 2 Keto Dudes

2 Keto Dudes is a ketogenic lifestyle podcast with a strong bias toward science, self-experimentation, and practical community support. Its core conversation comes from Carl Franklin and Richard Morris, whose keto stories are repeatedly framed around type 2 diabetes, carbohydrate restriction, and learning the biochemistry behind metabolic change. The show is relaxed. It is also unusually willing to get technical. Episodes revisit insulin resistance, the Randall cycle, glucose clearance, ketone readings, fatty acid oxidation, and the difference between physiological adaptation and chronic pathology. That scientific curiosity is paired with skepticism about quick headline panic. When erythritol is presented as frightening, the discussion turns to mechanisms, test tubes, clotting questions, and what still needs to be studied in actual humans. When Ozempic and Wegovi enter the conversation, the show looks at semaglutide, hunger signals, insulin, affordability, and what may happen when the drug is stopped. The pacing often feels like two technically minded friends comparing notes across time zones. It can begin with winter in Canberra, exams, Python, or a joke, then settle into a long explanation of metabolism. The show also carries a strong community thread. KetoFest, ketogenic forums, archived live events, and peer support appear as part of the larger low-carb world around the podcast. Classic episodes point toward interviews and conversations involving Gary Taubes, Stephen Phinney, Dave Feldman, and Amy Berger. Food culture is part of the picture too, including Carl Franklin's appearance with Faith Middleton on a food-and-wine conversation about keto. The result is not a polished wellness lecture. It is more like an informed workshop with recurring jokes, careful disclaimers, and a practical interest in what low-carb eating does in real bodies. The show suits listeners who want ketogenic diet discussion that can handle both bacon-and-eggs simplicity and dense metabolic detail.

Made for: For listeners exploring ketogenic eating, type 2 diabetes reversal stories, low-carb nutrition science, and skeptical readings of diet headlines. It especially suits people who like technical explanations delivered through informal conversation.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by combining personal keto experience with detailed metabolic reasoning and a long-running low-carb community context. It is less lifestyle polish than curious, argumentative, evidence-minded conversation.

In their own words

2 Keto Dudes is all about the Ketogenic lifestyle. Science. Recipes. Stories. Join Carl Franklin and Richard Morris on their continuing journey from metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes to wellness.

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

A conversational keto briefing that makes study design, metabolic claims, and lived experience easier to separate.

2 Keto Dudes turns low-carb health questions into lively conversations between Carl Franklin and Richard Morris, with study design treated as part of the subject rather than background machinery.

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Why you'd press play

An erythritol scare becomes a test-tube argument; Carl and Richard invite you to inspect the leap.

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  • to hear why a result in a test tube does not settle what happens in people
  • to follow Carl and Richard through the tricky distinction between two kinds of insulin resistance
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  1. 1

    Insulin Resistance Revisited

    Hidden gem

    Richard Morris spends much of 2 Keto Dudes' "Insulin Resistance Revisited" arguing that keto adaptation can temporarily make glucose clearance look worse after about two weeks without carbs.

    May 29, 2023·43m·2 clips
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    Because Ozempic

    Hidden gem

    Carl Franklin and Richard Morris use Ozempic, Wegovy, and semaglutide to discuss weight loss, diabetes, and why insurance coverage differs for obesity versus type 2 diabetes.

    Mar 13, 2023·37m·2 clips
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    Because Erythritol

    Hidden gem

    A news article about erythritol and a Cleveland Clinic study prompted the hosts to revisit a topic they say the science media framed as “the keto diet is causing heart disease.” They break down three cohorts, including 1,157 Cleveland Clinic patients, 2,000 U.S.

    Mar 6, 2023·56m·3 clips
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    Faith Middleton's All-New Food Schmooze Party Podcast

    Hidden gem

    Carl Franklin joins Faith Middleton on the premiere of Faith Middleton's all-new Food Schmooze Party podcast to talk about the ketogenic diet, low-carb cooking, and why he calls himself the producer as well as the guest.

    Jul 2, 2022·48m·3 clips
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    Quick Ketofest Update

    Jun 19, 2022·3m
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    Ketofest Update

    May 28, 2022·57m
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    Ketofest 2022 Is On!

    Apr 19, 2022·17m
  8. 8

    The Airing of Grievances

    Jan 1, 2022·1h 5m
  9. 9

    Christmas with 3 Dudes and a Brit

    Dec 24, 2021·1h 51m
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    2KD Classic: Ketofest Live with Stephen Phinney

    Hidden gem

    Richard Morris says a doctor warned he could lose a toe before ketogenic dieting reversed his type 2 diabetes.

    Dec 20, 2021·1h 4m·2 clips
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    Published Peer-Reviewed Citizen Scientist Dave Feldman

    The hosts introduce themselves and their journey reversing type 2 diabetes through the ketogenic diet, sharing their mission to educate others.

    Dec 13, 2021·59m
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    2KD Classic: Tom Naughton, Fat Head

    Dec 5, 2021·1h 1m
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    2KD Classic: Jessica Turton: Dietitian and Scientist

    Nov 29, 2021·59m
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    Sodfather Part II with Peter Ballerstedt

    Nov 21, 2021·1h 45m
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    2KD Classic: Thanksgiving 2016

    Nov 13, 2021·55m
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    2KD Classic: The Grandfather of Nutritional Ketosis - Professor Stephen Phinney

    Nov 7, 2021·1h 12m
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    Diabetes for Halloween: All tricks, no treats.

    Nov 1, 2021·22m
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    Catching up with Nina Teicholz

    Oct 24, 2021·1h 36m
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    2KD Classic: Protein Controversy

    Oct 18, 2021·57m
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    2KD Classic: Thomas Seyfried may have just cured Cancer

    Oct 10, 2021·1h 20m
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    The Incredible Edible Egg!

    Oct 3, 2021·1h
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    2KD Classic: Catching up with Gary Taubes

    Carl Franklin and Richard Morris discuss the ketogenic lifestyle and replay an interview with Gary Taubes about nutrition and sugar addiction.

    Sep 27, 2021·1h 19m
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    2KD Classic: Sarah Hallberg Reverses Diabetes

    Sep 20, 2021·1h 6m
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    Dave Feldman

    Sep 13, 2021·1h 17m
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    2KD Classic: Insulin

    Sep 5, 2021·46m
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    Life Happens with Amy Berger

    Two hosts share their personal journeys of reversing type 2 diabetes through the ketogenic diet and discuss the science behind it.

    Aug 29, 2021·54m
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    2KD Classic: Always Hungry with Dr. David Ludwig

    The hosts discuss the growing evidence supporting a ketogenic diet for treating type 2 diabetes, highlighting key studies and their impact on glucose control and medication reduction.

    Aug 22, 2021·1h 22m
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    Karen Ogilvie’s Keto Comeback

    Aug 16, 2021·1h 15m
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    Boolsheet

    Aug 5, 2021·1h 7m
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    We're Back!

    Jul 23, 2021·57m
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    Catching up with the 3 Keto Dudes

    Carl and Richard catch up on personal updates, including Richard completing a degree, while discussing their ongoing ketogenic journey.

    Aug 2, 2020·1h 3m
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    Special Report on COVID-19

    Mar 17, 2020·1h 16m
  33. 33

    Taking a Long Break

    Dec 16, 2019·17m
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    Catching up with Richard Morris

    Dec 9, 2019·1h 41m
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    Happy Thanksgiving with Brenda and Kevin

    Hosts share their keto journey, recipes, and science behind the ketogenic lifestyle for health improvement.

    Dec 2, 2019·1h 6m
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    Heart Disease (rebroadcast)

    Nov 25, 2019·1h 3m
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    Exogenous Ketones (rebroadcast)

    Nov 18, 2019·1h 6m
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    Ron Big Black Garrett

    Nov 11, 2019·1h 13m
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    Non-Scale Victories (rebroadcast)

    Nov 4, 2019·1h 4m
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    Type 2 Diabetes (rebroadcast)

    Oct 28, 2019·49m
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    Protein (rebroadcast)

    Oct 21, 2019·50m
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    Professor Tim Noakes (rebroadcast)

    Oct 14, 2019·1h 27m
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    Amy Berger on Alzheimer's and Dementia

    Oct 7, 2019·1h 1m
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    Chef Robert Speaks

    Sep 30, 2019·47m
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    Insulin (rebroadcast)

    Sep 23, 2019·43m
  46. 46

    Talking Autophagy with Dr. Nadir Ali

    Carl Franklin and Carrie Brown discuss the ketogenic lifestyle, sharing their personal experiences with reversing diabetes and depression through keto, and introduce the topic of autophagy.

    Sep 16, 2019·56m
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    Call the Dudes!

    Sep 9, 2019·1h
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    Migraines and Keto with Elena Gross

    Sep 2, 2019·1h 4m
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    Mike Gorman Loses 300 Pounds!

    Aug 26, 2019·1h 2m