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Posting a general update here that if you've just joined or upgraded to Extra Butter and still aren't getting behind the paywall on the podcast episode, bear with us — there seems to be a (hopefully temporary!) delay. Logging out and then back into Substack may help. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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omg I watched her IG in horror a while back before finally unfollowing - this is what I needed to upgrade!

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Yesss come on over.

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Seriously I am totally paying $120 for a Dooner deep dive, she is a friend of a friend and I am fascinated by what has happened with her!!

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Please continue with the influencer gossip! I loved hearing your takes on it. 👍

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Oh I suspect we will!

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I am not sure I will have time to listen to the extra butter episodes and I am definitely not on the right continent for the AMA but you are definitely right that Burnt Toast is and has been extremely valuable to me so I just upgraded my subscription ! Burnt Toast has changed my relationship with food, dinner, has shaped how we interact with food at home (and with a toddler, ha). It has also made me more of an activist and aware of the media limitations round fat bias. Thank you for the work that you do and the content you put out every week !!

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OMG, Manon, thank you. And I will think more on how we can make EB perks work across continents -- feel free to let us know if you think "it would be so great if..." Open to ideas!

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Oh my goodness ~ CAROLINE DOONER! I was an early follower of hers and definitely bought her book when she was all about Fuck It Diet. And then I was just explaining the whole nonsense regarding her wild turn to my daughter ~ it sure was something to watch.

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It was a REAL SITUATION.

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Wow, I have not kept up with her (Caroline Dooner) in awhile. I unfollowed everything from her. I told her directly, well I tried anyway, that she was falling for pseudoscience and "wellness" scams with the whole Parasite thing last year. That was the last straw for me. She was convinced that she had parasites in her gut and did whatever wacky treatment was supposed to fix that. And was convinced it worked. That scam has been around for years! Yikes.

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Omg we forgot the parasites journey. A shocking oversight and I apologize. There was just… too much material.

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Oooooooo fingers and toes crossed the Extra Butter subscription can become something that's paid in monthly installments! I absolutely think $120 for the year is worth it, hands down. The only thing that is preventing me from throwing down the full payment today is huge vet bill I just accrued for my cat. (Adulting sucks.) I'm absolutely intrigued about what happened to the F*ck It Diet author after I unfollowed her pre-pandemic. I found her annoying then...sounds like she went off the rails???

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UGH, so sorry about your kitty! Hope they are doing better. I totally get it on the pricing -- am bugging Substack because it seems like such an easy fix.

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Thanks! She apparently has asthma? Like, out of the blue? Moved to a new apartment a few months ago (new to us...it's actually the upper flat of an adorable duplex built in 1899) and finally had to turn the heat on for the first time last weekend. Sounds like it triggered something in her system. She's currently doing well on a regime of prednisone. Hoping we won't need to get her a kitty inhaler!

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Oh poor baby! That's stressful. Fingers crossed for prednisone!

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Just upgraded and the comments are still paywalled.

Making some popcorn with extra butter for the comments on Dooner. I watched in horror til she got Jesus and started the Trans hate. Ugh. Could not abide.

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HUH. Will go check out the comments issue now -- I was wondering why everyone is posting here and not there. Can you read the full post/hear the audio?

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I can play the audio but the transcript isn't showing for me. I've closed and restored the app a few times. And I've logged out and in. Not sure.

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HMMM, that's not how it should work! Anyone else who has upgraded, please let us know if you're seeing similar problems? I'm going to ping my Substack peeps now though, to see what's what.

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I am hangin on by my fingernails for the monthly Extra Butter option! Thank you for working on this, Virginia!

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Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

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Do the extra butter podcast episodes also have transcriptions like the regular episodes?

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Absolutely! The one tech hurdle we're figuring out right now is that they don't show up in your podcast player like the regular episodes. (I can only embed this audio directly into the Substack/newsletter emails.) But if you're more of a reader than a listener, the experience will be exactly the same! https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/p/extra-butter-caroline-dooner-sorority-nutrition

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I just upgraded my subscription, as I was thinking about it, I realized that your newsletter and Jo Piazza's always make me feel better as a person and parent when so much other content does the opposite. Thanks for making a great spot on the internet!

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Thank you, that's so lovely to hear! Exactly my goal.

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I just upgraded as well. Honestly, of all the substack items I subscribe too, yours has proved the most valuable to my life in terms of personal growth. For sure worth it! Thank you!

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Thank you Laurel!

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I just upgraded. 👏👏👏👏your Substack has been invaluable to me and it’s also introduced me to so many other resources and people. Thank you

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SO apppreciate this.

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I'd like to upgrade, but it's only giving me the option of $120/year. I'd rather do $10/month. Is that still an option?

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Alas, Substack hasn’t given me a pay-monthly option for this yet. Working on it! Stay tuned!

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I so had to upgrade just because the whole gone awry thing fascinates me!

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Thanks for doing levels- I am at the $5 level, and it’s the only one I pay for/in my budget right now. Totally worth it, and I’m glad there’s a “step up” for people who want to pay more for more, too, and also glad there’s still a space for me! :)

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Totally! There's space for everyone here!

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