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Your Five Favorite Episodes of 2024
And the episode you liked the least. Plus: Over 1 million downloads, baby!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
14
35:24
Santa is a Fat Icon
Plus family pajama rants, should you gift fitness gear, and hot fat people having great Christmas sex. It's your Holiday Mailbag episode!
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Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
62
51:48
A Pudgy Belly Can Be a Strong Core
Listen now | Plus the truth about Kegels and how to workout when movement is not joyful, with Anna Maltby.
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Anna Maltby
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Virginia Sole-Smith
45
52:37
The Tyranny of the Millennial Camisole
Why everything you learned about "dressing for your belly" is trash.
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Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Corinne Fay
37
53:28

November 2024

What Are We Doing All Day on Our Phones?
Plus who is "fat enough," unpopular Thanksgiving food opinions, and when to throw that smart watch in a drawer.
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Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
54
48:22
The Curious Evolution of Emily Oster
Listen now | Are we feeding our kids "the wrong foods," or is Emily's new take on kids, weight and health just... diet culture.
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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Corinne Fay
64
54:28
Healthcare is Ground Zero for Fatphobia
Listen now | On not yelling at patients to lose weight, centering body autonomy, and other tenets of size inclusive medicine, with Dr. Mara Gordon
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Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Mara Gordon, MD
26
49:07

October 2024

We're Not Calling It Girl Dinner
On feeding our people and ourselves as single moms, with Amy Palanjian
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Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Amy Palanjian
48
40:32
We Could Buy Less Stuff From Target?
Listen now | The Big Burnt Toast Review: Do we stand by all those Butters?
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Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
64
47:05
Julia Turshen Is Your Home Depot Dad
And she thinks you're doing a great job getting dinner on the table.
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Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Julia Turshen
48
52:45
What To Do When You Miss Your Smaller Body
Do we all just need a Fat Day?
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Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
44
36:19
There are No Gold Stars for Packing Light!
Plus mistaken for pregnant (again), Corinne's airplane survival guide and other fat travel hacks.
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Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
95
59:36
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