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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
 and 
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?
 • 
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.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Julia Turshen
45
52:45
What To Do When You Miss Your Smaller Body
Do we all just need a Fat Day?
 • 
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.
 • 
Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
95
59:36

September 2024

How to Make an Unapologetic Fat Film
On testing your story, and keeping your cast and crew safe, with Claire Ayoub, director of Empire Waist.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Claire Ayoub
23
34:05
We Need To Talk About Fat Fertility
Some thoughts on "maternal fitness," medical anti-fatness, PCOS and menstruation diet culture, with Nicola Salmon.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
11
36:32
Dating While Fat!
Thoughts on navigating apps, first dates, and men with fishing pictures, because you're a damn snack!
 • 
Corinne Fay
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
41
47:52
"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?"
OH, HONEY. Author Nisha Sharma on body diversity in romance novels.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Nisha Sharma
22
43:06
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