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“Good Athletes Control Their Weight."
What to do when anti-fatness shows up in youth sports. Plus: Celebrating one year of FAT TALK!
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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57:39
Can You Wear Birkenstocks with Skinny Jeans?
Unpacking our perpetually complicated feelings about pants—live from a hot spring!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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42:27
We Are Not Seeking Closet Perfection.
Introducing: The Unflattering x Burnt Toast Style Challenge!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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Dacy Gillespie
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39:25
Is Weight Loss Surgery the "Easy Way Out?"
On Old Money/New Money Bodies, plus what to do when your tween hates her jeans.
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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38:52

March 2024

We Need a Fat American Girl Doll
Unpacking doll diet culture, Pleasant Company vs Mattel, and Virginia's Samantha trauma, with Mary Mahoney.
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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Mary Mahoney
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54:46
"Can I Want to Lose Weight for a Good Reason?"
Plus Virginia's skinny jeans evolution, Paleo waffles, and the anti-diet gecko. It's time for your March Indulgence Gospel!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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44:25
Is Not Shopping A Diet?
On buying less without restriction, and salad dressing liberation, with Christyna Johnson
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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43:50
The Ballerina Farm of Kid Food Instagram
Tasting the problematic rainbow of Kids Eat in Color. Plus: Are baggy, black clothes comfy or fatphobic? It's March Extra Butter!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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34:56

February 2024

Is "Mom Rage" Actually "Marriage Rage?"
On being the something better that you deserve, with bestselling ex-wife, Lyz Lenz.
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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lyz
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51:17
It's Time for Book Gospel!
Plus leggings legs, thigh gaps, and the best jeans.
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
52
45:51
You Don't Have To Lose Weight to Improve Your Blood Sugar
Building a better diabetes care model, with Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez from Diabetes Digital
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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Jessica Jones
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40:13
When Fat Influencers Get Thinner
Unpacking the "health and fitness journey" of it all. It's your February Extra Butter!
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Corinne Fay
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Virginia Sole-Smith
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24:46
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