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Jan 2023
1h 10m

Aubrey Gordon Returns

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book "You Just Need To Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. They discuss the correlation of health and fatness, how fatphobia is born from the idea that you can blame an individual for their weight, the danger of the recent trend of weight-loss injections, the myth of "promoting obesity," and more. 


 

Check out Aubrey's new book - "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People - wherever books are sold! 

Follow Aubrey Gordon on Twitter & Instagram @yrfatfriend  


 

You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website. 

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Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and Twitter @Jameelajamil And make sure to check out I Weigh's TwitterInstagram, and Youtube for more! 

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