Writer Virginia Sole-Smith was a skinny teenager who became a fat adult. She now writes about and personally experiences anti-fat bias on a daily basis, from finding clothes to accessing medical care. On this episode, hear Ricki open up about her own weight journey as she and Virginia talk about how weight discrimination shows up across the fat spectrum, how ... Show More
Jul 2025
Throwback Episode: Grab Your Mug … It’s Time to Spill Some Reali-Tea with Danny Pellegrino
This episode of 'Raised by Ricki' originally aired March 2, 2023. Pop culture expert Danny Pellegrino knows what TV shows are worth watching and when it’s time to change the channel. Danny, a New York Times Bestselling author and host of the Everything Iconic podcast, has seen ev ... Show More
40m 52s
Jul 2025
Throwback Episode: The Queen of Daytime Talk Talks to Bob the Drag Queen
This episode of 'Raised by Ricki' originally aired December 8, 2022. Twenty years before Bob the Drag Queen won the eighth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” he would run home after school to catch The Ricki Lake Show. And today, Bob joins Ricki and Kalen to talk about the show’s si ... Show More
49m 19s
Jul 2025
Throwback Episode: We're Here, Queer and on TV! with Steven Canals and Dominick Pupa
This episode of 'Raised by Ricki' originally aired November 11, 2022. The Ricki Lake Show was one of the few spaces LGBTQ+ people could see themselves on TV in the 90s, and could hear their stories told. Have things gotten better? Ricki and Kalen dig into representation in front ... Show More
51m 19s
May 2025
#335: GLP-1 Hype, Handling Haters, and Dating in a Larger Body with Virginia Sole-Smith
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith joins us to discuss how GLP-1 hype has changed the conversation about diet culture, the importance of body autonomy, how “bro” diet culture became public policy, how she handles haters, the “fed is best” approach to parenting, and lots more. Behind ... Show More
39m 4s
Jan 2024
How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Body and Eat Sanely in a Toxic Culture | Virginia Sole-Smith
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Plus, provocative and practical ideas about actually enjoying exercise, the real relationship between weight and health, the proble ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 2023
#281: Building Confidence and Being Unashamed with Leah V
I'm joined by Leah V, author of Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black, Muslim. We talk about her incredible story of how she battled an eating disorder, mental illness, and body shame to own who she is unapologetically and become an international plus-size Hijabi model, award-winnin ... Show More
37m 9s
Oct 2015
#45: Fat Acceptance & Body Positivity with Virgie Tovar, Author and Activist
Activist and author Virgie Tovar joins us to discuss why she gave up the battle to lose weight and started focusing on loving her body exactly as it is. We talk about fat acceptance, body positivity, smashing diet culture, embracing feminism, Instagramming your food, and lots mor ... Show More
57m 22s
Mar 2023
I Like My Body, But What About The System That Doesn’t? Ft. Chrissy King
Chrissy King—author, creator of The Body Liberation Project, and former fitness and strength coach—joins Remy and Emily to unpack the ties between racism and diet culture, the nuances of self love, and make some TikTok references with Remy (obvi). Chrissy talks about her backgrou ... Show More
59m 30s
Jul 2024
Body Dysmorphia After Weight Loss
On today’s episode of Good Bodies, Emily shares with Lauren all about the societal after effects of a major weight loss as well as the internalized struggle which can accompany such a change. Then, they welcome on former curve model and entrepreneur, Lexi Stout who tells us all a ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2015
Way Too Skinny | Why Skinny Shaming is Accepted - 092
Today Chalene Johnson speaks with Kelly Nelson about how our culture treats people that it deems as "too skinny". Kelly, the found of Carpool Chic, has spent much of her life feeling marginalized and judged by those around her because, many people feel it's totally acceptable to ... Show More
39m 56s
May 2024
The Truth About Body Dysmorphia & Cultivating Body Positivity ft. Sarah Nicole Landry
Sarah Nicole Landry is the founder and creator behind the wildly popular brand The Birds Papaya. Today, she talks about her story with body dysmorphia, extreme weight loss, and how she finally started to cultivate a positive body image for herself. You can listen to her full-leng ... Show More
8m 40s