What is fat-shaming?

What would the world of athletics look like if athletes were allowed to take drugs? Pippa and Neil discuss the Enhanced Games. Learn English from authentic BBC programme clips. Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/engli ... Show More

The most recent figure from 2024 says that 520 million children are living in conflict zones. That's about one in every five children worldwide. Some of the discussions in this episode will be about death and trauma. Neil and Becca hear from a journalist who has spent some time w ... Show More

Football players are faster than ever before. But in a game where every tiny decision counts, elite clubs are turning to neuroscience to understand how players can think, decide and perform even faster. Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.Get a free wo ... Show More

Today we’re discussing fat. It’s a word that carries a lot of weight. It’s a source of social judgment, a driver of insecurities and a tool exploited by companies in targeted marketing campaigns. It’s no surprise that a recent study found over 40% of people in the US have experie ... Show More

This is something a lot of us have to deal with–putting on weight too easily. Listen to this week’s contributor’s frustration with belly fat and learn the vocabulary associated with this kind of problem. 

On today’s episode of Diet Starts Tomorrow, Emily and Lauren have a detailed discussion about the ways different cultures talk about body size and the miscommunications that can happen as a result. Is calling someone “gordita” or “piggie” cute, rude or just a cultural difference? ... Show More

<p>A new “big back” TikTok trend in which people stuff their shirts while comedically showing how they act when they’re hungry is now receiving backlash in the form of accusations of “fatphobia.” Are fat jokes hateful of fat people, or is it just good fun? Let’s talk about it.</p ... Show More

In this episode of Thick & Thin I discuss the "I feel fat" epidemic that plagues many of us, despite the fact that I've tried REALLY HARD not to talk about it, for risk of sounding cliche or whiny. I chat about ways to confront this insecurity, and deal with the many ways that we ... Show More

To celebrate the release of Gina's memoir Greedy Guts, this episode hosts Ione and Gina get to grips with the current state of fat liberation. Is body positivity too commodified to be salvageable? Are people scared of fatness due to lingering Covid scaremongering resentment? Will ... Show More

Today’s episode is brought to you by a new fat posi podcast: Big Calf. Fat kids experience fatphobia from external sources, but what happens when criticism for your weight also happens at home, and has for generations? Photographer Lydia Hudgens talks about what it's like when f ... Show More

Today’s episode is brought to you by our fatmily over at Fat. So? podcast! Content note: SAF is chill vibes ONLY, but some fat experiences aren't chill! This ep of Fat. So? covers some difficult territory — just a quick vibe check before you listen!In their final episode of seaso ... Show More