Donna Dickenson on Body Shopping

Which physical characteristics does a woman have to have to be considered beautiful? Are there many different cultural variations on this? Heather Widdows, author of Perfect Me, thinks that today there is a single set of charactestics and that pressure to conform with these has p ... Show More

We blame people, and sometimes we blame institutions. Miranda Fricker investigates the nature of blame and its functions, draws some important distinctions, and considers the metaphysical implications of this practice. 

There is a long tradition of caste in South Asia. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nilanjan Das discusses a pre-modern philosophical critic of the whole system, and particularly of its underlying metaphysical assumptions. This episode was supported by the Ideas Wor ... Show More

<p>Have you ever known someone who donated their body to science? On paper, it's an extraordinarily noble act. Yet in the US, this form of donation is chock-full of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. In this episode, the guys dive headlong into the tragic, often disgusting realit ... Show More

Each decade brings a new standard of beauty, and with it, a new set of body issues. Why is 'fat' bad and 'skinny' good? Can you judge someone's health based purely on how they look? Jess Davies, Nicole Quigley and Lucy Wyndham-Read talk candidly about their own issues, and how to ... Show More

Welcome to this episode of Best Friend Therapy, where we chat about what's on our minds, to get deeper in our minds. TW: eating disorders This episode is all about bodies - how we can divorce our bodies from our minds if we're not careful, how we feel about our physical appearanc ... Show More

On this episode of Pretty Basic, we're diving deep into your BURNING QUESTIONS! We tackle the topic of body and self- acceptance and share advice on how to fight through the insecurities of your 20s. Remi dives into what ever happened to the skincare company she once had and Alis ... Show More

This episode was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend about her teenage daughter. While body image is particularly hard to navigate in your teens even as adults many of us struggle. Today we'll talk about why multiple perspectives are important, what doesn't help, and w ... Show More

The ladies discuss the history of eating disorders, the misconception of anorexia as "the white woman's disease," and the psychology behind pro-anorexia online spaces. Digressions include Brandy Melville's fatty-proof storefront, Kate Mossgate, and the burning question of whether ... Show More

Some have described Our Bodies, Ourselves as “obscene trash” – for others it’s a vital source of information about women’s health and sexuality. First published in 1973, this radical, and sometimes controversial, book has become a best-seller and a global phenomenon. Josephine Ca ... Show More

<p>today we’re getting into the very complex topic of body image, yapping about looksmaxing, beauty trends, cosmetic procedures, filters and how it’s hard to trust what we see online (tbh irl too). just remember, you are so much more than what’s on the outside &lt;3 <br>- poki</p ... Show More