Body shaming is discrimination against 'non-perfect' bodies and it is usually directed at women. Kim Chakanetsa sits down with a Danish comedian and a British blogger who are challenging society's perceptions of a beautiful female body.
Chidera Eggerue - aka The Slumflower - is a British blogger whose hashtag #saggyboobsmatter started an online movement, em ... Show More
Jul 2022
The Complex Dynamic of Body Image & Weight Loss Surgery
Long time friend and Patron Sadie joins the fellas and kicks the whole thing off with a top notch roast! Sadie shares how trauma, cultural messages about food and body, lessons from her family growing up, and genetics caused her to be fat starting in my pre-teen years. Sadie had ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2019
#195: Why Fatphobia Hurts All of Us with Sofie Hagen, Comedian and Author of "Happy Fat"
Comedian, author, and fellow podcaster Sofie Hagen joins us to discuss her new book, Happy Fat; how fatphobia affects people of all sizes; why health isn’t a matter of individual responsibility (and why framing it as one is oppressive); how science often gets twisted by diet cult ... Show More
1h 26m
May 2023
#265: From Personal Body Liberation to Collective Liberation with Chrissy King
I’m joined by Chrissy King, Author of The Body Liberation Project. We’re talking about Chrissy’s journey towards body liberation, how she was seeking proximity to whiteness via weight loss, the difference between body neutrality and body liberation and how we can all strive for c ... Show More
35m 34s
Mar 2016
#57: Overcoming Weight Stigma and Rejecting Diet Culture with Writers Ama Scriver & Kirthan Aujlay
Writers Ama Scriver and Kirthan Aujlay discuss the intersections of food, fat, and feminism, why it's important to be part of a body-positive community, how to handle online trolls, how to push back against weight stigma and diet culture, and lots more! Amanda (Ama) Scriver is a ... Show More
1h 39m
Jul 2020
#248: COVID-19 Weight Stigma, Navigating the Medical System, and Finding Fat Liberation with Angelina Moles, Fat-Liberation Activist
Fat-liberation activist Angelina Moles joins us to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic perpetuates oppression and trauma, her shift from body positivity to fat liberation, why subtle forms of weight stigma can sometimes be more harmful than overt ones, the trauma of medical fatphob ... Show More
1h 23m