For out 200th episode, we feature voicemails and letters from listeners on how things have changed for them since we started doing the podcast almost 5 years ago.
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This week we discuss the disgraced former CEO of A&F, Britain’s new plan for fat people receiving assistance, and Guy Branam’s take on being “gifted.” Then we interview Superstore’s Chris Grace about his new show on Dropout, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson.
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This week we talk about Fat Bear Week's Final Girl, Azealia Banks’s fatphobic Twitter tirade, and the Skinnylicious Menu at Cheesecake Factory. Then we dig into the consumer horror movie, “The Stuff.”
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We’re scattered around the world this week but wanted to share some reminders about our upcoming episodes..
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We talk about how Raven-Symone got CGI’d thinner, Sam Morrison’s one-man show, Sugar Daddy, and Sebastian Connelli’s take on fat Halloween costumes. Then we discuss navigating Halloween and other holiday parties as a fat person.
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This week we talk about the wave of clothing donations in the wake of Ozempic, using Apple Watch to detect sleep apnea, and a dietician’s praise of ultra-processed foods. Then we discuss making friends in (and out of) the chub/chaser community.
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We talk about Latrice Royale starring in Little Shop of Horrors, Colin Farrell’s Penguin fat suit, and Tigress Osborne’s“unfriendly reminder.” Then we share what we want to go differently this holiday season.
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This week we share more conversations with attendees of BiggerBash about their experiences of the event, their personal journeys the chub/chaser world, and their Big Fat Gay lives. (Part 2 of 2)
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This week we share some conversations with attendees of BiggerBash about their experiences of the event, their personal journeys the chub/chaser world, and their Big Fat Gay lives. (Part 1 of 2?)
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An update about our forthcoming BiggerBash Special coming on Wednesday 9/18.
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This week the boys talk about Target shafting plus-sized clothing, the new fat-positive movie Empire Waist, and a bald eagle too “fat” to fly. Then we talk about intergenerational dating.
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We talk about a bygone Olympic sport favoring fat people, Keely Brosnan’s response to body shaming, and a Sojourners article about Christian anti-fatness. Then we talk about our internalized concerns about masculinity and fatness.
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We discuss a Chinese weightlifter helping reshape her country’s beauty standards, a child star refusing to tell a fat joke, and a Cosmo article examining changing body standards. Then we talk about our love and hate of exercise.
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This week we talk about an upcoming comedy about a lineman turned plus-size model, the Caped Crusader’s fat female Penguin, and PopSugar’s take on how medical equipment excludes fat people. Then we share stories of family fatphobia.
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This week we talk about fat queer rapper Chris Conde, a new Lego ad featuring a chub-chaser couple, and planned changes at Southwest Airlines. Then we look back at Richard Simmons and discuss a video comparing bodybuilding with ob*sity.
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We look at a Vox article on filming strangers in public, preview a stop-motion film claiming to be body-positive, discuss a play at Edinburgh Fringe that really is! Then we talk about when friends don’t get fat-attraction.
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The boys talk about the plus-sized suitor on the Bachelorette, a junk-science study on how chili peppers make you fat, and Jannarie’s new song, “Never Been Small.” Then we talk to filmmaker Corey Sherman about his new feature, “Big Boys.”
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This week, the boys discuss a new study paying men to lose weight, Kelly Osborne speaking out on being told she’s too fat for TV, and an op-ed about anti-fat micro aggressions. Then we talk about a special episode of Drop Dead Diva.
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The boys discuss Nicola Coughlin’s writing this summer’s gay anthem, Richard Simmons sharing his broadway dreams, and Lizzo’s reaction to South Park. Then we respond to some listener mail about fat pads.
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The boys discuss how GLP-1 drugs offer business opportunities for the weight-loss industry and how medical anti-fat bias hurts thin people too. Then we discuss the responsibility of airports to accommodate disabled fat fliers.
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