We talk about Sumos forced to play during Covid, Glamour’s new article on fat sex and attraction, and institutional fatphobia, when social media companies erase fat bodies to promote brand or community standards.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! In part 2 of our Valentine’s Day episode, we continue answering listener questions about everything from candies to buy, to sex moves to make, to tips for 3-ways.
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In part 1 of our Valentine’s Day episode, we answer listener questions about everything from candies to buy, to sex moves to make, to tips for 3-ways. (Part 2 drops on Valentine’s Day!)
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We interview artist and children’s book illustrator Bats Langley about his fat character, Gus, fat representation in commercial and art and gallery spaces, and how people sexualize or criticize depictions of fat people.
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This week the boys talk about the new chubby boyband out of China, Produce Pandas, along with a Buzzfeed article about different-sized couples, and then move on to discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of goal-setting as we start the new year.
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This week we talk about The Whale, Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of the award-winning play staring Brendan Frasier, beautiful fat male photography on Instagram, and the pros and cons of labels in the chub/chaser scene.
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The boys discuss a COVID marriage proposal gone viral and French fat activists taking aim at a fatphobic TV show. The mailbag becomes the main topic as the boys share the story of a chaser who gets shamed for his desires by the chub he’s attracted to.
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This week we talk about our reactions to Disney's Godmothered and James Corden in Ryan Murphy’s film version of The Prom and his recent WW (fmrly Weight Watchers) endorsement promoting weight loss. We also react to Mary Weismann confronting online bullies about her character’s size on Star Trek Discovery.
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In our last episode of the year, we read chaser mail and talk about chub4chub attraction, then look at the increased attention around eating disorders among gay men, and wrap up the year with things we learned in 2020 that we want to keep doing in 2021.
If you or a loved one are struggling with an eating disorder you can call or text the National Eating Disorder Helpline at 1-800-931-2237 for support, resources, and treatment options. Or go to https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org for more information.
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The boys continue with mail from chasers about their coming out experiences, as well as a look at the controversy surrounding Lizzo’s detox & diet culture. We also do a deep dive on Santa and what he represents for chubs and chasers. Oh! And our favorite holiday recipes!
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This episode, the boys talk about fat artistry, a new article about the origins of the fat acceptance movement, and respond to listener mail about growing up a chubby chaser and how chasers relate to each other (or why they don't).
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In this week’s action-packed episode, we talk about Disney’s Godmothered, the hostile reaction to James Cordon’s performance in The Prom, as well as fat activism in Judaism and the continuing media fight over so-called childhood obesity.
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After discussing some big wins in fat representation in media, we talk about gifts to give that special chub or chaser during the holidays—these are a few of our favorite things.
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Happy Thanksgiving! This is a re-release of our second episode, which we thought would be perfect for anyone visiting their family for the holidays. We tackle TLC’s latest fat reality show featuring fat women in relationships with conventionally attractive men, how to handle comments from family and others about being fat, dating someone fat, and being fat while at the gym. See you in December!
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We’re continuing our hiatus with a re-release of part 2 of our Valentine’s Day Special, we continuing answering your questions on sexual positions, body insecurities (even chasers have them), and finding chasers in the wild. Also…Chocolate!
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We’re revisiting our first season during our hiatus! This is a re-release of part 1 of our Valentine’s Day Special, we answer your dating questions like being in your head on a date, being adored vs. being objectified, and sexual positions to accommodate size differences.
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In light of the current American election madness, this week’s episode features a light and uplifting interview with Christopher Rosa, a self-described “fat fem gay” from the South who’s making it big in the model-beautiful world of fashion and entertainment in NYC, having written for VH1, MTV, and most recently Glamour magazine.
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For our Halloween episode, we talk about fatness as horror as depicted in different tropes and genres of movies and in real life! We also play a game casting ourselves in the various iconic roles of horror movies.
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The boys talk about Spiderman’s best friend losing weight and Lizzo taking Twerkology 101. We also pitch our ideas for a fat-positive sit-com along with some possible episode ideas, and then play a game where we cast our fellow podcast co-hosts in our favorite sit-com.
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We congratulate the winner of Alaska’s fattest bear contest and Julie Murphy on her new plus-size take on Cinderella, “If the Shoe Fits.” Also on tap is a discussion about advocating fat acceptance while having issues with your body.
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