We discuss an American Airline’s dispute with an anti-fat passenger, the furor over Taylor Swift’s new music video, and Cass Elliot finally getting a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame. For Halloween, we do a deep dive into the Spanish thriller, Piggy.
Read MoreWe talk about spray-on clothing at Paris Fashion Week, a NY Times article on factors (not health-care) affecting diabetes, and a documentary about a queer, BIPOC, plus-size burlesque show. Then it’s everything you wanted to know about fat and feet!
Read MoreWe follow up on Lizzo’s infamous flute performance, plus-sized merch at Disney, and a Peloton instructor fighting against fat hate. Then it’s our takes on fatness and queer coding in Disney’s animated Little Mermaid.
Read MoreThis week we talk about Lizzo’s new flute, Guy Brannum on all things Bros, and Self Magazine’s piece on diet culture. Then we dive into chaser on chaser rivalry.
Read MoreWe talk about Lizzo’s Emmy Award acceptance, the fat gay Afro-punk comic book, Black Vans, and 300 lb runner Martinus Evans featured in Men’s Health. We also discuss moving forward when we encounter others moving backwards in anti-fat bias.
Read MoreWe talk about fat influencers taking over a fitness meme, the state of fat men on stage, and a new crowd-sourced app for fat folks. Then veering away from a recent new film, we talk about some of our fat heroes in media we actually like!
Read MoreThe boys talk about a recent spate of anti-fat comments on plus-size fashion, Lizzo’s VMA acceptance speech, and our own experiences of socializing in and out of the chub/chaser community.
Read MoreThis week we highlight Harvey Guillén’s coming out story in Esquire, WaPo’s take on the teenage activist body-shamed by the GOP, and how Trevor turned a fat-phobic encounter into activism. We also share our stories of food, family, and fatphobia.
Read MoreThis week we discuss two tales of fat triumph: Dexter Mayfield and the winner of Hunted Australia. We also talk about the Hallmark Channel’s new plus-sized romance, and how people are using fatphobia to combat fatphobia in the comments.
Read MoreThis week the boys talk about Lizzo hitting #1, a dog shelter’s anti-fat bias, and an approach to company wellness that shows promise. We also talk about whether it’s good idea to have more fat people on reality dating shows.
Read MoreWe talk about Dexter Mayfield on the cover of Out Magazine, fatphobia on Stranger Things, and helping kids have a peaceful relationship with food. Also, a new AI that shows us our anti-fat bias.
Read MoreWe talk about The Chubby Diaries, NatGeo’s new plus-sized travel show, Aidy Bryant’s interview in Vogue about finding her style, and BoarLord’s interview on being a fat sex worker. We also wrap-up our time at BiggerVegas.
Read MoreLive from BiggerVegas! The boys discuss Will Poulter’s getting in shape for a Marvel movie, the escapades of a plus-sized travel blogger, and respond to audience questions and comments about chubs & chasers.
Read MoreWe talk about the Pulitzer-winning play Fat Ham, the increased demand for erotic cakes, and Bon Appetit’s article questioning “junk food," followed by a frank talk about chubs/chasers fitting in and feeling left out.
Read MoreThis week we talk about WSJ’s article on plus-size sports gear, the big surprise on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a 14-year-old fat diver winning competitions, and answer a letter about chub/chaser mingling at events and in the wild.
Read MoreThis week we talk about an article in support of fat kink, Gabourey Sidibe’s upcoming wedding, and answer a listener’s question about opening up a relationship for a chub/chaser/bear event.
Read MoreIt’s our 100th episode! We talk about A Strange Loop, the Pulitzer-winning musical from black, fat, queer playwright Michael R. Jackson. Also featured, a new Canadian clothing brand for plus-size men, and our reflections on how we’ve changed doing 100 episodes of this podcast.
Read MoreThis week we talk about two recent interviews with Joy Nash and Andy Neal doing things fat people are not expected to do. We also talk about a recent academic study on the British bear scene and share our own stories of being perceived as “masculine."
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