Episodes

  • SPECIAL BONUS: Peach Please podcast episode

    SPECIAL BONUS: Peach Please podcast episode
    May 3 2023

    I wish this was a welcome back but I've done the next best thing! I had a wonderful podcast chat with Kate of the Peach Please! podcast and she was kind enough to allow me to share it with you on my feed. Enjoy this bonus episode and make sure to show Kate some love on Tik Tok or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/katieiswinnen/).

    If you want to be a part of Season 2 of the Fat Girl Book Club podcast reach out:

    https://www.instagram.com/fatgirlbookclubpod/

    fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Fat Sex by Rebecca Jane Weinstein with Lala

    Fat Sex by Rebecca Jane Weinstein with Lala
    Sep 15 2022
    TRIGGER WARNING: Event dieting, weight gain, sexual trauma, sex and graphic sexual acts, exerciseI cannot believe we have reached episode 80! After almost three years, a plethora of guests and experiences, and tons of books, we are at the end. Well, not the end end, just the end for now. I don't know why I am going on and on about this because I do hope to come back in the new year with a new look and possibly a new format, but for now I just want all of you to know how much it means to me that you listened to and (hopefully) enjoyed this show. You guys are the best!My last guest is going to knock your socks off so get ready for a really great discussion all around being fat and having sex. I will admit I'm pretty sexually-inhibited and so I had a hard time getting out what I wanted to say when I was talking to Lala but that did not stop Lala from digging in and giving some great information and really relevant tips. We talked about a book called (appropriately) Fat Sex so we had a lot of material to work with. Here are some of the topics we covered:Lala's sex and body positive journeyA discussion of the male gaze and sexualityHow Lala became a sexual educatorAll about Lala's podcast and IG accountThe stories in the book and how Lala related to themMindful sex.Self-esteem and confidence as an attractorDo men like women in larger bodies?How can women get over body image hang ups in the bedroom?Porn - fat porn, regular porn, everything pornIs fatness a fetish?The components of mind blowing sexWomen and orgasmingSexual communicationHow can we make adjustments to sex when dealing with chronic illness or disability?Dating sites and dating app tipsKeep Reading Everyone!Lala's LinksLala's websiteLala's InstagramLala's Bedtime Tales PodcastFat Girl Book Club Podcast LinksFat Girl Book Club InstagramFat Girl Book Club Email: fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com Plus Size LingerieTorridShienAmazonFredericks of HollywoodLove HoneyEpisode LinksSex with Emily PodcastSex with Emily InstagramLala's article about positions for larger bodiesDipseaLala's Book RecommendationsYour Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorPussy: A reclamation by Regina ThomashauerGirl Boner by August McLaughlinCome As You Are by Emily Nagoski
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Fat-Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh with Amanda Levitt

    Fat-Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh with Amanda Levitt
    Sep 1 2022
    TRIGGER WARNING: Use of the O-words All good things must come to an end my friends. This podcast has saved me in a multitude of ways. The books I've read for the show, the people I've met have changed my life. I am a different, a better person because I did this show. I am also a more confident speaker and connector to others because I had a podcast. I just feel so grateful for the opportunity to run a show about something I love and connect to you, the listeners. I am so, so grateful you listened, subscribed and enjoyed. But life has taken me in a different direction and so (at least for now) after episode 80 (stick around for that one!) the show will be on a break. I really do hope to come back in the new year but until then, maybe you wan't to check out my guest's podcast! Amanda Levitt is the host of a podcast called Fat Theory Book Club so not only does she read body liberation books but she also talks to readers and authors alike about the ideas in them. It is worth your time to check it out BUT FIRST (lol), check out my chat with Amanda where we talk about Fat-Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh. We cover:Amanda's journey to activismBaby steps for baby activistsWhy Amanda picked this bookThe research in this book and how that compares to fat liberation classic readsThe concept of biocitizenshipWas there a difference between the Obese and the Overweight chapters in terms of experiences and Greenhalgh's analysisHow the War on Obesity's capitalist agenda affects Ivy League universities and their researchDiscussing the thin experienceHave there been changes since this book?Some medical devices for weight loss that you've never heard of! 🤯Keep Reading Everyone!Amanda's LinksFat Theory Book Club PodcastWhimsical Femme on IGFat Body Politics on TwitterFat Body Politics on Tik Tok Fat Girl Book Club LinksDiscord groupInstagramAmanda's Book RecommendationsUnbearable Weight by Susan BordoThe Embodiment of Disobedience by Andrea Elizabeth ShawCan't Buy My Love by Jean KilbourneEpisode LinksBig Fat BlogFat Body Politics BlogAbundant BodiesMaintenance Phase PodcastFat Activism by Charlotte CooperKiller Fat by Natalie BoeroNHANES SurveyKatherine Flegal StudyFearing the Black Body by Sabrina StringsFat in the Fire ArticleThis is Thin Privilege BlogBody of Truth by Harriet BrownAll About Love by bell hooksIn Transit by Dianna E. Anderson
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • BONUS EPISODE: What Do I Listen To During Your Break?

    BONUS EPISODE: What Do I Listen To During Your Break?
    Aug 30 2022

    List of a few of the podcasts I really like for you to check out during the break:

    Friend recommendations

    Going Beyond the Food Show

    Skate Date

    Fat Like Me

    More Than Tracy Turnbald

    Fat Chicks on Top

    Fat Girl Book Club Guests and Podcasters

    Fat Theory Book Club

    Fierce Fattie

    Embodiment for the Rest of Us

    Therapy Homework

    Fat. So?

    Peach Please

    Radlove Radio

    Motivation Made Easy

    Tough Cookie Talks

    Body Liberation for All

    The Gaslit Fattie

    Lala's Bedtime Tales

    Popular Podcasts to Check Out

    Maintenance Phase

    Rebel Eaters Club

    Swipe Fat

    The Fat Doctor Podcast

    The Fat Lip
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    27 mins
  • Fat on Film by Barbara Plotz with Haz Cady

    Fat on Film by Barbara Plotz with Haz Cady
    Aug 18 2022

    I've had a lot of chats on this podcast with people who've become friends after the show but rarely do I get to chat to a friend I had before getting them on the show (see my chat with Chavonne about Fierce Fattie or with Pascale about The Fat Lady Sings to see a couple I have done), but this episode is with a friend. I met Haz Cady when my podcast was very new and we've had some great chats ever since (almost three years worth of chatting about books!). This episode is basically an opportunity for you listeners to sit in with us as we talk about Fat on Film by Barbara Plotz. I know you're going to love the relaxed vibe. We talk about a lot of things, including:

    • Haz's journey to fat acceptance (in three parts...like a book...get it?)
    • Haz's eating disorder and what food means now
    • Melissa McCarthy and Rebel Wilson as our only fat representation (...and Queen Latifah but we talk about how her representation is different than the other two)
    • Masculinity in film or how men have to walk a body image line too
    • Femininity in film or how femininity always comes back to men
    • The lines fat actors have to walk
    • The use of a larger body as an inherently funny body in comedy
    • The way the camera angles, the sound effects, the choreography allow for the audience to laugh at the actor's body
    • Is there any attempt to soften the fat phobia in film?
    • The trope of the fat person eating
    • A discussion about Harry Potter
    • Fat people as outsiders and deviations from the norm
    • Fat, people of color in film
    • The way this book has changed our film watching experiences FOREVER!
    • Difference between film and theatre representation

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    Haz's Links

    Haz's Twitter

    Archive of our Own Page

    Fat Girl Book Club Podcast Links

    Fearless Podcasting

    Fat Girl Book Club on IG

    Email: fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com

    Book Recommendations

    Fattily Ever After by Stephanie Yeboah

    You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar

    Episode Links

    Sadie Collins article

    You Should See the Other Guy Podcast

    Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

    Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly DeVos
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Big Girl by Kelsey Miller with Chelsea Levy

    Big Girl by Kelsey Miller with Chelsea Levy
    Aug 4 2022

    I had Big Girl by Kelsey Miller on my TBR pile for a really long time. I even sent out a note a few years (yes YEARS!) ago on social media looking for someone to read it with me, but I didn't get any takers so when Chelsea Levy mentioned this book as being a really important part of her journey to body liberation during an IG live a few months ago, I had to invite her on to discuss it with me and boy am I glad I did! This book is so good. I don't think there is a better memoir that covers intuitive eating out there (correct me if you have another title). Hear all about it in my discussion available for download tomorrow. Here are some of the topics Chelsea and I cover:

    • Chelsea's journey with intuitive eating and body liberation
    • Being on an intuitive eating journey while pursuing a dietetics certification
    • Why Big Girl was important to Chelsea's journey and how Kelsey Miller's experience overlaps with Chelsea's life
    • Defining intuitive eating
    • What parts of intuitive eating is Chelsea working on now?
    • The difference in the way that Kelsey approached food versus exercise
    • A discussion around "reasonable" dieting
    • The similarities between new diet and new love
    • Does our body size have meaning?
    • Mindfulness as a tool for distraction
    • The ending that wasn't really an ending
    • What this book was missing (please write another book Kelsey!!!!)

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    Chelsea's Links

    Website

    Instagram

    Fat Girl Book Club Links

    Patreon

    Instagram

    Fearless Podcasting

    Episode Book Recommendations

    Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker

    The Fat Lady Sings by Cheryl Fuller
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Fat Girls in Black Bodies by Joy Arlene Renee Cox with Angel Austin

    Fat Girls in Black Bodies by Joy Arlene Renee Cox with Angel Austin
    Jul 21 2022

    I don't think I knew when Angel Austin of Sacred Space for Black Bodies asked to read Fat Girls in Black Bodies by Dr Joy Cox that it would be such a perfect match, but Angel and this book go hand-in-hand. A big theme of this book is building community and Angel has incredible community building projects on the go, including mutual aid resources, a fat resource directory and sacred space, which is a vision of such proportions that you will have to listen to Angel's own words to understand how incredible it truly is. Other topics we covered in our chat include:

    • How Angel got into fat liberation

    • The creation of Sacred Space for Fat Bodies

    • Dealing with trolls on the internet

    • Weight stigma around health

    • How this book connects to Angel's life

    • Community - what it is and how we create it

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    Angel's Links

    I will put a kickstarter link when the campaign starts but in the meantime stay connected with Angel using any of these links:
    IG: @Sacredspaceforfatbodies (https://instagram.com/sacredspaceforfatbodies?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)

    Facebook: Sacred Space for Fat Bodies (https://www.facebook.com/sacredspaceforfatbodies/)

    Twitter: @SSforFB (https://twitter.com/SSforFB?t=N2omoHRx3nsYDWO3e7CtaQ&s=09)

    Tiktok: @Sacredspaceforfatbodies (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdotm366/)

    Discord: Sacred Space for Fat Bodies (https://discord.com/invite/HudYxm7PC2)

    Website: Sacredspaceforfatbodies.org

    Email: angel@sacredspaceforfatbodies.org

    Support Angel’s work directly by subscribing to her Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Sacredspaceforfatbodies) or sending a tip via Paypal to: aaustin0828@gmail.com

    Fat Girl Book Club Podcast Links

    Patreon page

    IG

    Email: fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com

    Other Episode Links

    Fat Lip Ash

    Saucy West
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Gendered Bodies and Public Scrutiny by Victoria Kannen with Layla Cameron

    Gendered Bodies and Public Scrutiny by Victoria Kannen with Layla Cameron
    Jul 7 2022

    This is the second of two episodes on Gendered Bodies and Public Scrutiny by Victoria Kannen. This time though I chatted with Layla Cameron, a fat activist based close to my hometown in Vancouver, BC, Canada. You definitely do not have to listen to the first episode to get something out of this conversation but the first conversation provides a framework of the book and of this discussion. We cover a lot of ground including:

    • Layla's journey to becoming a fat activist
    • Changes Layla has seen in Vancouver
    • Differences between Vancouver and Toronto
    • Clothing for fat people and the fat tax
    • The concept of the third eye
    • The elimination of fatness from the discussion in the book
    • The fat spectrum
    • Fat stigma as the "last" acceptable form of discrimination
    • What is a body story and how does that interact with your identity
    • How body positivity has been made palatable to the masses
    • The Well Meaning Stranger
    • Let your freak flag fly!!!
    • Staring and the gaze
    • What resistance means to Layla
    • Fat Joy and body movement
    • The ultimate radical act

    Layla's Links
    Layla's Website
    Stay Fat Website
    Layla's work
    Fat in YVR podcast

    Fat Girl Book Club Links
    Patreon page
    Fearless Podcasting
    Fat Girl Book Club IG

    Episode Links
    Gendered Bodies and Public Scrutiny by Victoria Kannen
    Bodies by Susie Orbach
    Exile in Pride by Eli Claire
    Thickening Fat: Fat bodies, intersectionality and social justice edited by May Friedman, Carla Rice, Jen Rinaldi
    Big: Stories about life in plus-sized bodies edited by Christina Myers
    Fat Girls Hiking IG
    Fat Girls Hiking Documentary
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    1 hr and 22 mins