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Fat Chicks on Top, a body liberation podcast We cover fatness, race, sex, gender, drag sex work, kink, relationships, geek stuff, and more!

You know that bookclub you belong to? The one where the wine flows freely, the laughter is loud and the books are extremely interesting. That is this podcast, in your ears. My name is Jennifer Radke and I am your host and a body image coach. I get my guests to read a book in the Fat Acceptance/Body Positive/Health at Every Size space and I talk to them about it. Throughout these conversations I get them to tell their stories, we go off on tangents and we give you a great idea of the main concepts of the books we are discussing. This is not the author talking about the book they wrote! This is ...

Ball of Fat (Boule de Suif) by Guy de Maupassant is a classic short story set during the Franco-Prussian War. A group of French aristocrats, merchants, and nuns flee by carriage, accompanied by "Ball of Fat," a kind-hearted yet scorned prostitute. When a Prussian officer halts their journey, he demands that she sleep with him in exchange for their passage. Initially, the upper-class passengers support her refusal, but as days pass, they manipulate her into sacrificing herself for their freedom. Once she complies, they shun her, revealing their hypocrisy. The story is a sharp critique of social...

Boule de Suif (1880) is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre" ("Boule de Suif and Other Stories of the War"). John Ford said that his film Stagecoach was in many ways a western rewrite of Boule de Suif.

Do you love Stephen King books? We do too! This podcast discusses all of his books, audiobooks, movies, miniseries, and tv shows. This is a fan podcast and has no affiliation with Mr. King.

Today’s saturation of comic book content makes it almost impossible to keep track of it all. Whether you want to know the difference between Daredevil and Batman, or you’re ready to throw down with your viewpoint on comics in social media, the My Big Fat Pull List Trio of professional comic geeks will give YOU the education to deal in BIG to make FAT stacks in the game of pop culture superfandom! This is My Big Fat Pull List!

A discussion of some mainstream and classic story stories and book in the Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy, and Gothic Genres. Branching out from my YouTube channel this series will focus more on the in-depth analysis of each story. In General, we will walk though: 1) The story, the characters, and the places where these take place, 2) The themes that surface in the story, 3) The aspects of each story that hit me the most, and 4) Further reading suggestions if you've liked this story. Along the way I'll make my general old man rambles and some snippy comments.