Wicked and Other Fat Stories with Original Broadway Cast Member Kathy Deitch
The Wicked movie has taken the world by storm, so naturally Abby had to discuss its political roots, fat applicability, and body diverse cas...
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More Than Tracy Turnblad
Body size diversity in entertainment is an issue that often goes unspoken or ignored by the artistic community, but is deeply felt by those who (literally) don't fit into the ideal. On this...
Episodes
20 of 88 episodesNorbit with Sarai Cole
Abby talks with Sarai Cole about the infamous 2007 Eddie Murphy comedy Norbit. For the extra-long version of this episode complete with poli...
Adrianne and the Castle with Shannon Walsh and SLee
Abby returns to discuss Adrianne and the Castle, a new fantasy romance musical hybrid documentary about a couple who built a castle of love...
Unshrinking & Baby Reindeer with Kate Manne
This week Abby and Luz are joined by Cornell philosophy professor and author Kate Manne, whose recent book Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphob...
Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 with Cortland Jacoby
Abby tackles the second installment of Bridgerton Season 3 with Cortland Jacoby of Punch Drunk Critics. They discuss sex scenes, the importa...
BONUS: Spring Catch-Up (Teaser)
No full length ep this week due to technical difficulties, but here's a little preview of the catch-up episode that just went out on our Pat...
Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 with Deanna Garwol
Naturally we had to kick off season 5 by discussing the hottest TV show of the moment (in multiple senses of the word, WINK EMOJI) - Bridger...
Main Character Energy
Abby and Luz return for one last episode of Season 4 before a short break! They discuss their favorite fat main characters and how to be the...
Fat Trope Deep Dive Part 3: THE INSPIRATIONAL
Abby and Luz are back for the final installment in their Fat Trope Deep Dive series! After some life updates and recent internet scandal dis...
Girls with Hannah Rae Leach
Hannah Rae Leach of Sleepover Cinema once again joins Abby - this time to discuss the then-wildly-controversial body representation of Lena...
Fat Trope Deep Dive Part 2: THE SAD
This week, Abby and Luz talk about the sad fat person trope, unpacking why media is so obsessed with presenting fat people as pitiable walki...
Ditching Diet Culture at School with Cait O'Connor
Abby sits down with 8th grade teacher Cait O'Connor to discuss how diet culture and fatphobia are perpetuated in schools - and how teachers...
BONUS: Winter Catch-Up (Teaser)
It's time for a big fat catch-up (pun intended)! Luz has life-changing news and Abby recaps her recent travels. Plus we discuss *current eve...
Fat Trope Deep Dive Part 1: THE FUNNY
This week, Abby and Luz take a closer look at the funny fat person trope. Why do we associate fatness so closely with comedy? What is so fun...
Clara Sterling on Queerness, Comedy, and The Future of Entertainment
Writer and content creator Clara Sterling (of Strike Tea fame!) joins Abby for a wide-ranging discussion about Lizzo, AI, being a fat lesbia...
Precious with Jade Haylee
It's Black History Month, so we're getting into a movie that made fat Black film history (for better or for worse): Precious (2009). Content...
Somebody Somewhere with Caitlin Magnall-Kearns
Writer Caitlin Magnall-Kearns (she/they) aka our first repeat guest ever returns to discuss one of our favorite TV shows, Somebody Somewhere...
Feminist Dating Advice with Lily Womble of Date Brazen
It's time for our annual Valentine's Day episode where we talk about the minefield that is plus size dating! Date Brazen's Lily Womble sits...
BONUS: 2023 Recap (Teaser)
From now on you'll all be getting the first 10-15 minutes of our Patreon bonus episodes for free! This one's a recap of all the media we con...
Weight Changes & Disability with Jordan Underwood PART 2
This is the second half of our conversation with model and fat activist Jordan Underwood (they/he)! This time we're getting into media narra...