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The Fat Friend You Never Had podcast is all about bridging the gap between thin, fat, and in-between sized people through awkward conversations. Join me, your new fat friend, on my journey to understanding what it's like to live in a body that isn't yours. You’ll hear unfiltered rambles about my questionable dating life, battling fatphobia advice, my inability to fit in trendy metal chairs and countless other things. No topics are off-limits, so let’s get uncomfortable!
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United States
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The Fat Friend You Never Had podcast is all about bridging the gap between thin, fat, and in-between sized people through awkward conversations. Join me, your new fat friend, on my journey to understanding what it's like to live in a body that isn't yours. You’ll hear unfiltered rambles about my questionable dating life, battling fatphobia advice, my inability to fit in trendy metal chairs and countless other things. No topics are off-limits, so let’s get uncomfortable!
Language:
English
Episodes
The F Word: Fat
6/15/2020
Fat, a word that makes everyone cringe. A word that when neutrally used people automatically say "no you're not fat, you're beautiful". A word that is overly abused in "I feel fat" or "Do I look fat in this?" like phrases. Yet, a word that so many are boldly reclaiming! This episode I dive into when in history being fat started to become so negative, society's obsession with the it, and how some alternative terms can be more harmful than good. Whether you're a thin ally, a fat cutie...
Duration:00:42:24
The Wedding Industry's Need For More Diversity ft. Tia Nash
6/8/2020
When flipping through any wedding magazine, it will mostly be targeting a very specific group of people: thin, white, heterosexual and western. On a day that’s supposed to be all about our unique selves, why are we still fed cookie cutter ideals? Tia Nash, a wedding photographer and LGBTQ educator, joins me to talk about why the wedding industry is still lacking in diversity. We touch on what professionals should be doing to make the industry more inclusive, how childhood wedding dreams...
Duration:00:48:35
Disrupting Body Positivity feat. Raffela Mancuso
5/25/2020
Ah body positivity... the term everyone is quick to hashtag. Joining me to completely break down the body positivity movement and everything you thought you knew about it is Raffela Mancuso, a mental illness advocate and a body positivity disruptor. We touch on body positivity vs body neutrality, the true intent behind the movement, why it doesn't have to be intimidating, passing the mic to more marginalized bodies and how those with thin-privilege fit into the movement. Body topics can...
Duration:01:21:24
Being An Unstoppable Cool Girl feat. Mira Mariah of @girlknewyork
5/18/2020
Joining me this episode, is your newest and coolest friend, Mira Mariah of @girlknewyork. She is a visual artist, a tattooer, a mom, a self-proclaimed internet girl, and a person with a disability. As just two radically open girls, we discuss her life as a disabled person, creating your own body-positive community, the importance of raising kids for a better future and the empowerment of tattoos.
Check out the badass Mira on Instagram at @girlknewyork.
No matter what size you're at or what...
Duration:00:44:28
Are We Being Fat-Baited? feat. Sydney Grace of @ohhhhhhhhhoney
5/11/2020
Do you find sustainable fashion unattainable? Do you often see brands featuring plus models but then not carrying that size? Are these smaller plus bodies more palatable for the average person? Have you ever had a eating disorder? Will we ever break away from diet culture?
Joining me this episode is Sydney Grace, a plus-size influencer, sustainable fashion queen, and diet culture recovery activist. Listen in as we touch on all these topics and rant about how we're tired of fashion brands...
Duration:01:24:28
Top 5 Worst Dating Stories
5/2/2020
As someone that's been single for 5 years, I've gone on LOTS of dates. And well I figured I'd share some of the most horrifying yet incredibly entertaining dates I've ever been on. I deep dive into the time I got my titty sucked in the street, why some may refer to me as "White Oprah" and how I almost became a prison wife. People, I've seen some things and I can't wait to share them with you!
Make sure to follow me on Instagram at @fatfriendpodcast and let me know who you think the worst...
Duration:00:46:30
Let's Talk About Sex feat. Sol Smalls
4/30/2020
Sex... the topic that nobody wants to talk about but everyone wants to know about. This week Sol Smalls, a creative, badass tattooer and sex worker, joins me to discuss this unnecessarily taboo topic. We cover the toxic fetishization of fat bodies, life of a sex worker, and tips on how to grow your confidence in the bedroom. Because everybody deserves to experience sex with the lights on! After this, you'll never wonder how to get in my pants or how to support a sex worker again.
Follow Sol...
Duration:01:17:04
How Growing Up Fat Led Me Here!
4/28/2020
Take this Harvard Implicit Attitude Test on weight bias to recognize how we are all bias regardless of if we want to admit it or not. To be completely transparent, my results showed that I had a slightly preference towards thin bodies than overweight bodies. And honestly that does't surprise me! I have some internalized fatphobic ideas that society has instilled in me, but that's the point of this podcast.
And yes.... fat people can still be fatphobic!
Duration:00:28:03
Hi, I'm your new fat friend!
4/18/2020
Join me, your new fat friend, on my journey to better understanding the lives of all body types to treat ourselves and others better. Listen in every week to hear unfiltered conversations, personal life stories and sneak peaks into my life as a confident fat woman. IG: @fatfriendpodcast
Duration:00:01:56