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The boys talk about Rutherford Falls’s Jena Schmeiding’s take on diet culture and Hollywood, an article about the lack of plus-sized fashion for fat kids, and Ask Amy’s response to a fat-phobic mom. Then we dive into how we accommodate fat bodies at home and travel.

In this minisode, we share a listener mail about Brazil’s protections for fat people and discuss what diet or wellness trends we’d most like to see disappear in 2023.

As we begin our fourth year of the podcast, we feature Eureka’s new video, a Brazilian win for fat accommodation. Then we talk about what we’re hoping 2023 brings to each of us. 

This week the boys discuss a “spicy” new plus-size romance novel, the shortage of Santas, and an AI-generated poem that celebrates fatness. Then we do a deep dive into the Queen Latifah movie, Last Holiday. 

This week the boys discuss Mashable’s beef with the lack of plus-size theater seating, SNL’s Big Boys video, and Guy Brannum’s travels with The Whale. Then we talk about mentorship in the gay and chub/chaser community. 

We discuss Lizzo’s new documentary, Rebel Wilson’s controversial new clothing line, and Everyday Health’s suggestions for dealing with insulting body comments. Then it’s Our Favorite Things—gifts for the chub or chaser in your life.

The boys talk about Lizzo’s LA concert, David Harbor’s new movie, and a plus-size boutique in Portland. Then we tackle terms like straight-size, skinny, twink and where all the men are at in fat lib.

Gobble Gobble! This week the boys discuss the different reasons we’re thankful, stuffing preferences, and share a turkey-related bit.

This week we talk about what scientists are learning from fat bears, belly tourism in Vienna, and naked fat yoga on OnlyFans. Then we discuss our changing tastes in food and pie ideas for the holidays.

This week we highlight articles about celebrities Dexter Mayfield, Harvey Guillén, and the organization Fat Torah, working for fat-lib the Jewish community. We also discuss how people’s perceptions of us often fail to change even though we do.

We talk about Lizzo’s concert in Nashville, Pixar’s new short about body dysmorphia, and a different kind of “fat camp.” Then we dive into how our bodies seem to change depending on the context.

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.

We 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!

We 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.

This 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.

We 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.

We 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!

The 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.

This 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.

This 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.