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Writer Caitlin Magnall-Kearns (she/they) aka our first repeat guest ever returns to discuss one of our favorite TV shows, Somebody Somewhere! We chat about fat family dynamics, trans representation, the vulnerability of being seen, and what it feels like to have close friends when you've never been in love. ***This episode contains major spoilers for season 2 of Somebody Somewhere.*** Caitlin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitmkearns Caitlin's Twitter: https://x.com/caitmkearns?s=20 Caitlin's website: https://caitmkearns.wixsite.com/website Support us on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠⁠

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 down with Abby to share her best tips on how to build a joyful af dating life and answer your questions. Pre-order Lily's book: https://www.datebrazen.com/book Date Brazen Website: https://www.datebrazen.com/ Lily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datebrazen Lily's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@datebrazen Support us on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠⁠

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 consumed in 2023 and its depictions of fat people, from films to books to unhinged TikToks. **This preview contains major spoilers for Poor Things and minor spoilers for Barbie.** Find the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠⁠

This is the second half of our conversation with model and fat activist Jordan Underwood (they/he)! This time we're getting into media narratives about weight changes and Jordan's experience at adult fat camp. Jordan's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jordallenhall/?hl=en⁠ Jordan's TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jordallenhall?lang=en⁠ Jordan's Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/jordallenhall⁠ Support us on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠⁠

Abby and Luz are joined by model and fat activist Jordan Underwood (he/they) to discuss weight changes and the intersection of ableism and fatphobia. Jordan shares about his lipidema journey, from massive weight gain to massive weight loss. We also touch on tumblr-era body positivity, being illiterate, dancing on the internet, and Brookline. We had such a long, in-depth conversation that we've decided to split it into two parts, so the second half of our chat will be out next week! ***This episode contains discussions of medical fatphobia and eating disorders, including calorie and weight numbers.*** Jordan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordallenhall/?hl=en Jordan's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordallenhall?lang=en Jordan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordallenhall Support us on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠

Sure, everyone is beautiful and all, but being fat just isn't healthy! Right?? We get into it with molecular biologist Fran aka @fat_positive_fran on TikTok, who explains the factors that determine your body size and unpacks the associations between weight and medical conditions like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. ***CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of disordered eating, including calorie numbers.*** H1N1 study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23744235.2016.1201721 Sperm tsRNA study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27340033/ Insulin therapy study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757533/#:~:text=Basal%20insulin%20therapy%20confers%20improved,maximizes%20the%20potential%20to%20nearly Fran's resource doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xV5kmxaMzMqk9AKSFsMRrGbpXJ8DuV11_gyQywMrmms/edit?usp=sharing Fran's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fat_positive_fran?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Support us on Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠

This week, Abby and Luz take you through all the common entertainment fat tropes, as listed on tvtropes.com. On the way, they discuss drag king names, mammy figurines, being stupid, Winnie The Pooh, Abby's childhood toys, and their bad hygiene. The tropes list we're referring to in this episode can be found here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighFatIndex Support us on Patreon:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt⁠ Find us on ⁠Instagram, ⁠⁠TikTok, ⁠⁠⁠Threads,⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠ @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/⁠ Luz's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/⁠

Abby (she/her) and Luz (they/he) are back for season 4 after a long hiatus, and they're re-introducing themselves by answering the questions they usually ask guests! There's a LOT to catch up on, including (but not limited to) tabloid trauma, Oompa-Loompas, tiramisu, and Idina Menzel. Support us on Patreon, where there is a bonus extended cut of this episode: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt Find us on Instagram, TikTok, ⁠Threads, and Twitter @morethantracyt! Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris/ Luz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/

Inspired by Abby's tweets about The Cut's coverage of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, she and Luz sat down with writer and body righteousness coach Sabina McAllister Singwell to discuss hunger in terms of cultural attitudes, media portrayals, and our personal relationships with appetite. If you want many more and ongoing regular episodes like this, be sure to subscribe to our Patreon. Bonus episodes start at just $3 a month! School of Bitchcraft: https://schoolofbitchcraft.com/ Bitchcraft and Body Talk (Newsletter): https://bodytalk.substack.com/ Sabina's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sobitchcraft?lang=en Sabina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobitchcraft/reels/ Buy Sabina's Book: https://schoolofbitchcraft.com/product/album-2/ Luz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/ Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_ Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com http://www.morethantracyturnblad.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt Follow @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok! Logo design by Abby Martino

We're BAAACK on the main feed after a long hiatus! In honor of the new Little Mermaid movie, Abby and Luz (new name just dropped) pay tribute to the OG fat icon, Ursula the sea witch. Specifically, we're breaking down Melissa McCarthy's costume and makeup, Ursula's roots in drag culture, the skinny Ursula Barbie, the Little Mermaid musical, queercoded Disney villains, and surprise (not)!!!! Our own childhood trauma baby!!! If you want many more and ongoing regular episodes like this, be sure to subscribe to our Patreon. Bonus episodes start at just $3 a month! Luz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sillygooseluz/ Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_ Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com http://www.morethantracyturnblad.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt Follow @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok! Logo design by Abby Martino

In a Valentine's Day special episode, Abby and Maya are joined by Jenna Vesper of Date Card Pod and Roses for Every Body, aka the fat Bachelor inclusion campaign! We discuss Roses for Every Body's philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, and why fat representation in reality TV is so rare but so important. Change.org petition: https://www.change.org/p/a-campaign-for-body-diversity-in-the-bachelor-franchise?recruiter=1270331571&recruited_by_id=ec3e96a0-fa82-11ec-bac9-f7a2bbc5abb1&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink Roses for Every Body on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosesforeverybody/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Roses for Every Body on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rosesforeverybody Roses for Every Body on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roses4everybod?s=20&t=LkoKyvncSvxmAQMo1tHXXw Date Card Pod: https://www.instagram.com/datecardpod/?hl=en Maya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya.ballester/ Maya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maya_ballester Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_ http://www.morethantracyturnblad.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt Follow @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok! Logo design by Abby Martino

This week Abby catches up on the culture, the holidays, and the Patreon price drop (our bonus episode tier is now $3)! Then she is joined by Evany Majano aka @toomuchev on TikTok to discuss growing up, dating, and having sex while fat.  Apologies for the sound quality on the interview - we did our best but it's far from perfect! Evany's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toomuchev Evany's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanymajano/ Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_ http://www.morethantracyturnblad.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morethantracyt Follow @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok! Instagram posts by Maya Ballester Logo design by Abby Martino