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People posting before and after pictures. Influencers using weight loss as a health journey, or rebranding opportunity. The silent weight loss: friends visibly losing weight and not talking about it. Celebrities losing weight and making a coy reference to needing to buy new clothes, "feeling better," or posting more workout content. Plus-size influencers talking about a size change without talking about weight loss. Today we are asking one big question: Is there ever a right way to talk about intentional weight loss? And on Indulgence Gospel!We're discussing strength training: Is it a diet? 👀 Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! Watch Burnt Toast On YouTube!New! Starting this week, you can watch video recordings of our episodes on YouTube! We're making our YouTube debut on Friday. Even if you're not a big YouTube user, it would be SO helpful if you could click here and subscribe to our channel (it's free!). And come hang out Friday at 12pm EST, when we'll be live chatting during the premiere of this week's episode!Free Listeners can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.Paid Subscribers can listen on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify.Butter & Links:Virginia's Butter: picture hanging toolCorinne's Butter: Small Prophets on Apple TVI Tried the Viral $30 Walmart Jeans (Big Undies)The Only 6 Jeans Worth Buying (According to Science) (Burnt Toast)If you have people in your life losing weight, are they talking about it? How are they talking about it? How do you feel about it? Do you think strength training is a diet? Paid subscribers, come tell us in the comments on Patreon!EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast Podcast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and today my conversation is with health teacher and author Christopher Pepper.Christopher is joining me to talk about the Cornell 7 case and why too many boys are not learning about bodies, consent and control.This is a hard conversation. Content warning if any of that sounds not helpful to you today, but it is an important one, and Christopher has lots of strategies and scripts to help. On Indulgence Gospel:Corinne and I will be talking about what men aren't doing—specifically why they aren't posting more about the Cornell 7 case online.Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp tk. You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify!Meet today's guest!Christopher Pepper is an award-winning health teacher whose lesson plans are used in schools around the globe. He’s been an educator for more than two decades, and currently teaches 9th grade health education in Los Altos, California.  He is the co-author of the bestselling book Talk to Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow into Confident, Caring Young Men, and also writes the popular newsletter Teen Health Today. I first met Christopher while reporting Fat Talk. He's quoted frequently in my chapter on diet culture in schools. We are going to talk about diet culture today, and specifically how diet culture trends like looksmaxxing and bodybuilding are impacting boys. BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: Joining your school's PTA and serving on their equity, diversity, and inclusion committee. Christopher's Butter: Joining a men's group, like Ever Forward Club or Next Gen Men. Talk to Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow into Confident, Caring Young Men by Christopher Pepper, Joanna Schroeder Christopher Pepper: Channel Your Rage Into Action Against Rape (Substack) NYT: "Racists Are Recruiting: Watch Your White Sons" by Joanna Schroeder Kate Manne: They Didn’t Want Consent (Substack) https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/how-do-we-raise-173458592 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and today my conversation is with Laura Thomas, PhD.Laura is going to help me dissect the new book Feed Them Well by Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN—the dietitian and influencer behind Kids Eat in Color.SO many of you have asked for this episode, and there is SO much to get into — so no Indulgence Gospel this week! Free listeners will get the first half of our conversation, and paid subscribers will get the whole shebang, including our analysis of what Kids Eat In Color really thinks about GLP-1s and intentional weight loss for kids. Don't miss out — join us here! FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. You can find an AI-generated transcript of the entire episode if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify!Meet today's guest!Laura Thomas, PhD is a registered nutritionist based in London. She writes the fantastic newsletter, Can I Have Another Snack?, where she aims to complicate overly simplistic narratives about food, nutrition and bodies. She's also the author of two books about intuitive eating, Just Eat It and How to Just Eat It: A Step-by-Step Guide to Escaping Diets and Finding Food Freedom. Laura joined us for the second episode in my series on The Picky Eating Backlash. We kicked this off with Episode 265, where Amy Palanjian joined us to explain why certain conversations around picky eating (especially the ones that blame moms and processed foods) tend to go viral so easily. One of those viral conversations that has been taking over my Instagram in the past month is about Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN, the creator behind Kids Eat In Color. Anderson has been making some wild claims that she was canceled for her views on picky eating, that everything you thought you knew about restriction and food is wrong, and even accusing her fellow dietitians of being on the payroll of "Big Sugar."BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: enjoying the end of dahlia season before the first frost hits Laura's Butter: rain and getting matching tattoos with your bestie What Instagram Gets Wrong About Feeding Your Kids The Ballerina Farm of Kid Food Instagram Laura on Ultra-Processed Foods Part 1 Laura on UPF Part 2 https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/has-kids-eat-in-172829763 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and today we are talking about The Weigh In, a new podcast about GLP-1s ... from Weight Watchers.And on Indulgence Gospel!Corinne and I will be discussing a very controversial topic: Cold calling your friends.Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! So, there's a new podcast from Weight Watchers. It's called The Weigh In and it's hosted by Samhita Mukhopadhyay. The first two episodes are out and Corinne and I listened and have many, many thoughts.BUTTER & LINKSSHOP: Virginia's Butter: Going through your credit card statements and cancelling unnecessary subscriptions. Hello, efax?! Corinne's Butter: TruFru READ: Big Undies: The Search for a Perfectly Oversized Plus Size Button Up Shirt Continues... Burnt Toast: The Only 6 Jeans Worth Buying (According to Science) The Weigh In Podcast The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning by Samhita Mukhopadhyay Big Undies: Samhita Mukhopadhyay style questionnaire The Cut: “Mounjaro and Me” by Samhita Mukhopadhyay NYT: “In the Ozempic Era, Who Needs Weight Watchers? A new podcast, with a feminist host, aims to keep the decades-old diet brand in the GLP-1 conversation.” The Cut: "What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now" by Kate Manne The Cut: "The Strong, Empowered, Secretly Broke Divorcée" by Melinda Wenner Moyer The Cut: “I Should Be Allowed to Cold-Call My Friends” https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/why-is-weight-1-172152397 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and today my conversation is with Mary Mahoney of @Landline - Pop Culture & History with Mary Mahoney | Podcast + Newsletter.And we're talking about... Dolly!!!  Meanwhile on Indulgence Gospel:Corinne and I are asking: Is breaking up with your phone a diet?Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 34:23. You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify!Meet today's guest!Mary Mahoney, who also goes by Mimi, is a historian and writer who wrote Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl. She also makes an incredible podcast and newsletter called Landline that gives pop culture some context. It's like a group text for people who love footnotes or the answer to the question: why can't history feel more like Us Weekly? Mary joined me to talk about Dolly Parton's relationship with her body and beauty standards, how we locate her as a feminist, and her incredible legacy. We go down so many fascinating rabbit holes —this is one of my favorite episodes ever!BUTTER & LINKS Mary's Dolly tribute essay Dolly's 1978 Playboy interview Gloria Steinem's event with Miss Piggy at the Brooklyn Museum in 2015 Reese Witherspoon's Dolly Parton interview 1984 Interview Magazine interview @Culture Study's Dolly Parton Syllabus Billionaires who want to live forever Mary's Butter: Ms. Rachel (featuring I Love A Rainbow) & Dolly singing Johnny Cash's I Still Miss Someone. Virginia's Butter: Dolly singing The Harper Valley PTA. EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and today our conversation is with Amy Palanjian.And on Indulgence Gospel!Corinne and I will be discussing table manners, and Amy is staying on to get into that with us.Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! Meet today's guest!Amy Palanjian is the creator of Yummy Toddler Food and the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbook, Dinnertime SOS. Amy has built YTF as a resource to provide reassurance and easy recipes to families with little kids. Because she knows that feeding kids is hard and our recipes (and the advice we follow) should be easy. She is an advocate for taking shortcuts in the kitchen, helping moms remember to feed themselves, and empowering kids to have agency at the table. She lives in Central PA with her three kids (and many plants). Amy joined us to talk about picky eating, how trends and conversations are shaped by social media, plus the rise of parent-shaming content on social media. And more! It's a good one, you guys.BUTTER & LINKSSHOP: Virginia's Butter: Giant coloring sheets and good markers Corinne's Butter: Whirley Pop popcorn maker Amy's Butter: Leaving your house via joining a gym READ/WATCH: Please Stop Asking Michael Pollan How to Feed Kids. Michael Pollan on 60 Minutes reel Michael Pollan, “We make time for the things we value” reel The Economist picky eaters reel https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/amy-palanjian-170815324 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and today our conversation is with actress Jen Ponton about what it's really like to be fat and working in Hollywood.And on Indulgence Gospel!We're tackling one of your questions: Does your family have siblings with different body types? How does everyone feel about that? Because this listener is struggling.Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 34:44. You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify!Meet today's guest!Jen Ponton is an actor and writer whose work explores the intersection of fatness, representation, and storytelling. Over the past 15 years, she's built a career with credits including Dietland, Not Suitable for Work, 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the recent off-Broadway run of her solo show, Sugarcoated. She currently stars in the independent feature Resentment, where she plays a confident, sensual, whipsmart leading woman whose body is neither the punchline nor the plot. Jen joined us to talk about where the fatphobia shows up in Hollywood, how GLP-1s are changing the game, and the major TV hit that would only cast her if she agreed to a weight loss contract. And more! It's a good one, you guys.BUTTER & LINKSSHOP: Virginia's Butter: Birkenstock Boston Big Buckle clogs Corinne's Butter: Blundstone clogs Jen's Butter: Don't Buy What I'm Selling: On Breaking Up with Advertising and Finally Learning to Love My Whole, Fat Self by Lu Chekowsky READ: “Not Your Sad Fat Lady” via Jen's Substack Jen's one-woman show Sugarcoated https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/episode-264-jen-170161722 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and today my conversation is with Angel Austin, the executive director of ASDAH, the Association for Size, Diversity and Health.And on Indulgence Gospel!Corinne is out this week, so producer Kim Baldwin is joining me, and we're going to talk about fall books!Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 36:34. You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify!Meet today's guest!As a Black, infinifat, and disabled woman, Angel's lived experiences inform her work, advocacy, and commitment to building community. In addition to leading ASDAH, Angel is the founder of Sacred Space for Fat Bodies and serves on the board of the Me Little Me Foundation. Angel previously joined us on the podcast in 2024 to talk about how ASDAH has been working to evolve the principles of Health At Every Size, or HAES, which are foundational to the fat liberation movement. HAES is the framework that helps so many of us start to realize we can untangle weight and health, to know we can pursue health in the body we have right now — and that we deserve a healthcare system that meets us where we are, and treats us with dignity and respect. ASDAH is on the front lines of working with healthcare providers to understand that. And right now, ASDAH really needs our help.In order to stay operational, ASDAH needs to raise $15,000 by the end of September. There are over 50,000 of you reading this email, and we're already 75 percent of the way there — so let's crush that goal and help ASDAH continue to do the vital work they do on behalf of fat and disabled folks everywhere — so click the link in your episode description to support ASDAH today. I'm matching the first $5,000 we raised. Join us here!  BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: This episode of Code Switch: "Freedom" from fatness: Why GLP-1s go after Black bodies Angel's Butters: TikTok recipes (specifically tuna and rice with furikake) and rest Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings Ragen Chastain's newsletter ASDAH event on September 25 called Beyond BMI Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun L. Harrison https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/episode-263-tk-169518176 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and today we are discussing longevity final boss, Bryan Johnson.Bryan Johnson is a person I did not know existed, but Corinne says is the most famous toxic man trying to live forever through diet culture and technology. Wish I knew less! But he's a major driving force in diet culture right now, so we're getting into: ⭐️ What is a "Blood Boy" and who needs one? ⭐️ Why Bryan tweets his son's nightly erection data. ⭐️ A girlfriend who has the "top 1% of all vaginas" (and how us non-elite vaginas should feel about that). 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 And on Indulgence Gospel!Corinne and I are discussing credit cards: Do we love them? Fear them? And are credit card points a diet? (If so, Virginia is ON IT.)Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out — join us here! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 39:20! You can find an AI-generated transcript of this segment if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: foam roller Corinne's Butter: Kin by Tayari Jones The Wall Street Journal Instagram post Bryan Johnson's "Don't Die Protocol" Famished by Anna Rollins and Tia Leving's memoir New York Times (gift link): He Said He Was the World’s Healthiest Man. Then Came a Stunning Diagnosis. The Cut: Bryan Johnson Is Dating His Co-founder Info on his girlfriend's vaginal microbiome that he tweeted. The Wall Street Journal: Bryan Johnson’s Girlfriend Wants to Share Her Body With the World 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 Housekeeping note: We've changed things up a bit to solve some behind-the-scenes tech issues, so here's how to get your Burnt Toast fix: FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice.PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice.https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/bryan-johnson-is-168956631 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith, and today my conversation is with Zoë Bisbing.Zoë is an internationally recognized therapist, speaker, and content creator who helps people feel more at home in their bodies. She is the founder of Body-Positive Therapy NYC, a group practice specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, and the creator of the bestselling Substack Body-Positive Home. Her work reaches more than 100,000 caregivers, educators, clinicians, and adults learning how to nurture body image resilience in the next generation while transforming their own relationships with food and their bodies along the way. Zoë joined me to chat about: ⭐️ What you can do around the house to show your kids that your home is safe for all bodies. ⭐️ How we're preparing for back to school season—especially clothes shopping! ⭐️ A listener question from the Anti-Diet Parenting chat that sums up so many of the struggles that so many of us have as we're parenting in the abyss that is diet culture. 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges, and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I will be answering another listener question from the Burnt Toast Anti-Diet Parenting chat. This person needs to know what to do about a diety ex-husband. Don't miss out — join us here! Indulgence Gospel segments get recorded too close to drop day to have transcripts — but you can find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 48:00. BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: Turning sidewalk chalk into paint by bashing it up with rocks and mixing it with water. Zoë's Butter: Ina Garten's cream cheese frosting, the anticipation of a girls trip, organizing art supplies and finding a surprise treat from her daughter. "Can we take GLP1s in a Body-Positive Home? And other balancing act questions..." (Substack) Zoë's reel about putting a NWFMBA bag in your kids' closet. Barefoot Contessa flag cake recipe https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/episode-261-zoe-164981251 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith, and today my conversation is with Cole Kazdin.Cole is an Emmy Award-winning television journalist and author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety. Cole joined us as an eating disorder expert, and as a fellow woman in perimenopause who is reeling from all the diet culture nonsense coming for us in this stage of life. Cole will help us answer: Is menopause a diet? And we’ll also talk about everyone’s favorite menopause influencer, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Is SHE a diet? 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges, and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I are answering your fat fashion questions! How to manage a wardrobe to fit weight fluctuations? Is it getting harder to shop as brands eliminate their plus size lines? Skinny jeans, yay or nay? Don't miss out — join us here! Indulgence Gospel segments get recorded too close to drop day to have transcripts — but you can find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 35:09. BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: a plunge pool Cole's Butter: her friend Catherine’s swimming pool One last thing! You'll want to read What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety after hearing this conversation. If you order it from my local independent bookstore, Split Rock Books, you can take 10% off if you have also ordered a copy of my book Fat Talk from them. Go to Split Rock Books and use the code "FATTALK" at checkout. https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/is-menopause-164981198 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith, and today my conversation is with Savala Nolan.Savala is a writer, public speaker and professor at UC Berkeley. Her brand new book, Good Woman: A Reckoning is out now. Her first book, Don’t Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender and the Body, was shortlisted for the William Saroyan Prize and celebrated as a “standout collection” by the New York Times. Savala's writing has been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times, NPR, TIME and more. This conversation originally ran as a paywalled episode in March, but today we're unlocking it for everyone to enjoy!🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges, and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I are talking about peptides, bro science and I’m sorry to say, Clavicular, the 20-year-old looksmaxxer extraordinaire. Don't miss out — join us here!  If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 31:30. You can read the transcript from our original Peptide Bros episode here. You can also find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: Heated Rivalry, the show and the books Savala's Butter: being around water, and extremely trashy reality TV that features a love story One last thing! If you order Good Woman from my local independent bookstore, Split Rock Books, you can take 10% off if you have also ordered a copy of my book Fat Talk from them. Go to Split Rock Books and use the code "fat talk" at checkout. https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/double-ep-but-164981135 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith, and today my conversation is with Ash Brandin of Screen Time Strategies, also know as The Gamer Educator on Instagram.Ash is also the author of the book, Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family. Ash helps caregivers navigate screen time boundaries, to ensure it benefits the whole family. I turn to Ash’s work whenever I am feeling panicked about our family’s relationship with screen time — which happens every summer around this time, so it seems like a good moment to revisit this conversation! 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges, and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I will be talking about plus size fashion influencer and body acceptance advocate Katie Sturino — who teamed up with WeightWatchers. What happened there? Where is the line between body liberation activism and capitalism? Don't miss out — join us here! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 50:24. You can read the transcript from Katie Sturino's original episode here. You can also find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: A floof Ash's Butter: A Mamachari bicycle One last thing! You'll want to read Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family after hearing this conversation. If you order it from my local independent bookstore, Split Rock Books, you can take 10% off if you have also ordered a copy of my book Fat Talk from them. Go to Split Rock Books and use the code "FATTALK" at checkout. https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/double-ep-screen-164981019 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and today my conversation is with Lindy West.Lindy is the author of four books, The New York Times bestselling memoir, Shrill, as well as the essay collections, The Witches Are Coming and Shit, Actually, and her brand new memoir Adult Braces, out now. Lindy is the co-host of the comedy podcast, Text Me Back!!! and the author of the newsletter Butt News. Lindy was a writer and executive producer on Shrill, the Hulu comedy adapted from her memoir, and she co-wrote and produced the independent feature film, Thin Skin. Today we are giving you the second half of our episode with Lindy, which originally ran as a paywalled episode. When Adult Braces came out earlier this year, it just about broke the Internet with discourse around Lindy’s marriage, body, and so much more. We chatted about it all in this conversation—and today we are unlocking it so that everyone can listen!🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges, and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I are answering your fat fashion questions! How are we doing layers in perimenopause? Best ways to combat chafing and chub rub? What are we doing about pants? Don't miss out — join us here! Indulgence Gospel segments get recorded too close to drop day to have transcripts — but you can find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 30:25. BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: Don Chilio chili crisp Lindy's Butter: quesadillas and Shirley Temples One last thing! You will want to read Adult Braces after hearing this conversation. If you order it from my local independent bookstore, Split Rock Books, you can take 10% off if you have also ordered a copy of my book Fat Talk from them. Go to Split Rock Books and use the code "FATTALK" at checkout. https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/lindy-wests-life-164980900 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and today we are discussing the rise of extreme thinness in Hollywood.This is a subject many of you have asked about, and honestly, I think we've been resistant to talking about, but it is time. We're getting into: ⭐️ Ariana Grande, Olivia Wilde and Demi Moore ⭐️ How do we find compassion for these folks while still having a conversation about the larger, insidious system. ⭐️ What would we say to the younger generation? 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈 Housekeeping note: We've changed things up a bit to solve some behind-the-scenes tech issues, so here's how to get your Burnt Toast fix: FREE LISTENERS can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or the podcast player of your choice. PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen right here on Patreon, or add your member-only feed to the podcast player of your choice. Paid subscribers also get transcripts, commenting privileges and our bonus (audio only!) Indulgence Gospel segment. This week Corinne and I are discussing supplements, and Corinne is doing a taste test of Moon Juice. Don't miss out — join us here! Indulgence Gospel segments get recorded too close to drop day to have transcripts — but you can find an AI-generated transcript if you’re following us on Apple or Spotify! If you're listening, Indulgence Gospel starts at the timestamp 34:03. BUTTER & LINKSVirginia's Butter: The Four Seasons on Netflix Corinne's Butter: American cheese Yes, We Need to Talk about Wicked Bodies TikTok about extreme thinness discourse Natalie Reilly via I Say This With Love: What Nobody is Telling You About Olivia Wilde's Face (Substack) Caroline Calloway via Byline: The Drug That Made Me Want Less Liz Plank via Airplane Mode: What If We're Not Actually Worried About Ariana Grande (Substack) Taffy Brodesser-Akner via NYT: How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million: Inside the growth of the most controversial brand in the wellness industry. https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/episode-256-164562981 EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer: Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe. Theme Song: Farideh. Video Editor: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio Engineer: Tommy Harron Follow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith. Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies. Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders. Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! EPISODE CREDITS Co-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay Producer: Kim Baldwin Logo design: Deanna Lowe Theme Song: Farideh Social Media: Elizabeth Ayiku Audio/Video Engineer: Tommy Harron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.