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6.5 Fat Superheroes

In this episode, we’re bringing on friend of the pod JULIE MURPHY to talk about one of her newest books Faith: Taking Flight, plus nerd culture, and fat superheroes.

*Spoiler Alert: Light spoils for Faith: Taking Flight* 

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The Meat of It

Julie Murphy / Faith: Taking Flight / Valiant Comics & Faith / Jody Houser’s Faith revival / Pumpkin / If The Shoe Fits / Renée Watson / Renée Watson’s new book Love is a Revolution / Lilly Anderson / Rebecca Barrow / Mason Deaver / Amy Spalding

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5.14 Fearing the Black Body with Evette Dionne

***Content Note: This episode contains discussion of fatphobia and anti-Black racism, including historical examples such as the enslavement of Black peoples.***

It’s our season finale! In this episode, we’re tackling the book we’ve been reading all season: Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings, and we brought in Editor in Chief of Bitch Media, Evette Dionne! 

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The Meat of It: 

Fearing the Black Body / Black Owned Bookstores / bookclub webpage / Evette Dionne / Bitch Media / Zora / Tune into the Zora Canon Bookclub / bitchreads / Food Psych episode / They Were Her Property / Killer Fat / Evette's piece What No One Tells Black Women about Heart Disease

Also Mentioned: 

Centering Black Women with Sophie Williams / Publishing Fat with Evette Dionne  / Inappropriate Questions

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More on Food Psych:

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN is an anti-diet registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and author of the book Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Little, Brown Spark 2019). She offers online courses and private intuitive eating coaching to help people all over the world make peace with food and their bodies. Since 2013 Christy has hosted Food Psych, a weekly podcast exploring people’s relationships with food and paths to body liberation. Learn more about Christy and her work at christyharrison.com.

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3.8 Fat Reading Roundup

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This week we discuss children’s programming, #IWeigh, and our favorite fat books of 2018.

 

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Mentioned in this episode:

 

I’m Obsessed: H.E.R. New Single. Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures. Monster High. Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister. Akata Witch.

 

The Meat of It: My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum. You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar. Samantha Irby. Landwhale by Jes Baker. Body Positivity Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe. The Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor. Reclaiming Beauty Journal & Wisdom Deck by Heidi Anderson with Illustrations by Leah Joy. Julie Murphy. Julie Murphy on Instagram. Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli. Dietland by Sarai Walker. Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding. The Belly Book by Fran Manushkin. Diverse Books. Book Riot. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. Talia Hibbert. Dana Series. Suzanne LaFleshe. Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. Slashing Mona Lisa by D.M. Barr.

 

It’s Okay, You Can Ask: Natalie Walker.

 

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1.9 ROXANE GAY'S HUNGER

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TW: The memoir Hunger includes mentions of sexual assault and eating disorders which may be triggering to survivors.

 

This week, we discuss Roxane Gay’s Hunger, the ting goes skrah, and watermelon. Also covered: Sheer Mag, Lane Bryant, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s scarves.

 

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Mentioned in this episode:

 

I’m Obsessed: Oprah Thicfrey. Ting Goes Skrah. Big Shaq Strikes Back. Maggie and Her Scarves. Nobody’s Baby by Sheer Mag. Suffer Me by Sheer Mag. Sheer Mag + Gentrification. Fat Women on Stage. Sheer Mag Album Review.Sheer Mag’s Album ‘Need To Feel Your Love.’

 

The Meat Of It: Hunger by Roxane Gay. Roxane’s Outlander Recaps. Guernica Interview. Elle Magazine Interview.

 

Ask A Fattie: Small Fat Definition. Small Fat Privilege. Rethinking the Spectrum of Fat. When Your Body Doesn’t Qualify. More on Super Fat Erasure.

 

It’s Okay, You Can Ask: The Watermelon in Question. People are Upset. The Lili Reinhart Incident. Is Your Costume Offensive? My Heroes.

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