The Bodcast Podcast
1) Jessamyn Stanley On Living With Labels In 2017
Jessamyn Stanley has built her entire brand around the labels she navigates, and how those labels have made her a target of unwanted attention. She’s a fat, queer, black woman who has disrupted the yo...Show More
2) Season 2, Episode 5: Disability in 2017
On this episode of The Bodcast, we’re talking to Ally Bruener, a comic with congenital muscular dystrophy. Ally is confined to a wheelchair, and can’t live independently. However, she’s become a par...Show More
3) Season 2, Episode 4: Talking About Weight Loss In 2017
Weight loss transformation is a powerful idea for many people. It’s not surprising: Media constantly inundates us with the idea that weight loss will dramatically improve our lives. This week on The B...Show More
4) Season 2, Episode 3: Being A Trans Teenager In 2017
This week, we’re talking to Elijah, a trans teenager bringing change to his school in Massachusetts. He’ll tell us all about the unique challenges of growing up trans, and what it's like to live in a ...Show More
5) Season 2, Episode 2: Immigration In 2017
Amanda sat down with Dima, a Syrian immigrant and former human rights attorney that left her home country in the midst of war. You’ll also hear from Natasha Hall, a former immigration officer with fir...Show More
6) Season 2, Episode 1: Getting An Abortion In 2017
We hit the ground running by discussing abortion with three different women: someone who performs abortions, someone who helps people get them, and someone who’s actually had one. Guests: Dr. Colleen ...Show More
7) Burlesque Dancer Lillian Bustle Talks Getting Naked On Stage
In recent years, burlesque dancer Lillian Bustle — a self-identified fat babe — has been everywhere: The stage, Tedx, and a ton of YouTube. In this episode, she joins The BodCast to talk about the imp...Show More
8) Virgie Tovar Talks Fat Liberation & Changing The Narrative (Feat. Virgie Tovar)
Author, activist, and researcher Virgie Tovar joins The BodCast to dissect the meaning of fat liberation versus body positivity, all the while tackling how to change the narrative and educate the mass...Show More
Virgie Tovar Talks Fat Liberation & Changing The Narrative (Feat. Virgie Tovar)
43:30 | Jul 6th, 2016
9) Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask About Fat Acceptance
Ever had a question about body positivity or fat acceptance that you were afraid to ask? Suzanne Samin, Social Media Editor at Romper.com, advocate for size acceptance, and total fat babe, joins us to...Show More
10) What It's Like To Be Fat On Reality TV (Feat. Whitney Way Thore)
Whitney Way Thore is one of the few fat people on television at the moment, and undoubtedly one of the only fat people on reality TV. But what's it like to balance one foot in mainstream America and t...Show More