Talking about issues that fat people and their admirers face in relationships, media, and society. Dan and Trevor (chaser/chub) bring expert opinions on the subjects while Don and Michael (chub/chaser) bring anecdotal experience and lots of questions. Two chubs, two chasers; two Millennials, two Gen-Xers; two experts, two laymen. A well-rounded bunch!
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For our 200th episode, we feature voicemails and letters from listeners on how things have changed for them since we started doing the podcast almost 5 years ago.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 199: Chris Grace (as Scarlett Johansson)
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This week we discuss the disgraced former CEO of A&F, Britain’s new plan for fat people receiving assistance, and Guy Branam’s take on being “gifted.” Then we interview Superstore’s Chris Grace about his new show on Dropout, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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This week we talk about Fat Bear Week's Final Girl, Azealia Banks’s fatphobic Twitter tirade, and the Skinnylicious Menu at Cheesecake Factory. Then we dig into the consumer horror movie, “The Stuff.”Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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We’re scattered around the world this week but wanted to share some reminders about our upcoming episodes..Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 197: Skinny Wario, Famous Glutton
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We talk about how Raven-Symone got CGI’d thinner, Sam Morrison’s one-man show, Sugar Daddy, and Sebastian Connelli’s take on fat Halloween costumes. Then we discuss navigating Halloween and other holiday parties as a fat person.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 196: Big Fat Gay Pod-Os
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This week we talk about the wave of clothing donations in the wake of Ozempic, using Apple Watch to detect sleep apnea, and a dietician’s praise of ultra-processed foods. Then we discuss making friends in (and out of) the chub/chaser community.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 195: The Pink Scourge of Grover Cleveland
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We talk about Latrice Royale starring in Little Shop of Horrors, Colin Farrell’s Penguin fat suit, and Tigress Osborne’s“unfriendly reminder.” Then we share what we want to go differently this holiday season.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 194.5: BiggerBash Roundup, Part 2
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This week we share more conversations with attendees of BiggerBash about their experiences of the event, their personal journeys the chub/chaser world, and their Big Fat Gay lives. (Part 2 of 2)Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 194: BiggerBash Roundup, Part 1
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This week we share some conversations with attendees of BiggerBash about their experiences of the event, their personal journeys the chub/chaser world, and their Big Fat Gay lives. (Part 1 of 2)Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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An update about our forthcoming BiggerBash Special coming on Wednesday 9/18.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 193: Down With The Thiccness
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This week the boys talk about Target shafting plus-sized clothing, the new fat-positive movie Empire Waist, and a bald eagle too “fat” to fly. Then we talk about intergenerational dating.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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We talk about a bygone Olympic sport favoring fat people, Keely Brosnan’s response to body shaming, and a Sojourners article about Christian anti-fatness. Then we talk about our internalized concerns about masculinity and fatness.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 191: Hat Snatch Riot
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We discuss a Chinese weightlifter helping reshape her country’s beauty standards, a child star refusing to tell a fat joke, and a Cosmo article examining changing body standards. Then we talk about our love and hate of exercise.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 190: The MRI Lie
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This week we talk about an upcoming comedy about a lineman turned plus-size model, the Caped Crusader’s fat female Penguin, and PopSugar’s take on how medical equipment excludes fat people. Then we share stories of family fatphobia.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 189: Frankenfluencer
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This week we talk about fat queer rapper Chris Conde, a new Lego ad featuring a chub-chaser couple, and planned changes at Southwest Airlines. Then we look back at Richard Simmons and discuss a video comparing bodybuilding with ob*sity.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 188: Hiatus Time, Baby
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We look at a Vox article on filming strangers in public, preview a stop-motion film claiming to be body-positive, discuss a play at Edinburgh Fringe that really is! Then we talk about when friends don’t get fat-attraction.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 187: ‘Big Boys’ and Corey Sherman
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The boys talk about the plus-sized suitor on the Bachelorette, a junk-science study on how chili peppers make you fat, and Jannarie’s new song, “Never Been Small.” Then we talk to filmmaker Corey Sherman about his new feature, “Big Boys.”Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 186: The Magic Bullet
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This week, the boys discuss a new study paying men to lose weight, Kelly Osborne speaking out on being told she’s too fat for TV, and an op-ed about anti-fat micro aggressions. Then we talk about a special episode of Drop Dead Diva.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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The boys discuss Nicola Coughlin’s writing this summer’s gay anthem, Richard Simmons sharing his broadway dreams, and Lizzo’s reaction to South Park. Then we respond to some listener mail about fat pads.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 184: Good Garbage Today
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The boys discuss how GLP-1 drugs offer business opportunities for the weight-loss industry and how medical anti-fat bias hurts thin people too. Then we discuss the responsibility of airports to accommodate disabled fat fliers.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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This week the boys discuss Bridgerton’s new season of fat/thin romance, Allure’s take on Oprah’s new stance on diet culture, and Guy Branum’s touching tale of plus-size merch. Then we talk about fat innovations we wish for.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 182: Don’t Have A Potamus
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This week the boys discuss Delta Burke talking weight-loss amphetamines in Hollywood, TikTok's crack down on diet content, and a Sumo Club in Florida. Then we discuss the state of euphemisms and discomfort around the word fat.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 181: Red Plaid Bondage Pants
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The boys talk about Harry Potter’s Aunt Marge floating over London, Aussie football banning skin-fold testing, and NAAFA’s Tigress Osborn making Time’s top 100. Then we talk about moms, eating, and body image for Mother’s Day.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 180: Fat. It’s What’s For Breakfast.
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This week the boys talk about Looksmaxxing, jellyrolls sent to Jelly Roll, and a NYTimes interview with Virginia Sole-Smith who says let your kids eat everything. Then we talk about our favorite fats.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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This week the boys talk about the Chris Farley bio pic, fat avatars for Pokemon Go, and Cosmo’s piece on fat people in reality shows. Then…Nipples! Tastes, feels, and techniques.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 178: Return of Storytime
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This week we highlight mega food companies pushing anti-diet advice, the oat-zempic craze, and the latest fatphobia in South Korea. Then the boys tell some fat anecdotes.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 177: Everybody Gets Pets
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We feature Jezebel’s essay on Travis Kelce’s so-called dad bod, a GOP candidate’s stand to raise fat people’s insurance premiums, and anti-fat bias in the workplace. Then we talk about living in a body you’re not attracted to. Vote at: https://www.theffias.com/voting2024Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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https://www.theffias.com/voting2024Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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We talk about a new ob*sity study, Lizzo’s swimwear collection, and bigger seats to entice people back to the theatre. Then we dive into an old Golden Girls episode: Picture it: Blanche gets a visit from her fat daughter.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 175: Nomancing the Stone
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This week the boys discuss Eli Lily’s new ob*sity ad campaign, Pinterest’s roll-out of body-type searches, and NPR’s feature on body-positive hikers. Then we talk about the difference between meeting online vs IRL.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 174: Donut For Your Thoughts?
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We discuss plus-size representation on morning shows, fat-shaming in British parliament, and a cozy internet grandma sharing about eating disorder recovery. Then we talk about kisses, woofs, and other emoticons used to flirt online.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 173: The 5th Annual Chubbies
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As they do every year, the boys bestow the coveted Chubby Awards, their picks for the best in fat-positive events, media, and business.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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We talk about Oprah’s departure from Weight Watchers,, Jaquel Spivey’s new Damian in Mean Girls, and a San Diego Magazine essay about photography and body image outside the binary. Then we discuss chasers’ struggle with body image and weight-gain.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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The boys talk about drug companies’ attempts to woo body-positive influencers, a great new workout studio called Power-Plus Wellness, and a UK advice columnist combating a mother’s fat-shaming. Then we read and answer some listener mail.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 170: We Did It, Joe
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This week we tackle FinnAir’s voluntary passenger weigh-ins, a new study that links body appreciation with better sex, and a Men’s Health article on men and body acceptance. Then we discuss how to spot scams aimed at fat people.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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BFGP 169.5: Valentine’s Day 3: Love Hard with a Vengeance
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Happy Valentine's Day! In this conclusion of our Valentine’s two-part episode, the boys answer questions about chub/chaser sex, dating, and relationships. (Part 2 of 2)Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 169: Valentine’s Day 3: Love Hard with a Vengeance
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Happy Fat Tuesday! As always, in a two-part Valentine’s episode, the boys answer questions about chub/chaser sex, dating, and relationships. (Part 1 of 2)Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 168: Skinny Dip or Chunky Dunk?
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This week we talk about racist AI art in Fortnite, a proposed "Obesity Bill of Rights" for healthcare, and plus-size model Zack Miko’s awesome PSA on breathing. Then we tell stories of cruising and other fat adventures.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 167: That’s So Interesting…
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This week we talk about a BBC exposé about unscrupulous weight-loss surgery, a WaPo op-ed comparing Ozempic to orthodontia, and a report on FatCon in Seattle. Then we dig into people’s strange reactions to weight loss.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 166: Age Before Booty
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The boys discuss a NYT article on weight-loss ads targeting brides, the new children’s book based on the song “If I Were a Fish,” and an article about body-shaming infants. Then we look at aging in the chub/chaser community.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 165: The Artist Formerly Known As Weight Watchers
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This week we talk about WW’s so-called apology for body-shaming, an ex-exec’s comments praising excluding certain customers, and a CNN op-ed saying let fat people be. Then we dig into the sad fat guy stereotype.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 164: Health, Wealth, or Horniness?
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We discuss the dust-up over a plus-size influencer’s seat belt extender, how NYC’s new anti-discrimination law may affect fat dancers, and NPR's recap of Philly FatCon. Then we look at what we’d like to see more and less of in 2024.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 163: Comfort and Joy
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We talk about the war on fat Santa, gut microbes’ effect on the rest of our body, and the saga of Randolph the Rotund Reindeer. Then we discuss Melissa McCarthy’s new holiday movie, Genie.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 162: Divine Gluttony
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The boys highlight Harvey Guillén’s latest interview and photospread, Love Actually director’s regret over the movie’s fat jokes, and a listener mail on a university discussions on Gluttony in Dante's Inferno.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 161: Where’s The Stretch?
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The boys discuss an anti-fat subway sign in S. Korea, Fashionista’s report on how fashion schools address size-inclusivity, and a new plus-size fashion designer, Nikhil Kapoor. Then we tackle food policing during the holidays.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 160: The Science of Shade
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We discuss a shop owner lowering prices on plus-size clothes, a delivery service looking to pay people to eat, and a guide for eating with fat-phobes. Then we talk about what we’re grateful for this year.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 159: The Junk In Front
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This week the boys tackle a WSJ article on the gray market in ob*sity meds, a study about #bodypositivity on TikTok, and our award from Full-Figured Industry! Then we review your recommendations for making homes more fat-friendly.Par Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 158: Sentient Hole Seeks Filling
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The boys discuss fitness trolls, how Dove & Nike are encouraging fat kids in sports, and thoughts on the current state of Big Fat Gay dating.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 157: I Want To Go To There
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The boys discuss ABC’s article on beauty filters and self-esteem, the exclusion of fat people from drug trials, and WaPo’s article on plus-size travel, which we amplify in asking “where do you wish you could go?”Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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Episode 156: As The World Burns
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We talk about Emily Blunt’s fat-shaming faux pas, the strange contents of Miriam Margolyes’s handbag, and NPR’s report on whether weight-loss drugs are hurting the fat-rights movement. Then we look at self-care tips for the fall.Par The Big Fat Gay Podcast
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