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Episode 202

SHIMMY SHAKIN'

Are you curious about the art of big body burlesque? Miz Jellie Mae Jones stops by to help you shake your shimmy! www.facebook.com/HeyJellieMae/

MONEY MAKIN'

Do you need advice on investing for a fat-A retirement? Have you thought about life insurance or long-term care insurance? Well you should! Kandi Keyes-Winford of Country Financial will guide you through the process!

https://representatives.countryfinancial.com/kandi.keyes-winford?cid=afl|YP|2016|KKeyes-Winford|IL|Prspct|NA|Rep|CF|NA

FASHION FLEEKIN'

Want to hear about how you can rock the hottest spring and summer fashion while supporting the local economy? Then you’ll want to stay put for retailer-turned-designer Camille Newman. She’s the founder and CEO of Pop Up Plus.

www.popupplusonline.com

Full Body Frequency

www.facebook.com/FULLBODYFREQUENCY/

Episode 202

SHIMMY SHAKIN'

Are you curious about the art of big body burlesque? Miz Jellie Mae Jones stops by to help you shake your shimmy! www.facebook.com/HeyJellieMae/

MONEY MAKIN'

Do you need advice on investing for a fat-A retirement? Have you thought about life insurance or long-term care insurance? Well you should! Kandi Keyes-Winford of Country Financial will guide you through the process!

https://representatives.countryfinancial.com/kandi.keyes-winford?cid=afl|YP|2016|KKeyes-Winford|IL|Prspct|NA|Rep|CF|NA

FASHION FLEEKIN'

Want to hear about how you can rock the hottest spring and summer fashion while supporting the local economy? Then you’ll want to stay put for retailer-turned-designer Camille Newman. She’s the founder and CEO of Pop Up Plus.

www.popupplusonline.com

Full Body Frequency: Episode 201

We’re talking Fat Body Politics with critically acclaimed writer, Tamara Winfrey Harris. Winfrey Harris is the author of the widely praised book, "The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America." We’ll talk about her book and Beyoncé in Feminist Formation and her Lemonade. Are you sipping?

Tamara Winfrey Harris: http://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/en/cms/

Lemonade Syllabus (featuring Tamara Winfrey Harris):

https://issuu.com/candicebenbow/docs/lemonade_syllabus_2016/1

Why Intersectionality Can't Wait: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/24/why-intersectionality-cant-wait/

Joining Full Body Frequency later in the episode is Cat Pausé, PhD. She’s the creator and host of "Friend of Marilyn," a weekly, fat-friendly podcast with interviews and news from around the Fat-o-sphere. Pausé is a senior lecturer in Human Development and a Fat Studies Researcher at Massey University in New Zealand. Cat and I talk fat acceptance and "Friend of Marilyn’s" exciting fifth anniversary.

Friend of Marilyn: https://friendofmarilyn.com/

Fat Studies: Identity, Agency, & Embodiment Conference,

June 29-30, 2016: http://tinyurl.com/pqfzjux

This week's "Plus One:"

Claim your copy of bell hooks’ critically-acclaimed, South End Press published, "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center."

1. "Like" the Full Body Frequency Facebook Page

2. Hashtag #FBFROCKS in the comment section.

3. Word to the wise: don’t include any personal information in the comments section; we’ll inbox the 5 winners directly.

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Good luck and keep listening!

Full Body Frequency welcomes film makers, curators, and programmers, Clairesa Clay and Floyd Webb. We discuss their exciting, new projects along with some of this summer’s most anticipated independent, international, and diasporic films.

Brooklyn-born and based educator, writer, and artist Clairesa Clay and I talk:

*The Luminal Theater, her soon-to-be opened microcinema in New York City's historic Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood;

*Her CeeCee's Film Salon;

*Women film makers; and,

*the importance of plus-size women in the film industry--in front of the camera and behind it.

Mississippi-born and Chicago-raised Floyd Webb has an extensive and global background in cinema, photojournalism, publishing and advertising.

We talk:

*Pioneering Black filmmaker and writer Oscar Michaeux's groundbreaking film 1920, "Within Our Gates;"

*Webb's monthly Black World Cinema screenings;

*His current documentary film projects, "Space Race" and "The Search For Count Dante;" and,

*Film festivals.

Show Resources:

Clairesa Clay (Twitter: @clayclaybk):

-The Central Park Five: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/centralparkfive/

-Daughters of The Dust: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104057/

-3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets: http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/jordan-davis-documentary-3-1-2-minutes-ten-bullets-opens-today-watch-2-clips-20150619

Floyd Webb (floydwebb.com):

-Black World Cinema: blackworldcinema.net

-Njinga: Queen of Angola: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3463004/

-Space Race: space-race.net

-The Film Reporter: http://www.thefilmreporter.com/festivals/festivals_Top%2012%20Black%20Film%20Festivals.htm

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This week’s Full Body Frequency is all about getting your hands and feet summer pretty and summer fierce.

Join me as I take Full Body Frequency on the road to Fringe-A-Salon in Chicago’s hip, Wicker Park neighborhood.

At Fringe, nail artist, nail technician AND plus-size model, Gigi Lira walks me through the world of nail art. It has moved from urban street and hip hop culture to the runways of New York, Europe, Africa, and Asia to your salon.

Gigi and I also talk best home and salon mani-pedi practices while she works her magic on my feet and hands.

Show resources:

Fringe-A-Salon: http://fringechicago.com/

Gigi Lira: http://thegigijigglesnails.tumblr.com/

The Price of Nice Nails, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/nyregion/at-nail-salons-in-nyc-manicurists-are-underpaid-and-unprotected.html

What You Should Know Before Your Next Manicure, Essence Magazine: http://www.essence.com/2015/05/20/what-you-should-know-your-next-manicure/

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Full Body Frequency is Fit, Fat & Fabulous!

the flow

Karen Tillman of Large and Loving It returns:

*with an official gym update: including, whether or not she's been able to find parking since the onslaught of new members in January;

*to update us on her borderline diabetic status; and,

* to talk incorporating outdoor activities into our fitness routines.

global hotness

Yolanda Williams, founder and CEO of Just Curves, is changing the game by infusing versatility and chicness into curvy workout apparel.

She:

*talks about her exciting, new activewear line for plus-size women and her ingenious ONEder Suit; and,

*shares how the plus-size community, including The Curvy Fashionista and Gorgeous in Grey, supported her successful Kickstarter campaign.

changing frequencies

Michael Hayes, the yoga instructor's instructor and owner of the New York City-based Buddha Body Yoga, rounds out the show.

We talk:

*yoga practices;

*how yoga benefits larger bodies;

*why Buddha Body Yoga ONLY serves plus-size students; and,

*how plus-size yogis are challenging and changing traditional U.S. perceptions of what a Yoga body is via social media (Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc.)

Show resources:

Large and Loving It: http://www.largeandlovinit.com/

Just Curves: https://justcurves.net/

Buddha Body Yoga: http://buddhabodyyoganyc.com/

Yoga and Pilates, Baby!: http://lauraricedesigns.com/beauty-wellness/

"Styling Your Curves, Fashioning Your Life"

SLiNK, which recently entered the highly competitive U.S. magazine market, is now available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.

Joining Full Body Frequency from London, England-home of some the world’s most exciting and fashion-forward, plus-size clothing brands including: Dorothy Perkins, ASOS Curves, and Evans-is Rivkie Baum, editor-in-chief of SLiNK magazine.

We talk:

*The latest plus-size fashion;

*Behind-the-scenes, cover shoot happenings with supermodel and body acceptance advocate Tess Holliday;

*Blogger and fashion designer, Gabi Fresh;

*Pioneering plus-size model Emme;

*The "visual doctoring" of large bodies and the magazine's new online wellness initiative, "Up, Out and Active;"

*The Curvy Con; and,

*What’s next for SLiNK and its stylish readers.

Show Resources:

SLiNK: http://www.slinkmagazine.com/

SLiNK's "Up, Out and Active": http://youtu.be/Tu2M2YLWMUM

The Curvy Con: http://thecurvycon.com/

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Jes B. aka The Militant Baker,

International Body Advocate.

Fat Chick.

Mental Health Professional.

Feminist.

Self-Love Enthusiast.

Professional Rabble-Rouser.

We talk:

*The Militant Baker's history of culture jamming with her re-imagining of Abercrombie & Fitch's ads with her Attractive & Fat campaign;

*Her recent work to move Lane Bryant to consider the lack of body diversity in its #ImNoAngel campaign through the lens of her #EmpowerAllBodies campaign;

*Plus, The Militant Baker shares The Body Love Conference happening Saturday, June 6 in Tucson, Arizona, and;

*Her forthcoming book, "Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls."

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Full Body Frequency welcomes the full-figured and fabulous, award-winning and critically acclaimed writer, director, actress, and producer Carla Stillwell.

She’s been in the industry for over 30 years and must have begun her theater career right out of her mother’s womb.

Carla and I talk about:

-Life as a plus size actress and her one-woman shows "Carla Stillwell: Your Love is Like Hot Fried Chicken" and "Carla Stillwell: In Search of My Silky Underthings;"

-Her passion for writing and directing;

-The current and exciting focus on plus size Hollywood: Gabourey Sidibe, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Danielle Brooks, Brooke Elliott and others;

-Size-blind casting; and,

-MPAACT’s remount of her award-winning and critically acclaimed (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-divine-order-of-becoming/Event?oid=17531160), “The Divine Order of Becoming” playing now through June 7 in Chicago.

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This week’s Full Body Frequency is all about dressing and undressing as metaphors for armor, power, masking, and presentation.

the flow

Yours truly shares my opinion on the the short-lived #DropThePlus campaign, Target’s partnership with Lilly Pulitzer, my spring fashion picks, and more plus-size travel adventures!

global hotness

Internationally renowned and award-winning, Brooklyn-based photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn joins me. We talk about her rich body of work including her participation in the just opened and AMAZING Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity exhibit, her recent trip to Abu Dhabi, and the perceptions and misperceptions of her black body while wearing a hijab.

changing frequencies

The Femme FATales, a new plus size burlesque troupe, makes its world debut this week during The Flab’N Fab Review. Hear co-founders Iridessence and Molotowcocktease and member Jellie Mae Jones explain why full-figured women need a safe space to learn and perform the empowering art of burlesque.

Photos clockwise:

Left-Right:

-Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, courtesy of Barrayn

-Shoes, courtesy of Femme FATales

-Dancer, courtesy of Femme FATales

-Patchwork shoes, Baye Fall: Roots in Spirituality, Fashion, and Resistance: copyright, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

-Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, courtesy of Barrayn

-Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity: Symposium Panel: copyright, Cesar Wilson Photography

Center:

Che Baraka, Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity: copyright, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

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