Matter of Fat Podcast

Welcome to the fourth episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

We update each other on what's happpening in the Twin Cities and our lives during The Fat Dish, talk with our guest Jessica Zaldivar about her story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired on September 26th 2018.

Saraya shares nostalgia for Back Street Boys, finishing a class, and her new hobby for traversing through neighborhoods and picking out dream houses. Cat talked about her work with Angela Callais, Deeva Rose, and an exciting event for Fashion Week Minnesota. Both larger ladies enjoyed Blackkklansman, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and the return of She's All Fat.

Saraya mentions that Amber Karnes of Body Positivity Yoga will be in Minnesota from October 5th through the 7th. The Big Fat Super Swap is also coming up on October 20th with the Inbetweenie Super Swap on October 14th.

The interview with Jessica focuses on her work in the medical field as well as what it's like to be a fat person navigating medical care. She's got some great tips on how to advocate for yourself while also recognizing that it's not always easy. She also shares some exciting news on traveling to another part of the world and the thoughts and considerations of being fat beyond the US.

Cat and Saraya share a newfound excitement around the digital brand Salty in the Dirt + Discourse segment. Check out the article on Amber Wagner, Lauren Delarato's piece, and the Patriarchy is in the Alrgorithim in the links below. Honestly, just go wild on the site - there is so much to read and learn from rad people.

Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Back Street Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM

Blackkklansman http://www.focusfeatures.com/blackkklansman

To All the Boys I've Loved Before https://www.netflix.com/title/80203147

She's All Fat https://shesallfatpod.com/

Body Positivity Yoga https://bodypositiveyoga.com/about/

Salty https://saltyworld.net/about/

Amber Wagner https://saltyworld.net/salty-cover-star-amber-wagner-takes-you-from-breakup-to-glow-up/

Lauren Delarato's article https://saltyworld.net/seeing-other-fat-girls-online-is-helping-me-have-better-sex/

Patriarchy in the Algorithm article https://saltyworld.net/the-patriarchy-is-in-the-algorithm/

Minisode: Fattitude the Movie

Welcome to a Matter of Fat Minisode!

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani attended a screening of Fattitude the Movie brought to the Twin Cities by the Radical Health Alliance. They share their reactions to the documentary as well as some prime insights from the dialogue session with co-creator Lindsey Averill. What insights you might ask? Teasers as to when and how you can see the documentary in the near future, background on the narrative structure of the documentary, and some feelings (per usual).

Thanks for listening and reading, Saraya to editing the episode, KFAI’s Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Fattitude the Movie http://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/

Minisode: Dangerous Fatty + MN State Fair

Welcome to a Matter of Fat Minisode!

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani talk about attending Dangerous Fatty with Virgie Tovar presented by Flyover and going to the Minnesota State Fair. This minisode originally aired on September 12, 2018.

Virgie Tovar’s Dangerous Fatty event at Gamut Gallery as part of her book tour for You Have The Right to Remain Fat. This event was presented by Flyover and sponsored by Cake Plus-Size Resale. (Shoutout to Haley from Flyover for her planning of the event!) Amazing artists, vendors and all-around greats included Meg Brown, Theo Nicole Lorenz, Shelby Bergen, Radical Health Alliance, & Cake Plus-SIze Resale.

Also noteworthy - Saraya passed her KFAI board certification program!! That means Saraya can now be the primary sound engineer for our podcast. Learn more about volunteering and resources at KFAI.org.

Finally, Cat and Saraya visited the Minnesota State Fair! Check out their Instagram post for fair highlights! They especially enjoyed the llama costume contest. (Check out some of the costumes in this article. However, none of them are on the level of this clever crabby llama.)

Thanks for listening and reading, Saraya to editing the episode, KFAI’s Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this minisode:

Virgie Tovar www.virgietovar.com

Flyover www.helloflyover.com

You Have the Right to Remain Fat www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat/dp/1936932318

Meg Brown www.etsy.com/shop/megbrownceramics

Theo Nicole Lorenz http://nicolelorenz.com/

Shelby Bergen www.shelbybergen.com

Llama Contest Article https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/30/check-out-these-llamas-and-alpacas-all-cute-in-costume-at-the-minnesota-state-fair/

Crabby Boi https://www.google.com/search?q=minnesota+state+fair+llama+costume+contest&rlz=1CAACAV_enUS786US786&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFyOKvsardAhXvIDQIHeUWBK0Q_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=719#imgrc=Lwqpn6MGlvyybM:

Episode 3: Simeon T.

Welcome to the third episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

We check in on Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, talk with our guest Simeon about his background and story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired on August 14th 2018.

In the Fat Dish, Saraya is still in a daze after seeing Jay Z and Beyonce’s On The Run Tour II and is excited to learn more about radio broadcasting and sound engineering. Cat shares her eager anticipation for Cake Plus Size Resale’s Fat Splash pool party and hints at a saucy promo photo shoot with Boudoir by Eve.

Also in the Fat Dish, Cat mentions that Button Poetry is putting on a spoken word event featuring Rachel Wiley on August 26th at Icehouse in Minneapolis and Saraya mentions the Dangerous Fatty community art event and book reading by Virgie Tovar on August 25th at Gamut Gallery.

This episode’s interview is with Simeon Talley, who is the Chief Connector and Event Producer with the content and event platform Flyover based in Iowa City, Iowa. Simeon shares his background and how he came to curate platforms for underrepresented and marginalized voices through fashion, politics, culture. You can check out Simeon’s TED Talk and Medium article by Kiva Bay.

We explore definitions in the Dirt and Discourse! Saraya’s mom has a question on our use of the term “intersectionality”. While we break down the definition, you can learn more by checking out this primer from the Washington Post and check out a perfect, and unfortunate, example of white feminism with Chelsea Handler’s interview of Ashley Graham.

Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI’s Mason Butler and Sara Pette for engineering and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Boudoir by Eve http://www.boudoirbyeve.com/

Flyover https://www.helloflyover.com/home/

TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEpfGgHjEQ

Medium Article https://medium.com/@kivabay/taking-space-bfb777f3cb95

Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/21/intersectionality-a-primer/?utm_term=.02ec04e90770

Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw3EYvjQ_Qk

Episode 2: Zoe Hollomon

Welcome to the second episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

We check in on Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, talk with our first guest interviewee Zoe Hollomon about her story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired August 1st 2018.

In the Fat Dish and our interview, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 6th, 7th, and 8th. Zoe also referenced a tank top that has a wonderful Audre Lorde quote. Check out them rocking the tanks in link below.

Fattitude the movie will be screened on August 19th. It’s being hosted by the Radical Health Alliance at the Marcus Theater in Oakdale.

Minnesota primary elections will be held on August 14th. There are many ways to get your vote in! The MN Secretary of State is a good place to start with any questions.

Cake Plus Size Resale is hosting a Fat Splash Pool Party on Saturday, August 12th. It’ll be a great way to celebrate summer and have a good time.

The Gamut Gallery will be holding the Dangerous Fatty event on August 25th that will have fat community art and Virgie Tovar will be doing a reading from her new book You Have the Right to Remain Fat.

Netflix’s Insatiable was the focus of this week’s Dirt + Discourse. More than 200,000 people have now signed the change.org petition to cancel the release of the show. Vulture has a quick review of what we covered.

Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for engineering and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Subversive Sirens www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-S…349108475437607/

Audre Lorde Tank www.facebook.com/349108475437607/photos/a.496908387324281.1073741828.349108475437607/640812592933859/?type=3&theate

Fattitude the Movie fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/

Radical Health Alliance www.facebook.com/RadicalHealthAllianceMN/

Cake Plus Size Resale www.cakeplussize.com

Gamut Gallery www.gamutgallerympls.com/

Vulture article about Insatiable www.vulture.com/2018/07/netflix-has-finally-responded-to-backlash-over-insatiable.html

Episode 1: Get to Know Us!

Welcome to Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

We check in on upcoming Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, use our first interview to share our stories as a Matter of Fat, and dive into our first Dirt and Discourse.

In the Fat Dish, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 4th to the 12th. We also hint at the upcoming movie Fattitude. Definitely some things to get excited about!

If our Dirt and Discourse segment leaves you wanting to know more about a) Lizzo B) ModCloth and/or C) the next episode, great! Lizzo's website is a great starting point but you can really just hop on YouTube and go to town. Let us suggest starting with Truth Hurts or this gem of Lizzo and Caroline Smith's from 2014 that highlights Lake Street beautifully. If you'd like to read up on ModCloth and the foundation for our critique check out Erika W. Smith's article from Bustle Modcloth's Downfall Apparently had a lot to do with Fatphobia and Anna Merlan's Jezebel article Women's Retailer Modcloth to be Bought by Jet.com, which is Owned by WalMart and Recode's Jason Del Ray's ModCloth’s former CEO Matt Kaness has left Walmart just a year after the acquisition.

Many thanks to KFAI and Mason Butler for producing and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

Find us!

Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat

FB: https://www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/matteroffatpod

Email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Subversive Sirens https://www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-Sirens-349108475437607/

Gay Games https://www.paris2018.com/

Fattitude the Moviehttp://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/

Lizzo http://www.lizzomusic.com/

Bustle article https://bust.com/style/19504-modcloth-fatphobia-downfall.html

Jezebel article https://jezebel.com/womens-retailer-modcloth-to-be-bought-by-jet-com-which-1793296461

Recode's article https://www.recode.net/2018/3/22/17152372/modcloth-ceo-matt-kaness-walmart-departure