More Than Tracy Turnblad

In honor of Stephen Sondheim's passing, Abby speaks about what his work means to her and to theatre people everywhere. Then stand-up comedian Jenny Zigrino comes on the podcast for a chat about the advantages of being a fat female comedian, dating, fertility, Rebel Wilson, diet culture, OnlyFans, and the challenges of making fat positive comedy.

**This episode contains two conversations about eating disorders: one in the middle about Jenny's bulimia recovery, and one near the end about Cass Elliot aka Mama Cass's death from anorexia.**

Jenny's web site: http://www.jennyzigrino.com/
Jenny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyzigrino/?hl=en
Jenny's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennyzigrino?s=20
Jenny's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyzigrinocomedy?

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_

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Welcome back from hiatus!! Our big bonus episode will be on Fat Amy/Rebel Wilson and it will be coming out after the rest of Season 2. On this episode, Abby vents her feelings about turning 25, and discusses the intersection of fatphobia and ageism. Then she is joined by Katelyn Brawn, an author and TikTokker, to read some truly heinous romance novel descriptions of fat women and talk about fat representation in YA literature, personal style, Baltimore, fat fetishism, sexual assault, and artistic roller skating.

**This episode contains discussion of sexual assault.**

Katelyn's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atomicapplepie?lang=en
Katelyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katelynbrawn/?hl=en
Buy Katelyn's book here: https://caprichosbooks.com/product/pumpkin-pie/
It's also on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Ebay!
The Omnibus Publishing: https://theomnibuspublishing.com/authors/katelyn-brawn/

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_

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It's time to vote for your favorite of 4 possible bonus episode topics! You can do that on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or by emailing us at [email protected].

THE TOPICS ARE:
- Fat Amy
- Fat Monica
- My Mad Fat Diary
- Roseanne

Let us know your pick and stay tuned for a deep dive episode into the one with the most votes, coming after the rest of season 2! Regular episodes resume Monday so we'll see ya then. Much love <3

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No interview this week or next week, but we're planning cool new things and need your help! Email [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @morethantracyt and tell us what piece of fat representation (movie, TV show, play or musical, book, ad campaign, public figure, etc.) should be discussed on this podcast! Answers will be shared on the podcast next week, and the most common suggestions will be voted on via social media. The winning topic will get its own full bonus episode!

Make sure you're following along on social media so you can submit and vote on topics: @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook!

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Happy day after Halloween! Abby laments the difficulties of finding a last-minute plus size Halloween costume. Then she is joined by actress, writer, podcaster, and absolute queen Lauren Ash to discuss dropping out of acting school, how sizing has changed over the years, what entertainment considers fat, why everyone should brag more, and of course, the famous sexy Halloween costume she wore on Superstore.

Next week we'll be taking a week off for "midseason hiatus" (aka Abby's birthday and corresponding travel) but will be back on November 15th to close out season 2 with 10 more amazing episodes!

***This episode contains discussions of numerical clothing sizes and brief mentions of eating disorders.***

Lauren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenelizabethash/
Lauren's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauren_ash?s=20
Lauren's podcast, True Crime and Cocktails: https://www.truecrimeandcocktails.com

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_

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It's almost Halloween, so of course we had to talk about horror movies this week! Abby is too afraid to watch them, so she brings on her childhood friend Lauren Kelley to do an investigation into fatphobia in body horror. (This is the closest More Than Tracy Turnblad will ever get to being a true crime podcast.) Then, Sarah Shear aka Princess Scissors, a creative artist and body activist based in London, joins Abby to talk about body neutrality as performance practice, activism vs. acceptance, being an ex-pat, weight changes in theatre school, making her own work, glitter, Ophelia, and America's obsession with physical perfection.

Sarah's web site: https://www.sarahshear.com
Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/princessscissors_artist/

Lauren's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lserver362
Lauren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lserver362/

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_

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This week you get to meet the person behind the posts: More Than Tracy Turnblad's social media guru, Maya Ballester (they/she)! First, Abby discusses why nobody moralizes the fatness of animals and how much she hates the word "chonk" (a lot). Then Maya comes on the podcast to talk with Abby about their past diets, childhood trauma, Kelly Clarkson, the origin of fatphobia, what it's like to be thin and fat and thin and fat again, and why Tracy Turnblad is basically Jesus. This episode got very therapy-like as we delved into our fat child trauma, so enjoy our vulnerability but proceed with caution!

*This episode contains potential triggers for eating disorders, including weight and calorie numbers as well as naming of disordered thoughts and behaviors. There is also a brief mention of self-harm/violence.*

Maya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya.ballester/
Maya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maya_ballester

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbyrosemorris_

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Abby discusses the Facebook whistleblower's reveal that pro-anorexia content is being promoted to teen girls on instagram, and how it relates to wellness culture and 2010s "pro-ana" Tumblr. Then she is joined by actor and content creator Georgia Sky aka @bawdyqueen to talk Sharpay Evans, moving to LA, the pressure to be "sassy" as a fat Black woman, Big Momma, TikTok fame, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, and why she hasn't quit acting.

*The first 10 minutes of this episode contain potential triggers for eating disorders - specifically, discussion of pro-anorexia content on social media.*

Georgia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bawdyqueen/
Georgia's TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8LrW1ad/
Georgia's Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/georgiasky_
Bawdy Pop TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoPlNV_mGYrFvwUqA2bozdg?app=desktop

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris

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Is fangirling still a thing? Because if so, there's a lot of it in this episode! First, Abby shares her thoughts on celebrity weight loss, and specifically Rebel Wilson's. Then she is joined by Joy Nash, phenomenal actress and star of Dietland (which you may already know is Abby's favorite fat rep!), to discuss the early days of the internet, discovering skirts, being too smart to accept love, fit modeling as a vehicle for body neutrality, voiceover work, Old Navy's new size inclusivity, and being the main character onscreen and in your life.

Joy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealjoynash/?hl=en
Joy's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2836286/
A Fat Rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTJQIBI1oA
Watch Dietland on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/b1bc42c3-3698-4ee6-a474-634b3c71283d

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris

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Abby discusses labor exploitation in theatre, in light of recent controversies around Jagged Little Pill and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Then she is joined by Caitlin Magnall Kearns, an Irish playwright and director. They make lists of what they want in a romantic partner and discuss working with fat collaborators, medical discrimination and fertility treatment, queerness, My Mad Fat Diary, performing femininity,  and fat normality.

Caitlin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitmkearns?s=20
Caitlin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitmkearns/

GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/b4ef1f53

Abby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.com
Abby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorris

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Produced by Abby Rose Morris and Maxwell Kagan
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