This week the boys talk about Major Attaway’s Little Shop of Horrors music video and operatic tenor Nicky Spence’s new scholarship for aspiring singers. Then we discuss our recent sliming and candying (bad & good) encounters with fatness. 

The boys highlight Harvey Guillén’s pitch to star in Broadway’s Oh Mary! and a plus-size figure skater who’s inspiring young girls everywhere. Then we tell stories of recent happy surprises. 

An update on our schedule and a call to watch Shawn of the Dead before the 30th.

This week the boys discuss Ryan’s Reynolds’s remarks about journalists’ cruel interviews with John Candy and another story about a fat black ballerina dancing on point as part of New York Fashion Week. Then to kick off spooky season, we look at body horror and fatness as monstrosity. 

The boys talk about an Indian initiative to slim down mythological figure and one Japanese woman’s struggle to make her way as a sumo wrester. Then we discuss the documentary, Body Electric.

This week the boys talk about Bear Week, that annual popularity contest to decide the coolest, fattest bear in the woods. Then we highlight a body-positive figure-drawing class before moving on to our main topic: Fat Boy Fall.

This week the boys talk about Nelly Furtado’s classy response to online body-shamers, and a recap of airlines’ extra-seat policies now that SWA has made changes. Then we imagine what we’d do to help fat people if we won the lottery, which was just at $1.7B.

This week the boys talk about Caleb Hearon making Rolling Stone’s 25 most influential Creators, and CNN’s article acknowledging weight stigma doesn’t lead to weight loss. Then we delve into anti-fat red flags in dating and friendships.

This week the boys talk about Plus-Size Park-Hoppers, a TikTok/Insta group showcasing accessibility at Disney theme parks, and an article in The Atlantic on limitations to accessibility in your own home. Then we discuss chasers who don’t identify as chasers.