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)

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.