The Fat Camp Files

In Episode 2, we expose the fat camp underground snack economy—where granola bars were currency, counselors were complicit, and justice was… negotiable. From late-night Wawa runs to the infamous 500 Chewy Bar heist, we’re breaking down the snack-fueled black market that kept us going between weigh-ins.

No names. No apologies. Just sugar, shame, and survival.

#FatCampFiles

It’s time to weigh in.

We were 8, overweight, and sent to fat camp. It was part summer camp, part weight-loss boot camp — and somehow… it worked.

In Episode 1, we spill the secrets only fat campers know: Splenda smuggling, $5 Twizzlers, snack raids, weird romances, and the brutal honesty of being “the fat kid.”

Dark humor, childhood chaos, and a side of sugar-free Jell-O.

🎙 Hosted by Max “Sushi” Truen & Jason “Chippy” Schwartz

🎬 Produced by Meredith Liber & AJ Oberlender

📹 Directed by Raw Fish Productions

📆 New episodes every other Wednesday — #WeighInWednesday

🔔 Follow & rate if you’ve ever hidden snacks in your sock drawer.

This isn’t just a show about fat camp. It’s about the world we grew up in, the bodies we dragged through it, and the stories we swore we’d never tell — until now.

Some of it’s hilarious. Some of it hurts. All of it’s real.

You’ve heard the stories… or maybe you were the story. Welcome to The Fat Camp Files — a podcast about sweat-soaked T-shirts, snack smuggling, and the emotional damage that hits harder than dodgeballs at color war. Hosted by Max “Sushi” Truen and Jason “Chippy” Schwartz, this teaser gives you a taste of what’s to come: laughs, trauma, and everything in between. Stay hungry.

New episodes dropping May 2025

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