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Kat Brown: Being Robbed of Our Connection to Ourselves Jul 08, 2019

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Kat Brown Akoochuk is a Haudenosaunee member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames and if you're confused by that tribal affiliation, you should listen to this episode. Jana and Kat talk about fat positivity in Indian Country, Indigenous issues in a modern era and their beadwork! Follow Kat on IG @sweetgrass_and_sage and on Twitter @rasberet. Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Laura House: Wordy, Nerdy and Pretty Sturdy Jul 01, 2019

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Comedian, educator and meditation teacher Laura House talks with Jana about the generational differences in body image and fat acceptance. Laura discusses the ways that her Hollywood hustle landed her into a meditation practice and Laura shows Jana what it's like to take a meditation class under her tutelage. Follow Laura House on Twitter and IG @imlaurahouse and check out her work at laurahouse.com! Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Wendi Muse: A Leftist History Lesson Jun 24, 2019

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Black leftist researcher, historian and PhD candidate Wendi Muse gives Jana a really accessible introduction to anti-racist, anti-colonial politics by taking Jana into her research around leftist movements in Brazil. She and Jana talk about Indigenous issues and colonialism, African slavery in Brazil, and how to combat economic injustice with alternative government spaces in our local communities. Follow Wendi on Twitter @MuseWendi and subscribe to Left Pocket Podcast Project. Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Caleb Luna: Race, Capitalism and The Fat Body Jun 17, 2019

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Fat, Brown, academic femme, Caleb Luna helps Jana make the connection between fatphobia, the transatlantic slave trade and settler colonialism in this sweet and scholarly interview. The two touch upon lit resources for your fat studies, to friends with shitty furniture, to the need for more fat representation in The Great British Bake Off. Subscribe to Caleb's Patreon at patreon.com/calebluna and follow them on IG @chairbreaker. Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Ashleigh Tribble: Let's Talk About Sex, Fat Folx Jun 10, 2019

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Queer, fat Black sex positive advocate Ashleigh Tribble takes Jana on a deep dive into the new wave of sex positivity and how this movement intentionally leaves out fat voices, making it harder and harder for fat women and femmes to access good, fulfilling sex and romance. Follow @ashleighchubbybunny on the socials and get tickets to her fat lingerie party in NYC! Also follow @womanofsizepod and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Kelly Lenza: Hacking Fatphobic Children's Lit Jun 03, 2019

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Jana chats with her superfat internet buddy and photographer Kelly Lenza about being traumatized by the medical system and how she's working to change her childrens' perspectives on weight stigma while they're toddlers. Follow Kelly on Instagram at @lividlipids and check out her photography website, bloomphotographychicago.com. If you contact her and mention Woman of Size, you’ll get 50% off on your shoot! Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Tricia Jameson Rainwater: Finding Any Damn Space for Indigenous Bodies May 29, 2019

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Jana talks to fat, queer, Choctaw artist Tricia Jameson Rainwater about growing with one foot in Native communities and one in White communities. They discuss many of the complications brought about by not seeing Native experiences reflected in larger cultural narratives and the hardships of navigating the fatphobia imposed upon us by settler colonialism.

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Bri Pruett: Here to Tell the Truth (and Also Jokes) May 20, 2019

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Jana gabs with comedian Bri Pruett about her journey into comedy. From the chill streets of Oregon to the big stages of Los Angeles, Bri drops truth about her experiences with fatness, standup and all things earthbound and Taurus-y. Follow @bripruett and @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

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Jude Valentin - The Next Gen of Fat Positive Advocates May 13, 2019

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Jana interviews Jude Valentin, a young fat positive and mental health advocate about her eating disorder, developing a fat positive perspective and moving her advocacy onto accessible online platforms.

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Maggie Spear - Fat People Being Praised for Disordered Eating May 06, 2019

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Jana interviews comic artist, Maggie Spear about her experience suffering silently with an eating disorder as a fat young woman and what we need to change about our language and behavior to support the next generation of body positive feminists.

Also on this episode is fat Sacramento comedian and middle school teacher, Amy Estes @amysgotjokes!

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