Emmeline Clein: Author of Dead Weight

I spoke with Emmeline Clein, author of the new book Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm about the cultural forces surrounding eating disorders and beauty standards in the US, and their roots in racism, classism, and nationalism. We talk about the different historic forms eating disorders have mutated through over time, the failures of health insurance and treatment centers, and more!  My review of Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv Follow me on Twitter.