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EPISODE · Jan 24, 2025 · 45 MIN

What’s it like to fly when you’re fat?

from Search Engine · host PJ Vogt

One of the most routine and uncomfortable miracles many of us experience, flight. Airplanes have gotten increasingly more cramped and less comfortable. What’s it like flying as a fat person, all the invisible negotiations and strategizing. Audio Producer Ronald Young, Jr. reports on the experience, and why it’s been changing.Check out Weight For It! (We recommend you begin at the beginning, with episode one.) If you want to support Search Engine, you can sign up to be a premium subscriber over at searchengine.show.

One of the most routine and uncomfortable miracles many of us experience, flight. Airplanes have gotten increasingly more cramped and less comfortable. What’s it like flying as a fat person, all the invisible negotiations and strategizing. Audio Producer Ronald Young, Jr. reports on the experience, and why it’s been changing.Check out Weight For It! (We recommend you begin at the beginning, with episode one.) If you want to support Search Engine, you can sign up to be a premium subscriber over at searchengine.show.

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