Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back
by Unsolicited
Join fat activists Marquisele Mercedes (she/her), Da’Shaun Harrison (they/them), Caleb Luna (they/them), Bryan Guffey (they/them), and Jordan Underwood (they/he) as they break down how and why anti-fatness shows up in our lives and relationships. Listen as they get endlessly sidetracked while re-answering old advice columns about weight, fitness, and more from fat liberationist perspectives. Released almost every other Sunday.
Episodes
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CREAM
Hello again, fupas!! In this episode, the fatties share their dream ice creams and explore the pronunciation possibilities of different nuts. Then we pivot to a column from Dear Prudence about kink and the complexities of grappling with ~parental worries~ or external involvement in our romantic...
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How Do I Strip You of Your Power?
¡Hola Fupas! In this episode, your beloved fatties discuss the one, the only: Semaglutide!!! We take on the ‘Ozempic Revolution’ and take some turns into a heated discussion about ‘movement strategy’ to ponder a pressing question: What the hell are fat activists even asking for? But before any of...
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Do You Carry a Lunchbox?
Happy Pride Fupas!! This episode, your fav fat queers start off by discussing our favorite noodles, with the amount of confusion, disagreement and hilarity you all have come to know and love. We move on to discuss the reason for the season: is there room for fat liberation at gay pride? We talk...
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Un/touchable
We’re back, fupas! In our glorious return episode, the fatties gush over their favorite breads (and question whether crackers count?). Then, we tackle a problem closer to home; Mikey shares her concerns and we discuss the pressure to lose weight ahead of important life events, the difficulties…
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She's All Fat
Welcome back, fupas!! In this week’s ep, the fatties battle it out over favorite cereals and milk substitutes. Then we pivot to a column from Dear Prudence that opens up conversation into changes in relationships over time, desirability politics, and friendship. This episode's advice column:...
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ACAB Includes Food Policers
Happy Halloweenie, fupas (what we have decided to call our listeners)!! In this week’s spooky-ookie episode, the fatties rumble about their favorite spicy-icy foods. What qualifies as spicy and what doesn’t? And furthermore, whomst will be left standing—or sitting—in the battle royale?? The...
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The Whale
In this episode, the fatties discusses the play and upcoming movie "The Whale," Brendan Fraser, and the way media rarely engages honestly with fat people of any size, but especially the fattest among us. For the opening segment, in honor of the theme of this episode, the group discusses their...
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Live from the 2022 Fat Studies Conference
We're back babies! For our first episode of the season, we're going LIVE to the Fat Studies 2022 Conference. This episode was recorded on July 7, 2022. We kick off with an introduction by the amazing Aimee Simpson, the organizer of this year's conference. We follow with a moment of remembrance…
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Solicited: I'm Just Asking Questions
It's our Season Finale! For our final episode of the season, we've got the best appetizer segment yet: the foods we love but everybody else hates. There's a lot of well-deserved dragging, but especially for Bryan. Then, we once again dive into a reader question (Hi Marissa!). This time, it's…
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She's Too Butch!!!
The gang's all back and this time we're chatting about our favorite soups (or, in Caleb's case, why they allegedly hate soup). And, after an incredibly dramatic reading from Mikey, we discuss a Dear Prudence write-in from a mother concerned that her daughter-in-law is becoming too butch. ...Yeah....
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Solicited: The Disability Question
While Da'Shaun is out, our friend Tommy (@tommyinboots) joins us to talk about our favorite ~munchies~ and disability. Later—for the first time!!!!!!!—we respond to a write-in from a listener (hi Jules!) Media mentioned in this episode: Anna Mollow (2018) "Disability Studies Gets Fat" Eli Clare's...
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Chair Breaker
We each take turns sharing our favorite potluck/cookout foods (you know, in an ideal world where you know everyone's kitchen is clean). Later, we get into our own personal experiences with furniture breaking underneath us, as well as the relationship between furniture, access, and policing in...
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It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay
Column for this Episode: Dear Prudence: My Fiancé keeps showing me old photos to remind me of my weight gain Media mentioned: Apple Dave’s Orchards Phat Girlz The 2004 movie, Sleepover, “Brownies” quote Queen Latifah Recreated the RomCom in Her Image Da’Shaun - Leaning into Insecurity and…
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Happy New Year
We discuss our New Years traditions in various forms and rethink the usefulness of resolutions, as well as bash capitalism (what's new?), workplace "wellness" initiatives, and uneven labor in the fat liberation movement. This week's column: Ask A Manager: "My team is requiring us to do a...
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The Adele-pisode
Da'Shaun shares their intense love for hot chocolate and The Polar Express, Mikey makes their hatred of nut juice known, and we delve into Adele, her new album 30, her weight loss everyone shouldn't be talking about, and what happens to the rest of us when celebrities' bodies, especially those of...
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Food Fights & Fat Lib
This week's advice column: Dear Prudence: I was fat-shamed by my cousin at Thanksgiving and I threw food at her! Media mentioned in this episode: The Indigenous Anarchist | Instagram Dairy Digest Complete | Swanson Vitamins Paolo Freire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
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Is Bacon A Fruit?
This week's advice column: Help! I've already lost 30 pounds, but my husband won't stop telling me to lose more. Media mentioned in this episode: "The 'difficult' cadaver: weight bias in the gross anatomy lab" by Adeline Goss et al. "Corporeal Knowledges and Deviant Bodies: Perceiving the Fat…
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Meet the Fatties!
This week's advice column: Help! My body-positive friends attack me for exercising. Media mentioned in this episode: Rebel Eaters Club S2 E1: Fatphobia (& Foodphobia) is Anti-Blackness with Da’Shaun Harrison Find us on social media! Unsolicited on Twitter Unsolicited on Instagram Find Da'Shaun:...
About this show
Join fat activists Marquisele Mercedes (she/her), Da’Shaun Harrison (they/them), Caleb Luna (they/them), Bryan Guffey (they/them), and Jordan Underwood (they/he) as they break down how and why anti-fatness shows up in our lives and relationships. Listen as they get endlessly sidetracked while re-answering old advice columns about weight, fitness, and more from fat liberationist perspectives. Released almost every other Sunday.
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