Ronald Young Jr.
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You know, it's funny, like in my mind, when I started making it, I had a few things that I knew I specifically wanted to talk about. And I didn't think about anything outside of those couple of things. And in the first season, I knew I wanted to talk about going to the doctor. I knew I wanted to talk about my relationship with my college, we'll say sweetheart.
You know, it's funny, like in my mind, when I started making it, I had a few things that I knew I specifically wanted to talk about. And I didn't think about anything outside of those couple of things. And in the first season, I knew I wanted to talk about going to the doctor. I knew I wanted to talk about my relationship with my college, we'll say sweetheart.
You know, it's funny, like in my mind, when I started making it, I had a few things that I knew I specifically wanted to talk about. And I didn't think about anything outside of those couple of things. And in the first season, I knew I wanted to talk about going to the doctor. I knew I wanted to talk about my relationship with my college, we'll say sweetheart.
And then I knew I wanted to talk generally about how I felt about influencers. I knew I wanted to talk about those things. But what I found is that as I started making the show, the more questions I was asking and answering, the more stories and answers were coming to my brain, which created more stories and more opportunities to talk about it.
And then I knew I wanted to talk generally about how I felt about influencers. I knew I wanted to talk about those things. But what I found is that as I started making the show, the more questions I was asking and answering, the more stories and answers were coming to my brain, which created more stories and more opportunities to talk about it.
And then I knew I wanted to talk generally about how I felt about influencers. I knew I wanted to talk about those things. But what I found is that as I started making the show, the more questions I was asking and answering, the more stories and answers were coming to my brain, which created more stories and more opportunities to talk about it.
So I found that while making the show, I, like you, was having the same experience where I'm just like, there's still more things to talk about. And I just keep pushing that direction and more stories keep coming up.
So I found that while making the show, I, like you, was having the same experience where I'm just like, there's still more things to talk about. And I just keep pushing that direction and more stories keep coming up.
So I found that while making the show, I, like you, was having the same experience where I'm just like, there's still more things to talk about. And I just keep pushing that direction and more stories keep coming up.
Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.
Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.
Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.
So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.
So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.
So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.
Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.
Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.
Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.
And it felt like it was just important to tackle because flying sucks for everyone, yet the scapegoat always seems to be fat people. So I really wanted to unpack that.
And it felt like it was just important to tackle because flying sucks for everyone, yet the scapegoat always seems to be fat people. So I really wanted to unpack that.