The Burnt Toast Podcast
Episodes
"Fat People Poop the Same Amount As You."
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith. Today I’m chatting with Annie Nardolilli and Louisa Hall, of the band Griefcat.Annie a...
“Good Athletes Control Their Weight."
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, and today is the one year anniversary of my book Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet C...
[PREVIEW] Can You Wear Birkenstocks with Skinny Jeans?
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your April Indulgence Gospel.VirginiaWhich we are re...
We Are Not Seeking Closet Perfection.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith, Corinne Fay and Dacy Gillespie. And we’re here today to launch the Unflattering x Burn...
[PREVIEW] Is Weight Loss Surgery the "Easy Way Out?"
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your April Extra Butter! This month we’re answering a thorny mix of listener questions:Do we...
We Need a Fat American Girl Doll
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith. Today I’m chatting with Mary Mahoney, co-host of the Dolls of Our Lives podcast, co-au...
[PREVIEW] "Can I Want to Lose Weight for a Good Reason?"
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Indulgence Gospel.We’re doing an old-fa...
Is Not Shopping A Diet?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith. Today I’m chatting with Christyna Johnson (@encougagingdietitian on Instagram and TikT...
[PREVIEW] The Ballerina Farm of Kid Food Instagram
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your March Extra Butter. This month we’re answering a reader question about baggy, black clo...
Is "Mom Rage" Actually "Marriage Rage?"
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith and today my guest is my good friend Lyz Lenz.lyz is a journalist living in Iowa. She is t...
[PREVIEW] It's Time for Book Gospel!
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel.This month instead of...
[PREVIEW] You Don't Have To Lose Weight to Improve Your Blood Sugar
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am chatting with Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez, who you probably know from their ...
[PREVIEW] When Fat Influencers Get Thinner
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your February Extra Butter. This month we’re unpacking content from Rosey Beeme, Brianne Hun...
Are Screens the New Sugar?
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] Does Sugar Weaken Your Immune System?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel.Today, we’re gettin...
"We Only Like Change If It Makes Us Thin."
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a very special episode of Burnt Toast!We recorded this on December 3, at Seattle’s Town Hall, with an absolutely delightful crowd. This w...
"You Cannot Fight Misogyny Without Fighting Fatphobia."
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] Fat People Don't All Look Alike.
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your January Extra Butter episode. This month, we’re doing a few listener questions on how t...
"I Can Eat Without Somebody Judging Me Now."
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Since we’r...
[PREVIEW] Fat People Don't Need Fat Hammers
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast!VirginiaThis is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith.Corinn...
[PREVIEW] It's Time to Free the Jiggle
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] "We Needed To See a YA Heroine with PCOS."
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] The Bonkers TikTok Diet Nobody Needs
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your November Extra Butter episode. This month, we’re doing a listener question (on post-div...
"It Felt Like I Could Never Be Healthy Enough."
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] Not Every Piece of Nutrition Advice is Bullshit
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
VirginiaYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith.Corin...
"This is Not a Book About Body Positivity. This is Not a Book About Ballet."
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
[PREVIEW] I Couldn't Let You Miss the 45 Minute Poop Song
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am j...
"We Have Only Recently Acknowledged That Female Athletes Need to Eat."
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I am c...
"Living in a Fat Body is Beautiful and Complicated Sensory Experience."
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith.Today I’m ...
[PREVIEW] Not Wearing Pants Yet
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
VirginiaYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias, parenting, and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith. I ...
The Fat Theater Kids Survival Guide
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Katy Geraghty. Katy is an actor in New York City, most recently seen as Little Red in Into The Woods on Broadway a...
Sexting is Safer Sex
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of the brand new book, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World. She’s...
All the Gnomes Are Fat
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Phoebe Wahl, an award winning illustrator, surface designer, and author of several books, including the brand new ill...
Family Dinner SOS
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Amy Palanjian, creator of Yummy Toddler Food and author of the brand new cookbook, Dinnertime SOS: 100 Sanity-Saving...
[PREVIEW] "You Don't Have to Be Bleeding, You Could Just Not Want to Exercise."
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for your August Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here. We’re getting into power lifting, fruit rage, menstrual taboos and YouTubers telling y...
It’s Not Your Body, It’s the Towel.
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Mary Carney, the founder of Towel, a new size inclusive lifestyle brand. Because a towel that doesn't wrap around you...
He Asked, "Why Can't You Draw Normal People?"
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about anti-fat bias, diet culture, parenting, and health. I am Virginia Sole Smith. Today I am ...
[PREVIEW] Weeds Are Not a Moral Failing
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Anne Helen Petersen, author of four books and co-host of the Work Appropriate podcast, who also writes the newsletter ...
[PREVIEW] "I Don't Let My Son Eat Honey Nut Cheerios."
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for your July Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here. We’re getting into power lifting, sugar-y breakfast cereals, long hair rules and lots of...
The Problem Isn't Flaming Hot Cheetos, Part 2
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of our two-parter on Ultra Processed Foods! Virginia is chatting with Laura Thomas, PhD, a Registered Nutritionist who specializes i...
The Problem Isn't Flaming Hot Cheetos, Part 1.
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 1 of our two-parter on Ultra Processed Foods! Virginia is chatting with Laura Thomas, PhD, a Registered Nutritionist who specializes i...
[PREVIEW] "Do I Tell My Kids I'm On a Weight Loss Drug?"
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for your June Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here and we're celebrating our 100th episode. We've got answers to your questions about Ozempic,...
Where Are All the Guys? (In Eating Disorder Treatment)
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Kyle Ganson, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work who...
"I've Been Writing Food Porn for a Year."
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Jo Piazza, best selling author, journalist, and podcast creator. You might know her from her awesome podcast Under th...
Everybody Is Paying To Be in the Same Parade
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Martinus Evans, the author of the brand new book Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run. He...
When Beauty Work is a Rational Survival Strategy
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Elise Hu, the author of the brand new book Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, which ...
The Myth of "Full Recovery"
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Cole Kazdin, author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety, which explodes a lot of the ...
The Dream Is a Federal Fat Rights Law.
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with fat rights advocate Tigress Osborn. Tigress is Chair of the Board of NAAFA, The National Association to Advance Fat A...
[PREVIEW] Why Are Men and Viking Grandmas
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the May Indulgence Gospel! Instead of answering your questions this month, we're reading Virginia's hate mail. Buckle up! If you are a...
“Elimination Diets Are Not A Panacea.”
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with her longtime friend and colleague Christy Harrison, MPH, RD! Christy is a journalist, registered dietitian, and cer...
"I Want My Kid to Love Their Body. I Also Don't Want Them to Be Fat."
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FAT TALK is now out in the world! To celebrate, Corinne is here to chat with Virginia about the writing and reporting process. If you love what you he...
The Myth of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a very special episode: You are all going to be the very, very first people to hear me read Chapter 1 of FAT TALK: Parenting in the Age of D...
[PREVIEW] What If I Just Don't Want My Kid To Be Fat?
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our April Ask Us Anything episode! We're covering Ozempic, clogs, chafing, and what if you just don't want your kid to be fat. If you are alread...
The Myth of Equal Partnership
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a Comfort Food rerun featuring a conversation between Virginia, Amy Palanjian, and Darcy Lockman. Darcy is a clinical psychol...
The Whiteness of Not Wanting to Diet Anymore.
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Jessica Wilson, MS, RD. Jessica is a dietitian and community organizer who co-created the #amplifymelanatedvoices ch...
How Do We Feel About Fat?
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another community episode! This month, Virginia and Corinne are exploring how we feel about the word fat: Who gets to use it? What if y...
"White Supremacy, That’s the Culprit. Our Bodies Are Not the Problem."
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Chrissy King. Chrissy's new book, The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Culti...
[PREVIEW] Should I Tell My 13-Year-Old to Take Smaller Bites?
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our March Ask Us Anything episode! We're covering anti-diet puberty books, clothing size chart confusion, our style icons, and a mom who thinks h...
"You Are Not Considered a Whole Person After a Certain Age."
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Debra Benfield, RDN. Debra has helped hundreds of women heal their relationship with food eating in their bodies ove...
[PREVIEW] "This Was Before It Was Normal for Makeup to Give You New Skin."
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our February Ask Us Anything episode! We're covering body autonomy for kids, 90s makeup icons, body feelings, and the dreaded business casual. I...
"I'm Nervous to Take My Kids to the Doctor Now."
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, a...
"It's Not About Growing The Biggest Booty"
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm teaching this class and it's kind of a joke, because you can do whatever you want. Like, you're here. I'm giving you a guideline to what I'm doing...
Shining Light On What We Need to See
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I just want to push people to be more specific about: Which culture? Whose culture? Because that wasn’t my culture. You’re listening to Burnt Toa...
Is It Ever Okay to Eat at Chick-fil-A?
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast. This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting and health. I am Virginia Sole-Smith and...
Your 2023 Anti-Diet Resolutions
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You're listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting, and health. I'm Virginia Sole-Smith and I...
"We are Not Living in a World Where Too Many People are Trying Too Many Things to Defend Fat People."
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The main problem with the BMI is not that it sometimes thinks thin people are fat. The main problem with the BMI is that trans people who exceed a ...
How to Tell if Your Resolution Is Rooted in Diet Culture
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast. This is the podcast about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting, and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, I write the Bu...
[PREVIEW] "I Don’t Have to Manage the Expectations of Another Person on My Body"
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being able to feed yourself without the observation of someone around you just really changes things. You’re listening to Burnt Toast. This is the ...
"I Love a Beautiful Home, But it Doesn't Rank Higher than Being Able to Function in My Space."
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve done the same thing with housekeeping that we did with physical health: You are morally obligated to have this very clean, very organized, ver...
Winter Coats, Holiday Parties, and Good Comebacks
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Post-Publication Note: Many of you have emailed to let me know that the J. Crew coat we talk about in this episode is no longer available in plus size...
Can We Conquer Anti-Fat Bias?
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
General levels of explicit and implicit bias against other groups have just rapidly decreased over the past 30 or 40 years. Whereas for weight, it’s...
[PREVIEW] “The Assumption is I’m to Blame for How She Looks.”
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast. This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting, and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, ...
We Can Trust Neurodivergent Children About Their Bodies.
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with Naureen Hunani, the founder of RDs for Neurodiversity, a neurodiversity-informed online continuing education platform...
Where Are All the Plus Size Kids' Clothes?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Virginia is chatting with with Pam Luk, founder of Ember & Ace, a new line of plus size athletic clothing for kids. We get in what's wrong ...
[PREVIEW] It's OK to Want More for Your Daughter than Sexy Donut Waitress
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast. This is the podcast about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, I also write th...
Calling Kids Lazy, Building Fat Community, and Halloween Costumes
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is our October Ask Us Anything with Virginia and Corinne Fay of @SellTradePlus! We get into unlearning fatphobia, managing treats w...
"My Daughter Now Asks Me: 'Why Are You Shaving Your Legs?'"
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a delightful conversation with Shelly Anand and Nomi Ellenson, co-authors of the wonderful new picture book I Love My Body Beca...
"I Sometimes Wonder What I Would Be Capable of if My Legs Didn’t Hurt."
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode, a conversation with blogger and fat liberation activist Linda Gerhardt, is the kind of story I can only tell on Burnt Toast. Becau...
It's Time to Talk About School Lunch (Again)
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're taking it old school with a solo Virginia episode! She's reading her most popular essay to date, about why you should stop romanticiz...
Feeling Bloated, Sober September, and Fall Soft Pants
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Corinne joins Virginia for another Ask Us Anything episode! We have a lot of thoughts about pants. So buckle up for that. We also talk abou...
The Myth of the Maternal Instinct
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Virginia chats with Chelsea Conaboy, author of an amazing new book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood.If...
[PREVIEW] When Dieting Is the Family Business
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's our September bonus episode! And we're trying out a new format: Virginia's Office Hours, where a Burnt Toast subscriber comes on the pod to chat ...
“All Are Welcome Here” Is Very Different From “This Was Made With You in Mind”
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Virginia chats with with Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant, cofounders of the Center for Body Trust, and authors of a new book out this...
Is Sugar Really Addictive?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we revisit an old episode of Comfort Food where Virginia Sole-Smith and Amy Palanjian chat with Lisa Du Breuil, an incredible fat activist ...
“Budgeting is Diet Culture For Your Money”
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Virginia chats with Dana Miranda, a certified educator in personal finance and the founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive budg...
The Perfect Roast Chicken Does Not Exist.
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Virginia is chatting with Julia Turshen. Julia is a New York Times best-selling cookbook author. Her latest book is Simply Julia, she writes a ...
[PREVIEW] "We Couldn't Have a Campaign That Was Just For Fat People."
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They're dealing with a consumer that they've never marketed to before and they don't really have the tools to do that. They don't know what's going to...
"The Way Our Hair Grows Out of Our Heads is a Problem for People."
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think it's important for people to recognize that no matter how fascinated you might be by a Black person’s hair, we are not an exhibit or curiosi...
"Well, if we have to break the law, how are we going to do it?"
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People don’t have a choice about whether or not to fight these things. You have to keep learning all you can, you have to keep finding the allies yo...
You Never Need to Wear Skinny Yoga Pants
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga Journal, which is the long standing print magazine for yoga professionals, and the yoga community, is owned by the same parent company that publi...
"Health Is About More Than Food. Health Is About The Whole Child."
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! We have another Comfort Food rerun for you this week. Hopefully, by the time you’re listening to this, I have tur...
On Reclaiming Comfort Food
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kids turn one and our expectations change. Suddenly, we want them to eat for nutrition and “food is fuel.”You're listening to Burnt Toast! This is...
Why Anti-Thin Jokes are Anti-Fat
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The reason people are angry at thin women is because they hate fat. Yes, of course, we should not be yelling at skinny people. But it’s important to...
Nobody Asked Mark Bittman Why He Needed Childcare.
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like yesterday, I included goldfish crackers in a lunch picture. And I’m like, how long is it going to take before someone yells at me about the gol...
"Skincare Culture is Dewy Diet Culture"
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Because this is what we do to ourselves every day. We put in so much effort to just exist as basic people in the world. Like, we’re not like knockou...
[PREVIEW] The Toxic Intersection of MLMs and Diet Culture
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, it’s clearly a diet. It’s as shitty as any other diet. But also, it’s not a good business plan. It’s not a good way to make money. And th...
Do We Owe It To Our Kids To Be Healthy?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have to disconnect the idea of good parenting from health and fitness. Because people don’t have a moral imperative to health.You’re listening ...
Skinny Husbands, Bad Bras, and Talking Bodies with Kids.
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting and health. Today we’re doing a very f...
Essential Labor and Essential Pleasure, with Angela Garbes
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We hear so much about Betty Friedan, and the Feminine Mystique. And the whole thing was women find power and fulfillment and identity outside of the h...
[PREVIEW] "Nutritionally Reversing" Disease Is Not A Thing
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Quick note from Virginia: I recorded this before the Roe news this week, and to be perfectly honest, I am now having a hard time thinking about anythi...