Weight For It
Episodes
Treadmill
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Support Weight For It by joining us on Patreon!In the season 3 premiere episode host Ronald Young Jr gets into an internet fight with his cousin. Al...
Another Season 3 Update!
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
RYJ gives an update on the Season 3 premiere (January 15th) as well as shares a snippet of a current episode he's producing!Help us get Season 3 out b...
Season 3 Update
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RYJ gives an update on Season 3 as well as shares a snippet of a current episode he's producing!Help us get Season 3 out by supporting the show throug...
The Biggest Loser w/Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Weight For It host, Ronald Young Jr. joins the hosts of Text Me Back (Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays) for a discussion abou...
The Origin of Big Fig Mattress
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down with Big Fig Mattress president Jeff Brown to find out how the mattress for the bigger figure came to beSpecial thanks...
Pop Culture Debate Club Android vs iPhone
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re bringing you another show hosted by Ronald Young Jr. Pop Culture Debate Club from Lemonada media, and the BBCBeing a pop culture fa...
The Core
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ronald Young Jr. and story editor Sarah Dealy sit down to answer some listener questions. But one question makes Ronald reflect on his body wit...
Lindy West is Older and Wiser
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down for a live conversation with Lindy West, writer of the book Shrill Notes from a loud woman. (adapted to the hit show o...
Never Post - State of Podcasting
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weight For It returns on December 5th, until then enjoy this episode of Never Post, a podcast about the internet and the world we live in...Senior pro...
Live with Tigress Osborn
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down for a conversation with Executive Director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Tigress Osborn record...
Desired yet Unwanted
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation with influencer Carmen Rene Smith, host RYJ discusses her experiences as a plus sized influencer and how that frames her thinking on...
BBW
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Story Editor and Guest Host Sarah Dealy goes on a journey to find the origin of the term BBW and discover how its meaning changed so drastically in th...
The Origin of a Break Up
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elna Baker joins host Ronald Young Jr. for a conversation recorded live at On Air Fest in Brooklyn in February 2024. In it Elna reveals more about h...
FFG
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Typically the stories we hear about fat women and dating are about undesirability and rejection. But today's story is not one of those.Special Thank...
Into Thin Air
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brigid was headed on vacation, she strapped into her seat prepared for what should have been an uneventful flight. But then she got a lot more than ...
Running While Fat
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation with fat marathon runner Martinus Evans, host Ronald Young Jr discusses how running can be exclusionary for fat folks and ways that ...
The Weight of Sorrow
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Season 2 premiere episode host Ronald Young Jr grapples with the impending loss of his mother while still thinking about his weight.Special th...
Season 2 Trailer
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of Weight For It begins on Thursday September 5th!This season is sponsored by Big Fig Mattress Company!
Bonus: Other Men Need Help: Cover Boys
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this bonus content from our friends at Other Men Need Help, See you in January with new episodes of Weight For It!Who gets to be on the cover of...
S1 E7: Wrapping Up
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editor Sarah Dealy sits down with Host Ronald Young Jr. as they reflect back on this season of Weight For It, and pontificate on the future of the sho...
S1 E6: Destruction w/ Da'Shaun Harrison
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After 5 episodes of pontificating on weight host Ronald Young Jr. starts to truly consider what escaping from our culture of fatphobia looks like. Fea...
S1 E5: Articles of Weight
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a collaboration with Articles of Interest, Host Ronald Young Jr and Editor Sarah Dealy work with Avery Trufelman to find out what’s the deal with...
S1 E4: Decision
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ronald Young Jr. finds himself at a crossroads. He doesn’t feel equipped to make a choice so he seeks out the stories of those who have.Special...
S1 E3: Weight, Don't Tell Me
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host, Ronald Young Jr. goes through a breakup and thinks maybe it’s time to lose weight. But before he does he needs to take a quick visit to his do...
S1 E2: A Shame Spiral
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a trip with host Ronald Young Jr. to the past. Back to college in Richmond VA, at Virginia Commonwealth University. Where our...
S1 E1: The Perfect Moment
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability. Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man? He seeks solace in body...
Coming Soon!
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Weight For It! The show that tells the stories of folks who can't keep weight off their minds... Coming Soon