It's time for the May Indulgence Gospel! Instead of answering your questions this month, we're reading Virginia's hate mail. Buckle up! 

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Also, don't forget to order Fat Talk: Parenting In the Age of Diet Culture! Get your signed copy now from Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the USA). You can also order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Kobo or anywhere you like to buy books. (Or get the UK edition or the audiobook!) 

Disclaimer: Virginia and Corinne are humans with a lot of informed opinions. They are not nutritionists, therapists, doctosr, or any kind of health care providers. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions they give are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.

BUTTER & BOOKS

_____ Is a Breakfast Food by Marjory Sweet

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Sabrina Strings’ Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

Da’Shaun Harrison Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness

chapter one of FAT TALK

Order any of these from the Burnt Toast Bookshop for 10 percent off if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)

OTHER LINKS

@SellTradePlus

The Cut did a profile

Fresh Air interview

the face shield

interview with Aubrey Gordon

yes, fat marathon runners

very popular article in The Atlantic about how eating ice cream is associated with lower rates of Type Two Diabetes

a tweet about Elizabeth Warren

CREDITS

The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet body liberation journalism.