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It's time for your September/October Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here. We’re getting into the tyranny of portion control, meal trains, and whether Virginia's house is really that clean.

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Disclaimer: Virginia and Corinne are humans with a lot of informed opinions. They are not nutritionists, therapists, doctors, or any kind of healthcare 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 & OTHER LINKS

Philly Fat Con

Priestess of the Indulgence Gospel t-shirts!!!

(Proceeds go to National Network of Abortion Funds)

It’s Been A Minute on pumpkin spice

those New York Times recipe commenters

do older people eat less

car sushi essay for the New York Times

Eileen Fisher lantern pants

Monday pants from Free Label (also Loretta pant and Sophie slacks)

Universal Standard—every year we debate how to pronounce “ponte.”

Corinne's Universal Standard jeans

Puzzle set-up: a pretty cute chair + a little table + puzzle table

This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

this hat

face shield trend

Virginia's favorite sun hat

Griefcatpartytime on Instagram

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.

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