112 episodes

Weekly conversations about how we dismantle diet culture and fatphobia, especially through parenting, health and fashion. (But non-parents like it too!) Hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist and author of THE EATING INSTINCT.

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    • 4.8 • 326 Ratings

Weekly conversations about how we dismantle diet culture and fatphobia, especially through parenting, health and fashion. (But non-parents like it too!) Hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist and author of THE EATING INSTINCT.

virginiasolesmith.substack.com

    The Bonkers TikTok Diet Nobody Needs

    The Bonkers TikTok Diet Nobody Needs

    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

    Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your November Extra Butter! We are dissecting 75 Hard (it's not a diet, it's about mental toughness). And Virginia has thoughts on her post-divorce body. 
    If you are already an Extra Butter subscriber, you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access to the entire transcript in your inbox and on the Burnt Toast Substack.
    Otherwise, to hear the whole conversation or read the whole transcript, you'll need to join Extra Butter. It's $120 per year, and is the hands down best way to keep Burnt Toast an ad- and sponsor-free space. 
    PS. 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, 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
    SellTradePlus
    Last month's Extra Butter: The anti-diet to alt-right pipeline.
    Chrissy King on the podcast
    That Instagram post
    the scene in the Barbie movie when all the Kens played Push
    Tamara Malas Normandie Top
    Anthropologie Lace Layering Turtleneck
    Virginia's new little French press
    one good pair of cords at Target 
    CREDITS
    The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram. 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! 

    • 1 min
    "It Felt Like I Could Never Be Healthy Enough."

    "It Felt Like I Could Never Be Healthy Enough."

    Today Virginia is chatting about body autonomy, diet culture, and chronic health conditions, with Leigh Kamping-Carder, who writes The Heart Dialogues.
    If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes. 

    And don’t forget to check out our new Burnt Toast Podcast Bonus Content! 
    Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she and her guests 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
    Virginia's story as a mom to a 10-year-old with a heart condition
    Not everybody wants to be known as a “heart warrior.”
    How to advocate for yourself at doctors’ offices
    It is only shockingly recently that pain management has become as big of a focus as it is in pediatric care.
    the weird history where doctors thought babies didn’t really experience pain
    For a deep dive into how intense medical experiences impact children and what recovery can look like, Virginia loves this book.
    There are definitely small things parents can do to improve that dynamic.
    Leigh interviewed a model about her scar.
    an essay Virginia wrote about having to let go of medical mom guilt.
    Heavyweight by Jonathan Goldstein
    FAT TALK is out! Order your signed copy from Virginia's favorite independent bookstore, Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the US!). Or order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, or Kobo or anywhere else you like to buy books. You can also order the audio book from Libro.fm or Audible.
    CREDITS
    The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram.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. 


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

    • 41 min
    Not Every Piece of Nutrition Advice is B******t

    Not Every Piece of Nutrition Advice is B******t

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com

    It's time for your November Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here. We’re getting into fat fashion, fat hair, and Fat Friends. Plus a divorce update from Virginia. 
    If you are already a paid subscriber, you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access to the entire transcript in your inbox and on the Burnt Toast Substack.
    If you are not a paid subscriber, you'll only get the first chunk. To hear the whole conversation or read the whole transcript, you'll need to become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. 
    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, 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
    SellTradePlus
    Gap jeans
    Madewell skinny jeans
    one good pair of cords at Target 
    Puracy stain remover
    grow light by Soltech
    Corinne's mini infinity hoops
    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.

    • 14 min
    "This is Not a Book About Body Positivity. This is Not a Book About Ballet."

    "This is Not a Book About Body Positivity. This is Not a Book About Ballet."

    Today Virginia is chatting with Vashti Harrison, number one New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends — about her newest picture book, Big.
    AND - we have signed copies of Big and several of Vashti’s other books in the Burnt Toast Bookshop right now! Plus you can get 10 percent off that purchase if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.) 
    If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes. 
    And don’t forget to check out our new Burnt Toast Podcast Bonus Content! 
    Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she and her guests 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
    Follow Vashti on Instagram
    Kids’ books feature talking animals more often than they feature Black kids.
    Girlhood Interrupted study from Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality
    Sulwe by Lupita Niyong’o,
    Virginia's piece about revisiting Eloise with her daughter.
    set of photo frames
    anti-diet fat positive stickers
    FAT TALK is out! Order your signed copy from Virginia's favorite independent bookstore, Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the US!). Or order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, or Kobo or anywhere else you like to buy books. You can also order the audio book from Libro.fm or Audible.
    CREDITS
    The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram.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. 


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

    • 43 min
    I Couldn't Let You Miss the 45 Minute Poop Song

    I Couldn't Let You Miss the 45 Minute Poop Song

    Today Virginia is chatting with musician and comedian Farideh. Her new album, “The Mother Load” came out on October 24 and we're obsessed! 

    If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes. 
    Philly Fat Con is THIS WEEKEND! And Burnt Toast is a proud superfat sponsor. It’s going to be an amazing weekend of fat joy, with speakers, movement classes, the Philly Plus Swap and more. All the info and tickets here.
    And don’t forget to check out our new Burnt Toast Podcast Bonus Content! 
    Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she and her guests 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
    The Mother Load is on every streaming platform 
    Farideh on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Facebook
    Such a Good Dad
    the diet song
    the mom bod song
    hairy nipples
    Used to be a Ho
    the 45 minute poop
    the vacation song
    I’m a good mom, not a perfect mom
    The Eating Instinct
    Sarah J. Maas book series
    A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting and A Lady's Guide to Scandal both by Sophie Irwin
    FAT TALK is out! Order your signed copy from Virginia's favorite independent bookstore, Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the US!). Or order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, or Kobo or anywhere else you like to buy books. You can also order the audio book from Libro.fm or Audible.
    CREDITS
    The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram.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. 


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

    • 42 min
    Where Are All the Motherhood Songs

    Where Are All the Motherhood Songs

    Today Virginia is chatting with musician and comedian Farideh. Her new album, “The Mother Load” came out on Tuesday and we're obsessed! 

    If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes. 
    Philly Fat Con is THIS WEEKEND! And Burnt Toast is a proud superfat sponsor. It’s going to be an amazing weekend of fat joy, with speakers, movement classes, the Philly Plus Swap and more. All the info and tickets here.
    And don’t forget to check out our new Burnt Toast Podcast Bonus Content! 
    Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she and her guests 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
    The Mother Load is on everystreaming platform 
    Farideh on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Facebook
    Such a Good Dad
    the diet song
    the mom bod song
    hairy nipples
    Used to be a Ho
    the 45 minute poop
    the vacation song
    I’m a good mom, not a perfect mom
    The Eating Instinct
    Sarah J. Maas book series
    A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting and A Lady's Guide to Scandal both by Sophie Irwin
    FAT TALK is out! Order your signed copy from Virginia's favorite independent bookstore, Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the US!). Or order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, or Kobo or anywhere else you like to buy books. You can also order the audio book from Libro.fm or Audible.
    CREDITS
    The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram.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. 


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
326 Ratings

326 Ratings

Hostel1 ,

Awakened

I am so glad I have found this podcast through another eye opening podcast. I have never embraced who I really am and have felt ashamed till recently. Thank you for what you all do.

Erin in Oly ,

Opt out of diet culture anxiety

Thanks to this podcast I’ve been able to stop the endless search for a whole grain bread that my child will eat, let him have white bread, see that this did not affect his health, and move on with my life. Thank you!!

montgomc1000 ,

Essential for all bodies

Not just for parents, not just for marginalized bodies. Great info presented in a fun and interesting way.

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