39 episodes
Making It Awkward Jessica Wilson
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4.9 • 49 Ratings
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Have you ever made things awkward? You're not alone. Every week dietitian and author Jessica Wilson talks to those who create societal change by making it awkward.
From busting myths in the nutrition field and finding the people behind the headlines Jessica gives people a new way to think about situations and motivation to make things awkward.
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Rage Farming and Sh*tting on Women; with Clara Nosek
Clara Nosek was the most creative critic of the article about anti-dietitians who made cereal ads, written by The Examination and the WaPo. She joins Jessica to talk about her concerns and the two try hard to figure out why the article was written in the first place.
Join Clara's Substack
Clara on tiktok
1st article from The Examination and WaPo
This interview was over an hour long, shortened for publication. The 57 minute, lightly edited version is on the Making It Awkward Patreon.
Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode on Spotify and at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements!
Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies
Some articles from Clara's deep dive:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/12/13/ftc-dietitians-social-media-ads/
BMI cutoffs
We're getting shorter
Food labeling pushback -
Neurodivergence, “Picky Eating” and ARFID with Naureen Hunani, RD
Jessica talks with Naureen Hunani, the dietitian and creator behind RDs for neurodiversity. They get into what Naureen saw was missing in the dietetic and anti-diet spaces and Jessica asks her about ARFID and the social construct of picky eating. The two also share their critiques of intuitive eating from a neurodivergent and disability lens.
You can Follow Naureen
Sign up for Naureen’s courseNaureen’s website
Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! -
Anti-Diet Dietitians Made Cereal Ads, Then Things Got Awkward; with Sasha Chavkin
Sasha Chavkin, of the Examination, joins Jessica to talk about an article he recently co-authored, As Obesity Rises, Big Food and Dietitians Push ‘Anti-diet’ Advice, in collaboration with the Washington Post. Shasha shares how the article came together and some additional information that he's gathered for this episode.
This will be the first episode on this article. If you have thoughts/feedback you'd like to share for the next ep you can send an email or voice note to makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Association for Size Diversity and Health
The Examination's first article about dietitians
HAES Health Sheets
I said I'd link to Jaye Rochon's youtube but I simply cannot confirm that I've found it!
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements!
Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies -
Pineapple Overthrow Butter Mochi and Hawaiian Tourism with Daphne K. Jenkins
Jessica welcomes butter mochi queen, Daphne Jenkins, to the podcast to discuss her Hawaiian ancestral foods, how she got into baking butter mochi and the art of food. She talks about the history, beauty, friction and tension that she channels into her work.
Jessica also asks about Hawaiian tourism and about how to visit Hawaii if we were going to do so.
onomaugoods.com
@onomaugoods
@daphne_k_jenkins
On visiting Hawaii
https://www.kayak.com/news/advice-on-being-a-respectful-traveler-in-hawaii/
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/hawaii-ban-short-term-vacation-rentals-moves-forward/story?id=109043795
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/08/10/united-shades-hawaii-tourism-origseriesfilms.cnn
Overthrow history: https://www.history.com/news/hawaiis-monarchy-overthrown-with-u-s-support-120-years-ago
Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! -
Ultra Processed Fridays and Southern Food; a dad and daughter chat
Jessica talks ultra processed foods with her dad. The two started ultra processed Fridays in which Jessica makes her dad taste test a new food and the two discuss the idea that all UPFs are unhealthy. Today Jessica presents a “natural” beef jerky to her dad for testing. She talks to him about UPFs, what he ate growing up and it turns out that her dad’s feelings about Southern food are complicated.
Full video of the ultra processed Friday with all of the gestures and sound effects is up on the Patreon!
Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements!
Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies -
GLP-1s, Diabetes and How Whiteness Works
Jessica talks to UK doctor Dr. Asher Larmie about his perspectives on Ozempic and weight loss, diabetes, whether prediabetes is a thing and how we should (and shouldn't) measure blood sugar. The two discuss the differences in the US and UK guidance for diabetes and prediabetes.
Then, at Asher's invitation, Jessica asks him about his white saviorism and privilege, especially how it presents itself online. That stretch of the conversation gets a full analysis in the outro and Jessica speaks about how hard it is to critique whiteness in a way that seems less likely to receive backlash. It's all just hard.
Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements!
Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies
Customer Reviews
This podcast is EVERYTHING
If you've ever wondered what it would be like if The Office had a baby with a deeply introspective yet delightfully awkward dietitian, this podcast is your answer. Jessica doesn't just tiptoe around tough topics—she dives in headfirst with grace and depth. It's thought-provoking, it's fun, and it's the kind of podcast that makes you laugh, cringe, and nod all at the same time.
Awkward review but highly recommend
I am not a nutritionist or in any related field and this show is the one I am most excited about each week. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to sit with the awkwardness, to hear people talk openly about the awkwardness, confront my own.
Conversations with your dad are such a delight. I hear your love and fondness for each other, your teasing comfort. There is something healing for me in hearing that.
It is hard for me to pick out one or two things that make this show great. Because it is different things at different times. But it is a highly recommend for me!
Excellent and Complex
If you are comfortable with awkwardness, or want to be more comfortable with awkwardness, this is the podcast for you.
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