What We Were Fed

What We Were Fed

A podcast to look back on the memorable movies, tv shows, and pop culture moments from our younger years and unpack the influence they’ve had on how we think about food and our bodies.

  1. Jun 21

    “I called you fat?” - Friends

    Both of us grew up watching Friends in our teen years. It’s a show that brought us so much joy, laughter and comfort. While it continues to be one of our favourite shows of all time, some of the ‘comedy’ hasn’t aged well and we want to talk about it. We don’t have time to chat through every episode, so for today we’re going to do a deep dive on ‘The one with all the thanksgivings’ and talk about the role that fat Monica played in the show, body commentary, stereotypes around the kind of people heterosexual males find attractive and of course Rachel’s nose job. We also play our own version of Friends bamboozle… let’s see if you can get more right than Gel!! Lil recommended: An episode of the Inherited Podcast titled 'Ruby's Nana Kay on her life lessons at 80'. Gel recommended: Simple Home Edit, One-pan Tandoori Chicken and Rice AND Off Campus Official Playlist on Spotify The content we mentioned:  More than a third of Australians considering cosmetic surgery - Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine. Fat Monica, Fat Suits, and FRIENDS - Exploring narratives of fatness by Amy Gullage. Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). Today’s special guest is Olivia Pupillo (@lilberias). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)  You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    50 min

  2. Jun 7

    "I'm having a relationship with my pizza" - Eat Pray Love

    Hello hello and welcome to our final ep together before we head off on a little break!! Coming up on today’s show we’re chatting about Eat, Pray, Love. We don’t have time to deep dive the entire movie, so for today we’re going to focus mostly on ‘eat’. We chat about taking a break without guilt, dressing to feel comfortable and confident in our body, andddd we also have someone special we want to introduce you to at the end of the ep too!!   Gel recommendation: Marty, Life Is Short on Netflix AND Stanley Tucci’s book ‘What I Ate in One Year: (And related thoughts)’ Taylor recommendation: Off Campus  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed) You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    38 min

  3. May 24

    Redefining Beauty – Dove

    Both of us can clearly recall the first time we watched the Dove Real Beauty Campaign and we wanted to talk about why it has stuck in our minds after all these years. While this is a little different to our usual episodes, we think this is such an important conversation. We talk about the role Dove played back when we first encountered the brand in 2004, and how relevant Dove continues to be in the evolving world of AI beauty standards. Gel recommendation: Listening to the Dish Podcast. Gel particularly loved the episodes with Niall Horan and Tom Holland. Taylor recommendation: The Rooster on HBO  The content we mentioned:  Dove Evoluti​​on video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U  Dove sketch campaign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOq71eKI5Mg  The real state of beauty - https://www.dove.com/au/stories/campaigns/keep-beauty-real.html Psychology today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-clarity/202403/beauty-filters-as-a-gateway-to-cosmetic-procedures).  Does this look like a real woman? AI model in Vogue raises concerns about beauty standards - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeqe084nn4o  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed) This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    51 min

  4. May 10

    Attack of the Giant Booties – That's So Raven

    PEOPLE PEOPLE, we are finally doing an episode on That’s So Raven!!  This show brought us both a lot of joy and laughter in our teen years and we wanted to talk about it, in particular an episode titled 'Food for Thought'. We chat about food labelling, creating a fear of fatness, and also how content like this could be reworked in 2026. There’s also a sugary chat about our love of Raven’s parents, a random segue on Juicy Couture and of course a quick chat about Raven's amazing sense of style! Gel's recommendation: Fettuccine with Cream of Chickpeas, Pan-Fried Zucchini & Lemon Crumbs - https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFCF-Ckvkh/  Taylor's recommendation: Arcade games as a date night The content we mentioned: How That’s So Raven Raised A Generation Of Black Girls Like Me - https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2023/01/11264840/thats-so-raven-20-year-anniversary-raven-symone-legacy Double your portion sizes to get healthy: Deakin research - https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/double-your-portion-sizes-to-get-healthy-deakin-research Yes, Food Portion Sizes and People Have Become Bigger and Bigger. What Is to Be Done? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8667827/#:~:text=In%20their%202002%20report%2C%20Young,'%20%E2%80%9D  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed) This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    54 min

  5. Apr 26

    Hire the Smart, Fat Girl – The Devil Wears Prada

    All right everyone, gird your loins, we’re talking about The Devil Wears Prada!  It’s been hard to miss the delight that is The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour, so we just had to lean in and drop an ep on the original movie!!

In this ep we talk about the diet culture (cube of cheese anyone??), hiring people based on appearance and, of course, the body shaming (“who is that sad little person?”). We are also going to have a sugary chat about our predictions for movie number 2!  Gel recommendation: The Uniclo AIRism cotton t-shirt andddd consuming everything Bieberchella! ) Taylor recommendation: Rewatching Girls!  The content we mentioned: Peak Anne - https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a70726276/anne-hathaway-the-devil-wears-prada-2-interview-2026/ The untold very try story of The Devil Wears Prada - https://lithub.com/the-untold-and-very-true-story-of-the-devil-wears-prada/ Weight bias in work settings - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6452122/ Weight discrimination: A Socially Acceptable Injustice - https://www.obesityaction.org/resources/weight-discrimination-a-socially-acceptable-injustice/ Former Vogue Editor: The truth about size zero - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jul/05/vogue-truth-size-zero-kirstie-clements  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed) This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    53 min

  6. Apr 12

    Nobody’s Perfect – Hannah Montana, Skin Care & Teen Marketing

    Hi!! Coming up on today’s show… a very nostalgic episode all about Hannah Montana!! With the 20th anniversary “Hanniversary” all over our feeds, we had to dive in. We’re focusing on one episode from the tv show, “You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You”, using it as a lens to explore the rise of teen skincare and how beauty standards are showing up earlier than ever. Taylor puts her marketing hat on, Gel brings the body image lens, and we finish with a little Hannah Montana: The Movie nostalgia and a chat about our thoughts on the recent 20th anniversary special.  Gel recommended listening to Shameless meets Working Hard: the BTS of building a multi million dollar podcasting phenomenon.  Taylor recommended watching Project Hail Mary.   This week’s research: Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimens offer little to no benefit, research shows: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/teenage-girls-tiktok-skincare-regimes-offer-little-to-no-benefit-research-showsTrendy skin care for tweens & teens: is it safe? : https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/trendy-skin-care-for-tweens-and-teens-is-it-safe.aspxPediatric Skin Care Regimens on TikTok: https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/32348/Children-Using-Skin-Care-Regimens-That-TheyWhen kids are obsessed with skin care products: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/when-kids-are-obsessed-with-skin-care-productsAustralia Teenage Personal Care Products Market Size & Outlook: https://deepmarketinsights.com/vista/insights/teenage-personal-care-products-market/australiaWho buys skincare products in Australia?: https://my.nzte.govt.nz/article/who-buys-skincare-products-in-australiaThe teen skincare craze and its impact on mental health: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-clarity/202409/the-teen-skincare-craze-and-its-impact-on-mental-health The content we discuss: Hannah Montana (Disney Channel, 2006–2011)Hannah Montana: The MovieThe 20th “Hanniversary” special Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor-Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed). This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show. We would also love it if you could share this episode with a friend so more people can find us. Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!

    1h 2m

  7. Mar 29

    Greed, Food Guilt & Chocolate Hierarchies – Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

    Hi!! Coming up on today’s show, a delicious episode all about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!! With Easter just around the corner, we thought a movie centered around chocolate was the perfect choice! We’re going to deep dive the way Augustus is depicted in the movie, and how this has potentially influenced the way so many generations view people in larger bodies. With Easter just around the corner, we also wanted to use this episode as a way to talk about navigating body image and food guilt over the long weekend.  Gel recommended following Amber Yackzan (@amberyackzan) on Instagram for hair inspo!  Taylor recommended making a Jam Donut Cake (New York Times recipe - https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025647-one-bowl-jam-doughnut-cake) and watching the Chef’s Table Pastry series in particular Episode 1: Christina Tosi and Episode 3: Jordi Roca. The content we mentioned: The Relentless Fatphobia of Children's TV (Rowan Ellis) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81kaiF1wyc&t=1877s Why You Overeat (& what to do about it) | Lyndi Cohen TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XntmoxZhMrU  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed). This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    1h 2m

  8. Mar 15

    You Wanna Be On Top? – America's Next Top Model

    Hi!! Coming up on today’s show... you wanna be on top?? Yes the time has come to unpack THAT Netflix documentary and the show the proceeded it, America’s Next Top Model! We’re going to cover how the show was created, the body shaming that took place, the makeovers and the ripple effect of this show for both the contestants and the viewers. Just a content warning before you listen, we do explore themes of disordered eating and eating disorders. If either of these topics are close to you, please listen with care. For support you can reach out to The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. Gel recommended reading ‘Beyond the Body Bully’, by Bev Aisbett and Dr Rebecca Reynolds & listening to the ‘Curse of: America’s Next Top Model’ podcast series hosted by journalist Bridget Armstrong.  Taylor recommended reading ‘Evenings and Weekend’ by Oisin Mckenna.  The articles we mentioned: Tyra Banks Isn’t Sorry Enough in Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model - https://www.thecut.com/article/tyra-banks-netflix-reality-check-inside-americas-next-top-model-review.html ‘The real legacy of ‘ANTM’ was showing young people how to hate their bodies’ - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/americas-next-top-model-reality-check-eating-disorder_n_69989c3de4b069f4556c60cc  ‘The cost of beauty: analysing eating disorders and body image in fashion culture through Next Top Model Competitions’ - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387737396_The_Cost_of_Beauty_Analyzing_Eating_Disorders_and_Body_Image_in_Fashion_Culture_through_Next_Top_Model_Competitions “Say that to the anorexic girl: Eating disorders and America’s Next Top Model” - https://dc.cod.edu/hcir2009/5/ 'There was cruelty': How America's Next Top Model became a TV horror show - https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260213-how-americas-next-top-model-became-a-tv-horror-show  Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed) This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!  Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

    1h 3m
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A podcast to look back on the memorable movies, tv shows, and pop culture moments from our younger years and unpack the influence they’ve had on how we think about food and our bodies.

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  • Creator
    What We Were Fed
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Angelica Pupillo
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    What We Were Fed

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