Originally aired in December 2018. Brittney is a fat rideshare driver, and she LOVES it–she meets tons of friendly, interesting riders. She also gets a few creeps. On today’s show she’s talking about her experience driving strangers around in her car. And this is Part 1 of 2! Brittney had so many funny stories and
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Fat Santa: The Original Jolly Fat Person (TRANSCRIPT)
(ASH) Hello, welcome to The Fat Lip, the podcast for fat people, about fat people. I am your fat host Ash, and first I want to say thank you for all of the incredible compliments I got for the last episode–the Mama Cass one. She had such a sad story but one that was so
Fat Santa: The Original Jolly Fat Person
We’re in the middle of this historical fat people series and who could forget our jolliest representative, fat Santa! In honor of the holidays, today I bring you a short episode about a fat icon in a red suit who is not Lizzo. (We’ll get to her, though, I promise!) Read the transcript of this
The Tragic Life and Death of Mama Cass (Transcript)
The world thinks Cass Elliott died eating a ham sandwich. They’re wrong. (ASH)Hello, welcome to The Fat Lip, the podcast for fat people, about fat people. I’m your fat host Ash, and if you listened to our last episode about Queen Anne, you probably heard me say that I’m going to work on some episodes
The Tragic Life and Death of Mama Cass
The world thinks Cass Elliott died choking on a ham sandwich. They’re wrong. In today’s episode I’m talking about the tragic life and death of Cass Elliott, known to most of us as “Mama Cass.” Cass was an early, unwitting fat lib icon, but she spent her whole adult life desperate to become thin. That
Anne: A Fat Queen but No One’s Favourite
I saw The Favourite, but it never even occurred to me that Queen Anne was fat (either in portrayal or in real life.) That is until my friend Ross brought this article by Anna Leszkiewicz in the New Statesman to my attention. Now I can’t stop thinking about this fat queen and the mythology of
How to Find a Fat-Friendly Doctor
I posted on Instagram recently that I finally found a fat-friendly doctor, and I got so many questions asking for recommendations. If you’re in Austin and looking for a doctor, I have a name for you! But if you’re not, I can at least tell you how I found mine. On this episode of the
UPDATED 2022: 27 Sturdy Chairs for Fat People (Up to and Beyond 500lbs!)
**Updated August 2022** When I first compiled this list of chairs for fat people, I had tried a dozen or so seating options and had had varying degrees of success. In the past couple of years, though, my butt has been hard at work sit-testing dozens more options, also to varying degrees of success. Today
Royal Jelly by Roald Dahl–A Creepy Story Reading
In honor of Halloween, I’m reading Roald Dahl’s short story “Royal Jelly” on the pod today! Note: It’s incredibly hard to find stories that have fat themes without being entirely fat negative. If there’s a fat-related story you love OR a story about anything by a fat author, I’d love to hear about it! In
Kurbo (like every diet for kids) is a Terrible Idea (Episode 68 Transcript)
(Ash) Hello, welcome to The Fat Lip, the podcast for fat people, about fat people. I’m your fat host Ash, and today we’re going to talk about kids and the diet industry. So, a word of caution before we start: if hearing about children being put on diets or childhood and teen eating disorders is
Kurbo (like every diet for kids) is a Terrible Idea
WW (the new incarnation of Weight Watchers) has launched a new venture: a dieting app for kids called Kurbo. We know that diets don’t work and idealizing thinness causes eating disorders, but what could possibly go wrong?! Today on the pod I’m talking about why you should not subject your child to food insecurity and
Ask Ash: How to Handle Accessibility Issues for Your Fatter Friends
I got a question on Instagram recently about how to approach accessibility issues (at venues, restaurants, etc) for your super and infinifat friends. This is such an important question! So I thought that it needed a full response. Credits Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com to
Burn Out is Plaguing Me
Your host is suffering from burn out at the moment, so she decided to make an episode about why she’s having trouble making an episode. Credits Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com to hear more! Thank you to BigFigMattress for their partnership. Need a new mattress?
Finite Possibilities–Car Shopping for Super and Infinifats (Episode originally ran in May 2018)
Hello friends! I’ve been sick and haven’t been able to record, so I have a rerun for you this week. It’s a very timely episode, though, as I am car shopping right now myself. It’s been very, very difficult. It seems like vehicles that infinifats can comfortably drive are becoming harder and harder to find.
Make Your Home Work For You
In the past month I’ve been settling into my new place and I’ve been thinking about the special home accommodations I make in my home to make it more fat friendly. I think some of us are reluctant to put a chair in our kitchen or a bench in our shower, and it’s so silly.