Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down for a conversation with Executive Director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Tigress Osborn recorded Live at the Miracle Theater in Washington DC.  They discuss the history of NAAFA, as well as the history of fat politics and how Tigress sees the movement for fat acceptance today.

Special thanks to Tigress Osborn for being a part of this episode.  Learn more about her work with NAAFA here.

Special Thanks to Pamela Perez, Tom Tyra, Isaiah Headen, and all the staff at The Miracle Theater and Union Stage

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

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In a conversation with influencer Carmen Rene Smith, host RYJ discusses her experiences as a plus sized influencer and how that frames her thinking on weight.

Special thanks to Carmen Rene Smith for being a part of this episode.  You can follow Carmen on IG @eatthecaketoo

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Additional Editing - JC Howard

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

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Story Editor and Guest Host Sarah Dealy goes on a journey to find the origin of the term BBW and discover how its meaning changed so drastically in the years since it was first coined.  

Special thanks to Carole Shaw, Tigress Osborn, Lauren Downing Peters, Cristie and Rachael, and everyone at the beach! for being a part of this episode.

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Credits

Creator/Host - Episode Editor - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Episode Producer - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

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Elna Baker joins host Ronald Young Jr. for a conversation recorded live at On Air Fest in Brooklyn in February 2024.  In it Elna reveals more about her story featured in the popular episode of This American Life entitled Tell Me I'm Fat.

Special thanks to Elna Baker for being a part of this episode.  You can hear more from Elna Baker on her podcast Pretty Sure I can Fly with Johnny Knoxville and Elna Baker

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Additional Editing - JC Howard

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

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Typically the stories we hear about fat women and dating are about undesirability and rejection.  But today's story is not one of those.

Special Thanks to Cristie Wilson and Dr. Kate Manne

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

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Brigid was headed on vacation, she strapped into her seat prepared for what should have been an uneventful flight.  But then she got a lot more than she bargained for.  In this episode host Ronald Young Jr. examines the state of flying as a fat person with special guest Aubrey Gordon.

Special Thanks to Brigid Quinn McDonnell, Aubrey Gordon, Hannah Sampson, Andrea Sachs, Diyana Howell and the rest of the kind folks at the Washington Post.

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

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In a conversation with fat marathon runner Martinus Evans, host Ronald Young Jr discusses how running can be exclusionary for fat folks and ways that Martinus overcame that.

Special thanks to Martinus Evans for being a part of this episode.  You can find out more about his work by clicking this link or following him on IG @martinusevans

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Additional Editing - JC Howard

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

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In this Season 2 premiere episode host Ronald Young Jr grapples with the impending loss of his mother while still thinking about his weight.

Special thanks to my sister Marilyn Denise Young, my Father Ronald Young Sr. our dear friend Carolyn Perry, and of course to my mother, the late and always great forever loved Peggy Lee Young

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

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Season 2 of Weight For It begins on Thursday September 5th!

This season is sponsored by Big Fig Mattress Company!

Enjoy this bonus content from our friends at Other Men Need Help, See you in January with new episodes of Weight For It!

Who gets to be on the cover of your romance novel? In the hunt for a greater range of culturally desirable body shapes and identities, Mark meets with Ronald, a recently single man who has decided to take the way the world sees him into his own hands.

This episode is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. This episode was produced by Rebecca Seidel and Shaneez Tyndall. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are lead producers. Navani Otero is producer. Shaneez Tyndall is associate producer. Rebecca Seidel is lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is lead editor. Our researchers are Bei Wang and Shaneez Tyndall. Tuck Woodstock is this season’s sensitivity listener.

Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode illustration by Daniel de la Huerta.

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Editor Sarah Dealy sits down with Host Ronald Young Jr. as they reflect back on this season of Weight For It, and pontificate on the future of the show.

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Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Additional Mixing - Brian Rivera

Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

Additional Information

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

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Come See Weight For It Live!

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