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Weight For It
ohitsBigRon Studios
Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling, host, Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.
- 41 minutes 58 secondsBonus: Other Men Need Help: Cover Boys
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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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5 October 2023, 4:00 am - 33 minutes 55 secondsS1 E7: Wrapping Up
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.
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
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!
Support Resources
If you are looking for a Health at Every Size Doctor, please consult the directory below:
Health at Every Size Doctor Directory
Or Check out some of these books;
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
28 September 2023, 4:22 am - 39 minutes 34 secondsS1 E6: Destruction w/ Da'Shaun Harrison
After 5 episodes of pontificating on weight host Ronald Young Jr. starts to truly consider what escaping from our culture of fatphobia looks like. Featuring activist and writer Da’Shaun Harrison.
Special thanks to Jon Breeding, Tracy Cox, and Da’Shaun Harrison
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Or Check out some of these books
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
21 September 2023, 4:00 am - 46 minutes 36 secondsS1 E5: Articles of Weight
In a collaboration with Articles of Interest, Host Ronald Young Jr and Editor Sarah Dealy work with Avery Trufelman to find out what’s the deal with plus sized clothing? Why do fat folks get the ‘cold shoulder’?
Special thanks to Mayra Mejia, Molly Goodman, Stacy Toth, Brittany Saunders, Maddie Hughes, Hannah Leonhard, Lauren Downing Peters, Jessica Hinkle, Jen Wilder, Marcy Guevara-Prete, Leila Kelleher, Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela, and Marissa Meltzer
Also special thanks to Avery Trufelman for hosting us in our apartment, feeding us cookies and bagels, and giving us seltzer water.
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Or Check out some of these books
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
14 September 2023, 4:00 am - 45 minutes 42 secondsS1 E4: Decision
Host Ronald Young Jr. finds himself at a crossroads. He doesn’t feel equipped to make a choice so he seeks out the stories of those who have.
Special thanks to Caroline Hamric, Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential, and Tracy Cox
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Or Check out some of these books;
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
7 September 2023, 4:00 am - 24 minutes 43 secondsS1 E3: Weight, Don't Tell Me
Host, Ronald Young Jr. goes through a breakup and thinks maybe it’s time to lose weight. But before he does he needs to take a quick visit to his doctor.
Special thanks to the doctor…
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
31 August 2023, 4:00 am - 41 minutes 13 secondsS1 E2: A Shame Spiral
In this episode, we take a trip with host Ronald Young Jr. to the past. Back to college in Richmond VA, at Virginia Commonwealth University. Where our host was just a straight sized teenager leaving his home for the first time and figuring out what type of person he was going to be, and what type of partner her would choose.
Special thanks to Damon Young, and Caitlin Scanlan
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
24 August 2023, 4:00 am - 31 minutes 48 secondsS1 E1: The Perfect Moment
In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability. Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man? He seeks solace in body positive and size-affirming spaces and discovers something he finds a little unsettling.
Special thanks to Jessica Taylor Dicken, Mayra Meijia, and Dr. Caitlin Gunn
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
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!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
17 August 2023, 4:00 am - 1 minute 23 secondsComing Soon!
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