This episode is all about being fat at the doctor.  Co-hosts Cat and Saraya share personal experiences seeking healthcare, interview Dr. Katherine Oyster to hear a first-hand account on being a fat medical professional and suggestions for patients navigating healthcare, and dive into the dirt and discourse around the BMI as an underlying condition for the COVID-19 vaccine. 

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Dr. Katherine Oyster, Navigating Healthcare, + Complicated Vaccine Feelings

Fat liberation is radical and so is this episode! Co-hosts Cat and Saraya discuss what pushed them to envision a more liberated world, talk with co-founder of Black Visions Kandace Montgomery about her work, and invite you to celebrate the first annual Fat Liberation Month. 

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Kandace Montgomery, Mind Shifting Moments, + Fat Liberation Month

This Fat Dish dives into the weather (obvs), Criminal Minds (again), venturing out into the world, twitter scaries, and opinions on the Hulu movie Plan B and the conclusion of Shrill. 

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Fat Dish: Troublesome Twitter, Plan B, + Shrill Season 3

Don’t get it twisted, this episode’s guest J Aprileo is the farthest thing from disappointing!  Apart from learning more about and from J (@comfyfattravels), Cat and Saraya delve into Tumblr’s influence on their early fat liberation exploration, and the dirt and discourse talks about some disappointments in fat representation. 

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J Aprileo, Tumblr, + Fat Disappointments

This Fat Dish is hot off the presses and on the record with co-hosts Cat and Saraya diving into their many midwestern, media, and fat opinions.  This episode covers everything from the Fargo wood-chipper... to Samantha Bee’s piece on the weight loss industry targeting all of us and our post-pandemic bodies... to getting mindful with rest... to how ridiculous the show Dave and Criminal Minds are... to the almost medieval weight loss device unveiled in 2021.   

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Fat Dish: All the Opinions, Rest Resolutions, + Quarantine 15

This Fat Dish focuses on co-hosts Cat and Saraya diving into their many midwestern, media, and fat opinions.  This episode covers everything from the reacting to Minnesota classics with Fischr Media to another wildly long reflection on Criminal Minds to a follow up on how to #FightForInclusivity in plus-size fashion to fat-friendly seating tips and tricks.

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Fat Dish: Hot Media Summer, #FightForInclusivity, + Fat Seating

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya as they talk about whether or not their wardrobe can truly exemplify their personalities, interview social media star and Cake Plus-Size Resale 2nd in command Paxyshia Yang, and demonstrate some “super sleuthing” skills to break down shady fashion moves and further uplift Saucye West’s fat liberation #FightForInclusivity.

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Paxyshia Yang, Personal Style, + Influencer Responsibility

This Fat Dish focuses on co-hosts Cat and Saraya diving into their many midwestern, media, and fat opinions.  This episode covers everything from shop re-opening projections, a marvelous dinner with the MoF team, taking care of yourself through days off, Saraya’s “well-researched car corner”, state fair quandaries, and recommendations for Julie Murphy, Da’Shaun Harrison, and Maintenance Phase (and a few other media suggestions bc of course). 

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Fat Dish: Being Okay, Media Moments, + Fat Taxation

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Ben about fat liberation, gender identity,  and seeking joy for yourself and others.  Of course there’s a mention of tumblr (this podcast is hosted by millennials), deep questions about self and what we’d do if we weren’t afraid, and then a truly scary topic: the continued reliance on fat suits to represent fat characters in film and television.  

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Ben, Big Qs, + GD Fat Suits

It's a Fat Dish! Hear our intrepid cohosts talk about so much and so little at the same time.  We've got media recommendations, a question on whether pets face anti-fat bias, a K sister taking over the role of body positive icon, and all the chit chat your wonderful heart could want. All as a matter of fat.

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Fat Dish: Out in the World, Anti-Fat Pet Bias, + Get Ur Flu Shot

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Lauryn Barlow about existing, resting, and healing as revolutionary practices.  Lauryn is a phenomenal healer with experience in massage therapy and shares openly about her story as a matter of fat as well as some tips for care and rest. This episode also features our intrepid co-hosts painting a word picture to describe a grind and diet culture venn diagram as well as the yucky fallacy of diets in financial metaphors. They also ask the big question of whether or not MoF is a cult.  

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Lauryn Barlow, Financial “Fitness”, + an Insidious Venn Diagram

It's a Fat Dish! The gals were together IRL to see Hasan Minhaj and enjoy a Grand Catch Patio Moment Tee Em! Cat is meh (aren’t we all really?) but got to see some guests IRL from this season and had a small and successful surgery.  Saraya is feeling out being a new pet owner and successfully rearing Cat’s dog nephew.  Lots of media and considerations of Rebel Wilson and Adele in the news. 

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Fat Dish: The Meh of it All, Fat Fame, + Vote No Yes Yes!

Another end to another season and, ope, it’s a long one! Our co-hosts Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect on 2021 as best they can.  They chat about some of the fabulous guests they got to know, favorite topics, and the best things ranging from memes to dirt and discourse.  If you enjoy a chatty episode with lots of laughing, then this will be a good one for you.  Also, some big podcast news was shared for season 5! 

Thanks for listening and reading! Visit our website for links to many of the bests we've mentioned here. We’ll be less regular on social media for a bit but would still love to see you in our Friends + Fans Facebook Group and on Instagram!  

Even in the offseason, we’d love and appreciate reviews in apple podcasts, FAT CASH funds, and any/all shoutouts on social media! See you next year. . . or, maybe even a little sooner! ;) 

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Season 4 Finale:  The Bests

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old.  

MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot takes, too many spoilers to count, and colorful commentary… all as a matter of fat. 

Thanks so much to supporters who send a little Fat Cash or wrote us a review in order to have early access to these episodes before their initial release! 

In this episode, Matter of Fat considers the torrid lives of Manhattan’s elite on the CW’s 2007-2012 hit show Gossip Girl. 


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MoF Considers: Gossip Girl

Fat Dish: Last, First Fat Dish
 
It's a Fat Dish!  It’s the last first Fat Dish of the season and the show!  Cat and Saraya catch up after many months away and talk about the state of the world, what they’re doing to care for themselves, media consumption, and fat fortune telling. 

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Fat Dish: Last, First Fat Dish

Content Warning: This episode does discuss gun violence so please take good care of yourself and this theme. 

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Summer Michaud-Skog about her story and book Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at any Size or Ability. And, Cat + Saraya talk about what it means to be outside and outdoors and what safety looks like when it comes to all of that.  

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Mager’s and Quinn Event: https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Summer-Michaud-Skog-presents-Fat-Girls-Hiking/70

Fat Beach Days: https://www.cakeplussize.com/beach 

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Summer Michaud-Skog, Outside Outside, + Safety Struggles

It’s the Fat Dish, bb! Cat and Saraya catch up to talk about the state of the world, what they’re doing, media consumption, somehow are living in the future and the past at the same time, talk about tik tok, and share an update from Ani Janzen.

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Fat Dish: Swan Boats, Fat Folks, and Self-Loving your Way out of Anti-Fat Bias

It’s been 5 seasons and Cat and Saraya have some things to say about it!  They revisit the Body Positivity, Fatphobia, Fat Liberation, and Diet Culture minisodes from Season 3.  The highlights: Cat wishes she was meaner about body positivity and also less mean about the minisodes, Saraya’s 6th grade essay style stays useful and distasteful, but both are proud of how their conversation and the larger themes have grown and evolved over the years.  Pah-pow! 

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Minisodes Revisited

It’s the Fat Dish! Cat and Saraya catch up to talk about being corn friends, what they’ve been up to, media consumption, business plans in the enamel corn game, and health musings whilst fat.  Saraya also overuses the phrase “in any case”.  What fun!

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Fat Dish: Fair Memories, Corn Friends, and Medical Anti-Fat Bias

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya's interview with Casey Snow who discusses self-discovery, superfat erasure in fat community, and the joys of food. Cat and Saraya chat more about food and fattness and revisit BloomChic in the Dirt and Discourse.  This episode is brought to you by Cat’s overuse of the word “demoralizing”. 

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Casey Snow, Glorious Food, and a D+D Revisit

The fat, fabulous duo of Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani check in a chatty Fat Dish episode.  They talk about the transition of seasons and moving, amoebas, wacky getaway experiences, and so much more.  You’ll hear an update from previous contributor Koichi MacGregor and the gals explore both anti and pro-fat bias.

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Fat Dish: Moving, Fall, and Fat Bias

This episode features an interview with Alejandra Hernández Chávez, Cat and Saraya talk about infinite identity exploration, and how the reducing industries stay co-opting liberatory language to profit. 

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Alejandra Hernández Chávez, Identity Exploration, and It's All Connected

This is it!  The penultimate episode of Season 5 and Matter of Fat. Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect and thank the community that has been a part of the podcast.  This includes updates from previous assistants Cindy Kuehl and previous guest Erin Sandsmark as well as brief interviews with Lindsay Bankole and Sophie Warrick.  Don’t fret!  There is a final reflection on the dirt and discourses past and present.  

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MoF Assistants, Community, and Dishing Dirt + Discourse

This is it!  The ultimate episode of Season 5 and Matter of Fat. Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect and thank the community that has been a part of the podcast.   They trot out some old chestnuts in what has been the best over the entirety of Matter of Fat and this last year.  

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Season 5 Finale: The Bests and Lasts

Episode 1: Get to Know Us!

Welcome to Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

We check in on upcoming Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, use our first interview to share our stories as a Matter of Fat, and dive into our first Dirt and Discourse.

In the Fat Dish, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 4th to the 12th.  We also hint at the upcoming movie Fattitude. Definitely some things to get excited about!

If our Dirt and Discourse segment leaves you wanting to know more about a) Lizzo B) ModCloth and/or C) the next episode, great! Lizzo's website is a great starting point but you can really just hop on YouTube and go to town.  Let us suggest starting with Truth Hurts or this gem of Lizzo and Caroline Smith's from 2014 that highlights Lake Street beautifully. If you'd like to read up on ModCloth and the foundation for our critique check out Erika W. Smith's article from Bustle Modcloth's Downfall Apparently had a lot to do with Fatphobia and Anna Merlan's Jezebel article Women's Retailer Modcloth to be Bought by Jet.com, which is Owned by WalMart and Recode's Jason Del Ray's ModCloth’s former CEO Matt Kaness has left Walmart just a year after the acquisition. 

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Subversive Sirens https://www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-Sirens-349108475437607/
Gay Games https://www.paris2018.com/
Fattitude the Moviehttp://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/
Lizzo http://www.lizzomusic.com/
Bustle article https://bust.com/style/19504-modcloth-fatphobia-downfall.html
Jezebel article https://jezebel.com/womens-retailer-modcloth-to-be-bought-by-jet-com-which-1793296461
Recode's article https://www.recode.net/2018/3/22/17152372/modcloth-ceo-matt-kaness-walmart-departure

Matter of Fat - Season 1

Get to Know Matter of Fat!

Episode 2: Zoe Hollomon
 
Welcome to the second episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.
 
We check in on Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, talk with our first guest interviewee Zoe Hollomon about her story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired August 1st 2018. 
 
In the Fat Dish and our interview, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 6th, 7th, and 8th.   Zoe also referenced a tank top that has a wonderful Audre Lorde quote.  Check out them rocking the tanks in link below.  
 
Fattitude the movie will be screened on August 19th. It’s being hosted by the Radical Health Alliance at the Marcus Theater in Oakdale.  
 
Minnesota primary elections will be held on August 14th.  There are many ways to get your vote in!  The MN Secretary of State is a good place to start with any questions.
 
Cake Plus Size Resale is hosting a Fat Splash Pool Party on Saturday, August 12th.  It’ll be a great way to celebrate summer and have a good time. 
 
The Gamut Gallery will be holding the Dangerous Fatty event on August 25th that will have fat community art and Virgie Tovar will be doing a reading from her new book You Have the Right to Remain Fat. 
 
Netflix’s Insatiable was the focus of this week’s Dirt + Discourse. More than 200,000 people have now signed the change.org petition to cancel the release of the show.  Vulture has a quick review of what we covered. 
 
Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for engineering and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. 
 
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Subversive Sirens www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-S…349108475437607/
Audre Lorde Tank www.facebook.com/349108475437607/photos/a.496908387324281.1073741828.349108475437607/640812592933859/?type=3&theate
Fattitude the Movie fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/
Radical Health Alliance www.facebook.com/RadicalHealthAllianceMN/ 
Cake Plus Size Resale www.cakeplussize.com
Gamut Gallery www.gamutgallerympls.com/
Vulture article about Insatiable www.vulture.com/2018/07/netflix-has-finally-responded-to-backlash-over-insatiable.html

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Zoe Holloman, the Subversive Sirens, + Netflix Needs to Do Better!

Minisode: Dangerous Fatty + MN State Fair

Welcome to a Matter of Fat Minisode! 

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani talk about attending Dangerous Fatty with Virgie Tovar presented by Flyover and going to the Minnesota State Fair.  This minisode originally aired on September 12, 2018. 

Virgie Tovar’s Dangerous Fatty event at Gamut Gallery as part of her book tour for You Have The Right to Remain Fat. This event was presented by Flyover and sponsored by Cake Plus-Size Resale. (Shoutout to Haley from Flyover for her planning of the event!) Amazing artists, vendors and all-around greats included Meg Brown, Theo Nicole Lorenz, Shelby Bergen, Radical Health Alliance, & Cake Plus-SIze Resale. 
 
Also noteworthy - Saraya passed her KFAI board certification program!! That means Saraya can now be the primary sound engineer for our podcast. Learn more about volunteering and resources at KFAI.org. 

Finally, Cat and Saraya visited the Minnesota State Fair! Check out their Instagram post for fair highlights! They especially enjoyed the llama costume contest. (Check out some of the costumes in this article. However, none of them are on the level of this clever crabby llama.) 
 
Thanks for listening and reading, Saraya to editing the episode, KFAI’s Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music.

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Mentioned in this minisode:
Virgie Tovar www.virgietovar.com
Flyover www.helloflyover.com
You Have the Right to Remain Fat www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat/dp/1936932318
Meg Brown www.etsy.com/shop/megbrownceramics
Theo Nicole Lorenz http://nicolelorenz.com/
Shelby Bergen www.shelbybergen.com
Llama Contest Article https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/30/check-out-these-llamas-and-alpacas-all-cute-in-costume-at-the-minnesota-state-fair/
Crabby Boi https://www.google.com/search?q=minnesota+state+fair+llama+costume+contest&rlz=1CAACAV_enUS786US786&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFyOKvsardAhXvIDQIHeUWBK0Q_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=719#imgrc=Lwqpn6MGlvyybM:

MoF Mini: Dangerous Fatty + MN State Fair

It’s season 2 episode 12 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation.

This episode is sponsored by Superfit Hero. This woman-owned brand is on a mission to make fitness more inclusive with premium activewear in sizes XS-5XL. Cat and Saraya review their superfits in the Fat Dish! Listeners can use code FAT to save 15% off Superfit Hero’s leggings (with pockets!), shorts, and sports bras. Visit superfithero.com to see their full selection and use our code FAT. 

First, the Fat Dish! Cat and Saraya remind us about the upcoming fat burlesque show - Take it Off: A Fat Burlesque Revue. The two are excited to share more about the season finale celebration and review superfits from Superfit Hero.  Personal dish includes Saraya’s jet setting to NYC, seeing Lindy West IRL, Cat attending PItchfest, and delighting in the TPT Original about Cat and Cake and MoF. 

This episode’s interview features Sonalee Rashatwar, @thefatsextherapist on social media.  Sonalee (she/they) is Philly-based “award-winning clinical social worker, sex therapist, adjunct lecturere, and grassroots organizer” who presented a workshop with Cake this year in the Twin Cities. 

The Dirt and Discourse reviews the recent Twin Cities Film Festival showing of the documentary A Perfect 14. Cat recounts her takes on the bopo film which covers the state of the plus-size modeling industry.  

Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI!


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Sponsor: Superfit Hero
www.SuperfitHero.com Use code FAT to save 15%! 


Fat Dish
Take it Off: Fat Burlesque Revue - Nov 23: https://www.cakeplussize.com/events/2019/11/23/take-it-off-fat-burlesque-revue
Season 2 Finale Celebration - Dec 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/509093536613623/
Super Coat Fund: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QnmvblzRG/ or https://bit.ly/2Op6Z4T 
Lindy West’s The Witches are Coming: http://www.lindywest.net/the-witches-are-coming-1
Women for Political Change: https://www.womenforpoliticalchange.org/
Cat’s TPT Original: https://www.tptoriginals.org/one-local-fashionista-wants-you-to-know-fat-is-not-a-bad-word/

Sonalee Rashatwar (she/they)
Sonalee’s Personal Website: SonaleeR.com
Sonalee’s Business Website: RadicalTherapyCenter.com
@TheFatSexTherapist: https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/

Dirt + Discourse
A Perfect 14: http://www.aperfect14.com/

Sonalee Rashatwar

What is fatphobia? You can probably guess but what does it actually look like and where does it come from? Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani break down fatphobia and sizeism in this Matter of Fat Mini.  Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation.

This minisode explores what fatphobia looks like today, the devilish roots in Protestantism and the Transatlantic slave trade, and how to acknowledge and work to unlearn such an insidious cultural facet. 

Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and through a brand new website. It’s BEYOND.  Beyond what?  Idk, check it out and join those in the know. 

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Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

MoF Mini: Fatphobia

Matter of Fat brings you a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation.

The Fat Dish confronts the rapidly passing summer, commemorates the co-hosts’ love of “WAP”, celebrates continued learning, teases out the tension in our democracy, and goes deep into Big Brother. Who knew it could all happen in one segment?

Ani Janzen is the guest for this episode!  MoF has shared Ani’s work through the Radical Health Alliance, the Twin Cities Fat Community, and so much more over the years.  It’s the perfect time to hear about her fat liberation experience and how research and facts are secondary to human dignity. 

Listen, the Dirt and Discourse isn’t the same old same old.  Our co-hosts aren’t here to trot out what everyone else is talking about?  In fact, they decided to share their hot takes on the Democratic VP candidates, specifically Stacey Abrams.  MoF is pro Stacey Abrams and the gals wanted to discuss how fatphobia and misogynoir contribute to the public discourse around her. 

Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to RSVP for the next Podluck, check out resources that Ani has shared and we’ve compiled, and/or sign up for the newsletter. It’s the first link below ;)

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Ani Janzen, Human Dignity before Diet Science, + Stacey Abrams

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani discuss diet and weight loss culture in this MoF Mini.  Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation.

The gals chat about travel back to recorded diet beginnings, explore the whys and hows of it today, and position ways to push back on it whilst laughing. #VinegarBoiSummer 

Check out research and recommendations on the website! 

Thanks for engaging with MoF! If you dig what we’re doing, share it with a friend. It’s a great free of contact and free of a price tag gift! You can check us out on social media and through the beautiful website Cat has painstakingly put together.  It’s a treat for at least two senses… maybe three?

Find us!
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Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com 
FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

MoF Mini: Diet Culture

Matter of Fat, co-hosted by Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani, highlights community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We hear guests' stories, chat social justice, popular culture, & Midwest life - all as a matter of fat. Find us at @matteroffatpod.

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