The Burnt Toast Podcast

Annie Nardolilli and Louisa Hall from Griefcat discuss their album Late Stage Capitalism, exploring capitalism's influence on various aspects of life. They touch on creating music, fat positivity, unique fashion choices, and even the topic of poop. The conversation highlights their creative process, challenges in the music industry, and plans for future albums.

Camille, a 13-year-old former gymnast, shares insights on the challenges faced by kids in larger bodies in sports. The podcast discusses toxic messages around exercise, body image, and the importance of creating inclusive and safe environments in youth sports. It also explores the harmful impact of appearance-centric weight standards on athletes and delves into the dark side of professionalization in youth sports, highlighting issues of abusive coaching and anti-fat bias.

You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your April Indulgence Gospel.VirginiaWhich we are recording in the same room!CorinneIt’s really weird. I’m really used to looking at my computer screen to see you.VirginiaI’m not in there. CorinneIt’s confusing.VirginiaTo paint the picture for everyone: I came to New Mexico. It’s my kids’ spring break from school. They’re on a trip with their dad. So I came to New Mexico so we could have the first official Burnt Toast offsite work retreat. I mean, it’s always offsite because we work out of our houses, but now we’re not in our houses. We are at Ojo Caliente, which is a hot springs spa resort in New Mexico, near Santa Fe. We spent the morning in the hot springs and now we are recording a podcast in my hotel room. We are surrounded by all of the pillows from the bed. You will need to bear with this audio not necessarily being quite as perfect as our normal audio because we are not in our home studios. CorinneWe will make up for that with in-person chemistry.VirginiaThe banter should be more delightful than ever! Here’s what we’re getting into:What to say if your tween switches to Diet Coke?How to embrace “joyful movement” when you hate exercise.Are electrolyte drinks a fun “end of day” beverage?Virginia’s most unpopular opinion (yes it’s about skinny jeans).This is a paywalled episode. That means to hear the whole thing you’ll need to be a paid Burnt Toast subscriber.

Stylist Dacy Gillespie joins the podcast to discuss style challenges resembling diets. They explore the struggle between comfort and societal fashion norms, emphasizing personal preferences over societal standards. Discover methods to track clothing choices and emotions to enhance personal style, and strategies for curbing impulsive online shopping.

Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your April Extra Butter! This month we’re answering a thorny mix of listener questions:Do we ever get tempted to buy back into diet culture?Is weight-loss surgery (and meds) not “doing it the old-fashioned way?”And what should you say when your daughter’s pants don’t fit—and she hates all her other clothes?Both of these letters bring up a lot of complicated issues. CW for discussions of intentional weight loss, anti-fat rhetoric and weight loss surgery.To listen to the full episode and read the full transcript, you’ll need to join Extra Butter, our premium subscription tier.Extra Butter ensures that the Burnt Toast community can always stay an ad- and sponsor-free space—which is crucial for body liberation journalism. Join us here!(Questions? Glitches? Email me all the details)Extra Butter Episode 6 TranscriptThis episode may include affiliate links. Shopping our links is another great way to support Burnt Toast!Are Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Just “New Money Thin?”I listen to your podcasts, read your essays as well as your book Fat Talk and I feel that I am completely done with diet culture and the way I get lured by the promise of thinness to give you a better life and all the layers and complexities that come along with dieting/body image. I love what Sonya Renee Taylor said about just stepping off of the ladder and removing yourself from this type of social hierarchy we place on each other, ourselves and our lives.BUT THEN....I see news reports of Oprah having lost weight and looking skinny and I find myself feeling a panic that 'I need to get back on that ladder (or treadmill).' Do you ever get tempted to buy into all of this again? And if so, what do you do?Also, what is your opinion on weight loss surgery? Just today I met two people who have recently had it. I feel all kinds of things. On one hand, I feel sympathetic towards them. I don't want to judge anyone for how they deal with living in an anti-fat world. I know one of them has had health issues as well as body image issues for the majority of her life. I want to feel happy for her that she **will** (?) find some "peace" now. But then there's the bitchy side of me that thinks it is an easy way out The bitchiest thoughts are using the awful judgements like the concept of 'old money' and 'new money' and seeing her as only a newly thin person (it even hurts to write this out) OR .....if I want to lose weight, I will just do it the old fashioned way not through this magic surgery.  The more loving/mature side of me thinks that the surgery is just another way to give into the type of thing- anti fatness, fat shaming, diet culture- we should all just change.Thoughts?Thank you,Diane. 

Mary Mahoney, co-host of Dolls of Our Lives podcast, talks about nostalgic memories with American Girl dolls, sibling dynamics, and marketing strategies for inclusivity. Discussions include body image books, emotional eating advice, and personal anecdotes about childhood experiences and podcast promotion.

You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Indulgence Gospel.We’re doing an old-fashioned listener question episode because those are really everyone’s favorite (at least they are our favorite!). So if you’ve ever wondered:How to talk to a kid who only cares about being beautiful?Whether it’s okay to feed your children Paleo Waffles?Is wanting to lose weight always because of the patriarchy?How Virginia really feels about single mom travel?ARE THERE ANY COMFORTABLE JEANS?We got you! (Yes, really on the jeans!!!)This is a paywalled episode. That means to hear the whole thing you’ll need to be a paid Burnt Toast subscriber.

Exploring the intersection of consumerism, diet culture, and white supremacy, with insights from a registered dietitian. Strategies for reducing impulse shopping and rethinking daily problem-solving through shopping. Addressing perfectionism, clothing sustainability, and comfort shopping motivations in relation to societal constructs.

Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!It’s time for your March Extra Butter. This month we’re answering a reader question about baggy, black clothes. Then Virginia takes Corinne down a rabbit hole to unpack the rainbow produce, and subtle food- and fat-shaming, of Kids Eat in Color.To listen to the full episode and read the full transcript, you’ll need to join Extra Butter, our premium subscription tier.Extra Butter ensures that the Burnt Toast community can always stay an ad- and sponsor-free space—which is crucial for body liberation journalism. Join us here!(Questions? Glitches? Email me all the details)Extra Butter Episode 5 TranscriptThis episode includes affiliate links. Shopping our links is another great way to support Burnt Toast!CorinneOkay, we're going to start today with a listener question, and then we're going to dive into one of the influencers that you all ask us about most often. VirginiaYou might call her the Ballerina Farm of kid food influencing. I'm really proud of that little teaser there, just so you know. 

Lyz Lenz discusses redefining success in marriage and prioritizing personal happiness, navigating intersectionality of marriage, overcoming loneliness post-divorce, and unexpected positives of divorce like a cleaner home. She also shares sources of joy and entertainment in a fun chat with the host.