Amy Erdman Farrell's guest appearances

Amy Erdman Farrell

Fat Girl Book Club

Nicole Byer

Jennifer Weiner

Lindy West

Jes Baker

Christy Harrison

Sofie Hagen

Sonya Renee Taylor

Virgie Tovar

Caroline Dooner

Amy Pershing

Kelsey Miller

Lucy Aphramor

Alissa Rumsey

Elyse Resch

Harriet Brown

OwlTail

Amanda Martinez Beck

Amanda Martinez

Check off another first for the pod!  Amanda Martinez Beck is my first return guest and I am delighted to chat to her again.  She brought Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell to me and I loved this academic read.  We get into the weeds of what fat stigma is and how it connects to racism and feminism.  Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen, this is a deep dive into some big concepts.  Here is a brief list of what we discuss:How Amanda found this bookThe importance of the footnoteWhy do we as a culture have such a problem with bodies that are larger?The intersection of fat acceptance and racial discriminationThe use of privilegeWhat is fat stigma and how does if affect our everyday livesHistorical hierarchies of people and what this means in terms of power dynamicsWeight loss surgery studies as junk scienceFeminism and fat acceptanceWhy cancel culture is destructiveThe pressure on Oprah and the Obamas to be concerned with weightThe future of fat acceptanceThe four levels of fat liberationLINKS:Amanda's websiteAmanda's InstagramAmanda's podcastAmanda's Etsy ShopAmanda's bookMy last episode with AmandaFat Shame by Amy Erdman FarrellMy Website

Check off another first for the pod!  Amanda Martinez Beck is my first return guest and I am delighted to chat to her again.  She brought Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell to me and I loved this academic read.  We get into the weeds of what fat stigma is and how it connects to racism and feminism.  Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen, this is a deep dive into some big concepts.  Here is a brief list of what we discuss:<ul><li>How Amanda found this book</li><li>The importance of the footnote</li><li>Why do we as a culture have such a problem with bodies that are larger?</li><li>The intersection of fat acceptance and racial discrimination</li><li>The use of privilege</li><li>What is fat stigma and how does if affect our everyday lives</li><li>Historical hierarchies of people and what this means in terms of power dynamics</li><li>Weight loss surgery studies as junk science</li><li>Feminism and fat acceptance</li><li>Why cancel culture is destructive</li><li>The pressure on Oprah and the Obamas to be concerned with weight</li><li>The future of fat acceptance</li><li>The four levels of fat liberation</li></ul>LINKS:<a href="https://goodbodycoach.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda's website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/your_body_is_good/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda's Instagram</a><a href="https://fatandfaithful.libsyn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda's podcast</a><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/GoodBodyStore?ref=search_shop_redirect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda's Etsy Shop</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Lovely-Learned-Embrace-Body-Gave/dp/1681922371/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Lovely%3A&amp;qid=1590621776&amp;sr=8-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda's book</a><a href="https://fatgirlbookclub.simplecast.com/episodes/37c128d3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My last episode with Amanda</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Shame-Stigma-American-Culture-ebook/dp/B0051Z5DKQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Fat+Shame&amp;qid=1590621864&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell</a><a href="http://iwishiwereme.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Website</a>

Fat Shame by Amy Erdman Farrell with Amanda Martinez Beck