Weight For It
ohitsBigRon StudiosWeight 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.
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.
S1 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 weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
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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