Logo for Weight For It

Weight For It

ohitsBigRon Studios

Named one of the Best podcasts of 2023 by the New York Times, Vogue, and Vulture Weight For It is a three time Podcast Academy Award winning narrative podcast that explores the ways we think about our bodies.  Through personal storytelling and deep dive interviews, host Ronald Young Jr. unpacks the navigation of the world around him that just doesn't seem to fit.

Copyright ohitsBigRon Studios

Named one of the Best podcasts of 2023 by the New York Times, Vogue, and Vulture Weight For It is a three time Podcast Academy Award winning narrative podcast that explores the ways we think about our bodies.  Through personal storytelling and deep dive interviews, host Ronald Young Jr. unpacks the navigation of the world around him that just doesn't seem to fit.

Copyright ohitsBigRon Studios
6hr 16min
Thumbnail for "Coming Soon!".
Introducing Weight For It! The show that tells the stories of folks who can't keep weight off their minds... Coming Soon
Thumbnail for "Bonus: Other Men Need Help:  Cover Boys".
What would your romance cover be?
Thumbnail for "S1 E1: The Perfect Moment".
Is host, Ronald Young Jr's weight preventing him from experiencing a 'perfect moment' romantically?
Thumbnail for "S1 E2: A Shame Spiral".
What was on the list of requirements for the ideal partner for young RYJ back he was in college?
Thumbnail for "S1 E3: Weight, Don't Tell Me".
But like does anyone actually ENJOY going to the doctor?
Thumbnail for "S1 E4: Decision".
Ronald finds himself stuck between two different frames of thought which requires a decision...
Thumbnail for "S1 E5: Articles of Weight".
Why do fat folks get the cold shoulder?
Thumbnail for "S1 E6: Destruction w/ Da'Shaun Harrison".
What if we just destroyed everything oppressive for fat folks and rebuilt from the ground up?
Thumbnail for "S1 E7: Wrapping Up".
Reflecting back, looking ahead!
Thumbnail for "Season 2 Trailer".
Thumbnail for "The Weight of Sorrow".
Season 2 premiere episode!
Thumbnail for "Running While Fat".
Host RYJ discusses Martinus Evans' successes in a sport not necessarily welcoming to him...

The Weight of Sorrow

Thumbnail for "The Weight of Sorrow".
September 5, 202431min 58sec

In this Season 2 premiere episode host Ronald Young Jr grapples with the impending loss of his mother while still thinking about his weight.

Special thanks to my sister Marilyn Denise Young, my Father Ronald Young Sr. our dear friend Carolyn Perry, and of course to my mother, the late and always great forever loved Peggy Lee Young

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 X, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and the Big Fig Bed Builder quiz for discounts on your next sleep system 

Credits

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Story Editor - Sarah Dealy

Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner

Show Art - Heather Wilder

Episode Art - Andy J Pizza

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!

Support Resources

Thumbnail for "The Weight of Sorrow".
The Weight of Sorrow
00:00
31:58