Jana interviews NYC-based comedian and fat activist Emily Duke. Emily talks about her history with dieting, disordered eating and weight stigma. The two discuss using comedy and personal experiences to criticize the diet industrial complex in their comedy and using comedy to expose the ills of diet culture. Follow Emily on the socials @emilydukehaha for information about her shows and writing. check out womanofsize.com for links and extended show notes and follow Woman of Size on Patreon for...

Jana interviews Navajo journalist and host of Toasted Sister podcast Andi Murphy. Andi talks about her personal history with Native foods, the Native food revitalization movement and cooking Native foods. They discuss how food and knowledge of Native foods have been colonized and how a new generation of Native chefs, organizations and community gardners are reconnecting Native people with their traditional foods. Follow Andi on the socials @toastedsister and subscribe to the Toasted Sister...

Jana interviews Sierra Teller Ornelas, a Mexican American and Navajo comedy writer and television producer, about being brave and taking big leaps to build a successful career making tv in Los Angeles. Sierra discusses her body in relation to Native invisibility and lack of representation, and the two delve into the incredible world of Indigenous art and media. Follow Sierra on IG and Twitter @sierraornelas and watch her show Rutherford Falls when it comes out on the Peacock Network. Check...

Jana chats with Jicarilla Apache and Laguna Pueblo organizer and digital storyteller Eryn Wise. The two kick of Native American Heritage Month by diving into their own Indigenous identities, the concepts of home and sovereignty, and how they're working toward being softer when the work makes them hardened. Follow Eryn's work at @seedingsovereignty as well as her personal journey @_samakuu. Check out womanofisize.com for links and extended show notes.

Jana talks with writer Ariel Henley about her experiences with facial difference as a woman with Crouzon Syndrome. Ariel discusses her journey into writing and how she has found community and advocacy through speaking her own truths. Follow Ariel on IG @arielhenley and on Twitter @ariel_henley9. Check out womanofsize.com for links and extended show notes.

Jana talks to her friend Laura Delarato about her explorations into sex as a plus size woman and then Jana interviews fat, trans cyber sex worker and porn producer Courtney Trouble! They discuss Courtney's DIY aesthetic, the reasons we should be normalizing porn and pornography as creative expression. Follow Laura on IG @heylauraheyyy and follow Courtney's work on Twitter @courtneytrouble and on their website troublefilms.com. Check out womanofsize.com for links and extended show notes.

Jana interviews her friend and Lakota cuzzin Jordan Marie Daniel about her disordered eating, her running career and her advocacy in Indian Country around Native justice, Tribal Sovereignty and murdered and missing Indigenous woman and girls. Follow Jordan @_NativeInLA and support her work by amplifying her, standing with her or running with her. Check out womanofsize.com for links and extended show notes.

Jana talks with her friend Kendall Mayhew about her many roles in the Los Angeles grassroots organizing scene. Kendall educates us about Prop 10, Prop 13 and the many ways in which we can and should engage with local elections. Kendall also shares her experiences as an intersex person and her beliefs about gender non-conformity in our culture. Follow Kendall on the socials @kmay and follow her organization @GroundGameLA! Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and on Patreon. Check out...

Jana interviews Standing Rock Sioux humorist, poet and essayist Tiffany Midge about her comedy, her performances and her life as a writer thoughout the many phases of modern Native Literature. Tiffany's book of humorous essays Bury My Heart at Chuck E Cheese's is released this week! Buy her book, go see her do readings and support the work of Native creatives. Follow Tiffany Midge on Twitter @tiffanymidge and follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and on Patreon. Check out womanofsize.com for...

Black, fat, queer comedian, Nikki Bailey sits with Jana and discusses her experiences making people laugh in Hollywood as a fat woman. Nikki promotes the sketch comedy group she founded called Fatch written by and starring all fat women. Follow Nikki on the socials @nikkibailey_ and look her up at nikkibaileycomedy.com. Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Jana chats with Native academic, advocate, consultant and superfat warrior, Shilo George about the Indigenous history of their home state of Oregon, about her healing and re-membering process after trauma and about her body sovereignty project. Follow Shilo George on IG @shilogeorge and reach out to professionally at [email protected]. Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Jana talks with comedian and theater artist Casey Navarro about showing her body some love, about using performance to heal and provide community and about her comedy process. TW - violence against women: this episode details a violent event that Casey experienced and discussion around the criminal justice system in handling violent offenses against women. Follow Casey on IG @caseysbits and check out her website caseynavarro.com to see her perform in LA! Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials....

Jana interviews improviser and comedy writer, Kay Kaanapu about body size, living with multiple racial identities and about Kay's young adulthood being pushed heavily into athletics. Kay discusses what it was like living with the pressure of being an all-star athlete while not really enjoying athletics and instead wanting to pursue more creative avenues. Find Kay performing regularly around Los Angeles and follow her on IG @kaykaanapu. Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show...

Jana and comedian Kristal Adams discuss race and comedy, how improv spaces are sold as "safe" but can be really harmful, and the effects of keeping our marginalized bodies private or making them public. Kristal talks about her comedic process, what she's overcome to be able to perform as frequently as she does and her delightful podcast, Too Sensitive for Comedy. Follow Kristal on IG @thedarkkristal and subscribe to her podcast @toosensitiveforcomedy. Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials....

Jana talks with fat, non-binary trans writer, activist and advocate J Aprileo about their analysis of gender dysphoria and their writing on the topic. J discusses fatness, how weight stigma intersects with their non-binary identity and what it means to correct others' language as well as to be corrected. Jana and J are both involved in youth work and professional development and advocate for stronger adult learning opportunties around weight stigma and trans awareness in schools. Follow J's...

Jana meets and has a fascinating conversation with writer and all-around wonderful woman, Ramou Sarr. The two discuss "grind culture" in writing and comedy, they chat about racism within the family and Ramou shares her experience with and writing about depression. Follow Ramou Sarr on Twitter @Ramou and on IG @ramousarr.  Follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Jana catches up with her friend Janie Stolar, a comedian, comedy writer and pop culture extraordinaire about the b******t we've bought, the b******t we've been sold and the stuff that isn't actually b******t at all that we need to pay attention to so that we're living whole, healthy lives. Follow Janie @janiefierce on IG and follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Jana talks with hilarious Latina comedian, Vanessa Gonzalez about growing up "chubby," finding success and happiness despite her body size and why the hell it's so hard to find a good bra with a wide band but small cup! Follow Vanessa on IG @buhnessamarie and on Twitter @buhnessa. Also  follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Kaguya is a Korean American plus size model who shows us her rad fashion aesthetic and beautiful body on Instagram every day. Jana and Kaguya dive into Kaguya's girlhood as an Asian American person who struggled with body image issues and disordered eating well into her adult years. Kaguya describes her self-love journey and what the professional modeling world is really like for plus size people. Follow Kaguya on IG @p.s.kaguya and follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show...

Jana catches up with Chelsea Bridges who has a pretty huge following on IG as @fatgirl_laughing. They discuss addiction recovery, the challenges within fat positive online spaces and how she's helping her children develop the language of body neutrality and fat acceptance. Follow @fatgirl_laughing on IG and on YouTube and follow @womanofsizepod on the socials. Read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Kat Brown Akoochuk is a Haudenosaunee member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames and if you're confused by that tribal affiliation, you should listen to this episode. Jana and Kat talk about fat positivity in Indian Country, Indigenous issues in a modern era and their beadwork!  Follow Kat on IG @sweetgrass_and_sage and on Twitter @rasberet. Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Comedian, educator and meditation teacher Laura House talks with Jana about the generational differences in body image and fat acceptance. Laura discusses the ways that her Hollywood hustle landed her into a meditation practice and Laura shows Jana what it's like to take a meditation class under her tutelage. Follow Laura House on Twitter and IG @imlaurahouse and check out her work at laurahouse.com! Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com. 

Black leftist researcher, historian and PhD candidate Wendi Muse gives Jana a really accessible introduction to anti-racist, anti-colonial politics by taking Jana into her research around leftist movements in Brazil. She and Jana talk about Indigenous issues and colonialism, African slavery in Brazil, and how to combat economic injustice with alternative government spaces in our local communities. Follow Wendi on Twitter @MuseWendi and subscribe to Left Pocket Podcast Project.  Also follow...

Fat, Brown, academic femme, Caleb Luna helps Jana make the connection between fatphobia, the transatlantic slave trade and settler colonialism in this sweet and scholarly interview. The two touch upon lit resources for your fat studies, to friends with s****y furniture, to the need for more fat representation in The Great British Bake Off. Subscribe to Caleb's Patreon at patreon.com/calebluna and follow them on IG @chairbreaker.  Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended...