Queer, fat Black sex positive advocate Ashleigh Tribble takes Jana on a deep dive into the new wave of sex positivity and how this movement intentionally leaves out fat voices, making it harder and harder for fat women and femmes to access good, fulfilling sex and romance. Follow @ashleighchubbybunny on the socials and get tickets to her fat lingerie party in NYC! Also follow @womanofsizepod and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com.

Jana chats with her superfat internet buddy and photographer Kelly Lenza about being traumatized by the medical system and how she's working to change her childrens' perspectives on weight stigma while they're toddlers.  Follow Kelly on Instagram at @lividlipids and check out her photography website, bloomphotographychicago.com. If you contact her and mention Woman of Size, you’ll get 50% off on your shoot!  Also follow @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at...

Jana talks to fat, queer, Choctaw artist Tricia Jameson Rainwater about growing with one foot in Native communities and one in White communities. They discuss many of the complications brought about by not seeing Native experiences reflected in larger cultural narratives and the hardships of navigating the fatphobia imposed upon us by settler colonialism.

Jana gabs with comedian Bri Pruett about her journey into comedy. From the chill streets of Oregon to the big stages of Los Angeles, Bri drops truth about her experiences with fatness, standup and all things earthbound and Taurus-y.  Follow @bripruett and @womanofsizepod on the socials and read extended show notes at womanofsize.com. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/woman-of-size/message

Jana interviews Jude Valentin, a young fat positive and mental health advocate about her eating disorder, developing a fat positive perspective and moving her advocacy onto accessible online platforms. Follow @mermaidqueenjude on the socials and check out her website mermaidqueenjude.com! Follow @Womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram and Twitter, and please rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening.

Jana interviews comic artist, Maggie Spear about her experience suffering silently with an eating disorder as a fat young woman and what we need to change about our language and behavior to support the next generation of body positive feminists. Also on this episode is fat Sacramento comedian and middle school teacher, Amy Estes @amysgotjokes! Follow @sparespear on the socials and check out her contributions @thelilynews! Follow @Womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram and Twitter, and please...

Jana talks with comedian Lisa Chanoux about being Arab American, about relationships with men and about how the world of comedy lacks respect and equal stage time for hilarious women.  Follow @asilnoux on the socials and check out her work at lisachanoux.com. Follow @Womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram and Twitter, and please rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening.

Jana talks with Indigenous playwright, director and all-around theater artist Tara Moses about promoting the Native experience in live theater where audiences are mostly white and have little context or understanding of contemporary Indigenous lives and cultures.  Follow @TaraTomahawk on the socials and check out her work at taramoses.com.  Follow @Womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram and Twitter, and please rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening.

Jana talks with Ellise Smith, creator and curator of Fatness Fiction and Plus Size Magic Radio, about living in the intersection of Black womanhood and fatness. The two discuss their experiences with health bias, their problems with “body positivity” and what it’s like to open up conversations in their communities around big bodies and discrimination.  Follow @FatnessFiction on the socials and check out Ellise’s platform at fatnessfiction.com.  Follow @womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram...

ED Content Warning: This podcast discusses personal experiences with dieting and disordered eating. Jana talks with tv writer Andra Whipple about her climb to the writers room, how privilege plays a role in Hollywood and in diet culture, and what she’s learned along her recovery journey from an eating disorder.  Follow Andra on IG and Twitter @whipsical and go see her live if you live here in LA! Follow @Womanofsizepod on Facebook/Instagram and Twitter, and please rate, review and...

Jana talks with her Xicano comedy friend, Derrick Lemos about the cis male world of body image issues, masculinity and untapped emotions. Derrick unveils his creative projects that work to open up space for men to have these types of discussions with each other. Follow Derrick Lemos on his socials @DerrickLemos! Follow @Womanofsizepod on facebook/instagram and twitter, and please rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening.

Chubby Native Jana Schmieding, Famously Fat Bri Pruett and Woman of Size Lorraine DeGraffenreidt sit down to goss about all things Shrill on Hulu! They touch on fuckbois, fat sex scenes, trolls and fatphobia in our lives and on tv.   Follow Bri Pruett on IG @bripruett. Follow Lorraine DeGraffenreidt on Twitter at @lorrrraine. Follow @womanofsizepod on facebook/instagram and twitter, and please rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re listening.

Jana talks with Gloria Lucas, Xicana founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride about her experience navigating body image awareness and disordered eating for herself and other women of color in our colonized health and wellness systems. Follow Nalgona Positivity Pride on FB/IG @NalgonaPositivityPride, support Gloria’s Patreon and find the Nalgona Positive Etsy store on the website nalgonapositivitypride.com. Follow @Womanofsizepod on facebook/instagram and twitter, and please rate, review and...

Jana talks to plus size fashion designer Tamara Malas about her body, her creative process in the plus size clothing realm and what ethical manufacturing really looks like when you make a fashion for people to purchase.

Jana talks with Black disabled writer, activist and scholar, Imani Barbarin about the intersection of race and disability and the systemic oppression that disabled folks experience in healthcare and beyond.

Jana hangs out with Lydia Popovich and the two discuss having pride in their big bodies, the comedy hustle and how incredibly lucky we all are to be sharing time and space with Dolly Parton.

Jana discusses her Lakota identity, the importance of contemporary Indigenous voices and the meaning behind the term Two Spirit with Mniconjou Lakota storyteller, activist and writer, Taté Walker.

Tune into season two of Woman of Size - coming February 25th, 2019!

Author, scholar, activist and founder of Babecamp, Virgie Tovar chats with Jana about experiencing fatphobia as a child, discovering the origins of fatphobia and combatting body discrimination with research and community building. Follow Virgie Tovar at virgietovar.com and on her socials @virgietovar. Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on Fb/Insta/Twitter and send your thoughts and experiences using voice memos or...

Author, scholar, activist and founder of Babecamp, Virgie Tovar chats with Jana about experiencing fatphobia as a child, discovering the origins of fatphobia and combatting body discrimination with research and community building. Follow Virgie Tovar at virgietovar.com and on her socials @virgietovar. Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on Fb/Insta/Twitter and send your thoughts and experiences using voice memos or email...

Black feminist scholar, editor and culture writer, Evette Dionne talks with Jana about the process of unlearning fatphobic indoctrination, finding body positivity through intellectual work and some of her favorite scholars and writers. Follow Evette on Instagram and Twitter @freeblackgirl and read her work!! Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on Fb/Insta/Twitter and send your thoughts and experiences using voice memos...

Black feminist scholar, editor and culture writer, Evette Dionne talks with Jana about the process of unlearning fatphobic indoctrination, finding body positivity through intellectual work and some of her favorite scholars and writers. Follow Evette on Instagram and Twitter @freeblackgirl and read her work!! Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on Fb/Insta/Twitter and send your thoughts and experiences using voice memos...

Jana sits down with her queer Latinx friend, Carlos Ibarra to discuss fatness in the gay space, the radical nature of drag and the importance of maintaining a healthy mind and heart over a thin and acceptable body. Carlos is embarking on his first year of graduate school at USC so send him some love and encouragement via instagram @carbarra and follow on twitter @_caibarra. Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on...

Jana sits down with her queer Latinx friend, Carlos Ibarra to discuss fatness in the gay space, the radical nature of drag and the importance of maintaining a healthy mind and heart over a thin and acceptable body. Carlos is embarking on his first year of graduate school at USC so send him some love and encouragement via instagram @carbarra and follow on twitter @_caibarra. Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow @womanofsizepod on...

Jana chats with Diné/Navajo cuties, Shaina Yazzie and Hannah Manuelito about expressing thicc joy in Indian Country, promoting Indigenous fashion and finding self confidence in the strength and beauty of our ancestors. Follow @Shaihannahgans on Instagram and Twitter, and follow @shaibai7 and @itshannahduhhhhh on Instagram! Check out the ladies' youtube channel and talk about them with your friends! Please rate, review and subscribe to this pod in Apple Podcasts or your podcast app. Follow...