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Today's topic is exciting: toxic masculinity, which might be better termed “functional masculinity.” I'm joined by Alex Frankel, who grew up in San Francisco clearly understanding that the definition of hotness was dictated by beautiful people in popular magazines. During his entire childhood, he felt trapped in his fat body and hated how he looked. He finally realized that being hot was more than perfect abs and bulging biceps but more of an attitude. Alex is now a successful plus-size model, and he's a body-acceptance advocate and role model for fat guys all around the world. He created the Hot Fat Guy Club to dispel the myths around diet, culture, fatphobia, and other fat people stereotypes. His goal was to create a welcoming community where people are celebrated and not shamed for their body types. Why do I love this topic? It's because men are not often talked about in the body positivity movement. Join us for a new perspective from a Hot Fat Guy!   Show Highlights: ● An overview of Dr. Ronald Levant's Seven Tenets of Traditional Masculine Ideology ● Where the problem of masculinity originates because of deeply entrenched patriarchy, traditional masculine values, programming, and gender policing ● Fascinating trends in how young boys and girls segregate themselves until puberty hits ● Why Alex believes a lack of empathy and respect for other human beings are core issues with today's masculinity ● How we are taught the power differential by society around relationships and rejection ● How programmed traditional masculinity can be dormant until it flares up later in life ● The link between church and religious propaganda and traditional masculinity ● Why men have been programmed by traditional masculinity around vulnerability and feeling shame in showing emotions ● Three things to note around weaponized vulnerability, emotional safety, and caring feelings ● An example about the inability to express or understand emotions Resources and Links: Connect with Alex Frankel and the Hot Fat Guy Club: TikTok and Instagram Mentioned in this episode: Therapy Chat podcast and The Tough Standard: The Hard Truths About Masculinity and Violence by Ronald F. Levant and Shana Pryor Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC's book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode trigger warning for anti-semitism and abusive language.On August 7th, 2024, Olivia tweeted: "Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?" We've been getting this question a lot, so we rounded up some helpful facts.” This one tweet became a national conversation, and a lot of people had a lot of things to say about it. Olivia and Jenny sat down to talk about how the tweet came to be, the backlash from the tweet, and why it's incredibly important to keep reminding women that their vote is their vote. So, can my husband find out who I voted for? We wanted to make sure this answer was clear - and we appreciate the response from The Washington Post, NPR, Salon, Elle, Buzzfeed, Octavia Spencer, Jodie Sweeten, Christine Lakin, and many more.In this episode, you will hear voice actors reading tweets - all of these tweets were publicly tweeted, from public accounts, and we do not reveal anyone's twitter handle. We wanted to share the full story of the feedback of this conversation, and many, many first hand accounts of people attempting to silence women's voices and votes. We specifically want to thank the following people for reading the tweets for this episode: Josh, Lisa, Marissa, Melissa, Alex Frankel, Becky Schwarz, Bridget Cosgrove, Brooke Forry, Chelsea Long, Cheryl Searing, Christine Gritmon, Dawn Montgomery, Jake Sanders, Joseph Azam, Lynn Swayze, Matthew Searing, Meg St-Esprit, Molly Jenson, Nikka Kowidge, Rachel Bell, Richard Dedor, Jackson Searing, Harry Dreizen, Lis DreizenFor more info, head to: http://votewithoutfear.com or call 888-291-3027 (English) and 866-675-1561 (Spanish)Mentioned in this episode:Learn More About Vote Without FearIt's no secret our right to vote is the foundation of our American democracy, but sometimes the process can feel overwhelming or unsafe. That's where Vote Without Fear comes in. Whether you're voting for the first time or the tenth, this platform has everything you need to feel confident and informed—from where to vote, how to vote safely, and what to expect at the polls. Voting is your voice, and with *Vote Without Fear*, you can use it without hesitation. Visit votewithoutfear.com today and take the first step toward secure, empowered voting. Remember, it's your vote, and you deserve to vote without fear. Vote Without FearAre you ready to vote?Are you ready to use your vote? Whether it's your first time or you've done it before, *Vote Without Fear* is here to help you feel prepared and safe every step of the way. From understanding how to vote securely, to knowing where your nearest polling location is, this platform has all the information you need. Don't let uncertainty hold you back—your voice matters. Head to votewithoutfear.com and make sure you're ready to vote with confidence and peace of mind. Remember, it's your vote and you deserve to Vote Without Fear. That's VoteWithoutFear.com Vote Without Fear

In episode 70 of The Body Grievers® Club, hosts Bri and Jana engage with opera singer and model Alex Frankel, founder of the Hot Fat Guy Club, to discuss topics such as body positivity, challenging societal biases, and redefining masculinity.  The conversation covers personal journeys through weight cycling, battling body shame, and navigating traditional gender expectations from adolescence to adulthood. Key discussions highlight how to embrace self-confidence and authentic self-expression, strategies to cultivate  confidence, and the significance of unconditional love and self-acceptance. 00:23 The Birth of the Hot Fat Guy Club 02:02 Body Image from a Male Perspective 05:46 Learning Body Hatred 09:31 The Role of Representation 13:32 Masculinity and Fatphobia 18:41 Positive Fat Male Role Models 23:11 Self-Confidence and Self-Worth 30:23 Creating an Alter Ego for Confidence 34:16 The Hot Fat Guy Club 36:31 Exploring Masculinity and Body Image FOLLOW ALEX: IG: ⁠alexfrankel_the_lionhaired⁠ + ⁠@hotfatguyclub⁠ TikTok: ⁠alexfrankel_the_lionhaired⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.hotfatguyclub.com/⁠ WORK WITH BRI: ⁠Click here ⁠for the most up to date ways to work with Bri!

Alex grew up in the SF Bay Area where the definition of “hotness” was dictated by “beautiful” people in popular magazines and TV shows. His entire childhood, he felt trapped in his fat body and hated how he looked. That was until he realized what he had been taught his whole life was a lie. Hotness was more than perfect abs and bulging biceps, it was an attitude. And that he had! Alex is also a Professional Opera Singer, an industry that he thought would be accepting of his fat body. Boy was he wrong.  When Alex began his modeling career in 2016, the entire experience was a fever dream. Fast forward and now Alex is a successful plus-size model, body acceptance advocate and role model to fat guys all around the world. He can currently be seen in every Target in the United States. Alex has worked with Lululemon, Target, Wrangler, Kohls, L'Oreal, Polo Ralph Lauren, Izod, Haband, Kirkland, The Everyman Project, & Arrested Movement. He is the CEO, Founder, and Chief Hot Fat Guy of the Hot Fat Guy Club, an organization he started to dispel the myths around diet culture, fatphobia, and other fat-people stereotypes. The Hot Fat Guy Club is a global, inclusive, exclusive community. It is dedicated to empowering Fat, Big & Tall, Cis, Transgender, and Nonbinary folks, and the people that love them. The Mission of the HFGC is to show the world that Hotness does not come from the outside. Hotness comes from how you carry and care for yourself and others. The HFGC is a club powered by joy and self-acceptance. We are a support system that encourages, educates, uplifts and inspires fellow members to overcome societal “norms” and embrace their inner Hot Fat Guy–all while having some outrageous fun doing so! Men are dramatically underrepresented in the body positivity movement.  Although we have made great strides with broadening the aperture of the types of larger bodies that define beautiful, the movement is primarily led by women. With big love to our sisters and non-binary brethren, HFGC advocates and creates opportunity for body positivity for Hat Fat Guys giving them a voice and community in an underrepresented marketplace. He created the HFGC because he wanted a community where people are celebrated, not shamed, for their body type. Becoming a model gave Alex his most important job and achievement ever, becoming the Role Model to little fat kids like him, that he never had growing up. Connect with Alexa below: THE PERSONAL BRAND E-COURSE IS LIVE! Get it here! Sponsor this show at https://www.passionfroot.me/alexa-curtis Subscribe to Stay Fearless or Die Trying here.  BUY A MEDIA LIST OR MEDIA KIT HERE! 

Today's topic is exciting: toxic masculinity, which might be better termed “functional masculinity.” I'm joined by Alex Frankel, who grew up in San Francisco clearly understanding that the definition of hotness was dictated by beautiful people in popular magazines. During his entire childhood, he felt trapped in his fat body and hated how he looked. He finally realized that being hot was more than perfect abs and bulging biceps but more of an attitude. Alex is now a successful plus-size model, and he's a body-acceptance advocate and role model for fat guys all around the world. He created the Hot Fat Guy Club to dispel the myths around diet, culture, fatphobia, and other fat people stereotypes. His goal was to create a welcoming community where people are celebrated and not shamed for their body types. Why do I love this topic? It's because men are not often talked about in the body positivity movement. Join us for a new perspective from a Hot Fat Guy!   Show Highlights: ●      An overview of Dr. Ronald Levant's Seven Tenets of Traditional Masculine Ideology ●      Where the problem of masculinity originates because of deeply entrenched patriarchy, traditional masculine values, programming, and gender policing ●      Fascinating trends in how young boys and girls segregate themselves until puberty hits ●      Why Alex believes a lack of empathy and respect for other human beings are core issues with today's masculinity ●      How we are taught the power differential by society around relationships and rejection ●      How programmed traditional masculinity can be dormant until it flares up later in life ●      The link between church and religious propaganda and traditional masculinity ●      Why men have been programmed by traditional masculinity around vulnerability and feeling shame in showing emotions ●      Three things to note around weaponized vulnerability, emotional safety, and caring feelings ●      An example about the inability to express or understand emotions Resources and Links:  Connect with Alex Frankel and the Hot Fat Guy Club: TikTok and Instagram Mentioned in this episode: Therapy Chat podcast and The Tough Standard: The Hard Truths About Masculinity and Violence by Ronald F. Levant and Shana Pryor Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC's book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes.

A Fresh Story, season 2, episode 18 Model, entrepreneur, and opera singer, Alex Frankel grew up in San Francisco, where the definition of “hotness” was dictated by “beautiful” people in popular magazines and TV shows. His entire childhood, he felt trapped in his fat body and hated how he looked. That was until he realized what he had been taught his whole life was a lie. Hotness was more than perfect abs and bulging biceps, it was an attitude. And that he had!  Fast forward, and now Alex is a successful plus-size model with Wilhelmina, and a body acceptance advocate and role model to fat guys all around the world. He created the Hot Fat Guy Club to dispel the myths around diet culture, fatphobia, and other fat-people stereotypes. He wanted a community where people are celebrated, not shamed, for their body type. We has an amazing conversation with Alex, about everything from his career as a professional opera singer, his entrepreneur journey founding The Hot Fat Guy Club, childhood bullying and how it changes us on a cellular level, his pandemic pivots in the entertainment industry, relationships, his foray into the big and tall modeling industry, toxic masculinity, raising sons in today's cultural climate, body image and mindset - and so, so much more. Alex is brilliant, hysterically funny, compassionate, and out to change the world for the better with The Hot Fat Guy Club. We know you'll enjoy this conversation about fresh starts, using your voice, and finding your way back to loving yourself. You can follow Alex on Instagram, TikTok, and learn more about The Hot Fat Guy Club!

Abby Muir is an independent consultant and creative director based in New York City with a background in business, strategy, and frontend development. Primarily, Abby works with the founding teams of startups or small-to-medium size businesses. Abby's services are a mix of consultation and execution; focus on strategy, creative direction, and the design of key touchpoints such as brand identities, websites, campaigns, and digital products. Previously, Abby co-founded a studio called The Couch. Abby made predictions over lists for the year that caught my eye. When people I know story other people's work or idea I somehow think it goes viral so I would like to think this went viral. Predictions about businesses, brands, emotions, even crypto. Friend and guest of the show Ian Shiver comment it, friend Alex Frankel storied it. Will we get a prediction of what this podcast might turn out to be in the future? Is there an end game? Do people still listen to podcasts? Am I talking into the ether. Do manifestations still exist? Let's talk about the future. Please welcome Abby Muir to Wear Many Hats. instagram.com/abbymuir__ instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh instagram.com/rashadrastam rashadrastam.com wearmanyhats.com dahsar.com

Have you ever tried to deploy to Azure with ARM templates, but found them too difficult or overwhelming to learn? Alex Frankel joins Scott Hanselman to show how Bicep—an abstraction on top of ARM templates—gives you all the same power and flexibility, but in a modern, safe, declarative language. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - Demo - a Bicep file from scratch 16:15 - Demo - transpiling with az bicep build 19:40 - Demo - adding a parameter for a name prefix 23:40 - Demo - unplanned debugging activity 25:55 - Demo - back on track 28:00 - Demo - a few more features 35:22 - Wrap-up Recommended resources What is Bicep? Azure / bicep on GitHub Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates Frequently asked questions for Bicep Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Alex Frankel | Twitter: @ADotFrank Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter: @Azure

Have you ever tried to deploy to Azure with ARM templates, but found them too difficult or overwhelming to learn? Alex Frankel joins Scott Hanselman to show how Bicep—an abstraction on top of ARM templates—gives you all the same power and flexibility, but in a modern, safe, declarative language. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - Demo - a Bicep file from scratch 16:15 - Demo - transpiling with az bicep build 19:40 - Demo - adding a parameter for a name prefix 23:40 - Demo - unplanned debugging activity 25:55 - Demo - back on track 28:00 - Demo - a few more features 35:22 - Wrap-up Recommended resources What is Bicep? Azure / bicep on GitHub Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates Frequently asked questions for Bicep Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Alex Frankel | Twitter: @ADotFrank Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter: @Azure

In today's episode, I sit down with Alex Frankel, a professional Opera singer, the First Big and Tall model to shoot with Lululemon, and current Chess teacher to 4-year-olds. Alex has had his fair share of ups and downs in dating and we deep dive into the past five or so years in an hour. We discuss the meaning of 'I love you' and where one feels it in their body, how he found confidence in his body, and what happened when he broke up with the same person twice. I'm also SUPER excited to announce my partnership with Jibby Coffee, a cbd Columbian cold brew coffee company so that you can get rid of those first date jitters. Not only is the coffee amazing, it's also dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, no added sugar and no compromises—made in the US and 100% recyclable. In addition to the fact that this coffee is focus and clarity boosting, 1% of every Jibby order goes to a high-impact nonprofit at no added cost to you. You can even track your impact directly through their partners: charity: water, Food 4 Farmers, and Cannabis for Conservation. Use code GHOSTS15 for 15%. That's GHOSTS15 for 15% off on both subscription and one-time purchases available at jibbycoffee.com for free shipping nationwide. I would love if you could subscribe, rate, and review this podcast and spread the word to your family friends, and former ghosters :p as it really helps the podcast grow! Please feel free to reach out to my personal Instagram @lianacolada or the podcast Instagram @ghosts_ofdatespast. You can also shoot me an email at ghostsofdatespast@gmail.com. This episode was edited and produced by Liana Pavane. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ghostsofdatespast/support

ARM Templates Unplugged: How Your Resource Actually Gets Provisioned Presented by: Alex Frankel, Senior Program Manager, Azure DeploymentsReproducible infrastructure and workloads can be crucial for operational excellence. At some point as you build on Azure you will press into service some ARM templates – either authored directly or through tools like Bicep, Farmer, or PSArm. Ever wonder how we go from a simple template to a not-so-simple set of running resources? We'll reveal the whole story from end-to-end and in the process show you some tips for working with this key provisioning tool. Ready for more? Check out the Microsoft Learning Path

In this episode, I was joined by Alex Frankel to chat about Azure Bicep! Bicep is a new DSL that transpiles down to native ARM templates. Except that it greatly improved upon the very hard to read and write ARM templates, making Infrastructure as Code in Azure a far nicer user experience. We delved into the Bicep language, the tooling, a bit of the history - and even geeked out a bit on how awesome .NET has become!For a full list of show links, see the website here

 La music story du jour c'est celle d'Ed Banger… Blasé, infidèle, rincé… le public français, amateur d'électro a souvent un bon degré d'exigence qui ne récompense pas toujours les artistes à leur juste valeur. Du coup, on pourrait presque prendre pour acquis la suprématie d'Ed Banger sur la scène française. Le label donne le LA et impose ses codes et ses artistes. Derniers talents en date Alex Frankel qui frappe fort avec ce single « Still Got It »  

This week: the crew discusses new tracks from Lil Nas X, BTS, Florence & The Machine, Oneohtrix Point Never, Alex Frankel, and more.

Listen to the end to win some Microsoft Surface Earbuds.... Live from Microsoft Ignite 2019 we are talking about Azure Management and some of the first announcements made during the Keynotes. Together with our special guests Laura Hunter and Alex Frankel we are talking about improvements in Azure Management, Governance, Blueprints, Security, .... and what to expect from the future. ShowNotes: www.geeksprech.de

This weeks newest Big Up n' Comer is Alex Frankel. Hailing from the Bay Area in California, this Opera singer came to NYC to shake music halls with his powerful voice and somehow along the way became a brawn model. Zach and Alex sit down to talk body positivity, diversity in body shapes in the brawn industry, growing up as a big person and much much more.

Alex Frankel (@sonofdiesel) joins Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) to discuss Azure Blueprints. Environment creation can be a long and error prone process. Azure Blueprints helps you deploy and update cloud environments in a repeatable manner using composable artifacts such as policies, role-based access control, and Azure Resource Manager templates.Jump To: [05:05] Demo Start Azure Blueprints docsGetting started with Blueprints YouTube seriesManaging Blueprints-as-codeCreate a free account (Azure)Follow @SHanselman Follow @sonofdieselNever miss an episode: Follow @AzureFriday

Alex Frankel (@sonofdiesel) joins Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) to discuss Azure Blueprints. Environment creation can be a long and error prone process. Azure Blueprints helps you deploy and update cloud environments in a repeatable manner using composable artifacts such as policies, role-based access control, and Azure Resource Manager templates.Jump To: [05:05] Demo Start Azure Blueprints docsGetting started with Blueprints YouTube seriesManaging Blueprints-as-codeCreate a free account (Azure)Follow @SHanselman Follow @sonofdieselNever miss an episode: Follow @AzureFriday

Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend and Alex Frankel of Holy Ghost join hosts Ben Detrick and Jordan Redaelli to discuss DeMarcus Cousins' big night out with Matt Barnes, cautious optimism for the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr endorsing medical marijuana use, and their respective solo musical projects.

​Alex Frankel of Holy Ghost and artist Andrew Kuo join host Ben Detrick on the latest edition of COOKIES. Topics of the day include a cornucopia of Knicks rumors, the shifting nature of the traditional center, and spiteful old timers and the mythology of hand-checking​.

This week we're joined by Alex Frankel (@alexfrankelthelionhaird) AKA the CEO of the Hot Fat Guy Club to learn more about what it's like to date as a fat man and why he thinks they're less willing to date plus size women.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy