Podcasts about cat polivoda

This is another one for our plus size baddies! What does it take to run a plus size clothing store? Cat Polivoda, store owner, shares all.

The fat, fabulous duo of Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani check in a chatty Fat Dish episode. They talk about the transition of seasons and moving, amoebas, wacky getaway experiences, and so much more. You'll hear an update from previous contributor Koichi MacGregor and the gals explore both anti and pro-fat bias. Thanks for listening and reading! We'd love to shout out your Apple Podcast reviews or recognize your contributions to FAT CASH in the next episode. And, tag us on social media so we can reshare! fund us + get in touch: Website: www.matteroffatpod.com Fat Cash www.matteroffatpod.com/fatcash FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

S5 Ep16 CAT POLIVODA: owner of Cake Plus Size Resale - on her body positive resale shop, her entrepreneurial journey, running a small business, Facebook Live sales, and more!  JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  Listen and subscribe on: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | or wherever you get your podcasts! Please rate & review the show so more vintage lovers find this community. Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly interview show about rad vintage style with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with. Find the show at @emilymstochl on Instagram and @PreLovedPod on Twitter. Pre-Loved Podcast: Cat Polivoda Today we’re speaking with Cat, the founder of Cake Plus-Size Resale.  Cake Plus-Size Resale is a body positive resale shop for sizes XL and up. Cake makes stylish secondhand clothing accessible to those wearing plus-sizes, and they have an online brick-and-mortar shop in Minneapolis and an online shop.  Cat -- who is also the co-host of the body positive podcast, Matter of Fat Pod -- started Cake for plus-size shoppers who have often been left out of the fun of thrifting, Her mission is for Cake Plus-Size Resale provides sustainable, affordable, plus-size fashion and body positive community!  We chat about Cat’s story, what it’s like to run a small resale business, tips she’s learned along the way, including how to run a successful Facebook Live Sale, body positivity and more. All that and more on today’s show!  Let’s dive right in!  Today’s episode is sponsored by ShopConsciously. Support their artisan entrepreneurs on www.shopconsciously.com. All the Episode Links: Cake Plus-Size Resale @cakeplussize @catpolivoda @matteroffatpod Listen to Matter of Fat Pod! Buffalo Exchange on Pre-Loved Podcast IGTV: Why Cake carries fast fashion brands The Fat Splash!  @jibrionline ‘Meet Cat’ in Pollen @pollenmidwest @ragni_agarwal @curveconscious  * JOIN THE PATREON COMMUNITY and get the Pre-Loved Podcast News Flash: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders: Lucero Buendia Patty Weber Meg Fazio of Little Raisin Vintage  Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Julie Kearns of Shop Junket **For more good stuff every week be sure you subscribe to Emily’s newsletter! It’s called The French Press and you can sign up here.  *** Pre-Loved Podcast stickers are on sale now! PayPal me $4.00 USD at this link, or to @Emily-Stochl on Venmo and provide your address, and I will ship you a sticker anywhere in the world! Or, if you want, you can also use the link paypal.me/prelovedpod or Venmo @Emily-Stochl to send a donation in support of the show. ****Our Depop shop is @prelovedpod if you want to find some vintage gems and support the show.  Pre-Loved Podcast is created by Emily Stochl. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and the Brume & Daisy blog. 

Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. Season 4 kicks off with The Fat Dish! Historically, this part of Matter of Fat has acted as a way to highlight community events, then it shifted into the co-hosts dishing about what is going on in their lives. Now, it has grown into its own stand alone episode. This new format allows for Cat and Saraya to provide some great takes on politics, culture, and their personal lives in a comfortingly chatty way. Much like a hot dish, this episode is meant to be shared with friends and neighbors! Don’t fret! The usual interview-focused episodes will be offered every other episode and the gals have got some great people lined up for season 4. In this episode, Saraya teases about a fire playlist newsletter curated by the MoF team (available to those signed up for the newsletter), both hosts share BTS info about podcast production and the wonderful assistants (Erin, Lindsay, and Sophie), and announce the brand new way to show MoF some love through Fat Cash! Personally, Cat and Saraya reflect on pandemic life, baby bubbles, business ebbs and flows, therapy, closet recording, memoirs, and share some hot, fat takes about white women who shall not be named and fat fashion faux pas. Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love a rate or a share on your social media. Like, how is Saraya still surprised that people communicate through social media? Aside from us building an unending cycle of admiration with you,, you can also check out resources, shownotes, podluck information, newsletter sign up, and FAT CASH on our website ! It’s the first link below ;) Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com Fat Cash: www.matteroffatpod.com/fatcash Facebook: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Kent Test https://clarkishakent.com/the-kent-test-updated Moxie Movie https://www.netflix.com/title/81078393 “Critique Books, not Bodies” piece Saraya referenced https://www.shelfbyshelf.com/why-do-we-read/2019/8/22/critique-books-not-bodies-guest-post-by-kayla-manley

Cat is a fat intersectional feminist, shop owner, and podcast host based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her shop, Cake Plus-Size Resale, provides sustainable, affordable, plus-size fashion and body-positive community for plus-size shoppers who have often been left out of the fun of thrifting. Cat also co-hosts a podcast called Matter of Fat - a body-positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Cat is a community leader, stylish plus-size gal, a proponent of inclusive sustainable fashion, and (when it's not a pandemic) is also a fat pool party planner. What We Talked About: - The support of your community - Fat being empowerment, not a feeling - Fat Liberation - Connections & capitalism of social media - Food & weight are not parallel - The mental energy you can save - Mainstream + plus size - all brands could do better - Healthy at every size - Inconsistent size charts - Bringing the fun in shopping - Changing your mindset (It's the clothes that are the problem, not you!) - Becoming a part of people's lives - Seeing the need to bring people together - When you just "try it" - The magic of neutrality Resources: Cake www.cakeplussize.com @cakeplussize Facebook: cakeplussize Twitter: cakeplussize Cat www.catinspired.com @catpolivoda Facebook: polivodacat Twitter: catpolivoda Matter of Fat - Season 4 launches April 14th! www.matteroffatpod.com @matteroffatpod (Referenced) Season 2, Episode 3 - Nancy Alayon, Emotional Eating + Who Profits From PRIDE Books Cat mentioned: Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Lindo Bacon Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West Warning: Strong Language --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lionsonleashes/message

This is the episode before the season finale. I can't believe I made 24 episodes for the world. And, in the journey, I was able to talk to amazing people from all walks of life that gave insight on their lives, careers, and so much more. In this compilation, I was able to take moments from earlier episodes with Gump, Cat Polivoda, Ashley Gonzalez, Rashan Ali, Kirsten White, Brad Gray, Brandon Pope, Collins Pettaway, Scooter, & Ryan Cameron. Thank you to ALL of my guests this season & on March 2nd, I will be bringing myself to my podcast in a very intimate way. Stay tuned, take a listen to these moments, & revisit their episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealsix5/message

Matter of Fat brings is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. It’s the end of 2020 so we find ourselves reminiscing on the best that persisted through one of the worst years in recent history. The best what you ask? You’re a dear for asking, let us tell you some things! If you tune in you’ll hear the hosts break down the best moments of each interview, the best parts of the new info-packed minisodes this season, the best part about working with three marvelous podcast assistants, the best escapism and informative medias consumed, the best ways to cope and the best cries, the best food we ate and the best unexpected moments over the year. It’s a uh… it’s a doozy of an episode in length but at its core this episode is a culmination of joy, heartache, and friendship. Matter of Fat wants the best for you so we hope you enjoy all the behind the scenes and lukewarm to hot takes provided. YOU’RE INVITED! Join us for our MoF Season 3 Celebration on Instagram Live at 7PM CT on Weds, Dec 30th. RSVP on to the Facebook event! https://www.facebook.com/events/1902085773264236 That’s right! We’ve got NYEE - New Year’s Eve Eve on lock for a celebratory time!! Thanks for listening and reading! If you’d be so so kind, please rate us where you get your podcasts or share the pod with a friend or loved one. You can also check out resources, show notes, and other episodes on the website. We didn't even mention the beautiful, brand-new website in our accomplishments. Maybe next year! Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani discuss diet and weight loss culture in this MoF Mini. Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. The gals chat about travel back to recorded diet beginnings, explore the whys and hows of it today, and position ways to push back on it whilst laughing. #VinegarBoiSummer Check out research and recommendations on the website! Thanks for engaging with MoF! If you dig what we’re doing, share it with a friend. It’s a great free of contact and free of a price tag gift! You can check us out on social media and through the beautiful website Cat has painstakingly put together. It’s a treat for at least two senses… maybe three? Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani delve into why fitness and fatness are fast friends and confront why we may not immediately think so in this MoF Mini. Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. The gals chat about fitness culture origins, it’s ostracization of fat folks, and more and better options for joyful movement. Check out research and recommendations on the website! Thanks for engaging with MoF! If you dig what we’re doing, share it with a friend. Friends are the effing best. You can check us out on social media and through the beautiful website Cat has painstakingly put together. It’s a beaut! Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

This is the live podcast episode with @catpolivoda to continue an incredible conversation about a small business navigating through several changes in her own life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we discussed new innovations she's come up with her business, what it was like to get to the next level as a business owner, and the election that has been called for the President of the United States. Please make sure you check out her shop, @cakeplussize, her podcast, @matteroffatpod, & her journey representing the plus size community, women entrepreneurs, & a champion for all walks of life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealsix5/message

Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. In this minisode, hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani share some scary listener-submitted microaggression stories! We hear terrifying tales of body-shaming bad vibes, hate on a plane, audacious assumptions, and a haunting pontoon ride. Halloween jokes aside (please see the special release date), we hear more about what microaggressions are, what they can look like, and some ideas of how to deal with them. Thanks to Susun Xiong for explaining microaggressions and Carly, Kristine, Nikki, Elizabeth, and Maria for sharing your stories! Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and Find more information about the Super Coat Fund to donate, apply, or share here https://bigfatsuperswap.org. Here's the quick link to their PayPal: http://paypal.me/superswap Annnnnd! Last chance to fill out our fall audience survey! Please head on over by Sunday, Nov 1st! https://mofpod.typeform.com/to/yCKqXPEL Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Another Monday brings a new episode of "What Do I Do Now?" In 2020, small business owners are sinking, treading water, or swimming. And the discussion guest I have in this episode has built an ship that is keeping a lot of people, including herself, safe & secure from being fish food. Cat Polivoda has been on the forefront of body positivity, brand building, and inspiring the next generation of women to blaze the next trail with her business, Cake Plus Size Resale (@cakeplussize). In this episode, you'll learn about the beginning stages and growing pains, all the way to the present day operations & her bright future. Cat is also a co-host of her own podcast, "Matter Of Fat" (@matteroffatpod/matteroffatpod.com) & you can follow her at @catpolivoda on all social media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealsix5/message

Matter of Fat brings is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. This episode is sponsored by the Rose Academy of Burlesque. The Rose Academy where they offer classes, workshops, private lessons, and events for students of all body types, gender expressions, ages, abilities, and levels of experience. Use code MOF to get a free drop in class by the end of 2020. Like, one really great thing in 2020 for you! The gals really dish it up in the Fat Dish. This segment has it all: backyard hangs, triangles, worries about the winter, sweatshirt beef and skirt steak, awards, Rachel, moms, democracy, and disillusionment with the powers that be. It’s all there! All that you wanted and some that you didn’t but are glad you had. Also, the Fall survey just dropped and it is HOT. Get to it if you’re interested in getting some MoF swag or a choose your own adventure raffle entry. Siomai Moore is the esteemed guest this episode! Siomai is a Chicago-based traveling burlesque performer, podcast producer and host, social media consultant, content manager, brand ambassador, & fat babe. Cat and Saraya turn the table and interview Siomai about her burlesque origins, a role she usually takes on in her podcast the Pastie Tapes, and so much more! The Dirt and Discourse is about fricken bears! Katmai National Park hosts Fat Bear Week every year and the co-hosts delight in the way these ursine friends and their fatness are lovingly described. Annnnd they acknowledge ties to fat and survival and reveal the ridiculousness in fatphobia… per ush tbh. Thanks for listening and reading! Please do rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to RSVP for the next Podluck - we’ll be listening to Caleb Luna’s interview on Gender Reveal. You can also check out resources, show notes, the newsletter sign up, and a survey on the website! Fall Audience Survey: https://mofpod.typeform.com/to/yCKqXPEL This episode's sponsor, the Rose Academy of Burlesque: https://www.roseacademyofburlesque.com/ Links to everything else you'll need on our website! Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Cat Polivoda (pah-lah-VOE-duh) is a boutique thrift shop owner and fat activist. Cat owns Cake Plus-Size Resale in Minneapolis, Minneapolis and her inclusive space not only welcomes people of all shapes and sizes, she also leverages the in store connection to encourage body positivity and fat liberation! She is a co-host of Matter of Fat, a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. In her spare time, Cat enjoys RomCom audiobooks, trampoline parks and traveling. Ciji and Cat met in 2015 as fellows of the New Leaders Council (NLC) Louisiana and in this episode, their conversation tackles the impact of negative body talk on your every day life, how your time can be spent doing the things that you love instead of counting calories and how as a small business owner Cat is embracing a newfound flexible schedule in this season. Connect with Cat! Website: www.catinspired.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/catpolivoda/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/PolivodaCat Twitter: www.twitter.com/CatPolivoda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beingbalanced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beingbalanced/support

Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. The Fat Dish is v full. Full of what? Weellllll, I’ll tell you what. Our co-hosts talk about fall road trips, podlucks (not padlocks, potlicks, pollocks, or podclucks), and so much information consumption. Cat and Saraya talk about the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor, how the pandemic is still very real and to take care of yourself and your neighbors. Cat also shares some book recommendations - Lindy West’s “Shit Actually” and Alyssa Cole’s “When No One is Watching”. Christa Mims is the guest for this episodes interview! Saraya describes Christa as “one of [her] favorite people” and our intrepid co-hosts talk with Christa about her time abroad, how anxieties about being the biggest person should not hold you back from exploring, and Christa’s current campaign for Minneapolis Public School Board. If you’ve ever wanted a way to learn more about local elections, Christa has some great advice. Very important, folks, please vote! The Dirt and Discourse is dirty and discoursey. While we’re not RIP-ing any celebrities, we are talking about what it means to grieve a fat icon when they’re no longer fat. The gals talk about body representation and autonomy and consider what that may look like on pedestal of celebrity. It’s the most adjacent to TMZ you’ll see on MoF. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to RSVP for the next Podluck - we’ll be listening to Caleb Luna’s interview on Gender Reveal. You can also check out resources, shownotes, the newsletter sign up, and a survey on the website! It’s the first link below ;) Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. In this minisode, hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight men’s experiences and perspectives within body positivity and fat liberation. Ben Voas, Ian Harris, Jeff Jenkins, Koichi Macgregor, and Gianluca Russo are featured in this mega minisode. Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and through our website. You can also RSVP to our upcoming Podluck AND submit a story for an upcoming minisode at www.matteroffatpod.com! Here’s a quick link to each of the guys featured in this ep. Please visit our website for all of the links to references in this minisode. Ben Voas - www.instagram.com/genderben_der/ Ian Harris - www.instagram.com/ian_harris_/ Jeff Jenkins - www.instagram.com/chubbydiaries__/ Koichi Macgregor - www.instagram.com/koichimynichi/ Gianluca Russo - www.instagram.com/g_russo1/ Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. In this minisode, your friends in the podcast business Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani explain how being unapologetically fat has made their lives better. Our co-hosts reflect on how the narrative of being fat as exclusively bad isn’t really based in reality. While we still live in a world full of nasty isms and schisms, the gals share how being fat has positively shaped their lives. Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and through a brand new website. If you don’t, Cat will keep making listicles and Saraya can only handle so much! Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

Matter of Fat brings you a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. The Fat Dish confronts the rapidly passing summer, commemorates the co-hosts’ love of “WAP”, celebrates continued learning, teases out the tension in our democracy, and goes deep into Big Brother. Who knew it could all happen in one segment? Ani Janzen is the guest for this episode! MoF has shared Ani’s work through the Radical Health Alliance, the Twin Cities Fat Community, and so much more over the years. It’s the perfect time to hear about her fat liberation experience and how research and facts are secondary to human dignity. Listen, the Dirt and Discourse isn’t the same old same old. Our co-hosts aren’t here to trot out what everyone else is talking about? In fact, they decided to share their hot takes on the Democratic VP candidates, specifically Stacey Abrams. MoF is pro Stacey Abrams and the gals wanted to discuss how fatphobia and misogynoir contribute to the public discourse around her. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to RSVP for the next Podluck, check out resources that Ani has shared and we’ve compiled, and/or sign up for the newsletter. It’s the first link below ;) Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Cat Polivoda owns Cake Plus-Size Resale - a body positive, plus-size thrift shop in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on fostering a shop space and local community centered on radical self love and size-acceptance, she is dedicated to making plus-size fashion more accessible and affordable. Cat graduated from Hamline University is 2010 with majors in Global Studies and German. She was an Assistant Area Coordinator for Manor and Sorin, was active in HUSC, participated in Catalyst trips, hosted her first clothing swap with friends as a student… the list goes on. Cat has a master’s degree in Training & Development and extensive experiences working and teaching at various colleges and universities across the country. She even co-hosts her very own body-positivity podcast, Matter of Fat, with a fellow Piper (Saraya Boghani, '12). In conversation with our own Ayn Rassier, Cat talks to us about the ups and downs of owning a business, how she found her passion and what advice she has to promoting your own unique interests. Her story spans her time as an undergraduate student, her foray into graduate school, life changes and cross-country moves all while cultivating a business. From humble beginnings to establishing her very own culture-creating store, we get the inside scoop!  Do you have questions or concerns? Are there topics you'd like us to cover in an episode? Please email us at workshop@hamline.edu. Thank you for listening!

Matter of Fat is serving you a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. That Fat Dish conversation picks up where the last episode’s interview left off. Cat and Saraya talk about modern romance novels, being mindful about genres, how grand the first Podluck went, zoom backgrounds, and their roles with the Twin Cities’ chapter for the New Leaders Council. There are NLC chapters almost everywhere in the US and applications are due early September so check it out! Our co-hosts talk with Alexander Jacques who was an NLC-TC Curriculum Co-Chair with Cat this year. Check out his interview to hear more about his queerness and fatness, his thoughts on education in Minnesota, and what anti-racist work can look like. Also, he shares some joys he’s finding during the pandemic. The gals trot out a good ole standby for the Dirt and Discourse: wear what ya want pandemic edition! No, they’re not saying that masks are optional. Rather, how do we take care of ourselves when our schedules and social lives have adjusted. What does that look like for you? Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to RSVP for the next Podluck or sign up for the newsletter. It’s the first link below ;) Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Matter of Fat is back with a full-length episode serving you a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. It’s been around... uh…. 8 months since the last full episode came out so the Fat Dish is robust. Cat and Saraya started out the episode with an updated version of the segment with a more specific check in about their lives. Any community events will be shared at the end of each episode going forward. In the Fat Dish, the co-hosts acknowledged the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, the importance of police abolition in social change, personal changes over the past 8 months, and the first Podluck taking place the day after release. You’ll be delighted to hear an interview with Kachina Yeager. Kachina shares her story as a Matter of Fat which includes her internship through Cake Plus-Size Resale. She also provides some beautiful insight into the Dakotah language, independent publishing through her fellowship with Milkweed Editions, and some audio/book recommendations that both Cat and Saraya have added to their rotation. In the Dirt and Discourse, our intrepid podcasters wade into the excitement and discomfort around relevant pop and cultural happenings. This time around, there isn’t much excitement but it sure is relevant. Cat and Saraya discuss how unhelpful and downright harmful it is to lament gaining weight in the midst of a worldwide panic. “Riots not diets” makes more sense now than ever before. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and go to our website to win big at BINGO. While we haven’t actually generated MoF BINGO cards (yet?), we have compiled a great list of organizations to support like Black Visions Collective, Reclaim the Block, the Minnesota Freedom Fund, MPD150, and Women for Political Change. Also, Kachina provided links to her recommendations and we’ll share out her instagram so you can see for yourself the great content she’s created. Alright, now’s the time to mosey on over to the website. It’s the first link below ;) Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

Body positivity is something we all need to practice… right? Well, like most things, it’s a little more complicated than that. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani consider the pros and cons of body positivity with this Matter of Fat Mini. Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. This minisode explains how we use BoPo and why it’s just one, imperfect part of larger sustainable change. Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and through a brand new website. It’s BEYOND. Beyond what? Idk, check it out and join those in the know. Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Find minisode resources on the website - take a moment and deepen your knowledge.

What is fatphobia? You can probably guess but what does it actually look like and where does it come from? Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani break down fatphobia and sizeism in this Matter of Fat Mini. Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. This minisode explores what fatphobia looks like today, the devilish roots in Protestantism and the Transatlantic slave trade, and how to acknowledge and work to unlearn such an insidious cultural facet. Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. Check us out on social media and through a brand new website. It’s BEYOND. Beyond what? Idk, check it out and join those in the know. Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

What is fat liberation? Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani explain fat liberation and body acceptance in this Matter of Fat Mini. Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Full episodes highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation. In this minisode, we’re introduced to the history of the US’s fat acceptance movement, compare and contrast the goals of activists 50 years ago with treatment of fat people today, and explain why fat liberation is important. Thanks for engaging with MoF! We’d love a rate + review. You can check us out on social media and through a brand new website. It’s *chef kiss*. Find us! Website: www.matteroffatpod.com FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Minisode resources can be found on the website - it’s worth a click to see the articles and info gathered.

I am so excited to share this chat I recorded with the one and the only, Lelia Gowland, Founder and CEO of Lelia Gowland, LLC! This episode was recorded on September 25th, and I was supposed to release it on November 14th, in time for the launch of her incredible book You Got This: The Ultimate Negotiation Guide For Professional Women. But, I got slammed by life in many ways. If I had read her book earlier, I might have been able to negotiate my way out of the over-commitment in so many ways! Lol. In this episode with Lelia Gowland, we talk about how she got started in the unique niche she created for herself, her experiences with, and opinions on current Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trends, and, what her book is all about! She also references some AMAZING people in her book. Lelia’s and all of these other references’ contact details are listed below. Lelia Gowland: Website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn You Got This: The Ultimate Negotiation Guide for Professional Women by Lelia Gowland Balanced Not Busy by Ciji Townsend: @balancednotbusy on instagram and www.balancednotbusy.com Cake Plus Size Resale by Cat Polivoda: @catpolivoda on Instagram https://www.cakeplussize.com Strengths-Based Leadership Coach, Marta Hanson: http://www.socialimpactcoaching.com/about.html Lelia Gowland’s amazing illustrator, designer: Laura Sanders @yaylaurasanders on Instagram or https://laurajsanders.com/illustration

It’s the last season 2 episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This episode, our hosts reflect on all that happened this season. They check in about fabulous guests, the dirt and discourse of it all, and the bests of 2019. You can check out links below for spoilers or just give it a listen. Check out the deets for the end of season celebration! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI!See you in early 2020 for season 3 of Matter of Fat! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Season 2 Finale Celebration - Dec 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/509093536613623/ Best Of’s on MoF Everyone we interviewed this year: Deeva Rose - https://www.instagram.com/deevarose/ Blaze Bordeaux - https://www.instagram.com/blazebrdx/ Nancy Alyon - https://www.facebook.com/quetalstreeteats/ Sean McPherson - https://twitter.com/twinkiejiggles Erin Sandsmark - http://www.erinsandsmark.com/ Amy Siegel - https://www.instagram.com/maybesiegel/ Angela Callis - https://www.thecourageoustruth.com/ Patrice Anthony - https://www.instagram.com/starcrossedcooks/ Emily Saltzman - https://www.emilyashersaltzman.com/ Ryan Kroening - https://www.instagram.com/ladyk_612/ Sonalee Rashatwar - SonaleeR.com Best Of’s Together Olives - http://nightingalempls.com/ Best Of’s Individually Universal Standard https://www.universalstandard.com Supergoop https://supergoop.com/ Cat’s Media Recs: Books, The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield Thomas, The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory TV: Shrill, Jane the Virgin, Rhythm + Flow, Styling Hollywood, Frasier Podcasts: final season of Gimlet’s Start Up Movies: Booksmart, Think Like a Man, The Long Shot Music: Cat started using Spotify (finally), Old Town Road, Lizzo Saraya’s Media Recs: Book - Indian(-ish) by Priya Krishna TV - Pen15, Atlanta, Succession Podcasts - The Dream, The Adventure Zone Movies: Booksmart Music: Booksmart soundtrack + too much great stuff to name + Lizzo Wordle http://www.wordle.net/ Yr Fat Friend https://twitter.com/yrfatfriend @Fat_baaaby https://www.instagram.com/fat_baaaby/ Plus-Size For http://plussizefor.com/ Rad Fat Adventure Camp: https://www.radicalhealthalliance.org/fatcamp

It’s season 2 episode 12 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This episode is sponsored by Superfit Hero. This woman-owned brand is on a mission to make fitness more inclusive with premium activewear in sizes XS-5XL. Cat and Saraya review their superfits in the Fat Dish! Listeners can use code FAT to save 15% off Superfit Hero’s leggings (with pockets!), shorts, and sports bras. Visit superfithero.com to see their full selection and use our code FAT. First, the Fat Dish! Cat and Saraya remind us about the upcoming fat burlesque show - Take it Off: A Fat Burlesque Revue. The two are excited to share more about the season finale celebration and review superfits from Superfit Hero. Personal dish includes Saraya’s jet setting to NYC, seeing Lindy West IRL, Cat attending PItchfest, and delighting in the TPT Original about Cat and Cake and MoF. This episode’s interview features Sonalee Rashatwar, @thefatsextherapist on social media. Sonalee (she/they) is Philly-based “award-winning clinical social worker, sex therapist, adjunct lecturere, and grassroots organizer” who presented a workshop with Cake this year in the Twin Cities. The Dirt and Discourse reviews the recent Twin Cities Film Festival showing of the documentary A Perfect 14. Cat recounts her takes on the bopo film which covers the state of the plus-size modeling industry. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Sponsor: Superfit Hero www.SuperfitHero.com Use code FAT to save 15%! Fat Dish Take it Off: Fat Burlesque Revue - Nov 23: https://www.cakeplussize.com/events/2019/11/23/take-it-off-fat-burlesque-revue Season 2 Finale Celebration - Dec 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/509093536613623/ Super Coat Fund: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QnmvblzRG/ or https://bit.ly/2Op6Z4T Lindy West’s The Witches are Coming: http://www.lindywest.net/the-witches-are-coming-1 Women for Political Change: https://www.womenforpoliticalchange.org/ Cat’s TPT Original: https://www.tptoriginals.org/one-local-fashionista-wants-you-to-know-fat-is-not-a-bad-word/ Sonalee Rashatwar (she/they) Sonalee’s Personal Website: SonaleeR.com Sonalee’s Business Website: RadicalTherapyCenter.com @TheFatSexTherapist: https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/ Dirt + Discourse A Perfect 14: http://www.aperfect14.com/

Another Matter of Fat minisode! Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This minisode is brought to you by Take It Off: A Fat Burlesque Revue! Cake Plus-Size Resale and The Rose Academy Of Burlesque are together again bringing their second annual fat burlesque show to the Twin Cities! This dynamic duo has assembled a cast of multi-talented fat babes, ready to entertain audiences on Saturday, November 23rd at the Pourhouse downtown. (More info and tickets linked below.) Hope to see you there! In this minisode, Cat and Saraya dive into their experience attending the Werk It Festival for Women in Podcasting! Werk It took place in Los Angeles October 3-4, 2019. They chat about taking their Midwest sensibilities on the road and share takeaways about the podcasting market and what they learned at the festival. There’s even a brief dirt and discourse moment in case you’ve been missing that with the recent batch of minisodes. Thanks for listening! And, big thanks to all of the fab folks who made Werk It possible and to everyone we met there! Make sure to rate and review and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Mini Fat Dish! Lindy West Talking Volumes: https://first-avenue.com/event/2019/11/talkingvolumes-lindywest Take It Off: A Fat Burlesque Revue: https://www.facebook.com/events/843941076008247/ + https://bit.ly/32YJCVT LA Spots Referenced! Gjusta: https://gjusta.com/ The Plus Bus: http://www.theplus-bus.com/ Konbi: https://konbila.com/ #WerkIt! https://www.werkitfestival.com/ Hear to Slay: https://www.heartoslay.com/ Danielle Perez: https://www.thedanielleperez.com/ Ashley Nicole Black: https://twitter.com/ashleyn1cole

This Matter of Fat minisode is a chat with Cat about her business, Cake Plus-Size Resale, and life as an entrepreneur! Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. Cat is frequently asked questions about her shop and life as a business owner so, with the help of Saraya, Cat answers some of your burning questions. We hear about how Cake got started, taking the leap into full-time entrepreneurship, tips for goal setting, how Cat gets shit done, and some inside info about Cake. Plus, Cat shares how folks can join her little business q&a group to ask more questions! Cake Plus-Size Resale: www.cakeplussize.com Goal Digger: http://catinspired.com/goaldigger WomenVenture: https://www.womenventure.org/ Cat’s coach Shannon Schottler: https://www.instagram.com/shannonschottler/ Cat’s website: www.catinspired.com Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/

The first minisode of season two find Matter of Fat at camp! Matter of Fat is a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. Cat and Saraya recorded their first live episode at the Radical Health Alliance’s Rad Fat Adventure Camp. It was rad! It was an adventure! And the gals heard from folks about past and present camp experiences. Gather round the fire and get ready to hear peoples’ stories as a matter of rad fat adventure camp. Thanks for listening and reading! Thanks to the wonderful people who contributed to this special minisode! Make sure to rate and review and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Radical Health Alliance https://www.radicalhealthalliance.org/

It’s season 2 episode 11 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We’re going back for seconds and thirds in the Fat Dish with reminders of dishes we’ve brought to pass before! These events include: Cake Plus-Size Resale’s 2nd birthday on Oct 5, Flyover Fest presents Lindy West and Samantha Irby on Oct 12, and we’re going to WNYC’s Werk It Podcasting Festival. Cat and Saraya also share some joint personal dish about seeing Hustlers and Pink Sweat$. This episode, Cat and Saraya talked with Ryan Kroening a queer, gender queer accidental entrepreneur, social justice warrior, musician and performer. We hear all about Ryan’s life as a matter of fat, chat about style, learn about his business Events by Lady K, and chat universal design for events that meet everyone’s needs. In the Dirt and Discourse, Cat and Saraya have lots of thoughts about James Corden’s response to Fat Shaming from fellow comedian Bill Maher. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Flyover presents Lindy West and Samantha Irby: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flyover-fest-presents-lindy-west-samantha-irby-tickets-59678252259 WNYC Studios Women in Podcasting Werk It Conference: www.werkitfestival.com/ Cake Plus-Size 2nd Birthday: https://www.cakeplussize.com/events/2019/10/5/2nd-birthday-celebration Pink Sweat$: https://www.instagram.com/pinksweats PJ: https://www.instagram.com/justpee Hustlers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5503686/ Interview Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyk_612/ Events by Lady K: https://www.instagram.com/eventsbyladyk/ https://www.eventsbyladyk.com/ Justin Levy: https://twitter.com/justlevy Justin reports that his shirt is available at b. Resale! www.bresale.com Dirt + Discourse James Corden Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax1U04c4gaw

It’s season 2 episode 10 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is popping with a reminder about Flyover and Cake Plus-Size Resale and Que Tal’s business birthdays coming up. Saraya likes pumpkin drinks and is into Fat Finance. Cat is on all the panels and shares tv reccs (including a tease about her role on NCIS). Cat and Saraya talked with Emily Saltzman this episode about, surprise, fatness and the midwest and some very important insights. Emily is incredibly thoughtful and engaging and the gals are excited for you to hear all of this. The Dirt and Discourse is about some the etiquette of the word “spooky” and Saraya puts her English degree to some light use. Thanks for listening and reading! Rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Flyover presents Lindy West and Sam Irby www.eventbrite.com/e/flyover-fest-…ets-59678252259 Radical Heath Alliance’s Rad Fat Adventure Camp: www.radicalhealthalliance.org/fatcamp WNYC Studios Women in Podcasting Werk It Conference: www.werkitfestival.com/ Retail Revealed: Success Secrets from Hometown Brands: www.eventbrite.com/e/retail-reveal…ets-66604135763 Que Tal Birthday: https://www.facebook.com/events/1328053904024607/ Cake Plus-Size 2nd Birthday https://www.cakeplussize.com/events/2019/10/5/2nd-birthday-celebration Fat Finance https://www.instagram.com/fatfinance/?hl=en Dirt & Discourse NPR Code Switch article https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238/this-halloween-what-does-it-mean-to-call-something-spooky Business Insider phrases https://www.businessinsider.com/offensive-phrases-that-people-still-use-2013-11

Welcome to season 2 episode 9 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The gals highlight the Radical Health Alliance’s Rad Fat Adventure Camp and book club part 2 of Fearing the Black Body: the Racial Origins of Fatphobia at Real Life Coffee and Yoga this September. They also share excitement over Lindy West and Sam Irby’s visit and their decision to attend the WNYC Studios Werk It Conference in October. Personally, Saraya repurposes the term “basicity”, loves people taking on challenges, and looks forward to attending the Pink Sweat$ concert coming up real quick. Cat worked through some allergies, chick lit audiobooks, and joined the board of the NLC. Don’t wait on those applications, y’all! They’re due in October. Also, Cat will be on the “Retail Revealed: Success Secrets from Hometown Brands” panel on September 22nd. Also, TPT is doing an MN Original on Cat! They came to record at the KFAI Studios and show off how our girl gets it done! Cat and Saraya were so excited to welcome Patrice Anthony to the podcast! Patrice is a fellow Hamline Piper, creative, and absolute joy to talk to. We talk about finding friends as adults, how awkward middle school is *cough* Pen15 *cough*, and honestly so much more - just give it a listen. And listen to her Grey’s Anatomy podcast called Code Grey’s. The Dirt and Discourse is about how creepy fatphobia is and we may have jumped the shark on the horror movie sounds. Honestly, Saraya is ushering in autumn and the state fair is over so let it be FAT GIRL FALL! Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Flyover presents Lindy West and Sam Irby https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flyover-fest-presents-lindy-west-samantha-irby-tickets-59678252259 Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/332440084347043/ Radical Heath Alliance’s Rad Fat Adventure Camp: https://www.radicalhealthalliance.org/fatcamp Pink Sweat$ at the Fine Line: https://finelinemusic.com/events/pink-sweat-pink-beginnings-tour-part-2/ WNYC Studios Women in Podcasting Werk It Conference: https://www.werkitfestival.com/ Jasmine Guillory: https://www.jasmineguillory.com/ Alexa Martin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2168079/alexa-martin New Leaders Council: www.newleaderscouncil.org Retail Revealed: Success Secrets from Hometown Brands: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/retail-revealed-success-secrets-from-hometown-brands-tickets-66604135763 Interview with Patrice Anthony Patrice’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/starcrossedcooks Pen15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLkEpO3k514 Code Grey’s Podcast https://www.facebook.com/pg/codegreys/posts/?ref=page_internal Patrice’s Summer Jam https://youtu.be/cuI0u1Xvh2Q

Welcome to season 2 episode 8 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is rife with good news and exciting updates! First and foremost, Flyover is hosting their inaugural event in the Midwest featuring Lindy West and Sam Irby. The event is on October 12th and will feature the two in conversation discussing their work, life, contemporary culture, and body image. Get your tickets! Cat and Saraya were delighted to attend the 2019 MN Fringe Festival show Size and recapped the success of KFAI's Summer pledge drive. Thanks to Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, Harry Minot, & Anna Loth Gresser for their amazing contributions! Keep up with KFAI by collecting all the fabulous radio personality trading cards. Check the links below for more info. Cat caught us up on the success of this summer’s fat splashes and mentions a beautiful write up in the City Pages. Cat was also able to see the Rose Academy of Burlesque’s student showcase and mentions future participation on a panel about sustainable fashion this September 4th. While Cat shared the joy of completing Jane the Virgin, Saraya offered some viewing suggestions: Fleabag, Four Weddings and a Funeral TV series, and the movie Plus One. Just, like, the opposite of Cat’s suggestion. Saraya’s been busy with grad school and joining the ranks of iPhone users. While she’s loving it she implores us to not let blue and green speech bubbles divide us all. The interview is so good and it’s with Angela Callais! Angela is a Minneapolis-based speaker, therapist, and entrepreneur. She shares her own story and great advice on how to find a therapy provider and methodology that works for you. It is a frank and insightful conversation with a very rad therapist. The Dirt and Discourse is hella topical to release date. Weight Watchers or WW or whatever the new rebrand is just released a weight loss program for children called Kurbo and the ladies call BS. Listen in for some takes on the harm in behavior and food modifications and check the links for some good reading. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Flyover presents Lindy West and Sam Irby https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flyover-fest-presents-lindy-west-samantha-irby-tickets-59678252259 MN Fringe Fest show Size https://www.minnesotafringe.org/2019-show-information/size KFAI Trading Cards - Collect ‘em all! https://www.kfai.org/trading-cards/ Sun’s out tums out - City Pages article http://www.citypages.com/arts/suns-out-tums-out-at-fat-splash-a-rad-body-positive-pool-party-that-is-part-of-a-national-trend/542734791 Rose Academy of Burlesque https://www.roseacademyofburlesque.com/classes LAB Talks Sustainable Fashion https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lab-talks-sustainable-fashion-is-having-a-moment-but-what-does-that-mean-tickets-69231287645 Interview with Angela Callais Angela’s website https://www.thecourageoustruth.com/ Angela’s IG https://www.instagram.com/the.courageous.truth/ Dirt + Discourse Refinery 29 on WW defending children’s weight loss app https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/240564/ww-weight-watchers-kids-diet-program-kurbo-controversy NEDA Statement on Kurbo https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/neda-statement-kurbo-ww-app

Welcome to season 2 episode 7 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is popping! There will be a Big Babywearing class on the day of release. Both ladies are psyched to attend the MN Fringe show Size. The Fat Folx Ensemble present Fat Fest in Chicago from August 10th to the 11th. The Smitten Kitten will be hosting a Fat Sex 101: Fat Sex for Beginners on August 11th. Real Life Coffee and Yoga will be hosting a book group featuring “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia” on August 15th. ALSO! At the time of episode release, KFAI has wrapped the first ever summer pledge drive. You can still contribute to KFAI to support this mission - for us and everyone misrepresented or underrepresented in media. You can donate at KFAI.org. Be sure to write in “Matter of Fat” when you select the program! As for personal dish, Cat loves audio books and talks about meeting a favorite author Jasmine Guillory, both gals finally experienced the timeless magic of the Riverview Theater. Saraya is out of touch with the youths and Fat Girl Fall but is excited about finding a new doctor and figuring out if she’s haunted or into sleep walking. Both lasses wax poetic on their dreamy experience at the Fat Splash. The guest this episode is the original Amy Siegel. Amy is a beam of joy and tells us about growing up and making space for herself and others, a budding burlesque experience, dominating the women’s arm wrestling arena, giving us all the insight into Mall life *meow*, and extolling the virtues of building a virtual community of music lovers through the Suga Network and the Emotional Response Hour, her history with Wynonna Judd, and a take on Old Town Road. Let it be noted that OTR (not to be confused with Jay and Bey’s On the Run) was just breaking at the time of this interview. Here’s to Lil Nas X and his endless remixes so this is still relevant. Saraya has no regrets for this question. The Dirt and Discourse is quick and dirrty. Maybe you know, maybe you don’t. Forever 21 sent a buncha diet bars in their packages and there was a HULLABALOO. The gals, bless their hearts, are not fazed or surprised by F21 making poor decision. Cat does love a good lemon bar, tho. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate and review to help MoF engage with the algorithm and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Size MN Fringe Show - last showing on August 8th https://www.facebook.com/events/427551151173280/ Big Babywearing Class with Doula Kaytee https://www.facebook.com/events/1116121065263798/ Fat Sex 101: Fat Sex for Beginners https://www.facebook.com/events/362168734457884/ Smitten Kitten www.smittenkittenonline.com “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia” book group https://www.facebook.com/events/332440084347043/ FAT FEST in Chicago https://www.facebook.com/events/475454253015799/ Cat’s audiobook recc Jasmine Guillory https://www.jasmineguillory.com/ Riverview Movie Theater http://www.riverviewtheater.com/ Interview with Amy Siegel Arm Wrestling Feature http://www.startribune.com/women-arm-wrestlers-focus-on-fun-and-philanthropy/199896731/ The Coven https://thecoven.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwp5_qBRDBARIsANxdcikSr9ef89oVDF06M5EYRueiNM8umi9VJEfyISS5uTwRgkhUFI3XBocaAussEALw_wcB

Welcome to episode 6 in the 2nd season of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. In the Fat Dish, S talks about embodying “Hot Girl Summer” both in attitude and well… temperature. This summer is hot and, as good midwesterners, both ladies lay it on thick with the weather talk. Fortunately, Friends and Fans provided some good tips and tricks for staying cool in this heat. C shared more about her marvelous road trip travels and exuding Chill Girl Summer. S waxed poetic about spending summer weekends outside with friends (surprise surprise). She may have taken up the hobby of sleepwalking or has a casper in her home - not the mattress. ALSO! At the time of episode release, KFAI is amping up to the summer 2019 pledge drive. KFAI is a volunteer-based community radio station that exists to broadcast information, arts and entertainment programming for an audience of diverse racial, social and economic backgrounds. They’re here to help provide a voice for people ignored or misrepresented by mainstream media! Folks in larger bodies are constantly ignored or misrepresented by mainstream media and our little podcast at this little community radio station is a way of pushing back. Contribute to KFAI to support this mission - for us and everyone misrepresented or underrepresented in media. You can donate at KFAI.org. Be sure to write in “Matter of Fat” when you select the program! The guest this episode is the marvelous Midwest artist Erin Sandsmark. Erin talks about her growth as an artist, shares thoughts on nakedness and fatness, encourages us to support local artists at every level, and so much more. The Dirt and Discourse is so much and so little at the same time! The ladies attempt to talk about complexities of who belongs to fat liberation, body positivity/body neutrality, and how to leverage your place in that to make positive change for everybody. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate, review, and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Hot Girl Summer https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained Support KFAI http://old.kfai.org/support-us Interview with Erin Sandsmark Erin’s Website http://www.erinsandsmark.com/ Albert Lea Tribune Article https://www.albertleatribune.com/2019/03/celebrating-women-in-her-body-of-work/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erinsandsmark/?hl=en Dirt and Discourse Hope your thirst is fully quenched!

Hi, hello & welcome to a special Q&A episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest Sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. Summer is in full swing, y’all! Instead of the regular episode format the ladies decided to change it up. What started as a minisode idea became a full-fledged Q&A session. Hit play to hear some fire listener questions like, “when did you realize fat acceptance and body positivity were different? Or, bopo wasn’t inclusive?” and “is a hotdog a sandwich?”. There’s so much more in store and *TEASER* we get some backstory on Cat’s royal origins and Saraya’s inability to recognize flirting among other gems. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Quick Q’s & A’s The Cut’s article on Body Neutrality https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/forget-body-positivity-how-about-body-neutrality.html La Crescent Applefest archives https://applefestusa.com/history-info/ Is a hotdog a sandwich https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/249/778/490.jpg Libro.fm https://libro.fm/

Welcome to season 2 episode 4 of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is really dishy this week! There weren’t any new updates on places and things but, hoooo boi, have Cat and Saraya shared what’s going on in their lives. Highlight reel: Cat was featured for Pollen with a beautiful write up by Andrea Sanow and is going on an overdue vacation and Saraya enjoyed a week in Atlanta and fell into the weird world of BRAVO television. Also, Saraya challenges all those who haven’t got selfie game (i.e. Saraya) to post to the Friends and Fans page for practice. C+S were so excited to interview Sean McPherson whose dulcet tones you may have heard over the radio waves, at a Trivia Mafia night, or through Heiruspecs and other musical groups. Sean brought so much thought and vulnerability to the interview by talking about parenting, confronting internalized fatphobia, and letting us in on the origin story of Twinkie Jiggles. And, honestly, so much more! Dirt and Discourse was quick and dirty this episode. It’s summer in the midwest which means it’s time for you to wear what makes you most comfortable. That’s all. That’s it. Really. Truly. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate, review, and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Cat Polivoda Takes Shape by Andrea Sanow https://www.pollenmidwest.org/stories/meet-cat-polivoda/ Interview with Sean McPherson Twitter https://twitter.com/twinkiejiggles?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Heiruspecs for the Love July 6th http://www.heiruspecs.com/news/169-summer-shows The Message with Sanni Brown and Sean McPherson interviewing lizzo https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/05/07/lizzo-in-the-current-studio Dan Charnas Work Clean Forbes interview https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/04/27/work-clean/#fa2b0c8fb204 David Allen Getting Things Done https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Dirt + Discourse Do you! It's summer! Wear what makes you comfortable in the hot heat.

You made it to the third episode for season two of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is robust, y’all! First, the summer Big Fat Super Swap is June 15th. Also on June 15th is the TC Juneteenth event. The inaugural Podcast Du Nord conference will be June 22nd. Twin Cities Pride will also be the weekend of the 22nd. Cake’s Fat Splash pool party sold out but check out Allgo to see where other events will be held around the US. Saraya shared her adventures in lawn bowling and spending more time with Cat by catching the movie Booksmart, being interviewed by the Star Tribune, and attending a New Leaders Council - Twin Cities fundraising and celebration event. Cat was part of the NLC Louisiana chapter back in the day and is excited to support the TC chapter. Cat is a fan of Cardio Bay, not a fan of plantar fasciitis, and is gearing up for a summer road trip extravaganza! C+S were so excited to interview Nancy Alayon - a badass business owner of the Salvadorian food truck Que Tal Street Eats. Nancy talks about her story as a matter of fat and the many identities that interact in that story. She also encourages everyone to reconsider your perspectives on emotional eating and how she is shaping the culture of the Twin Cities through recipes passed down from generation to generation and her own culinary twists. Dirt and Discourse (D+D if ya nasty) includes information from GLSEN, Fran Tirado, and a suggestion to center queer voices and follow the money during PRIDE and other seasons. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate, review, and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group. Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Big Fat Super Swap FB https://www.facebook.com/bigfatsuperswap/ Podcast Du Nord https://podcastdunord.com/ AllGo https://www.canweallgo.com/lists/2019/5/23/fat-pool-parties-inspired-by-shrill Fat Girls Hiking https://www.facebook.com/events/2718646254875011/ Juneteenth https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities__events/events/juneteenth/ TC Pride https://tcpride.org/general-information/ Stonewall 50th Commemoration https://2019-worldpride-stonewall50.nycpride.org/events/stonewall-50th-commemoration/ Booksmart: http://booksmart.movie/ NLC https://www.newleaderscouncil.org/ Cardio Bay https://www.cityofeagan.com/cardio-bay Interview with Nancy Alayon Que Tal Street Eats FB https://www.facebook.com/quetalstreeteats/ Que Tal Street Eats Twitter https://twitter.com/quetaleats?lang=en Dirt + Discourse GLSEN Article https://www.glsen.org/blog/6-things-lgbtq-youth-want-allies-do-pride Ready to Stare: https://www.readytostare.com/rainbow-plus-size-clothing-and-accessories-to-wear-to-pride/ Fran Tirado Thread https://twitter.com/fransquishco/status/1134855572866707456

Welcome to the second episode for season two of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The Fat Dish is rife with events and updates! Check out links below for information more specific information. First, big fat summer and in betweenie super swaps are on the horizon - June to be specific. Cake Plus-size Resale will host the 2nd annual Fat Splash! in July and the Radical Health Alliance is hosting a Rad Fat Adventure Camp in September. Saraya talks about work travels and Cat explains spray tans and other faves including moderating a panel for Pollen Midwest. C+S had to do it to 'em with the second episode and first interview of season 2! It's a double feature of two fabulous, local burlesque performers Blaze Bordeaux and Deeva Rose. Listen in for more information on how these babes are making the world more beautiful and we've got all the links for you to find them on social! Dirt and Discourse (D+D if ya nasty) has the ladies reflecting on what Cat calls the Fyre Fest of the fat community. Not just a space for news/gossip, the gals explore what reducing harm and being accountable can look like. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate, review, and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group (linked below - Cat went a bit heavy on the links but better for you!). Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/ Fat Dish Ok, Cat has been pronouncing “smorgusbord” wrong. . . English pronunciation: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smorgasbord Swedish pronunciation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Sv-Sm%C3%B6rg%C3%A5sbord.oga Big Fat Super Swap: http://www.bigfatsuperswap.org/ Inbetweenie Super Swap - June 9: https://www.facebook.com/events/2920586318165934/ Big Fat Super Swap- June 15: https://www.facebook.com/events/579197352603176/ Fat Splash!- July 27: https://www.cakeplussize.com/events/2019/7/27/2nd-annual-fat-splash Rad Fat Adventure Camp- Sep 27-29: http://radicalhealthalliance.org/fatcamp Blaze Bordeaux: Blaze’s Awardwinning Karaoke World Championship Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XWZEOOKzM8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blazebrdx5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blazebrdx/ Deeva Rose: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeevaRoseBurlesque/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deevarose/ Rose Academy of Burlesque RoseAcademyofBurlesque.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseAcademyMpls/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roseacademyofburlesque/ D+D #FatMercamp2019 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fatmercamp2019/ One of the first public posts from an attendee, @reneicespieces: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGEdz4BkWR/ Run down of grievances from @kala13: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws_PWnhZxS/ Initial post from Bevin: https://www.fatkiddanceparty.com/news/2019/4/10/hello-beloveds Bevin’s “Apology” video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwph92MAK3M/ Bevin’s most recent (at this time) post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-Tw7Ug-W7/ In case you’ve been living under a rock, here’s what Fyre Festival was all about: https://www.businessinsider.com/fyre-festival-expectations-vs-reality-2017-4#instead-guests-ended-up-waiting-for-hours-at-the-airport--9 Taylor Swift BBMA Marching Band fumble: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/231731/taylor-swift-bbmas-performance-similar-beyonce-coachella

Welcome to the second season of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. The gals are excited to be back in action with the first episode in 2019! Cat and Saraya bring back the Fat Dish since there’s so much to dish about! The Subversive Sirens are hosting a Dive-In Fundraiser to support their competition in the IGLA Aquatics Championship, Cake Plus-Size Resale’s spring sale will include delicious pupusas from Qué Tal Street Eats, and the Radical Health Alliance is hosting a Fat Activism Salon. Check out links below for information. The classic interview features our two heroines recapping their winter hiatus from the podcast. Saraya shares a bit about her travels to Kenya and an anecdote about assumptive motherhood and waxes poetic on friendship. Awww! Cat has been very busy building out a curriculum on confidence, being a featured voice on MPR, a City Pages recognition for fat activism and changing the world (ahh heck yeah), and applying for the Real World. Wowza, what a busy time! Don’t despair! Dirt + Discourse is back in a big way. Per usual, the discussion ventures into the world of pop culture and much of the discussion focuses on Lindy West’s Shrill and the Hulu adaptation. The ladies talk about their favorite parts, not so favorite parts, and how fat activism is growing and can lend itself to controversy and growth. Thanks for listening and reading! Make sure to rate, review, and engage with the MoF hosts further through the Friends and Fans Facebook group (linked below). Thanks to KFAI! Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com FB Fans and Friends Group: www.facebook.com/groups/625543661184306/?source_id=208155713127624 Mentioned in the Pod: Subversive Sirens Dive In Fundraiser www.facebook.com/events/631455750631408/ Cake’s Spring Sale www.facebook.com/events/394496651102128/ Fat Activism Salon www.facebook.com/events/1999683103464300/ My Mad Fat Diary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Mad_Fat_Diary Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman www.goodreads.com/book/show/29340182-shrill Broad City www.cc.com/shows/broad-city Pen15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEN15 MPR: Less Fat Shaming, More Body Positivity www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/23/less-fatshaming-more-body-positivity- Cat in CP www.citypages.com/arts/cat-polivoda-the-fat-liberation-activist/505381271 Femininitease IG post www.instagram.com/p/BvaU-TNFz4u/ Everything’s Trash, but it’s Okay www.phoeberobinson.com/books Tierra Whack “Pretty Ugly” www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ddIH-Ci68 Magic Mike XXL www.vice.com/en_us/article/8gkbak/surprise-magic-mike-xxl-was-the-most-important-feminist-movie-of-2015

Welcome to the eighth and final episode of Matter of Fat's first season: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. Cat and Saraya share highlights of their season finale celebration event, have a behind the scenes chat about the show’s growth, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode was released on December 11th 2018. Ooooeee this episode’s Fat Dish was a bit of an aberration. Instead of the usual check ins and event updates, the gals recap their rad event to celebrate the end of the season. Can you believe? Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate and to all those that wish they could have attended. It was a fun night and here’s to more fun in the next season! Matter of Fat has had some lovely guests this season but it opened at the close with this interview. Episode 1 had C+S interviewing each other. This time around they utilize their prodigious icebreaker skills to review the highlights, challenges, and future excitement for the show. In Dirt + Discourse, the tables are turned. Our hosts ask the constant question: are they doing better? Thanks for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com

Welcome to the seventh episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This episode, Cat and Saraya update each other on what's happening in the Twin Cities and their lives during The Fat Dish, hear about their guest Andrea Sanow’s story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode was released on November 28 2018. This episode’s Fat Dish checks in on excitement around midterm elections, youth empowerment and Achieve Minneapolis, an great event on Body Positivity Cat provided at Mankato State, and how freeing Wisconsin currently feels. Both hosts are excited to announce the first pod event coming up on December 4th at Spaces in North Loop. A celebration for the season finale with bars and fun! This episode’s interview is with Andrea Sanow. Andrea is a creative, witty, story maven who shares her popularity in high school, her MFA thesis and academic awakening to fat liberation, and insight into a potential instagram trend waiting to take off. In Dirt + Discourse, Cat and Saraya dive into upcoming intrigues: Julie Murphy’s book turned Netflix movie Dumplin’, Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act, and kween Lizzo’s Flute and Shoot skills Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: AchieveMPLS https://www.achievempls.org/ Matter of Fat Event https://www.facebook.com/events/329352557645465/ Election Judge Information https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/get-involved/become-an-election-judge/

Welcome to the sixth episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This episode, Cat and Saraya update each other on what's happening in the Twin Cities and their lives during The Fat Dish, hear about their guest Virgie Tovar’s story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode was released on October 31st 2018. The Fat Dish is chock full of the ladies waxing poetic about trick or treating. Cat shares her dream of turning a flu shot into a romantic comedy, living her best audio book life, and a stellar yoga session. Saraya also enjoyed the yoga class through the Radical Health Alliance, mentioned her work costume contest exploits, and a literal and wonderful hollering experience. Both hosts are excited to announce the first pod event coming up on December 4th at Spaces in North Loop. Upcoming local events: Alok Vaid Menon’s performance “Beyond Gender” on November 3rd and voting on November 6th. Check out links below to see who is on your ballot and learn more about attending the performance. This episode’s interview is with Virgie Tovar. Virgie is a fat activist, scholar, author, and style icon. Her recent book You Have the Right to Remain Fat is a beautiful narrative of growing up fat and realizing that you don’t need to wait to live your best life. Her interview is joyous and thoughtful. Make sure to check out her horror movie recs regardless of the season! Fair warning - Virgie's interview is a bit quiet so just another reason to crank up the volume on this rad babe's work. In Dirt + Discourse, Cat and Saraya receive a question about Health at Every Size and how reliable (or unreliable) BMI is as an indication of health. Many thanks to you for listening and reading, Michael for the question, KFAI and Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Radical Health Alliance Yoga https://www.facebook.com/RadicalHealthAllianceMN/ Minnesota Secretary of State What’s on my Ballot https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/whats-on-my-ballot Alok Vaid-Menon Event “Beyond Gender” https://events.umn.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=event_b&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=871E3EBF-7BB0-4F61-B58A-EDE85378E233 Event on FB https://www.facebook.com/events/708347672876960/ Virgie Tovar https://www.virgietovar.com/ You Have the Right to Remain Fat https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/you-have-the-right-to-remain-fat Health at Every Size https://lindabacon.org/health-at-every-size-book/ BMI https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439

Welcome to the fifth episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. This episode, Cat and Saraya update each other on what's happening in the Twin Cities and their lives during The Fat Dish, talk with their guest Andy Kuhlmann about their story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode was originally released on October 17th 2018. In the Fat Dish, Cat chats upcoming Pollen Midwest events, her shop Cake Plus-Size Resale’s birthday, seeing Nicole Byer, and being part of a panel for Matriarch Digital Media during Twin Cities Startup Week. Saraya tells us about her recent trip to Colorado, seeing Rupi Kaur perform, and being on a panel about Body Positivity & Fat Liberation. Upcoming local events include: The Big Fat Super Swap on October 20th from 1-3PM at the Nokomis Community Center in South Minneapolis. Also on Saturday, October 20th, the local chapter of Fat Girls Hiking is hosting a hike at Elm Creek Park Reserve. This episode’s interview is with Andy Kuhlman. Andy recounts the beginnings of their personal fat activism and co-founding the Big Fat Super Swap, shares a bit about their comedic background, expresses the woes of finding clothing to fit their body and sense of style as a non-binary, superfat person, and shares their love of Sumo on Japanese Public Television and The Adventure Zone podcast. In Dirt + Discourse, Cat and Saraya discuss Weight Watcher’s recent rebrand to WW ( or, “Wellness” that “Works” - quotes ours, not theirs). Saraya’s got questions about what identity they’re trying to sell with this rebrand and why. She encourages us to “follow the money”! Cat questions their true commitment to wellness and challenges us to recognize that if diets worked for most people WW wouldn’t be in business. (It’s truly one heck of a business model.) Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Pollen Midwest www.pollenmidwest.org/about/ Nicole Byer www.nicolebyerwastaken.com/ Matriarch Digital Media www.matriarchdm.com/ Twin Cities Startup Week twincitiesstartupweek.com/ Rupi Kaur rupikaur.com/ Big Fat Super Swap www.facebook.com/bigfatsuperswap/ Japanese Public Television www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ The Adventure Zone Podcast www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone

Episode 2: Zoe Hollomon Welcome to the second episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We check in on Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, talk with our first guest interviewee Zoe Hollomon about her story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired August 1st 2018. In the Fat Dish and our interview, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 6th, 7th, and 8th. Zoe also referenced a tank top that has a wonderful Audre Lorde quote. Check out them rocking the tanks in link below. Fattitude the movie will be screened on August 19th. It’s being hosted by the Radical Health Alliance at the Marcus Theater in Oakdale. Minnesota primary elections will be held on August 14th. There are many ways to get your vote in! The MN Secretary of State is a good place to start with any questions. Cake Plus Size Resale is hosting a Fat Splash Pool Party on Saturday, August 12th. It’ll be a great way to celebrate summer and have a good time. The Gamut Gallery will be holding the Dangerous Fatty event on August 25th that will have fat community art and Virgie Tovar will be doing a reading from her new book You Have the Right to Remain Fat. Netflix’s Insatiable was the focus of this week’s Dirt + Discourse. More than 200,000 people have now signed the change.org petition to cancel the release of the show. Vulture has a quick review of what we covered. Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for engineering and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Subversive Sirens www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-S…349108475437607/ Audre Lorde Tank www.facebook.com/349108475437607/photos/a.496908387324281.1073741828.349108475437607/640812592933859/?type=3&theate Fattitude the Movie fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/ Radical Health Alliance www.facebook.com/RadicalHealthAllianceMN/ Cake Plus Size Resale www.cakeplussize.com Gamut Gallery www.gamutgallerympls.com/ Vulture article about Insatiable www.vulture.com/2018/07/netflix-has-finally-responded-to-backlash-over-insatiable.html

Welcome to the fourth episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We update each other on what's happpening in the Twin Cities and our lives during The Fat Dish, talk with our guest Jessica Zaldivar about her story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired on September 26th 2018. Saraya shares nostalgia for Back Street Boys, finishing a class, and her new hobby for traversing through neighborhoods and picking out dream houses. Cat talked about her work with Angela Callais, Deeva Rose, and an exciting event for Fashion Week Minnesota. Both larger ladies enjoyed Blackkklansman, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and the return of She's All Fat. Saraya mentions that Amber Karnes of Body Positivity Yoga will be in Minnesota from October 5th through the 7th. The Big Fat Super Swap is also coming up on October 20th with the Inbetweenie Super Swap on October 14th. The interview with Jessica focuses on her work in the medical field as well as what it's like to be a fat person navigating medical care. She's got some great tips on how to advocate for yourself while also recognizing that it's not always easy. She also shares some exciting news on traveling to another part of the world and the thoughts and considerations of being fat beyond the US. Cat and Saraya share a newfound excitement around the digital brand Salty in the Dirt + Discourse segment. Check out the article on Amber Wagner, Lauren Delarato's piece, and the Patriarchy is in the Alrgorithim in the links below. Honestly, just go wild on the site - there is so much to read and learn from rad people. Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI and Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Back Street Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM Blackkklansman http://www.focusfeatures.com/blackkklansman To All the Boys I've Loved Before https://www.netflix.com/title/80203147 She's All Fat https://shesallfatpod.com/ Body Positivity Yoga https://bodypositiveyoga.com/about/ Salty https://saltyworld.net/about/ Amber Wagner https://saltyworld.net/salty-cover-star-amber-wagner-takes-you-from-breakup-to-glow-up/ Lauren Delarato's article https://saltyworld.net/seeing-other-fat-girls-online-is-helping-me-have-better-sex/ Patriarchy in the Algorithm article https://saltyworld.net/the-patriarchy-is-in-the-algorithm/

Minisode: Fattitude the Movie Welcome to a Matter of Fat Minisode! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani attended a screening of Fattitude the Movie brought to the Twin Cities by the Radical Health Alliance. They share their reactions to the documentary as well as some prime insights from the dialogue session with co-creator Lindsey Averill. What insights you might ask? Teasers as to when and how you can see the documentary in the near future, background on the narrative structure of the documentary, and some feelings (per usual). Thanks for listening and reading, Saraya to editing the episode, KFAI’s Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Fattitude the Movie http://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/

Minisode: Dangerous Fatty + MN State Fair Welcome to a Matter of Fat Minisode! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani talk about attending Dangerous Fatty with Virgie Tovar presented by Flyover and going to the Minnesota State Fair. This minisode originally aired on September 12, 2018. Virgie Tovar’s Dangerous Fatty event at Gamut Gallery as part of her book tour for You Have The Right to Remain Fat. This event was presented by Flyover and sponsored by Cake Plus-Size Resale. (Shoutout to Haley from Flyover for her planning of the event!) Amazing artists, vendors and all-around greats included Meg Brown, Theo Nicole Lorenz, Shelby Bergen, Radical Health Alliance, & Cake Plus-SIze Resale. Also noteworthy - Saraya passed her KFAI board certification program!! That means Saraya can now be the primary sound engineer for our podcast. Learn more about volunteering and resources at KFAI.org. Finally, Cat and Saraya visited the Minnesota State Fair! Check out their Instagram post for fair highlights! They especially enjoyed the llama costume contest. (Check out some of the costumes in this article. However, none of them are on the level of this clever crabby llama.) Thanks for listening and reading, Saraya to editing the episode, KFAI’s Mason Butler for supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this minisode: Virgie Tovar www.virgietovar.com Flyover www.helloflyover.com You Have the Right to Remain Fat www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat/dp/1936932318 Meg Brown www.etsy.com/shop/megbrownceramics Theo Nicole Lorenz http://nicolelorenz.com/ Shelby Bergen www.shelbybergen.com Llama Contest Article https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/30/check-out-these-llamas-and-alpacas-all-cute-in-costume-at-the-minnesota-state-fair/ Crabby Boi https://www.google.com/search?q=minnesota+state+fair+llama+costume+contest&rlz=1CAACAV_enUS786US786&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFyOKvsardAhXvIDQIHeUWBK0Q_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=719#imgrc=Lwqpn6MGlvyybM:

Episode 3: Simeon Talley Welcome to the third episode of Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We check in on Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, talk with our guest Simeon Talley about his background and story as a matter of fat, and dive into the Dirt and Discourse. This episode originally aired on August 14th 2018. In the Fat Dish, Saraya is still in a daze after seeing Jay Z and Beyonce’s On The Run Tour II and is excited to learn more about radio broadcasting and sound engineering. Cat shares her eager anticipation for Cake Plus Size Resale’s Fat Splash pool party and hints at a saucy promo photo shoot with Boudoir by Eve. Also in the Fat Dish, Cat mentions that Button Poetry is putting on a spoken word event featuring Rachel Wiley on August 26th at Icehouse in Minneapolis and Saraya mentions the Dangerous Fatty community art event and book reading by Virgie Tovar on August 25th at Gamut Gallery. This episode’s interview is with Simeon Talley, who is the Chief Connector and Event Producer with the content and event platform Flyover based in Iowa City, Iowa. Simeon shares his background and how he came to curate platforms for underrepresented and marginalized voices through fashion, politics, culture. You can check out Simeon’s TED Talk and Medium article by Kiva Bay. We explore definitions in the Dirt and Discourse! Saraya’s mom has a question on our use of the term “intersectionality”. While we break down the definition, you can learn more by checking out this primer from the Washington Post and check out a perfect, and unfortunate, example of white feminism with Chelsea Handler’s interview of Ashley Graham. Many thanks to you for listening and reading, KFAI’s Mason Butler and Sara Pette for engineering and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Boudoir by Eve http://www.boudoirbyeve.com/ Flyover https://www.helloflyover.com/home/ TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEpfGgHjEQ Medium Article https://medium.com/@kivabay/taking-space-bfb777f3cb95 Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/21/intersectionality-a-primer/?utm_term=.02ec04e90770 Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw3EYvjQ_Qk

Episode 1: Get to Know Us! Welcome to Matter of Fat: a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities! Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We check in on upcoming Twin Cities events during The Fat Dish, use our first interview to share our stories as a Matter of Fat, and dive into our first Dirt and Discourse. In the Fat Dish, we talk about the local synchronized swimming team Subversive Sirens and how they will be participating in the Gay Games in Paris from August 4th to the 12th. We also hint at the upcoming movie Fattitude. Definitely some things to get excited about! If our Dirt and Discourse segment leaves you wanting to know more about a) Lizzo B) ModCloth and/or C) the next episode, great! Lizzo's website is a great starting point but you can really just hop on YouTube and go to town. Let us suggest starting with Truth Hurts or this gem of Lizzo and Caroline Smith's from 2014 that highlights Lake Street beautifully. If you'd like to read up on ModCloth and the foundation for our critique check out Erika W. Smith's article from Bustle Modcloth's Downfall Apparently had a lot to do with Fatphobia and Anna Merlan's Jezebel article Women's Retailer Modcloth to be Bought by Jet.com, which is Owned by WalMart and Recode's Jason Del Ray's ModCloth’s former CEO Matt Kaness has left Walmart just a year after the acquisition. Many thanks to KFAI and Mason Butler for producing and supporting Matter of Fat, Allison Anne Design + Create for our logo, and Kyle Werstein for composing and producing our theme music. Find us! Website: www.kfai.org/matteroffat FB: https://www.facebook.com/matteroffatpod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matteroffatpod/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/matteroffatpod Email: matteroffatpod@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Subversive Sirens https://www.facebook.com/The-Subversive-Sirens-349108475437607/ Gay Games https://www.paris2018.com/ Fattitude the Moviehttp://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/about/ Lizzo http://www.lizzomusic.com/ Bustle article https://bust.com/style/19504-modcloth-fatphobia-downfall.html Jezebel article https://jezebel.com/womens-retailer-modcloth-to-be-bought-by-jet-com-which-1793296461 Recode's article https://www.recode.net/2018/3/22/17152372/modcloth-ceo-matt-kaness-walmart-departure

“Health is not a moral imperative.” On this episode, fat feminist Cat Polivoda delves into body positivity, fat advocacy and what it takes to run her own business. She also talks about being a joyous person and explains what happens when we conflate thinness with health.  Cat Polivoda owns Cake Plus-Size Resale - a body positive, plus-size thrift shop in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on fostering a shop space and local community centered on radical self love and size-acceptance, she is dedicated to making plus-size fashion more accessible and affordable.  Cat also co-hosts Matter of Fat - a new podcast through KFAI Community Radio! In this body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities Cat & her co-host/producer Saraya highlight voices from our community with a lens on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. You can listen here!