Podcast appearances and mentions of Joy Nash

Before we start the show today…Have you donated to the Me Little Me Virtual Food Pantry? This amazing organization works to get low-income folks (many of whom are in eating disorder recovery) fed — and with the food of their choosing. Meaning yes, ultra processed foods that bring comfort and convenience, and yes to beloved cultural foods…and yes to trusting folks in need to know what they need.We're trying to raise $12,000 and add 50 recurring donors to their rosters by June 1 AND WE ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL. But we need your help to crush it! Thank you!You're listening to Burnt Toast! Today, my conversation is with the iconic Sarai Walker. Sarai is the author of The Cherry Robbers and Dietland, which came out in May 2015—and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.Dietland is one of those books that means so much to me, it's hard to put into words. I consider it a foundational text of the body liberation movement of the past decade. It was adapted as a television series starring Joy Nash for AMC in 2018. It's just one of those books—that inducted so many of us into conversations about fatness, feminism, radical social action. Sarai has also lectured on feminism and body image internationally. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and elsewhere, and she worked as a writer and editor on an updated version of Our Bodies, Ourselves.I asked Sarai to join me today to reflect on what 10 years of Dietland has meant to her. We also talk a lot about the very mixed experience of being a public fat person, as well as being a woman, and a writer, in midlife. You will love this conversation.And! If you order Dietland and Fat Talk together from Split Rock Books, you can take 20% off the combo with the code FATLAND. If you've already bought fat talk from Split Rock, you can still take 10% off Dietland or any book we talk about on the podcast, using the code FATTALK. Today's episode is free but if you value this conversation, please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription. Burnt Toast is 100% reader- and listener-supported. We literally can't do this without you.Episode 195 TranscriptVirginiaThis is really a big thrill for me. Dietland came out in 2015, we're here to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I read it pretty soon after it came out, and I remember reading about Plum and Calliope House and the Jennifer vigilantes who were killing all the evil men, and just thinking, how is she in my brain? How is she writing my whole heart in this story? So to start us off with what is probably an impossible question: How does that feel, to have contributed something that is so important to the canon? And by canon, I mean the fat feminist literary canon.SaraiIt's funny, as an author, I don't know if I feel it the way you're describing it. Man, I hope that that's the case! I guess it's for other people to decide what a book's legacy is, whether it's important or not. What I can say—you know, the book turns 10 this month, and it has really meant a lot to me over the years that people have just connected with it in such a positive way.People related to Plum's story, they really felt that I put into words something that only they had felt, which was one of the things that I really had to work hard on in the book, because I had all these feelings about my own experience with my own body. And I was like, how do I put that into words? So that was the struggle of writing the book and being able to do that. I was so happy when people really felt that the book could speak for them in certain ways, that it gave them a voice.I still hear from people! I heard from somebody just yesterday who said the book changed their life. We live in an age where so many things just seem disposable, and people forget about things and move on really quickly. Dietland, whatever its legacy may be, it has had a long life.VirginiaWe should say, for folks who don't know publishing: For a book to still be in print 10 years later is incredible. The vast majority of books have a year, two years, and then they're done. It is a huge accomplishment, and a huge contribution.SaraiIt means a lot to me. It's getting a new French publication and a new translation over there. So, you know, my girl keeps on going. And it's funny, because I think one of the things that people enjoyed about the book was the anger and the rage in it, and the revenge fantasy narrative about Jennifer.At the same time, some people were like, oh, well, things aren't that bad. You're exaggerating. Fast forward from 2015 to 2025, and things are worse than I could have ever imagined back then.VirginiaYou downplayed it a little bit.SaraiExactly. So I feel in this weird way, kind of vindicated? That's not a great feeling. But it's just so weird that the 10th anniversary is coming at a time when there's this huge backlash against feminism, against fat. Even something as watered down as body positivity is under attack, you know? It just tells you how bad things are. So in that sense, it's sort of bittersweet to have the anniversary at this time, because things are really just heartbreaking and scary right now.VirginiaBut also: We need the book more than ever. We need the Dietland story more than ever, because things are so scary right now. It gives us a way of articulating that. It gives us a place to put those feelings.SaraiI hope that new readers find the book now in this new climate that we're in and people who read it before might revisit it. I've actually thought of writing some new Jennifer stories. I feel like they would have to be so, so violent and so filled with rage, I don't know if they would be healthy for me, but I've thought about unleashing Jennifer on MAGA.VirginiaI personally am very here for this and yery, very supportive of this idea. I think there would be an audience. I would really love to see Jennifer take on MAGA and MAHA and RFK Jr. in particular.SaraiIf I end up in prison, though, I don't know.VirginiaI'm hearing that concern, as we're saying it out loud. Fictionalized versions of these things, perhaps.SaraiNames changed.VirginiaI mean, you're busy, you're doing lots of things, but it would be a public service.Many more folks discovered Dietland after it became a TV show, which aired in 2018. It was created by Marti Noxon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. And it starred the incredible Joy Nash. And we only got 10 magic episodes. It's a really great season, but we only got the one season. I would love to hear how you felt about the show? I've always wondered what that feels like, to have a novel go into on the screen. It's got to be such a strange experience.SaraiIt is strange and surreal. Looking back now, it's hard to believe that it happened. I think so many writers do get their book optioned, but to actually have it not just optioned, but then go into production and become a television series is pretty rare. So I feel lucky that I had that.The show premiered three years after the book was published, which is so fast, but that was kind of the golden age of TV, I think.It was a great experience. Marti really welcomed me in. I went out to the writer's room, and I worked as a consultant. I got to visit the set in New York. And basically the the 10 episodes that we got were the whole book. So, I'm really sad that it didn't go on, that we didn't get at least a season two, preferably five seasons would have been great. But AMC just kind of bailed out on it. There was a lot of drama there going on behind the scenes that had nothing to do with the show that contributed to that.When the show was canceled, one of the cast members posted something on social media saying, “I'm so tired of shows about women that try and do interesting and groundbreaking things just being canceled and not given a chance to grow.” It's very hard to build an audience in one ten episode season. So I just felt like the show wasn't given that chance. And so that makes it a little bit bittersweet. But I treasure the ten episodes that we did get. It's an incredible privilege that we got that.Amd the show was pretty faithful to the book, actually, I thought. When I got there to the writer's room, they were already at work and they were using it as their Bible and I was this kind of like goddess of this world. It was really weird.VirginiaThat's amazing.SaraiAll these people working on something that came from my head. It was surreal.VirginiaAnd Joy as Plum—she's amazing and really embodies the character.SaraiShe is so great. I just love Joy. When I was living out in LA we used to go out to lunch, and she's so fun and just so sweet. And, yeah, I really loved working with her, and having her play Plum.VirginiaSo you mentioned feeling like a goddess in the writers room. But putting this out there did launch you as a Public Facing Fat Person, which I put in capital letters. It's an experience that that I've had, a little bit as well. And it is a real mixed bag. It's just really a weird experience to be professionally fat, especially because, in your case, your subsequent work has had nothing to do with fatness. And yet, I'm sure this is still something that comes up.SaraiYeah, I mean, you know what it's like to be publicly fat. Everyone reacts to it differently. I'm a novelist, so I'm very introverted. The book was published in 2015 and then the paperback in 2016 and the British edition, which was a whole wild ride with the media over there.VirginiaOh god, I am sorry. I know and I'm sorry.SaraiYeah. It made our media look okay!VirginiaNo, it's terrible. The British media is so awful in general, and it's so specifically fatphobic. Anytime I've done anything with the British media, it's been a deeply scarring experience.SaraiIt was awful. I had a big newspaper over there wanted me to write this big article for them, and they're like, “You have to put your weight in the article.”VirginiaI mean, what?SaraiAnd then another website, this feminist website, was like “We want pictures of you to use as stock photos for other articles on body positivity.”VirginiaI'm sorry, can you not find other fat people??SaraiI'm the only one that exists. I don't know if you know that, but I'm the only one.And so, I had years of this. I was on NPR, talking about being fat. I was on MSNBC. I was on other radio shows. I mean, that's the game, right? And at that time, “obesity epidemic” rhetoric was a really big thing. So my book had this hook, which isn't common for novels, but I got all these interviews and so I had to go along with it, and go out there.On the one hand, it's really radical to be like, “Yeah, I'm fat,” and to speak about it in a neutral or positive way. It's radical. It's a taboo. And there aren't a lot of taboos left. But it also just was hard to constantly have my body mentioned all the time. I remember Julianna Margulies, who was on the TV show, did an interview on a podcast talking about me and said something like, “Oh, Sarai's a big girl.” Which is fine. I mean, that's the thing, that's what I wrote about. And that's what it was like, actors, radio hosts, journalists, all referring to me as big or fat. And I'm not blaming them at all, but it was just the effect it had on me over time, was like, I started to kind of feel like a fat lady in like a circus or something. But I was reduced to the it was always about my bodyVirginiaAnd you're like, “I'm actually a writer. I have this whole incredible ability to invent a world. Not many people can do that. Could we maybe talk about that?” Just a thought.SaraiIt was really hard for me. I thought I would love being in the spotlight, and it was harder than I thought it would be.VirginiaI appreciate you saying that. I think it is really hard. I've had a smaller experience with it, and that was enough. I don't want more than I've had. I have a friend who says, “You don't really know how you feel about a book until three years after the book came out. You need that time to survive.” The whole experience of launching a book—especially if a book does well—is like you're basically disassociating a lot of the time to get through all the interviews and the press and the backlash and the trolls and whatever it creates. And then your nervous system needs time to slowly absorb what you just experienced. For me, one piece of it is like, okay, that was enough. I don't need more scrutiny on my body or my life. We don't owe the world that. And there's a weird expectation that because you made a thing or wrote a thing that people are connecting with, you somehow owe them more of yourself.SaraiAnd it's like you're saying, if you kind of step back, it's like, am I disappointing people? And I don't want to do that.VirginiaBut I'm still a person with a life and my own needs.SaraiI've always been fat. When I was a kid and growing up as a young adult, I was deeply ashamed of being fat. And I had the kind of the experience of Plum in Dietland, where I eventually experienced liberation about my body. But that trauma doesn't go away. So having everybody talk about me being fat all the time, it kind of triggers off things that you thought you had dealt with, or were at peace with. Then all of a sudden, it's like picking in a scab all the time.Even in the writers room for Dietland, I was the only fat woman in there. So that was my role. I'm the fat person. I have to tell you what it's like to be fat. And it was just always focusing on that. And that's what happens when you put out a book about that subject. I'm not really complaining about it. It was just harder than I thought it would be and it took a toll on me.VirginiaIt's a weird experience, and it's weird that it's a necessary part of getting this conversation into the mainstream.When Fat Talk came out, Aubrey Gordon texted me and was like, “I'm checking in to see how you're doing, because the book's doing well” Because, obviously, she's had lots of experience as a public fat person. And she was like, “Thanks for taking your turn in the trenches.” And that is kind of how it feels. In order to keep this conversation going around fat liberation and body liberation, we do need to keep putting this work out there. Somebody has to go to the front of the line and take all the hits for a while. And you did it at a time when not many people were getting a big stage to do that. And without a network of other people who had done it, maybe. So thank you.SaraiOh, well, you're welcome. And thank you for everything you do. Because I remember after your New York Times interview, I DMed you. I was like, “Are you okay?” Because I know what it's like to write something and the New York Times people go nuts when it's about fat. I'm like, are you all right? Because we have to look out for each other, you know?VirginiaI really appreciated it when you did that. It wasn't the most fun experience in my life. When we were talking about doing this episode, you were also saying how, as a writer you have gone on to write things that don't have anything to do with fatness. It's not like being a journalist on a beat. So I'm sure that's also challenging, that you're like, this can't always be the most interesting thing about me. That's not fair.SaraiYeah. I mean, my second novel, The Cherry Robbers—VirginiaWhich I loved!SaraiOh, thank you. That was historical. The novel took place mostly in the 1950s. I wanted something totally different. I didn't want to be in the contemporary culture. When the book came out, it got a glowing review in The New York Times, and great reviews, but people just weren't interested in talking to me anymore.I mean, part of that's is the publishing world thing, where your debut is like a debutante ball, and everybody wants to talk to you. And then once it's your second or third book, it's like, oh, yeah, we moved on from you. Sorry, I sound really jaded right now! But without that kind of a newsy hook, people just weren't interested really in talking to me anymore about the book. I think you could be tempted to say, “Okay, well, I'm going to write another book about fatness so I can get back in the media attention.” But no. As you say, other people have stepped up in their writing about it, and they're doing the work on it now. I had my time, I had my voice. I'm not saying I'll never write about being fat again. I'm sure I'll write an essay or who knows what, but I am just doing other things now. I've tried to carve out my space as a writer who is fat and who writes about all different kinds of things.VirginiaNo one needs a thin writer to keep writing about thinness. No one needs a male writer to keep writing about the experience of being a man. It's only when you have some kind of marginalization that people then expect that to be everything you write and think about. As opposed to saying, this is a person who writes and thinks about lots of different things. And happens to be this identity, and cares a lot about that identity and has thoughts about it. But every piece of work doesn't need to be defined by that.SaraiYeah. I mean, I live as a fat person. That's my reality. I'm not running away from it. It is who I am. It's inextricably linked to who I am. But I as a as a writer, as a person, I get bored easily. I want new challenges. I want to write new types of stories.In my next novel, the narrator is fat. But I only mention it once in the novel, so it's sort of like playing around with, yeah, this character is fat, but that's not really that relevant to the story that I'm telling. It's there, and it kind of comes up in other ways, but it's not the whole story. So kind of an evolution, I guess, too, of how I'm writing about fat, at least in fiction.VirginiaThat's where we need to get with representation—where every story about a fat character should not be just about their experience of fatness. That's so reductive. We need more characters that happen to be fat, that are doing other things. SaraiYeah, I think that that's the ultimate goal. I don't think we're there yet in any kind of medium. But, yeah, that would be the dream.VirginiaWe're working towards it.You were also saying that you feel like just a very different kind of writer now than when you wrote Dietland, which is a book with so much anger and fire in it. It's a gauntlet thrown. You described yourself as feeling “less fiery and more muted now,” but I also wonder if this is just being older and wiser and maybe a little more jaded— but also clearer about which mountains you're willing to die on now.SaraiI wrote Dietland in my 30s. But it was published when I was 42 because it took forever to find an agent. Then when we sold it, it took forever to come out. Publishing is quite slow. But that was the novel of my 30s. And I look back now at this anniversary, and I was so fired up. I was so passionate. I was bold and fierce and brave.Some of the things I wrote, I don't know if I would write now, if I'd be brave enough. So I look at that person who wrote Dietland, and I'm not exactly that person anymore. And it's something that's been bothering me for a while.And recently, I listened to an interview with Zadie Smith on the NPR Wildcard podcast. She and I are about the same age, 50-ish, going through all the hormonal changes of this time of life. And she was talking about her earlier books and how she thinks about herself when she was younger versus how she is now. She was talking about how now, at midlife, she feels kind of quieter inside. Her big personality has sort of retracted a little bit. And when I heard her say that, I just was blown away, because that's what I've been experiencing too. And I haven't really heard a lot of other people talking about it, and I hadn't really put it into words or myself. I think because it was upsetting to feel a bit more low key, a bit more apathetic.I'm not really an apathetic person. I've never thought of myself that way. But I kind of feel that way now, so it's a weird time in my life. And I've had women who are older say it gets better. Like, just wait, ride this out, and you're going to come out on the other side of this older and wiser and happier. But right now, I'm just kind of in this weird space where I just feel different. I'm a different person in some ways. I have the same values, but I'm a different kind of a writer, different kind of a person. I'm settling. That's where I am right now. I'm kind of in the thick of it. VirginiaI think we don't often hear this nuance from people after they do something that has the kind of impact and success that Dietland has. We often think, well that person just continues to soar and it's all the next peak and the next peak. And that's not every experience. Probably that's not most people's experiences after having a big success. It's okay that there are valleys and different paths and different twists and turns to it.My other thought is: How could you not be feeling that way right now, given what the world is? Given what it means to be a woman right now? And everything that we're up against. I think there's a some universal—maybe it's apathy, maybe it's… I don't know what it is, exactly. But this feels deeply relatable to me on a lot of levels.SaraiI think going through midlife and perimenopause, at a time when the whole world seems to be a disaster makes it a lot worse. Everybody is coming off the pandemic and Roe v Wade being overturned, and now Trump in office again. Our baseline is just really bad, you know? It's just kind of everything piled on at once.But it is true, I talked to some other women I know my age, who who've written novels in the past and have success and then can't get published anymore once they get into their 50s. You expect you're going to go on forever like you do at the beginning. And you have to deal with the publishing industry. It's a corporate industry. And there are lots of things at play that have nothing to do with whether books are good or not, or whether readers want certain books, or whatever.You start out having these expectations about how your career will go, and then you don't realize that it's, it's always a struggle. Unless you're some massive superstar writer who could have their grocery list published. But for the rest of us, it's a struggle that just kind of peaks and valleys, and that has been a kind of wake up call ten years into being a novelist, for sure.VirginiaThe industry is so complicated. I think the ageism is very real in our industry. I mean, and everywhere. I just turned 44 so I'm kind of getting into this zone that you're talking about. Perimenopause is definitely with me. It has begun. And I think a lot there is an invisibility that's starting to kick in, compared to what I experienced as a woman in my 20s or 30s being out in the world. I can, sort of slip by unnoticed a little more sometimes. And sometimes I really like that, and sometimes it makes me angry. Kind of depends on the day. And I don't even just mean male attention. I just mean the way people interact with you. I'm starting to notice some of those shifts.SaraiI think that's one of the things that's so strange about this time of life. There are a lot more adults who are younger than you all of a sudden. So all of a sudden, you've got 20 or 30 years worth of adults that are younger than you that start to see you as not important anymore.VirginiaMy kids like to remind me that Taylor Swift is 35. as if that's an entire different generation from me. That's not that much younger, guys! Okay, anyway.SaraiI mean, yeah, 35, she's getting up there. But it's kind of like you don't matter as much anymore, in a way. Like that's what society wants you to believe. That you're kind of fading. I think that's one of the things that you kind of have to push back against.And, you know, I'm Gen X. VirginiaI'm elder millennial, but I'm one year off of Gen X or something.SaraiI do think Gen X, despite all of our problems and flaws, are writing more about menopause and perimenopause and aging. And your generation will pick up that mantle and do even more with it. So I feel like, we're trying to change things at least and make it so that we're not fading away. I'm in my 50s now. I'm not going anywhere. And I'm still going to write. You're not going to silence me. It's kind of like just insisting that we're still here, we still have a voice. But, yeah, it's hard.VirginiaIt's hard, and when you're feeling that kind of personal, muted thing you were talking about and then it's getting reinforced by the cultural perceptions of being a midlife woman. Then it's like, am I going to summon up all the energy I need to push back against that? Or am I going to take some of that as, like, it's a little bit liberating. I don't have to be the young, shiny superstar reaching for the brass ring right now. It's kind of a mixed thing, I think.SaraiWith Dietland, I was idealistic and passionate and fiery. And I'm different now, but I'm not putting as much pressure on myself either. I'm not saying everything I write, I have to change the world. That's what I wanted before. And now I'm older, and I realize you're not really going to change the world. You might change a few people, and that's great. But one novel is not going to change the world. And I don't need to aim for that anymore. I want to write different things. I want to not put that kind of pressure on myself. So yeah, there's a kind of liberating part to it as well. I think when I'm not so taking myself as seriously and putting so much pressure on myself, I kind of loosened up a little bit. So that's kind of the flip side of the more negative stuff I was talking about a minute ago.VirginiaI appreciate how honest you're being about the struggle, because I just think it is deeply relatable. And then to this end of what you're working on now, we want to hear all about the next book. You have an announcement for us?SaraiYes, so last year, I sold my third novel. But we didn't want to announce it till I had all the edits done and we had the manuscript ready to go. So summer 2026, my third novel is going to be published. It's called Furious Violet, and it's a suspense novel, which is something I always wanted to do. Like a detective story.It's different from what I've written, but I do think there's a little bit of the spirit of Dietland in it, just in the voice, maybe. I guess, because The Cherry Robbers was in the 50s mostly, whereas I'm back and writing about contemporary culture.So I'm really excited about it. I've always wanted to write a book like this, and it's the most fun I've ever had writing a novel.VirginiaI love that.SaraiMy main character, is 49 almost 50, going through perimenopause. I got to write about that experience in a sort of darkly comedic way, which is a medium that I really like, like that dark comedy that Dietland had. She's a true crime writer. She's writing a book about a serial killer, but she's also the daughter of this very famous poet who is deceased, but like a giant of American poetry. This woman who has this cult following, and sort of is always a shadow over my my character's life.So she has that, but she's a true crime writer, and she kind of embraces her mediocrity. She's not a genius like her mom. She's just a true crime writer. And when the book begins, somebody starts stalking her and telling her, “You're my mother.” And she doesn't understand what's going on, because she doesn't have kids. And so it's this mystery about what does this mean, who is this person, and what do they mean? And it's all entangling all of that and all of the other aspects of her life, and how they all intersect. VirginiaI can't wait to read it. I'm riveted just hearing you talk about it.SaraiI had so much fun working on it. It was a wild ride. So thank you. I'm excited.VirginiaI hope you'll come back next summer when it comes out and talk to us about it some more. And I just have to say, I am filled with so much admiration for how you've evolved as a writer and how you like are going in. This book feels so different from Cherry Robbers feels so different from Dietland.SaraiThank you. I don't like to get bored. I want to do new things.SaraiI think publishing kind of wants to put you in a box, and I don't want to be in that box. I wanted to do something different.VirginiaIt's awesome. I can't wait to read it. I'm so excited.SaraiOh, thanks, thank you.ButterVirginiaSarai, do you have any Butter for us right now?SaraiI just came off months and months of edits, and when I'm doing that, I can't read. I can't read other people's stuff. So I don't have any book recommendations. But I'm really excited to start reading again. But I was listening to a lot of music. I often listen to music while I'm writing, but it can't have lyrics, has to be instrumental.I discovered this Canadian classical violinist named Angèle Dubeau. She plays the work of a lot of contemporary composers. And I don't know a lot about classical music. I'm not plugged into the contemporary classical music scene. But through her, I've discovered all these different composers. And she has one piece in particular called Experience. So if you're on Spotify or Apple Music or wherever, I would recommend looking this up. This piece I just absolutely love it. It's so beautiful, and I listen to it so many times. As I was editing, and then I keep listening to her work, and I don't know it just meant a lot to me during this time. So yeah, it was really exciting to discover that.VirginiaThat's incredible. It's so fun to discover an artist and realize there's more and more of their work, and you can go down the rabbit hole of everything they've done. I find that so satisfying.SaraiShe's introduced me to so many different composers, and I really love it.VirginiaThat's so cool. I'll do a music rec as well, although it's not nearly as sophisticated as that. But my seven year old and I are currently on a big kick with the Hamilton soundtrack. Obviously Hamilton, the musical, had its moment a minute ago. Like, it's been around for a while. But it stands the test of time, and it's very fun to listen to with kids. I end up having to answer a lot of strange questions, because for a seven year old, it's just a lot of things that she doesn't know, that she needs translated. So we have some very funny conversations. It's still a banger of a show and really great and fun to listen to a kid. It's our little bedtime ritual. Before we read, she's a kid who needs to really get her energy out. And we have a swing that she likes to swing on, and we play the Hamilton soundtrack and do three or four songs, and it's just like a fun end of day ritual that I'm really enjoying right now.SaraiI love that. I'm still listening to the Xanadu soundtrack or something for my childhood.VirginiaThese things, they're classics for a reason.Obviously, we want everyone to go pick up a 10th anniversary copy of Dietland!Get it if you haven't read it, or if you read it and loved it, but you've lost your original copy, you probably need another one. It's a great gift for someone else, some friend, mom, sister, whoever. Tell folks anything else about where we can find you, how we can support your work.SaraiSo I have a website, and, you know, I'm on Instagram, I'm on Blue Sky, and I do have a Facebook page I don't update very much. I do have a TikTok account that I don't really know what to do with, but I've done a few videos. So I'm out there, pretty easy to find. My next novel coming out next summer, but that's got a ways to go on that.VirginiaWell, we will keep people posted about that for sure. Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it.SaraiThanks. It was so much fun. So thank you, Virginia.The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith (follow me on Instagram) and Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, and Big Undies.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Farideh.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

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In this BONUS episode, Patrick and Kathleen Butler Duplessis (@kathleensingssuff) interview the wonderful, beautiful, and multi-talented actress Joy Nash! (@therealjoynash) We talk about Joy's first appearance in a Lifetime movie, Twisted Sister, where she plays the titular role. We also discuss representation in TV movies, audiobooks, and Lifetime villains. Enjoy! ⁠Lifetime Uncorked⁠ and ⁠Deck the Hallmark⁠ collide on this monthly podcast covering your favorite TV movies! Brandon (Bran) Gray & Daniel (Dan) Thompson join Lifetime Expert ⁠Patrick Serrano⁠ to break Lifetime's 2023 movie lineup. Follow us on social media for more content @LifetimeUncorked & @HallmarkPodcast Donate to Patrick's Cable Fund: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/patrickserrano⁠ Read Patrick's Recaps/Reviews: ⁠https://lifetimeuncorked.com/⁠ Listen to Patrick's latest single: ⁠https://patrickserrano.hearnow.com⁠ Check out other Bramble Jam Podcasts: ⁠https://bramblejampodcast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuQwUKBmS2MouRnVhRLyig⁠ Watch Patrick's Lifetime Movie: ⁠Old Flames Never Die, starring⁠ ⁠PATRICK SERRANO⁠! Business Inquiries | podcast@lifetimeuncorked.comFollow the Podcast @LifetimeUncorked & @⁠hallmarkpodcast⁠Follow the Host @PatrickMiguel Support Lifetime Uncorked with a monthly donation:  ⁠https://ko-fi.com/patrickserrano --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifetime-uncorked/message

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we discuss the second week of our March Madness brackets! We each read several books and talk about how they fit in our different brackets. What book do you think is going to be our favorite book of the month? Let us know! What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Tryst in the Dark by Grace McGinty (Omega Lottery #1) White Bird by R. J. Palacio I'm Glad Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and narrated by the author A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall and narrated by Kay Eluvian Exes and O's by Amy Lea (Influencers #2) Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #8) and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky Radiant Sin by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus #4) and narrated by Zara Hampton-Brown and Alex Moorcock As You Walk on By by Julian Winters and narrated by Andre Santana Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and narrated by Jennifer Lim Additional Book Mentions: House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas Ninth House and Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone and narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig Set on You by Amy Lea (Influencers #1) Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton (Cat and Mouse Duet #2) Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Amina al-Sirafi #1) Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive into our first official week of Bookish March Madness! We talk about the books we read as part of our brackets and how they rank! Did you make your March Madness brackets? Let us know! TW: Discussion of SA, Child Trafficking, Stalking What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Mistakes Were Made by Cheryl Wilsner and narrated by Quinn Riley and Stephanie Németh-Parker A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone and narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #2) by HD Carlton Additional Book Mentions: I'm Glad My Mom Died by (and narrated by) Jennette McCurdy Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus #4) by Katee Robert Verity by Colleen Hoover A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J Maas Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Exes and O's (The Influencer #2) by Amy Lea As You Walk on By by Julian Winters Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo Highly Suspicious and Unfairy Cute by Talia Hibbert Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about our kickoff to our annual March Madness brackets! We created our own book-related tournament filled with books we want to read throughout the month of March. We eventually narrow it down to the best book of the month! In this episode we talk about what is on our TBR for the month. Let us know if you're making your own bracket for March and who you predict will be the winner. What We've Read and What We Are Reading: What Was Meant to Be by Q.B. Tyler Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #1) by HD Carlton Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng and narrated by Lucy Liu Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree and narrated by Travis Baldree The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson and narrated by JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, Christopher Salazar and Karen Malina White Mistakes Were Made by Cheryl Wilsner and narrated by Quinn Riley and Stephanie Németh-Parker Additional Book Mentions: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone and narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #2) by HD Carlton Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus #4) by Katee Robert Verity by Colleen Hoover A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J Maas Exes and O's (The Influencer #2) by Amy Lea As You Walk on By by Julian Winters Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive into our next installment of Reading Pages where we both read the same book and talk about all the spoilers. This installment is To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert, a book that has its own back story with us in a funny way. If you know, you know! Spoilers ahead for chicken-centered rom-com. What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Legends & Lattes by (and narrated by) Travis Baldree The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin and narrated by Therese Plummer To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert and narrated by Stefanie Kay and Paul Heitsch The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson and narrated by J.D. Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Christopher Salazar, Joy Nash, and Karen Malina White Additional Book Mentions: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt A Night Like This by Julia Quinn Cybersex by Richard Glynn Jones Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Narrator Deepti Gupta joins AudioFile's Michele Cobb to discuss her co-narration of a powerful novel for teens, Sabaa Tahir's ALL MY RAGE. The National Book Award winner earned a spot on AudioFile's list of Best Young Adult audiobooks this year for the impact of its performance, narrated in turn by Deepti, Kamran R. Khan, and Kausar Mohammed. Listen to hear how Deepti approached narrating this layered contemporary novel, how the three narrators worked together to tell this story, and what will stick with her about narrating this audiobook. Read AudioFile's review of the audiobook at audiofilemagazine.com. Published by Listening Library. AudioFile's 2022 Best Young Adult Audiobooks: AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT by Jason Reynolds, read by Jason Reynolds, Nile Bullock, Tatum Marylin Hall, JaQwan J. Kelly, DePre Owens ALL MY RAGE by Sabaa Tahir, read by Deepti Gupta, Kamran R. Khan, Kausar Mohammed BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN by Natalia Sylvester, read by Frankie Corzo THE HONEYS by Ryan La Sala, read by Pete Cross THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Tiffany D. Jackson, read by JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, Christopher Salazar, Karen Malina White WHAT SOULS ARE MADE OF by Tasha Suri, read by Alex Williams, Becca Hirani For the full list of 2022 Best Audiobooks, visit: audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, featuring the finest in specially curated novels including THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, Victor Hugo's 1869 biting arraignment of the aristocracy for their vices, crimes, and selfishness. Lavishly narrated by Simon Vance. Available everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Versatile narrators convey interwoven characters' perspectives in Tiffany D. Jackson's YA retelling of CARRIE, made more horrific by its themes of racism. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this story of a biracial teen, Maddy, who has been forced by her father to hide her identity. Karen Malina White narrates her perspective with full angry verve as she is bullied at school—and her secret psychic powers explode on prom night. Christopher Salazar and Sarah Mollo-Christensen portray two television reporters tracking what happened on prom night, while JD Jackson and Joy Nash convey the conflicting personalities of classmates. Collectively, the narrators ensure the story is clear and captivating. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Listen to AudioFile's fourth season of Audiobook Break, featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Naxos AudioBooks. The first volume of Little Women was published on this day in 1868. Closely based on Louisa May Alcott's own experience of family life, Little Women has never lost its extraordinary power to move and delight: from the heartrending story of gentle Beth to the humorous adventures of tomboyish Jo, and Meg's vain attempts to cut a fashionable figure in ‘society'. Liza Ross narrates this enduringly popular tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about two recent interviews with Joy Nash and Andy Neal doing things fat people are not expected to do. We also talk about a recent academic study on the British bear scene and share our own stories of being perceived as “masculine."

Founded in 2010 by celebrity designer Angela Rene', Rene' Tyler creates custom, contemporary designs for women sizes 12 and above. Rene' Tyler designs have been worn by celebrities including Laverne Cox, Dulcé Sloan, Mary Lambert, Marsha Ambrosius, and most recently Vivica A. Fox. The brand was featured on the critically acclaimed AMC television series Dietland starring Julianna Margulies and Joy Nash. In 2016, Rene' Tyler made history as the first-ever plus-size brand to show at LA Fashion Week. Inspired by the belief that high-end fashion should be inclusive for women of all shapes and sizes, she opened the first-ever plus-size boutique on the Las Vegas Strip, at The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Resort.  In 2020 the boutique opened at the Fashion Show Mall. Her Noir et Blanc collection debuted in New York at Oxford Fashion Studio, at Pier 59 Studios, making her the only brand to showcase an all plus-size collection for the fall and winter 2020 season. She believes whether you're a size four or thirty-four, fashion is for everyone! Angela' Rene is a finalist for The Cultivate Award Year II presented by The Curvy Fashionista with founding sponsor Eloquii.

Wrestling & Everything Coast to Coast: Hosts Ginzburg & Sotello show#105 w/Angel Orsini & Joy Nash https://youtu.be/ZNeTrNwNm0E This week Evan and Buddy talk to repeat guest Angel Orsini and her partner in a new health project, fitness trainer Joy Nash! Plus thoughts about the passing of Scott Hall... A really great episode, we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wrestlingandeverything/support

Is fangirling still a thing? Because if so, there's a lot of it in this episode! First, Abby shares her thoughts on celebrity weight loss, and specifically Rebel Wilson's. Then she is joined by Joy Nash, phenomenal actress and star of Dietland (which you may already know is Abby's favorite fat rep!), to discuss the early days of the internet, discovering skirts, being too smart to accept love, fit modeling as a vehicle for body neutrality, voiceover work, Old Navy's new size inclusivity, and being the main character onscreen and in your life.Joy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealjoynash/?hl=enJoy's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2836286/A Fat Rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTJQIBI1oAWatch Dietland on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/b1bc42c3-3698-4ee6-a474-634b3c71283dAbby's web site: http://abbyrosemorris.comAbby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbyrosemorrishttp://www.morethantracyturnblad.comFollow @morethantracyt on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok!Logo design by Abby Martino

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Official Trailer for WEDNESDAY MORNING, a 2020 Election Podcast Event. After losing a local upstate election, Jeannine Hamilton pays a surprise visit to her father, Wesley's, palatial estate. She unexpectedly finds herself at a celebratory brunch surrounded by his duplicitous comrades as they engage in a dangerous game of political horsetrading, leaving Jeannine to make a life or death decision before dessert can be served. STARRING: Kelly McCreary, Spencer Garrett, Colman Domingo, Blake DeLong, Joy Nash, Louis Ozawa, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Remy Ortiz, and Monnie Aleahmad.

Sofie talks to Joy Nash (and her cat) about Dietland, fat liberation, acting, activism, feminism, relationships, her greatest fear, Locked Up Abroad, vulnerability, and getting dogs to smile.Content warning – coronavirus, lockdown, mental health issues, trauma, therapy, economic anxiety, addiction, prisons, #MeToo, #TimesUp, Weinstein, anti-fatness, fatphobia, diets, body issues, Trump, sex, romance, crying, dissociation Artwork by Justine McNicholJingle by Harriet BraineProduced by Dave Pickering Made of Human Podcast online:Twitter: @podmohFacebook: facebook.com/madeofhumanpodcastWeb: madeofhumanpodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/mohpod Sofie Hagen online:Twitter: @SofieHagenFacebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komikerWeb: sofiehagen.comInstagram: @sofiehagendk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Hello Gaudzillas! This podcast episode features a special guest...JOY NASH! (Dietland, Twin Peaks). She's a super star, super awesome, and you'll love the deep conversation her and Kat share. They talk movies, directors, and so much more!   SUBSCRIBE! @gaudypositiveshow @jennyzigrino @styleethic    

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse provide their commentary track for "Gotta Light?", a.k.a. "The Return, Part 8", from the 2017 Showtime revival of Twin Peaks, featuring Carel Struycken as The Fireman, Joy Nash as Senorita Dido, Robert Broski as The Woodsman, and a special Roadhouse performance by "The" Nine Inch Nails! Find us here: Twitter: @GhostwoodCast @CharlesSkaggs @udanax19 Facebook: Facebook.com/GhostwoodPodcast Email: GhostwoodPodcast@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

We're joined once again by NYT Bestselling author Penny Reid, but this time she's brought along actress and voice actress Joy Nash who narrates Penny's audiobooks. You might recognize Joy from Dietland, Twin Peaks, or the Mindy Project. We chat about what it's like for them working together as author and narrator, Penny's latest books (and why it's not her fault if she makes us cry), how Joy got her start narrating audiobooks, what they fangirl over, and much more! This is part one of two episodes with Penny Reid. Be sure you don't miss part two, which will feature Penny Reid with Cathy Yardley!

The Traveling Investor and guest, Joy Nash, discuss how she transformed herself, the mindset it took and the obstacles she had to overcome.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's 5PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/

This week Mark and Venus are joined by Joy Nash from Fredericton. Joy shares of God's amazing Love and Gave as He has cared for her through joys and sorrows.  Arrowhead Native Bible Center www.ArrowheadNBC.comis a ministry of Northern Canada Evangelical Mission www.NCEM.caFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/anbc_ncemFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/anbc.ncemFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/anbc_ncemClick Here to Donate to this ministry.This episode;mixed by Marcus Cookedited by Tyler Hillwith hosts Mark Dana and Venus Coteand guest Joy Nash

From an early age Joy Nash was introduced to health and fitness by a childhood friend. She had piles of Muscle and Fitness magazines, which introduced to the fantastic world of Health & Fitness. She read every article and was captivated by how the body could be molded into such a magnificent work of art, as well as keeping the body internally healthy and fit. On Joy's 13 birthday her mother asked what would she like for her birthday she asked for weight sets. From that day forward her quest to stay healthy and fit began. She became a personal training at the age 19 helping people to transform their minds, body, soul and spirit through Health & Fitness Coaching as well as lifestyle coaching to help them achieve their goals in health and fitness needs. She can be seen on Instagram @Fitness4Joy

In part two of our unladylike diet culture detox, Cristen and Caroline confront how body issues bond mothers and daughters and the subtle slimming messages we're fed by our families. They also uncover an historical bombshell about white feminism and dieting rules that weigh down the body positivity movement today. Trigger warning: We discuss eating disorders and recovery in this episode. Briefly, the conversation describes in detail certain bulimic behaviors that accompanied our guest’s struggle. If you haven't heard it yet, check out the first part of this series - How to Leave Dietland Pt. 1 with Joy Nash.  New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Hear Unladylike without ads by signing up for Stitcher Premium. Get a month of free listening at stitcher.com/premium with code UNLADYLIKE. This episode is brought to you by CLR [clrbrands.com], Thirdlove [thirdlove.com/unladylike] and Zola [zola.com/unladylike].

In part two of our unladylike diet culture detox, Cristen and Caroline confront how body issues bond mothers and daughters and the subtle slimming messages we're fed by our families. They also uncover an historical bombshell about white feminism and dieting rules that weigh down the body positivity movement today. Trigger warning: We discuss eating disorders and recovery in this episode. Briefly, the conversation describes in detail certain bulimic behaviors that accompanied our guest’s struggle. If you haven't heard it yet, check out the first part of this series - How to Leave Dietland Pt. 1 with Joy Nash.  New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Hear Unladylike without ads by signing up for Stitcher Premium. Get a month of free listening at stitcher.com/premium with code UNLADYLIKE. This episode is brought to you by CLR [clrbrands.com], Thirdlove [thirdlove.com/unladylike] and Zola [zola.com/unladylike]. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each new year serves up a new season of empty weight-loss promises and pressure to size down. But what if we could detox from diet culture and claim our space instead? In this first episode of a two-part series, Cristen and Caroline head to America's body-shaming capital, Hollywood, where actor Joy Nash is breaking the rules of what a leading lady looks like in TV's 'Dietland.' New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Hear Unladylike without ads by signing up for Stitcher Premium. Get a month of free listening at stitcher.com/premium with code UNLADYLIKE. This episode is brought to you by Honeybook [honeybook.com] (with code UNLADYLIKE), Simple Contacts [simplecontacts.com/unladylike] (with code UNLADYLIKE), and the book: Becoming Michelle Obama.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each new year serves up a new season of empty weight-loss promises and pressure to size down. But what if we could detox from diet culture and claim our space instead? In this first episode of a two-part series, Cristen and Caroline head to America's body-shaming capital, Hollywood, where actor Joy Nash is breaking the rules of what a leading lady looks like in TV's 'Dietland.' New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Hear Unladylike without ads by signing up for Stitcher Premium. Get a month of free listening at stitcher.com/premium with code UNLADYLIKE. This episode is brought to you by Honeybook [honeybook.com] (with code UNLADYLIKE), Simple Contacts [simplecontacts.com/unladylike] (with code UNLADYLIKE), and the book: Becoming Michelle Obama. 

Hotel Artemis (2018) R | 1h 34min | Action, Crime, Thriller | 8 June 2018 (USA) Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Director: Drew Pearce Writer: Drew Pearce Stars: Jodie Foster, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista Blown Away (1994) R | 2h 1min | Action, Crime, Drama | 1 July 1994 (USA) An Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad. Director: Stephen Hopkins Writers: John Rice (story), Joe Batteer (story) Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis Dietland 45min | Comedy, Drama | TV Series (2018– ) Plum Kettle is a ghostwriter for the editor of one of New York's hottest fashion magazines. Struggling with self-image and fed up with how she's treated by her boss and society, Creator: Marti Noxon Stars: Julianna Margulies, Joy Nash, Tamara Tunie https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/

Hotel Artemis (2018) R | 1h 34min | Action, Crime, Thriller | 8 June 2018 (USA) Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Director: Drew Pearce Writer: Drew Pearce Stars: Jodie Foster, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista Blown Away (1994) R | 2h 1min | Action, Crime, Drama | 1 July 1994 (USA) An Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad. Director: Stephen Hopkins Writers: John Rice (story), Joe Batteer (story) Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis Dietland 45min | Comedy, Drama | TV Series (2018– ) Plum Kettle is a ghostwriter for the editor of one of New York's hottest fashion magazines. Struggling with self-image and fed up with how she's treated by her boss and society, Creator: Marti Noxon Stars: Julianna Margulies, Joy Nash, Tamara Tunie https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/

Dietland Paul and Elgin review #Dietland: Dietland on AMC, created by Marti Noxon, based on the novel by Sarai Walker, and starring Joy Nash and Julianna Margulies. This show is a dark satire about dealing with the beauty industrial complex during the #MeToo era. We discuss Nash’s central performance as Alicia “Plum” Kettle (the show’s plus-size protagonist, who […]

Digital entertainment program BUILD Series takes its popular and extensive live interview show to the next level, adding a new, daily morning talk show “BUILD Brunch," as BUILD Series continues its commitment to bring its fans closer to culture. Airing weekdays at 11am live on BUILDseries.com/Brunch, it will feature a roundtable of diverse, young and influential personalities speaking to breaking news, hot topics and the latest in entertainment. "Dietland" Actress Joy Nash joins the table!

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the pilot episode for the new AMC series Dietland, starring Joy Nash and Juliana Margulies. Today's intro music is "Thunder Thighs" by Miss Eaves.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Aisha Tyler of AMC's Unapologetic. AMC's new companion talk show, "Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler" debuts live on Monday, June 4th at 11pm ET/PT, immediately following two back-to-back episodes of AMC's new original series "Dietland." The show will then move to its regular weekly timeslot of 10:00 pm ET the following week. On the debut episode, Aisha Tyler is joined by series star, Joy Nash, Executive Producer, Marti Noxon and feminist writer, Lindy West. Second episode guests include: series starJulianna Margulies, women's rights attorney, author and activist Gloria Allred, along with actress and comedian Yvette Nicole Brown. Additional guests throughout the season include: Charlize Theron, Laverne Cox, Margaret Cho, Erin Darke, Tamara Tunie, Alyssa Mastromonaco, and more. Produced for AMC by Embassy Row ("Talking Dead," "Beyond Stranger Things," "Watch What Happens Live"), the unscripted series is hosted by Tyler ("Criminal Minds," "Archer"). Unlike a conventional after show confined to the companion series itself, "Unapologetic" will feature Tyler leading a topical discussion around the broader, female-centric issues and themes that "Dietland" explores. Tyler will be talking with celebrity fans, series actors and producers, as well as relevant journalists, writers, comedians and other tastemakers. Embassy Row's Michael Davies, Tammy Johnston and Amanda McPhillips serve as executive producers.  

"The Good Wife" star Julianna Margulies, who makes her return to series TV with "Dietland," opens up about why the show is relevant to the #MeToo movement. the advice she gave Joy Nash, and why she won't revisit Alicia Florrick.

Joy Nash, star of AMC's new series, DIETLAND (based on the book by Sarai Walker), stops in and gives us the "never give up" pep-talk. Joy encourages the ladies by sharing her story to stardom and sharing how she did anything from managing property to pet fur-tography to follow her dream of acting. That drive led her here and now she is just days away from the premiere of a new series she is starring in! Joy gives us the scoop on DIETLAND and dishes on how she was almost a library thief. You'll hear tips for making it work, not giving up and how to thrive as a dreamer. Catch the premiere of DIETLAND on AMC, June 4th at 9pm EST. Find Joy online at: https://twitter.com/JoyNash and https://www.instagram.com/therealjoynash Find Midlife Makeover online! Follow https://www.instagram.com/midlifemakeoverpodcast/ on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook! You can find Marcy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/themarcyminute & AJ too at https://www.instagram.com/askajanything. Become a Patron by supporting us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/midlifemakeover Email us questions and comments to midlifemakeoverpodcast@gmail.com! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Facebook!

Team work makes the dream work this week as all three of us decided to watch different new Netflix shows, so we get together and talk about what we saw, and what we recommend. Cloverfield Paradox A crew aboard a space station finds itself alone after a scientific experiment causes the Earth to disappear. When a space shuttle appears, the space station's crew must determine if it is carrying friends or foes. Altered Carbon More than 300 years in the future, society has been transformed by new technology, leading to human bodies being interchangeable and death no longer being permanent. Takeshi Kovacs is the only surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors who were defeated in an uprising against the new world order. His mind was imprisoned for centuries until impossibly wealthy businessman Laurens Bancroft offers him the chance to live again. Kovacs will have to do something for Bancroft, though, if he wants to be resurrected. Bancroft's request of Kovacs is to solve a murder -- Bancroft's. "Altered Carbon" is based on Richard K. Morgan's cyberpunk noir novel of the same name. Devilman Crybaby Akira's best friend tells him that ancient demons have returned to take back the world from humans and suggests that he unite with a demon. Akira successfully does that, transforming into Devilman, a being with a demon's powers but who retains the soul of a human. This sends Akira into a brutal, degenerate war against evil. With fear of demons gripping the world, humanity devolves into paranoia and violence and Akira sets out to save other demon-human hybrids like himself. You don’t have to take our word for it The story behind netflix releasing clover field paradox after the superbowl. Altered Carbon sticks the landing.  Devilman Crybaby expands on legendary manga.  Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviews make us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review on iTunes or Stitcher! Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Email contact@geekversus.com (audio files welcome) Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcasts or on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversation. Follow @geekversus_ on Twitter Some of our Favorite podcast episodes The Room Should Minotaurs have hooves or feet? Our favorite TGIF shows Curtis Armstrong interview Twin Peaks discussion with Joy Nash

REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & Steve Hernandez, produced in partnership with JASH. For the 21st episode of season 3, the pair welcome actress Joy Nash (Dietland, Twin Peaks) for a deep ep about the lessons death teaches you about life, why it's so important to nurture a great relationship with yourself, dating app fatigue, her ideal beau (rhymes with Mavid Marber) & her amazing Dietland casting story – plus Courtney & Steve share their high school sexploits. This episode is brought to you by FabFitFun (go to fabfitfun.com & use code REALITY to get $10 off your first FabFitFun box). Please rate & review to tell us what you love!

Co-Hosts Eva Tingley & Kathy Deitch have guest, Point Foundation Scholar, Kerri Cecil. This week Eva and Kathy discuss going to Ralph Pucci International Fine Art Gallery to see http://www.marjoriesalvaterra.com/ - with Joy Nash. Nordstrom having size inclusive mannequins in two new stores. Deaf West opening of "Our Town" - meeting Camryn Manheim They are writing for Books for Better Living, please share your doctor stories with us. They interview with Kerri Cecil, The Point Foundation, Gala on October 7, 2017 Happy 15th Birthday to Eva's nephew Ben His Abs and My Curves on LoveU Magazine

Co-hosts Eva Tingley & Kathy Deitch have Guest, actress, Joy Nash and discuss Twin Peaks and her upcoming series on AMC "Dietland" that is adapted from the book. Written and directed by Marti Noxon, of Buffy the Vampire fame, Joy plays the lead role of Plum Kettle. Eva & Kathy ask her allllll about that!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse discuss the mind-blowing "The Return, Part 8" from Showtime's revival of Twin Peaks, featuring Carel Struycken as The Fireman, Joy Nash as Señorita Dido, and a Roadhouse performance by "The" Nine Inch Nails! Find us here: Twitter: @GhostwoodCast @CharlesSkaggs @udanax19 Facebook: Facebook.com/GhostwoodPodcast/ Email: GhostwoodPodcast@gmail.com

PlusThis! Show hosts Eva Tingley & Kathy Deitch interview actress and renowned audiobook narrator Joy Nash.

Rowena Cherry has played chess with a Grand Master and former President of the World Chess Federation (hence the chess-pun titles of her alien romances). She has spent folly filled summers in a Spanish castle; dined on a sheikh's yacht with royalty; been seranaded (on a birthday) by a rockstar and an English nobleman; ridden in a pace car at the 1993 Indy 500; received the gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award; and generally lived on the edge of the sort of life that inspires her romances about high-living alien gods. In INSUFFICIENT MATING MATERIAL, we created "the Murderer's Hand" of playing cards, inspired by Bill Hickok's "Dead man's hand". It was used (rigged, of course) to panic a villain. Then, a tarot reading was used as an innocent seeming interrogation tool. In the sequel, KNIGHT'S FORK, the reading is genuine, and precipitates action, although no one admits that they believe the cards, and everyone reads a different meaning into each prediction. Here's some info about my October release, Knight's Fork. Find out more about me at http://www.rowenacherry.com Synopsis: Knight's Fork is a futuristic romance which combines a traditional quest story (loosely based on the Greek hero Perseus) with a romance around the issue of genetics and the royal need to breed. A Princess from a "superior" race was married to an alien Prince as living proof of a political alliance. At the time of the marriage/peace treaty no one thought that the Prince would become King of his people, and that an heir would be necessary. After many fruitless years, the Queen (as she now is) realizes that her only hope of keeping the peace is to find a sperm donor from her own race who has the same eye color as her alien mate's, whom she can trust, and who is not too closely related to her. When he says "No!" the stakes are too high for her to give up. Rhett is an ambassador and a knight who has taken vows of chastity and purity. Everyone believes that he is "too good to be true" and that he must have a sordid secret, a chink in his moral armor. His own world gets too hot, so he jumps at the chance to go on a year-long quest to uncover or else lay to rest a buried skeleton in the family closet. Little does he know that there is a stowaway aboard. FAQS About Knight's Fork Author's Name: Rowena Cherry Book Title: Knight's Fork ISBN: 0505527405 ISBN 13 978050 5527400 Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Publish Date: 10/01/2008 Genre: Romance Sub-Genre: Futuristic or Fantasy Heat level: PG (some fellatio, body/bathroom humor) Language: F-word used in villainous swearing Series? Yes. 3rd after #1 Forced Mate, #2 Insufficient Mating Material BOOK EXCERPT LINK: http://www.rowenacherry.com/excerpts/excerpts_kf.php Reviews: (just four... not including the one liners from Susan Kearney, MJ Rose, Joy Nash etc) 1. http://romanceatheart.com/review/knightsfork.html

Rowena Cherry has played chess with a Grand Master and former President of the World Chess Federation (hence the chess-pun titles of her alien romances). She has spent folly filled summers in a Spanish castle; dined on a sheikh's yacht with royalty; been seranaded (on a birthday) by a rockstar and an English nobleman; ridden in a pace car at the 1993 Indy 500; received the gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award; and generally lived on the edge of the sort of life that inspires her romances about high-living alien gods. In INSUFFICIENT MATING MATERIAL, we created "the Murderer's Hand" of playing cards, inspired by Bill Hickok's "Dead man's hand". It was used (rigged, of course) to panic a villain. Then, a tarot reading was used as an innocent seeming interrogation tool. In the sequel, KNIGHT'S FORK, the reading is genuine, and precipitates action, although no one admits that they believe the cards, and everyone reads a different meaning into each prediction. Here's some info about my October release, Knight's Fork. Find out more about me at http://www.rowenacherry.com Synopsis: Knight's Fork is a futuristic romance which combines a traditional quest story (loosely based on the Greek hero Perseus) with a romance around the issue of genetics and the royal need to breed. A Princess from a "superior" race was married to an alien Prince as living proof of a political alliance. At the time of the marriage/peace treaty no one thought that the Prince would become King of his people, and that an heir would be necessary. After many fruitless years, the Queen (as she now is) realizes that her only hope of keeping the peace is to find a sperm donor from her own race who has the same eye color as her alien mate's, whom she can trust, and who is not too closely related to her. When he says "No!" the stakes are too high for her to give up. Rhett is an ambassador and a knight who has taken vows of chastity and purity. Everyone believes that he is "too good to be true" and that he must have a sordid secret, a chink in his moral armor. His own world gets too hot, so he jumps at the chance to go on a year-long quest to uncover or else lay to rest a buried skeleton in the family closet. Little does he know that there is a stowaway aboard. FAQS About Knight's Fork Author's Name: Rowena Cherry Book Title: Knight's Fork ISBN: 0505527405 ISBN 13 978050 5527400 Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Publish Date: 10/01/2008 Genre: Romance Sub-Genre: Futuristic or Fantasy Heat level: PG (some fellatio, body/bathroom humor) Language: F-word used in villainous swearing Series? Yes. 3rd after #1 Forced Mate, #2 Insufficient Mating Material BOOK EXCERPT LINK: http://www.rowenacherry.com/excerpts/excerpts_kf.php Reviews: (just four... not including the one liners from Susan Kearney, MJ Rose, Joy Nash etc) 1. http://romanceatheart.com/review/knightsfork.html

Hotel Artemis (2018) R | 1h 34min | Action, Crime, Thriller | 8 June 2018 (USA) Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Director: Drew Pearce Writer: Drew Pearce Stars: Jodie Foster, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista Blown Away (1994) R | 2h 1min | Action, Crime, Drama | 1 July 1994 (USA) An Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad. Director: Stephen Hopkins Writers: John Rice (story), Joe Batteer (story) Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis Dietland 45min | Comedy, Drama | TV Series (2018– ) Plum Kettle is a ghostwriter for the editor of one of New York's hottest fashion magazines. Struggling with self-image and fed up with how she's treated by her boss and society, Creator: Marti Noxon Stars: Julianna Margulies, Joy Nash, Tamara Tunie https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/