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The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] The State of GLP-1 DiscourseWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it's time for your February Extra Butter episode! Listen to hear about:⭐️ Anti-diet GLP-1 life⭐️ Who gets left out when the tradwife aesthetic takes over influencer culture⭐️ Interrogating the ableism of not wanting to be on medication your whole lifePlus, serious stuff, like:⭐️ Corinne in a prairie dress⭐️ How long Virginia will last in a zombie apocalypse ⭐️ Why hot cheese is in for FebruaryTo hear the whole thing...
2026-02-1210 min
Spotlight on Care: Alzheimer's CaregivingApproach to Elder Law with Fay BlixIn this episode, Steve and Virginia speak with elder law attorney Fay Blix about the critical importance of early legal planning after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Fay explains how stigma, fear, and denial often delay planning, and emphasizes involving the diagnosed person in decisions while they still have capacity. She outlines key tools such as durable powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and POLST forms, stressing that documents should be clear, personalized, and regularly updated. Fay also discusses the emotional and logistical challenges families face, the value of open communication and defined roles, and why conservatorship, though sometimes necessary, ca...
2026-02-1131 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Pets + Gay Hockey EpisodeWe are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and it’s time for a BONUS January Indulgence Gospel!This episode is free for everyone. If you enjoy it, consider a paid subscription to Burnt Toast! It's the best way to support our work and keep this an ad- and sponsor-free space. You'll also get behind some of our most popular paywalled episodes like: 🧈 Why is Katie Sturino Working for Weight Watchers?🧈Don't Go On the Pete Wells Diet🧈The Mel Robbins Cult of High FivesAnd more! (Find every Indulgence Gospel epis...
2026-01-2939 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] A White Man Thought He was Fat and Quit His Job.We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel! Today we are talking about former restaurant critic turned diet crusader Pete Wells—and why the New York Times always spends January turning into a women's magazine from hell. CW for discussions of intentional weight loss and lazy fat jokes (from Pete), including some that are offensive to both humans and bassett hounds. You do need to be a paid Just Toast subscriber to listen to this full conversation. Membership starts at just $5 per month!Jo...
2026-01-2210 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Potato Girl YearWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it's time for our annual Ins & Outs Episode! This is what we do every New Year, instead of making resolutions or setting problematic body change goals. It's deeply unserious but still satisfies that urge to reflect and make some (fun) plans for the year to come! Listen to hear... ⭐️ The pants Virginia forgot she was wearing. ⭐️ The food trends Corinne is SO OVER. ⭐️ Virginia's new religion!!To hear the whole thing, read the full tra...
2026-01-0811 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastHigh Fiving Ourselves For This Year!You're listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay.Happy Christmas if you celebrate! If you don't, happy Thursday where everything is closed! Either way, today we're taking a look back at your five favorite episodes of the year. If you enjoy the snippets you hear here, why not give yourself the gift of Burnt Toast? In addition to getting behind paywalled episodes and essays, Burnt Toasties get to join our awesome chat rooms like Team CPAP, Anti-Diet Ozempic Life and Fat Fashion! Join Burnt Toast for 2026! 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈This episode contains affiliate links. Tha...
2025-12-2539 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] The Year in Butters: 2025You're listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay.And it's time for the episode we look forward to all year long—ever since we made it a tradition exactly one year ago! It is time for... The Year In Butters, where we look back at everything we've recommended in the past year and tell you what's still buttery and what has...gone rancid. If you're new here: Butter is what we call the recommendation segment at the end of every episode. It might be a new favorite food, a gr...
2025-12-1811 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Hot People ProblemsWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it's time for your December Extra Butter episode.Today we've got a couple of rants and answers to your listener questions. On the agenda: ⭐️ The tyranny of School Spirit Weeks — especially during the holiday season! ⭐️ How it feels to date another fat person 👀🔥⭐️ How we're surviving — even thriving? — this Ozempic Season. To hear the whole thing, read the full transcript, and join us in the comments, you do need to be an Extra Butter subscriber.Jo...
2025-12-0411 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWe Need a Fat Bechdel TestWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!We are Corinne Fay and Virginia Sole-Smith. These episodes are usually just for our Extra Butter membership tier — but today we’re releasing this one to the whole list. So enjoy! (And if you love it, go paid so you don’t miss the next one!) Episode 212 TranscriptCorinneToday is a family meeting episode. We’re catching up on summer breaks, back to school, and a whole bunch of diet culture news stories that we’ve been wanting to discuss with you all.
2025-09-2533 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWe Need a Fat Bechdel TestWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!We are Corinne Fay and Virginia Sole-Smith. These episodes are usually just for our Extra Butter membership tier — but today we’re releasing this one to the whole list. So enjoy! (And if you love it, go paid so you don’t miss the next one!) Episode 212 TranscriptCorinneToday is a family meeting episode. We’re catching up on summer breaks, back to school, and a whole bunch of diet culture news stories that we’ve been wanting to discuss with you all.
2025-09-2533 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Is Back To School A Diet?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your September Indulgence Gospel!It’s time for a mailbag episode, so we’ll be diving into your questions about:⭐️ How to clap back when people say, “Wow, you’ve changed!” ⭐️ What to do with ageist grandparents? (We’re surprisingly…Team Grandparent on this one?)⭐️ Why it’s so hard to like photos of ourselves!!! ⭐️ Is Back To School (the hype, the myth, the culture)…a diet? And so much more!To hear the fu...
2025-09-1105 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Back To School A Diet?This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your September Indulgence Gospel!It’s time for a mailbag episode, so we’ll be diving into your questions about:⭐️ How to clap back when people say, “Wow, you’ve changed!” ⭐️ What to do with ageist grandparents? (We’re surprisingly…Team Grandparent on this one?)⭐️ Why it’s so hard to like photos of ourselves!!! ⭐️ Is Bac...
2025-09-1101 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Mel Robbins Cult of High FivesThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. For our last August hiatus episode, we’re looking back at a conversation we ran back in February of this year — exploring the work of attorney turned self-help guru Mel Robbins.Did Mel steal the concept of “let them?” Is she just Andrew Huberman for the “We Can Do Hard Things” crowd? Is high-fiving yourself in the mirror every morning a diet?
2025-08-2101 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThose Pants Don't Deserve YouThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribeWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! We are Corinne Fay and Virginia Sole-Smith, and this month we’re discussing… Things Thin People Say. 👀 The list includes: ⭐️ The most bananas comment about swimsuit shopping⭐️ That thing where they think their boyfriend’s clothes will fit you ⭐️ How Caroline Chambers’ thin privilege shows up⭐️ Our thoughts on Haley Nahman’s sugar addict essay. ⭐️ And more!
2025-07-3101 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastJust Another Middle-Aged Person on TikTokThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for… part 2 of our 200th episode!We are continuing to revisit favorite moments from the podcast archives. Coming up:🔥We have feelings about aging!🔥What’s our current take on heterosexual marriage?🔥How do you set boundaries when you’re in eating disorder recovery but your partner is…on a diet?And so much more!T...
2025-07-1001 min
Vegans Talking ShitVegan Beauty, Part IFriend of the show Virginia Le Fay is back in part one of a two-part episode about vegan beauty. Virginia sits down with The Tofu Trio to talk about being a makeup artist in the fashion and entertainment industry, and how she always tries to use vegan and cruelty-free products in her profession. Meanwhile, Jon brings out his stash of beauty products (and it's a lot!), Vanessa talks about how Brazilians handle body hair, and Joey shares too much information about his own grooming habits.Vegans Talking Shit is hosted by Joey Di Girolamo, Jon Missirlian, and...
2025-07-0834 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWhat Can Replace the Emotional Support Skinny Jeans?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your July Indulgence Gospel!And… it’s our 200th episode! To celebrate, we’re making today’s Indulgence Gospel free to everyone and offering a flash sale — 20% off to celebrate 200 episodes! Grab this deal here.This newsletter contains affiliate links, which means if you buy something we suggest, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only ever recommend things we love and use ourselves! One Good Thing...
2025-07-0327 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Team Box Mix ForeverPlus what to eat when you don't want to eat and another fat dating update.You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your June Indulgence Gospel!It’s time for a mailbag episode, so we’ll be diving into your questions about:⭐️ Virginia’s online dating adventures 👀⭐️ What we’re cooking right now 🧑🏻🍳👩🍳⭐️ How we’re doing with the Target boycott!⭐️ Plus Corinne’s best Maine recs 🦞And so much more!Episode 198 TranscriptVirginiaIt...
2025-06-1905 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastTeam Box Mix ForeverThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your June Indulgence Gospel!It’s time for a mailbag episode, so we’ll be diving into your questions about:⭐️ Virginia’s online dating adventures 👀⭐️ What we’re cooking right now 🧑🏻🍳👩🍳⭐️ How we’re doing with the Target boycott!⭐️ Plus Corinne’s best Maine recs 🦞And so much more!To hear the full story, you’ll need to be a paid Bur...
2025-06-1901 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Giving Up Your Furniture a Diet?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/subscribeThank you so much to everyone who donated to the Me Little Me Virtual Food Pantry! We raised $13,991 with your help — more than double our original goal of $6,000!! These funds, plus the Burnt Toast match, will cover over 3,600 home-cooked meals for multiply marginalized folks in need.Learn more about this project here. You can continue to support Me Little Me by becoming a recurring donor and following their work on In...
2025-06-0502 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastRFK Has a Vision Board for Food Dye BansBefore we start the show today…Have you donated to the Me Little Me Virtual Food Pantry? No, it won’t prevent any of the MAHA shenanigans we’re about to discuss. But it will 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...
2025-05-2228 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Episode Corinne Has Been WAITING For!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/subscribeWelcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark. This month we are talking about… seasonal color analysis!We’ll be getting into:⭐️ The complicated legacy of Color Me Beautiful⭐️ Is color analysis a little bit racist?⭐️ Is color analysis…a diet?⭐️ What colors can Virginia wear, and why are there so many shades of taupe?To hear the whole thing, read the full transcript, and j...
2025-05-1501 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastAll Your Fat Sex Questions, Answered!This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your May Indulgence Gospel!Today, fan favorite Brianna Campos joins us again to talk more about… fat dating and sex!We’re answering your questions, like:⭐️ How do you navigate certain positions in bigger bodies?⭐️ How do you talk to new partners about what your body needs?⭐️ Are “oral sex skills” a myth?⭐️ And…who...
2025-05-0102 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastEvery Parent Is (Kind Of) DisabledYou are listening to Burnt Toast!Today, my guest is Jessica Slice, a disabled mom and author of the brilliant new book, Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World.Jessica is also the co-author of Dateable: Swiping Right, Hooking Up, and Settling Down While Chronically Ill and Disabled, and This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation, as well as the forthcoming This Is How We Talk and We Belong. She has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Alice Wong’s bestselling Disability Visibility and more....
2025-04-2436 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Weight Loss Surgery the New Ozempic?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/subscribeYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your April Extra Butter.Today we’re talking about plus size influencers getting weight loss surgery. We’ll get into:⭐️ Is this the start of the Ozempic backlash?⭐️ How much do public figures owe their audiences?⭐️ How to hold space for body autonomy with weight loss journeys...
2025-04-1701 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastAre We On A Phone Diet?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your April Indulgence Gospel! Subscribe nowThese episodes are usually only for paid subscribers but we’re releasing this one for free! If you like it, you can get even more Virginia by becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber — and then you’ll get even more Corinne, because paid Burnt Toasties can take 20% off their Big Undies subscription!Bundle with Big Undies!There has been so much conversation in online spaces over the p...
2025-04-0329 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] "Do I Tell My Kids I'm On Ozempic?"You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for a bonus March Indulgence Gospel!Today we’re chatting about:⭐️ How to talk to your kids about (your) weight loss and/or GLP-1 use.⭐️ How to handle medically-advised diets without getting…diet-y.⭐️Our favorite leggings (we stand by all these recs!)⭐️Dealing with haters… and more!To hear the full story, you’ll need to be a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. If you’re already a paid subscriber, you can add...
2025-03-2705 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"Do I Tell My Kids I'm On Ozempic?"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for a bonus March Indulgence Gospel!Today we’re chatting about:⭐️ How to talk to your kids about (your) weight loss and/or GLP-1 use.⭐️ How to handle medically-advised diets without getting…diet-y.⭐️Our favorite leggings (we stand by all these recs!)⭐️Dealing with haters… and more!To hear the full story, you’ll need to...
2025-03-2701 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastDoes Dr. Becky Have a Privilege Problem?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/subscribeYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Extra Butter.Today we’re talking about Dr. Becky Kennedy, the beloved parenting influencer. We’ll get into:⭐️ The Dr. Becky mantra that Virginia uses…often.⭐️Why you don’t need to cook dinner for your kids at 3pm.⭐️ The infamous “school nurse call” post.⭐️...
2025-03-2001 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Last Fat Mom in the Hudson Valley?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Indulgence Gospel!Indulgence Gospel episodes are usually only for paid subscribers but we’re releasing this one for free! If you like it, you can get even more Virginia by becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber.Today we’re chatting about:⭐️ Navigating fitness spaces designed for smaller bodies!⭐️ Feelings about hair color!⭐️ Do Virginia and Corinne like sports now? 👀⭐️ And what to do when it seems like everyone is on a...
2025-03-1335 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Last Fat Mom in the Hudson Valley?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Indulgence Gospel!Indulgence Gospel episodes are usually only for paid subscribers but we’re releasing this one for free! If you like it, you can get even more Virginia by becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber — and then you’ll get even more Corinne, because paid Burnt Toasties can take 20% off their Big Undies subscription!Today we’re chatting about:⭐️ Navigating fitness spaces designed for smaller bodies!⭐️ Feelings about hair color!⭐️...
2025-03-1335 min
Intuitive StyleEpisode 07. Having fun with personal style, with Corinne FayToday's guest is Corinne Fay from Substack newsletter, Big Undies. Corinne is also the co-host of the Indulgence Gospel with Virginia Sole-Smith, and the creator of SellTradePlus. We have a chat about her love of denim shirts, creating community online, and the importance of letting go of perfectionism so we can have fun with clothing.Episode TranscriptThis transcript has been edited for clarity.You're listening to Intuitive Style, where we believe everyone has style. Through conversations with inspiring guests, we explore how to tune into our style intuition so that we can...
2025-03-0744 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastVirginia Likes Kale NowYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!I’m Virginia Sole-Smith, and today my guest is Amy Palanjian.Amy is my work wife and best friend of over 20 years. She’s also the creator of Yummy Toddler Food and author of the nationally bestselling cookbook Dinnertime SOS: 100 Sanity-Saving Meals Parents and Kids of All Ages Will Actually Want to Eat.Amy joined me last month at Split Rock Books to celebrate the launch of FAT TALK in paperback. They also host the Burnt Toast Bookshop for us, and are forever the place to get...
2025-03-0637 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Mel Robbins Has a PHD in Diet CultureYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay.Today we're exploring the work of attorney turned self-help guru Mel Robbins.Did Mel steal the concept of “let them?”Is she just Andrew Huberman for the “We Can Do Hard Things” crowd?Is high-fiving yourself in the mirror every morning a diet?As you’ll hear, Corinne and I didn’t totally agree… until we did. Let’s get into it.Episode 181 TranscriptCorinneToday, we are talking about motivational speak...
2025-02-2305 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Is Mel Robbins A Diet?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your February Indulgence Gospel.Today we’re talking about Mel Robbins! We’re going to get into:⭐️ Is Mel Robbins diet culture or anti-diet? Is she just Andrew Huberman for the We Can Do Hard Things crowd?⭐️ Corinne & Virginia’s difference of opinion⭐️ The big Mel Robbins controversy⭐️ Will we start high fiving ourselves in the mirror?Episode 181 TranscriptCorinneToday, we are talking about motivational...
2025-02-2000 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Mel Robbins A Diet?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/subscribeYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your February Indulgence Gospel.Today we’re talking about Mel Robbins! We’re going to get into:⭐️ Is Mel Robbins diet culture or anti-diet? Is she just Andrew Huberman for the We Can Do Hard Things crowd?⭐️ Corinne & Virginia’s difference of opinion⭐️ The big Mel Robbins contro...
2025-02-2001 min
Vegans Talking ShitThe Vegan/Not Vegan Card GameIt's the boys vs. the girls as the Tofu Trio once again welcomes their friend Virginia Le Fay onto the show, this time to play a card game they found on Amazon called Vegan/Not Vegan. Despite the four friends playing the game for the entire episode, Joey still makes time to whine about the "Joker" movie, Jon makes a reference to "Coming to America," and Vanessa... well, she does what she can to tolerate the boys. As for Virginia, she throws in her usual array of double entendres and sexual innuendo, but manages to keep things PG-13. Find...
2025-02-1849 min
Vegans Talking ShitShould Vegans Date Non-Vegans?, Part IIIn part two of the two-part episode about dating while vegan, Joey, Jon, and Vanessa continue their conversation with their friend and fellow vegan Virginia Le Fay. And naturally, they spend a lot of time talking about things that are way off topic, including, once again, Virginia's time working as a makeup artist in the adult film industry. Before listening to part two of this episode, we urge you to listen to part one, which was posted last week. Oh, and parents, like last week, be sure your kids aren't around while you're listening to this one, because the...
2025-02-1132 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Our Amazon DietYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your February Indulgence Gospel.Today we’re updating you on our great experiment: How did we do with 30 days of NO AMAZON? We’re going to get into:⭐️ Why did we quit Amazon in the first place?⭐️ Is quitting Amazon a diet—or at least, diet culture-adjacent?⭐️ What was our biggest fail?⭐️ Will we keep going???To hear the full story, you'll need to be a paid Burnt Toast subscriber.
2025-02-0605 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastOur Amazon DietThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your February Indulgence Gospel.Today we’re updating you on our great experiment: How did we do with 30 days of NO AMAZON? We’re going to get into:⭐️ Why did we quit Amazon in the first place?⭐️ Is quitting Amazon a diet—or at least, diet culture-adjacent?⭐️ What was our biggest fail?⭐️ Will we keep goin...
2025-02-0601 min
Vegans Talking ShitShould Vegans Date Non-Vegans?, Part IVegans Talking Shit has its first guest ever as The Tofu Trio welcomes their friend and fellow vegan Virginia Le Fay. In part one of a two-part episode, they discuss the not-so-wonderful world of vegan dating, as well as the challenge of dating in South Florida in general. Do they manage to stay on topic? Well, for the most part, yes, but Virginia is a professional makeup artist who spent four years working in the porn industry (doing hair and makeup, not performing), so of course, they spend a lot of time talking about that. Parents, you might want...
2025-02-0438 min
My Sister's A Therapist- Mental Health, Wellness, and Healing with HumorFail HardWhat's so bad about failing? Also, why we hate Thomas Edison's guts.
REFERENCES:
THE MAN IN THE ARENA: Theodore Roosevelt
Strategies for Learning from Failure-Amy C. Edmondson
Mr. Show: Grass Valley Greg
What Have You Learned From Failure? Jeremy Engle
Jim Fay, Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility
How to Learn From Your Failures: JEREMY ADAM SMITH
2025-01-3043 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastTaking Ozempic for "Wardrobe" ReasonsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel.It’s time for another mailbag episode, so we’ll be answering questions like:⭐️ Is it anti-fatness to care that your partner eats faster than you?⭐️ What ultra processed foods can we not live without?⭐️ What should you do when your friend starts weight loss drugs for “wardrobe” reasons?⭐️ Did Virginia buy...
2025-01-2301 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastBirds Are In, Social Media Is OutYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and today we’re getting into our Ins and Outs for 2025.Most Indulgence Gospel episodes are paywalled, but we’re releasing today’s conversation for free as a January-has-been-a-lot-aleady treat!If you enjoy this conversation, please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription.You can also subscribe to Corinne's newsletter, Big Undies, for 20% off using this special link. To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcrip...
2025-01-1633 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastBirds Are In, Social Media Is OutYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and today we’re getting into our Ins and Outs for 2025.Most Indulgence Gospel episodes are paywalled, but we’re releasing today’s conversation for free as a January-has-been-a-lot-aleady treat!If you enjoy this conversation, please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription.You can also subscribe to Corinne's newsletter, Big Undies, for 20% off using this special link. To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcrip...
2025-01-1633 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastYour Five Favorite Episodes of 2024You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and we’re dropping in today with your Burnt Toast Podcast Year In Review.Don’t forget! Burnt Toast subscriptions are 20% off right now — but that deal ends tomorrow night. Don’t miss it!And if you haven’t donated to our NAAFA fundraiser yet, we could really use your help funding fat.You can always listen to our episodes right here in your email, where you’ll also receive full transcripts (edited and condensed for clarity). But please also fo...
2024-12-2635 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastHealthcare is Ground Zero for FatphobiaToday Virginia is chatting withMara Gordon, MD.Dr. Gordon is a family physician on the faculty of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, as well as a writer, journalist, and contributor to NPR. Dr. Gordon also writes Chief Complaint, about her efforts to make medicine more fat friendly, and help her patients and herself explore body liberation and radical bodily autonomy.In our conversation today, Dr. Gordon and I get into why the healthcare system is set up the way it is, and what we can do to advocate for more weight-inclusive care—even when we’...
2024-11-0749 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?"Today Virginia is chatting with romance author Nisha Sharma, author of Marriage & Masti. We discuss Nisha's own writing and get into some big questions about the romance genre: What is happening with bodies? How do romance authors think about fatness? And where are all the fat male love interests already? Marriage & Masti is available in the Burnt Toast Bookshop!Don’t forget, you can always take 10 percent off that purchase if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk from Split Rock Books! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)To tell...
2024-09-0543 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWhat If I Just Don't Want My Kid To Be Fat?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for another Indulgence Gospel. It’s the last week of our summer break, so we’ll be back after Labor Day with all new podcast episodes for you. We so appreciate everyone who has been continuing to listen and support the podcast during our hiatus. It means a lot to know that our community enjoys our work and cares that we’re able to make it sustainable too. So as a thank you for listening, today’s Indulgence...
2024-08-2956 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWhat If I Just Don't Want My Kid To Be Fat?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for another Indulgence Gospel. It’s the last week of our summer break, so we’ll be back after Labor Day with all new podcast episodes for you. We so appreciate everyone who has been continuing to listen and support the podcast during our hiatus. It means a lot to know that our community enjoys our work and cares that we’re able to make it sustainable too. So as a thank you for listening, today’s Indulgence...
2024-08-2956 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIf You're Losing Weight, Should You Tell Your Kids Why?This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and it’s time for your Indulgence Gospel!We’ll be getting into:* How to navigate it when you’re taking a semaglutide for your health but your kids are noticing your weight loss?* Fat fashion* Some good old fashioned hate mail* And Corinne got a tattoo!This is a paywalled episode. That means to hear...
2024-08-2212 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Fatphobic Roller Coasters and Fatphobic SocksYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your July Indulgence Gospel!We’ll be getting into:Millennial vs Gen Z feelings about socksHow to even begin a closet reorganization projectWhat to do when the roller coaster doesn’t fit your body.And so much more!This is a paywalled episode. That means to hear the whole thing you’ll need to be a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. This transcript contains affiliate...
2024-07-2505 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastFatphobic Roller Coasters and Fatphobic SocksThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comIt's time for your July Indulgence Gospel! We’ll be getting into:Millennial vs Gen Z feelings about socksHow to even begin a closet reorganization projectWhat to do when the roller coaster doesn’t fit your body. And so much more!To hear the whole conversation or read the whole transcript, you'll need to become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. Subscribe here.If you are already a paid subs...
2024-07-2501 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThat Time I Spent $200 On My Chin.Today Virginia is chatting with Anita Bhagwandas, author of Ugly: Giving Us Back Our Beauty Standards. Ugly is available in the Burnt Toast Bookshop!Don’t forget, you can always take 10 percent off that purchase if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk from Split Rock Books! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversa...
2024-07-1839 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Is It Diet Culture to Want a Breast Reduction?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your June Indulgence Gospel! We’ve got an old-fashioned listener Q roundup today, including:How should we think about breast reductions—are they medically necessary or diet culture or both?How are we solving chub rub this summer?Do they make fat-friendly toilet seats? (Corinne says yes!)And so much more!This is a paywalled episode. That means to hear the whole thing you’ll need to be a paid Burnt...
2024-06-2705 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"Health Is Not What Makes You A Good Person."Today Virginia is chatting with Angel Austin and Ani Janzen from the Association for Size Diversity and Health. To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber — subscriptions are just $5 per month! —to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes. And don’t forget to check out our Burnt Toast Podc...
2024-06-2046 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"A Fancy Prison Run By Skinny, Wealthy, White Women."Today Virginia is chatting with Jenn Romolini, author of the memoir Ambition Monster, which just came out on Tuesday!Ambition Monster is available in the Burnt Toast Bookshop!Don’t forget, you can always take 10 percent off that purchase if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk from Split Rock Books! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversat...
2024-06-0642 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"Heavy Boobs Are Very Frump."Today Virginia is chatting with Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of the hybrid nonfiction book The Third Rainbow Girl, and the new novel, Housemates, which just came out on Tuesday!Housemates is available in the Burnt Toast Bookshop! Don’t forget, you can always take 10 percent off that purchase if you also order (or have already ordered!) Fat Talk from Split Rock Books! (Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page.
2024-05-3041 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast"Fat Is Weirdly Invisible, You Know?"Today Virginia is chatting with Jeanie Finlay, director of Your Fat Friend, a film about fat activist and author Aubrey Gordon. Your Fat Friend is streaming online at Jolt.Film until June 17! To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber — subscriptions are just $5 per month! —to get all of Virginia's re...
2024-05-1434 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast“Good Athletes Control Their Weight."It's the one year anniversary of FAT TALK, so we're celebrating with a special episode for you today: Virginia is reading Chapter 11! The title is “I Got Taller and Gymnastics Got Scarier.” That’s a quote from Camille, a 13-year-old former gymnast in Boise, Idaho, who you’ll hear from shortly. Camille and so many other kids talked about how youth sports and dance—these activities that should be entirely body positive and health promoting—can often end up being wildly unsafe environments for kids. Especially kids in bigger bodies. If you like what you hear in this chapter...
2024-04-2557 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Can You Wear Birkenstocks with Skinny Jeans?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your April Indulgence Gospel.VirginiaWhich we are recording in the same room!CorinneIt’s really weird. I’m really used to looking at my computer screen to see you.VirginiaI’m not in there. CorinneIt’s confusing.VirginiaTo paint the picture for everyone: I came to New Mexico. It’s my kids’ spring break from school. They...
2024-04-1805 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] "Can I Want to Lose Weight for a Good Reason?"You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your March Indulgence Gospel.We’re doing an old-fashioned listener question episode because those are really everyone’s favorite (at least they are our favorite!). So if you’ve ever wondered:How to talk to a kid who only cares about being beautiful?Whether it’s okay to feed your children Paleo Waffles?Is wanting to lose weight always because of the patriarchy?How Virginia really feels about single mom travel?
2024-03-2105 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Not Shopping A Diet?Today Virginia is chatting with Christyna Johnson (@encougagingdietitian on Instagram and TikTok).Christyna is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image work. She also talks a lot about the intersection of consumerism, diet culture and white supremacy — and that giant topic is what we’re getting into today. To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your...
2024-03-1443 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] It's Time for Book Gospel!You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel.This month instead of the usual listener questions, we are doing a late winter / early spring books forecast where we’re going to tell you about a whole bunch of books we are very excited to be reading!All of these titles are available in a special Book Gospel section of the Burnt Toast book store over at Split Rock books, where you can take 10% off any title from today’s episode...
2024-02-2205 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastYou Don't Have To Lose Weight to Improve Your Blood SugarThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comToday Virginia is chatting with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones, founders of the beloved Food Heaven podcast and the brand new Diabetes Digital. To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber...
2024-02-1525 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastAre Screens the New Sugar?Today Virginia is chatting with Ash Brandin, a middle school teacher librarian better known as The Gamer Educator. Ash helps caregivers navigate screen time boundaries, to ensure it benefits the whole family. And we're going to talk about how screen time attitudes can intersect so much with diet culture and anti-fatness.To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast sub...
2024-02-0151 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Does Sugar Weaken Your Immune System?You’re listening to Burnt Toast!We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel.Today, we’re getting into three big questions for you:Does sugar destroy your immune system?How do we stay hopeful when fat activism gets hard?What’s the deal with 1000 Hours Outside—is it good parenting, or is it diet culture?And we’re going to get into favorite books, favorite snacks, good shows to puzzle by, Corinne’s new favorite jeans, and (inexplicably?) Virginia’s str...
2024-01-2505 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Fat People Don't Need Fat HammersYou’re listening to Burnt Toast!VirginiaThis is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith.CorinneAnd I’m Corinne Fay, I work on Burnt Toast and run @selltradeplus an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus sized clothing.VirginiaAnd we are here with your December Indulgence Gospel.We have so many good questions this month. We’re going to get into holiday diet culture. We’re also getting into fat travel, which is a really c...
2023-12-2105 min
Profiles in HavokMichael D. FayMichael D. Fay is a former USMC Combat Artist with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and was discharged in 1978 as an 81 mm mortarman (MOS 0341). In 1978, he returned to Penn State Univeristy and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. In 1983, re-enlisted into the Marines and served as an avionics technician (MOS 6322) in the Presidential Helicopter Squadron (HMX-1) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) until 1993. Fay served a tour on recruiting duty (MOS 8411) and was a recruiter of the year for 1989 and 1990. He left active duty at the...
2023-11-142h 17
Savage WonderMichael D. FayMichael D. Fay is a former USMC Combat Artist with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and was discharged in 1978 as an 81 mm mortarman (MOS 0341). In 1978, he returned to Penn State Univeristy and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. In 1983, re-enlisted into the Marines and served as an avionics technician (MOS 6322) in the Presidential Helicopter Squadron (HMX-1) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) until 1993. Fay served a tour on recruiting duty (MOS 8411) and was a recruiter of the year for 1989 and 1990. He left active duty at the...
2023-11-132h 25
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Not Every Piece of Nutrition Advice is BullshitVirginiaYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias parenting and health. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith.CorinneAnd I’m Corinne Fay. I work on Burnt Toast and run SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus sized clothing.VirginiaAnd it’s time for your November Indulgence Gospel!This was supposed to be your October Indulgence Gospel, but we ran September in October and now, it’s November. We are going to answer your questions like we do ever...
2023-11-0905 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] Not Wearing Pants YetVirginiaYou’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast about diet culture, anti-fat bias, parenting, and health. I’m Virginia Sole Smith. I also write the Burnt Toast newsletter.CorinneAnd I’m Corinne Fay. I work on Burnt Toast and run @selltradeplus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus sized clothing.VirginiaIt is time for your September1 Indulgence Gospel!We are going to answer your questions like we do every month. We have so many good ones. We’re going to get i...
2023-10-0505 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Myth of Equal PartnershipToday's episode is a Comfort Food rerun featuring a conversation between Virginia, Amy Palanjian, and Darcy Lockman. Darcy is a clinical psychologist and author of All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership. All the Rage explores how egalitarian relationships become traditional ones when children are introduced to the household and why a disproportionate amount of parental work falls on women, no matter their background, class or professional statusDarcy’s book was foundational for me in starting to understand this issue more deeply. One thing I really like about Darcy’s work is that she...
2023-04-0645 minProfiles in HavokMichael D. FayMichael D. Fay is a former USMC Combat Artist with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and was discharged in 1978 as an 81 mm mortarman (MOS 0341). In 1978, he returned to Penn State Univeristy and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. In 1983, re-enlisted into the Marines and served as an avionics technician (MOS 6322) in the Presidential Helicopter Squadron (HMX-1) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) until 1993. Fay served a tour on recruiting duty (MOS 8411) and was a recruiter of the year for 1989 and 1990. He left active duty at the...
2023-04-042h 06Savage WonderMichael D. FayMichael D. Fay is a former USMC Combat Artist with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and was discharged in 1978 as an 81 mm mortarman (MOS 0341). In 1978, he returned to Penn State Univeristy and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. In 1983, re-enlisted into the Marines and served as an avionics technician (MOS 6322) in the Presidential Helicopter Squadron (HMX-1) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) until 1993. Fay served a tour on recruiting duty (MOS 8411) and was a recruiter of the year for 1989 and 1990. He left active duty at the...
2023-04-022h 02
The Burnt Toast PodcastHow to Tell if Your Resolution Is Rooted in Diet CultureNew Year’s is a fraught time for a lot of us! Resolution culture means that diet noise and fitness noise are turned up to level 1000 right now. I was thinking about that and remembered this really lovely conversation that Amy Palanjian and I had with Christy Harrison on our old podcast Comfort Food and I decided that this episode called “New Year, No Diet” would be the perfect rerun to share with all of you this week. It originally aired on January 13, 2019. And wow, the world is different! But diet culture has remained so much the same. If yo...
2023-01-0545 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastCalling Kids Lazy, Building Fat Community, and Halloween CostumesToday’s episode is our October Ask Us Anything with Virginia and Corinne Fay of @SellTradePlus! We get into unlearning fatphobia, managing treats with kids, and our very unpopular opinions about Halloween. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an honorarium to exp...
2022-10-2045 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Myth of the Maternal InstinctThis week, Virginia chats with Chelsea Conaboy, author of an amazing new book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an honorarium to expert guests, which is key to centering marginalized voices in t...
2022-09-1537 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Myth of the Maternal InstinctThis week, Virginia chats with Chelsea Conaboy, author of an amazing new book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an honorarium to expert guests, which is key to centering marginalized voices in t...
2022-09-1537 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWhen Dieting Is the Family BusinessThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comIt's our September bonus episode! And we're trying out a new format: Virginia's Office Hours, where a Burnt Toast subscriber comes on the pod to chat with Virginia about fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. Our first guest is Serena, who is trying to navigate family gatherings while in eating disorder recovery—but her relatives aren't just diet-y, they are diet culture creators. If you are already a paid subscriber, you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed...
2022-09-0816 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast[PREVIEW] When Dieting Is the Family BusinessIt's our September bonus episode! And we're trying out a new format: Virginia's Office Hours, where a Burnt Toast subscriber comes on the pod to chat with Virginia about fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. Our first guest is Serena, who is trying to navigate family gatherings while in eating disorder recovery—but her relatives aren't just diet-y, they are diet culture creators. If you are already a paid subscriber, you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access to the entire transcript in your inbox and on the Burnt Toast Patreon.If yo...
2022-09-0805 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Sugar Really Addictive?This week, we revisit an old episode of Comfort Food where Virginia Sole-Smith and Amy Palanjian chat with Lisa Du Breuil, an incredible fat activist and clinical social worker who specializes in eating disorders and addiction. They discuss sugar addiction and how to navigate endless treats with your kids.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people...
2022-08-2543 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastIs Sugar Really Addictive?This week, we revisit an old episode of Comfort Food where Virginia Sole-Smith and Amy Palanjian chat with Lisa Du Breuil, an incredible fat activist and clinical social worker who specializes in eating disorders and addiction. They discuss sugar addiction and how to navigate endless treats with your kids.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people...
2022-08-2543 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast“Budgeting is Diet Culture For Your Money”This week, Virginia chats with Dana Miranda, a certified educator in personal finance and the founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive budget-free financial education. Check out her podcast and her Substack newsletter, Founder Notes.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an...
2022-08-1840 min
The Burnt Toast Podcast“Budgeting is Diet Culture For Your Money”This week, Virginia chats with Dana Miranda, a certified educator in personal finance and the founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive budget-free financial education. Check out her podcast and her Substack newsletter, Founder Notes.If you'd like to support Burnt Toast, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an...
2022-08-1840 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Perfect Roast Chicken Does Not Exist.Today, Virginia is chatting with Julia Turshen. Julia is a New York Times best-selling cookbook author. Her latest book is Simply Julia, she writes a fantastic newsletter, and she’s the host and producer of the podcast, Keep Calm and Cook On. Julia lives in the Hudson Valley, with her spouse Grace and their pets. And she teaches live cooking classes every Sunday afternoon. Follow her on Instagram: @Turshen.If you'd like to support the show, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or...
2022-08-1144 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastThe Perfect Roast Chicken Does Not Exist.Today, Virginia is chatting with Julia Turshen. Julia is a New York Times best-selling cookbook author. Her latest book is Simply Julia, she writes a fantastic newsletter, and she’s the host and producer of the podcast, Keep Calm and Cook On. Julia lives in the Hudson Valley, with her spouse Grace and their pets. And she teaches live cooking classes every Sunday afternoon. Follow her on Instagram: @Turshen.If you'd like to support the show, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And considering becoming a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or...
2022-08-1144 min
The Burnt Toast PodcastWhy Anti-Thin Jokes are Anti-FatThe reason people are angry at thin women is because they hate fat. Yes, of course, we should not be yelling at skinny people. But it’s important to hold that together with, when those jokes get made, they’re actually anti-fat jokes. They’re not anti-thin jokes.You’re listening to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting, and health.Today we are doing another Ask Me Anything episode! Corinne Fay is back by popular demand, and we’re both answering a whole bunch of your questions. We intende...
2022-06-2300 min
Backyard Buckets BasketballEp. 56 Sean Light | The Power of Persistence, Connecting The Mental & Physical for Optimal Performance & Developing Championship Habits (Former LA Lakers & AZ Diamondbacks Strength & Conditioning Coach)Sean Light is currently the CEO of Weight Room Wealth and former Strength & Conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Sean played college basketball at West Virginia & Quinnipiac University and majored in journalism before entering the fitness landscape. He shares his journey of becoming a division 1 athlete and how he worked his way into the professional ranks as a strength coach. Topics:- Convincing John Beilein he was good enough to play at West Virginia- Transferring to Quinnipiac and falling in love with Strength & Conditioning- Pouring into your...
2022-06-071h 02
The Burnt Toast Podcast"Ankles Don't Get Fat at the Same Rate as Butts."Hello, and welcome to another audio version of Burnt Toast!Today, I'm delighted to be chatting with Corinne Fay, who is my awesome newsletter assistant and the founder of @SellTradePlus, an amazing Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.VirginiaWelcome! Thanks for being here.CorinneThanks so much for having me. I'm really excited to be a tiny crumb of Burnt Toast.VirginiaIf we're going to use this metaphor, you would be the butter or some other very important...
2021-11-1828 minBackyard Buckets BasketballEp. 8 Alana Gilmer | The Power 5 vs. Mid Major Experience & Advice For Transfers | Marist Women's BasketballAlana Gilmer started her college career at Virginia Tech playing in the ACC but ended up becoming one of the best to ever play at Marist College. She goes into depth on her decision to commit to VT, why she transferred out and how she adjusted to a new school and a redshirt season. This was a fun conversation to have with a former "rival" and I hope it helps anyone who may be going through a similar situation.Timestamps 2:00 - Upbringing, HS, AAU, Getting Recruited, Why Virginia Tech6:00 - What She Wishes Sh...
2020-10-2651 min
Van Leer Institute Series on IdeasFay Bound Alberti, "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" (Oxford UP, 2019)Before the global pandemic of Covid-19 arrived, public health experts in the U.S. and U.K. were warning of the epidemic of loneliness.Loneliness steals more years of life than obesity. Loneliness is as much of a risk as smoking. Loneliness shortens a lifespan as much as poverty. It is associated with addiction, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and even suicide. And more and more of us report feeling lonely.Nevertheless, despite our 21st-century fears of an epidemic of loneliness, we know very little about it clinically, or historically. So Fay Bound Alberti’s new book, A B...
2020-07-1453 min
New Books In Public HealthFay Bound Alberti, "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" (Oxford UP, 2019)Before the global pandemic of Covid-19 arrived, public health experts in the U.S. and U.K. were warning of the epidemic of loneliness.Loneliness steals more years of life than obesity. Loneliness is as much of a risk as smoking. Loneliness shortens a lifespan as much as poverty. It is associated with addiction, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and even suicide. And more and more of us report feeling lonely.Nevertheless, despite our 21st-century fears of an epidemic of loneliness, we know very little about it clinically, or historically. So Fay Bound Alberti’s new book, A B...
2020-07-1453 min
New Books in PsychologyFay Bound Alberti, "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" (Oxford UP, 2019)Before the global pandemic of Covid-19 arrived, public health experts in the U.S. and U.K. were warning of the epidemic of loneliness.Loneliness steals more years of life than obesity. Loneliness is as much of a risk as smoking. Loneliness shortens a lifespan as much as poverty. It is associated with addiction, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and even suicide. And more and more of us report feeling lonely.Nevertheless, despite our 21st-century fears of an epidemic of loneliness, we know very little about it clinically, or historically. So Fay Bound Alberti’s new book, A...
2020-07-1453 min
Lulu Podcast[ BONUS ] Cuándo es el momento de tener una Tienda Online | con Virginia Fay de TiendUpAhora más que nunca el comercio Online es dueño de todo y vos, como emprendedor, no podés quedarte afuera porque significa dejar afuera a tu negocio, a tus sueños y a tu comunidad.Charlamos con Virginia Fay, socia de Tiend Up, una plataforma de e-comerce en Argentina que te permite vender tus productos físicos, digitales y cursos online.Podés comenzar a probar la plataforma 100% GRATIS y tenés un 10% OFF de por vida en este link 👉 https://tiendup.com/luluheartpaper_____¿Qué le preguntamos? Todo esto 👇[ 7.26...
2020-04-2757 min
Neon Clubhouse50. Meet Nancy Fay in The BasesFor the first time ever, the Neon Clubhouse welcomes a real woman in Nancy Fay Robinson. She has so much more knowledge than Susan, Virginia, and Mary Jo (obviously) when it comes to women's matters. And, by "women's matters," we mean sex. Nancy graciously walks everyone through their experiences to categorize their bases, and you'll never guess who is the closest to being a home run woman.
Recording from February 28, 1987.
(original improvisation from TK Fairley as Nancy Fay Robinson, Erica Carrington as Dr. Olivia Brownstone, Carrie Moulder as Susan Beth Handler, Hallie Sheck as Virginia...
2020-03-0500 min
Well-Bred & Well-BrewedSeptember 6th, Friday | La-fay-ette! And Ze-li-a!The date is September 6th, Friday, and today I’m coming to you from Tejakula, Bali in Indonesia. Today is the birthday of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French military leader and political influencer. Lafayette, as he is known in the States, was instrumental in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution both in the second half of the 1700s. The first part of Lafayette’s life was of true comfort. He was born to wealthy aristocratic parents in 1757. His upbringing and education were balanced and with a long line of...
2019-09-0605 min
With Good ReasonHeroes of American DissentIn part three of our series American Dissent, With Good Reason Associate Producer Kelley Libby talks with Dr. Michael Higginbotham (University of Baltimore) about a list of people—some well known, some not—whom he credits with seeing America for what it could be and then working toward making it so.
Vilissa Thompson (LCSW, Founder of Ramp Your Voice!) explains how understanding Harriet Tubman as a disabled Black woman has inspired intersectional disability rights activists.
Terry Beitzel helps his students better understand political protest as a form of citizen engagement.
Isabel Fay and Christopher Labosier (Longwood University) come from different disc...
2019-01-1851 min