Society & Culture
In a collaboration with Articles of Interest, Host Ronald Young Jr and Editor Sarah Dealy work with Avery Trufelman to find out what’s the deal with plus sized clothing? Why do fat folks get the ‘cold shoulder’? Special thanks to Mayra Mejia, Molly Goodman, Stacy Toth, Brittany Saunders, Maddie Hughes, Hannah Leonhard, Lauren Downing Peters, Jessica Hinkle, Jen Wilder, Marcy Guevara-Prete, Leila Kelleher, Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela, and Marissa Meltzer Also special thanks to Avery Trufelman for hosting us in our apartment, feeding us cookies and bagels, and giving us seltzer water. If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron In the market for a new mattress? Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress! Credits Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr. Editor - Sarah Dealy Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder Theme music - Jey Red Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Information You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen! Support Resources If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below: Crescent Counseling Center Intuitive Growth Counseling National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders Project Heal Muti-service eating disorders association National Alliance for Eating Disorders Eating Recovery Center Or Check out some of these books What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon Heavy - Kiese Laymon Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor