Virgie Tovar--author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image--is back on the podcast! I’ve been eager to talk to her again ever since last summer's episode. We talked over Zoom for two hours and our conversation covered dressing rooms, letting go of a normative timeline, control, markers of success, happiness research, and more.
This week’s conversation is with Virgie Tovar: author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image. She holds a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. She is a contributor for Forbes and she’s written several books. Her podcast, Rebel Eaters Club, is now in Season 3 and is Transmitter Media's first original production. Virgie has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, MTV, Al Jazeera, NPR, and many more.
We met a few years ago through our mutual friend Isabel Foxen Duke and I’m lucky to call her a friend. This is her second appearance on the podcast. We recorded a conversation last summer and I’ve been eager to talk to her again ever since. We talked over Zoom for two hours and our conversation covered dressing rooms, letting go of a normative timeline, control, markers of success, happiness research, and more.
Show Notes:
- Follow Virgie on the Web | Instagram
- Check out Virgie's Books | Podcast: Rebel Eaters Club
- David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water" speech at Kenyon College
- The Vox podcast episode I mention about sea shells & mollusks
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