Making It Awkward

Jessica talks with her dad about his thoughts about and experience with dehumanization, especially in the 1950s and 60s. She asked him for this conversation because for the last 6 weeks of war between Israel and Palestine news outlets have been talking about people–both dead and alive–like a simple math equation. People with full, beautiful lives are reduced to a digit, sometimes a decimal or even...

Making It Awkward went to USPATH and things got awkward a few times. Jessica sits down with Isaac, Gus Klein , and Elijah Castle to reflect on their experiences at the USPATH 2023 conference. They critique the shortfalls of the oft used framing of gender affirming surgery as life saving care, discuss the emergence of non-binary identity as a third gender category and talk about what's next for the...

Researcher Elijah Castle joins Jessica to talk about the research landscape for BMI and gender affirming surgeries and what it (doesn't) show us. They discuss weight stigma, the savior complex of some surgeons, and what they are hoping to hear at the USPATH conference. You can contact the show at  makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd  and TikTok  @byjessicaw...

Jessica explores how something gets to be news with freelance journalist Lindsay Lee Wallace. Jessica also learns why Lindsay's article about Jessica and her book was not accepted for publication.  Find more of Lindsay's work  here , and find her tweeting too much  here . Her piece about fatphobia and top surgery is expected on SELF in November. You can contact the show at  makingitawkwardpod@gmai...

This week Jessica chats with Alison Pill about her work making it awkward and building a collective. The two also reminisce on how they became unlikely friends. This week's dietitian segment is about what happened when Jessica's UPF experiment was over. Learn more about  ⁠Room Tone⁠ Mug artist mentioned by Alison from @maybell.eequay  You can contact the show at  ⁠makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com⁠ Fol...

Natalie Ingraham, PhD, MPH and Kent Thomas get into the realities of feeding formula to infants and share their own experiences of queer and trans conception and parenting. We discussed last week's conversation with Dr. Robert Lustig and what that might mean to families with two working parents. Kent Thomas   Natalie Ingraham Nova classification with infant formula as UPF We'd love to hear what yo...

Can we clearly distinguish what makes something an ultra-processed food? Amy Fletcher tries to help Jessica figure out what makes a food ultra-processed and what that distinction means. Jessica also details the rules for her 30 days of eating 80% of her diet from ultra-processed food. You can watch Making it Awkward on Youtube. You can find Jessica on instagram @jessicawilson.msrd You can email th...

Meet Mahlah! They're a trans-nonbinary model who created their own clothing brand to center queer and trans people. We talk queer aesthetics and they're the first guest to answer audience questions. Also: what's up with news coverage of processed foods?! Follow Mahlah on IG and TT @mahlahsian and their brand @fagior_e on IG.

Jessica's dad has a request for listeners. In this episode Jessica talks to her dad about why she started this podcast and gets his feedback. They talk about what it's like to be the only Black person in the room and talk about how they've both made it awkward.  Watch the video on  Spotify   and on YouTube  Follow Jessica on  Instagram

Dietitian and author Jessica Wilson is finding ways to create institutional change by making it awkward and finds joy and laughter along the way. From the dietetics field, to trans care to publishing she'll take listeners backstage at conferences and meetings for an in depth and close up look at what it looks like to create new paths. Join Jessica Wilson weekly as she shares her stories and talks...