The Burnt Toast Podcast

Today Virginia is chatting with the delightful Julia Turshen!  Julia is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author, and today we’re celebrating her brand new cookbook What Goes With What . WGWW is built on the simple premise that if we understand what makes food delicious, we can feed ourselves well. Nobody understands this better than Julia, who has been excavating the rules, limitations, and h...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your October Extra Butter!  This month we’re diving into some big, hard questions, like: How do you mourn big body changes? What happens if your body size really is the reason you can’t do something you used to love? Does the “Health At Every Size” fra...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com It's time for your Indulgence Gospel!  And today we’re talking all things Fat Travel! We’ll be answering your questions, sharing travel hacks, and just getting into the nitty gritty of how to be a fat person going places in the world. And so much more! To hear the whole conversation or read the whole trans...

Today Virginia is chatting with  Claire Ayoub.  Claire is the writer and director of the brand new feature film—opening tomorrow!!— called Empire Waist , a heartfelt comedy about teens learning to love their bodies through fashion design and friendship.  Empire Waist opens in movie theaters across the country tomorrow, September 27! Go to  empirewaistfilm.com  for screening info, or set an alert o...

Today Virginia is chatting with  Nicola Salmon .  Nicola is a leading voice for fat folks seeking fertility support, and author of the book Fat and Fertile . As a fertility coach and fat activist, Nicola works to challenge the fertility industry’s entrenched weight bias and empower marginalized folks to take control of their reproductive health. (You may know her from Instagram .)  If you want mor...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your September Extra Butter!  Today we are discussing... dating as a fat person! We'll get into navigating the apps, Corinne's rules for first dates, and why do so many cishet men post fishing pictures.  If you are already an Extra Butter subscriber ,...

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 al...

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...

You’re listening to Burnt Toast. I’m Virginia Sole-Smith. Today I am chatting with the brilliant Laura Thomas, PhD. Laura is a Registered Nutritionist who specializes in responsive feeding and anti-diet, body affirming nutrition. Her work centers on helping parents and families end inter-generational dieting and body shame, and work towards a greater sense of embodiment and ease in their relations...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! This month we’re unpacking content from Rosey Beeme, Brianne Huntsman, and other influencers who long identified as body positive, plus size fashion folks—and now are talking proudly about their intentional weight loss journeys. But it’s not a moral failing if you c...

Today Virginia is chatting with Lyz Lenz, author of the newsletter Men Yell at Me  and the brand new book This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life . This American Ex-Wife   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...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com It's time for your July Indulgence Gospel! We’ll be getting into: Millennial vs Gen Z feelings about socks How to even begin a closet reorganization project What 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...

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...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your July Extra Butter!  Today we are discussing the intersection of sobriety and diet culture—and taste testing a whole bunch of mocktails! If you are already an Extra Butter subscriber , you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access...

Today Virginia is chatting with Melissa Walker, head of Giving Circles at The States Project about how to save democracy. The States Project works to flip state legislations blue around the country.  In 2022, Burnt Toast raised over $28,000 to hold ground in the Arizona State Senate. Last year we raised over $15,000 to elect majority making candidates in Virginia, where we defended the State Senat...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com 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!)...

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 subsc...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your June Extra Butter!  Today we are giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how we make Burnt Toast. And yes, finally addressing some of the butter-related Internet rumors about Virginia’s personal life.  If you are already an Extra Butter subscriber...

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...

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 cod...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com It's time for your May Indulgence Gospel! And it's FAT SWIM WEEK so we are doing an entire swim-themed episode for you! We’ll get into: Can we reclaim the swim dress? (And should we?) Why is the Lands End swimsuit website so bad? How to get sunscreen in impossible-to-reach spots? Why does Corinne hate flip...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your May Extra Butter!  Today we are talking about the bodies of Bridgerton . If you’re listening to this the day it drops, season three is out! We love the show. We love Nicola Coughlan. And we do not love the way the Internet talks about her body! If...

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...

Welcome to the Unflattering Toast Challenge debrief! Corinne and Virginia are joined by Dacy Gillespie, stylist and author of the Unflattering newsletter to talk about how we did with 3 weeks of breaking rules, finding "safe outfits," and exploring our style.  To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit  our show page.  Don't forget to ...

Today Virginia is chatting with Annie Nardolilli and Louisa Hall, of the band Griefcat .   Their new album Late Stage Capitalism , dropped April 19 and explores how unbridled capitalism has invaded every facet of modern life, from workplace politics to interpersonal relationships, and even our most private moments.  To tell us YOUR thoughts, and to get all of the links and resources mentioned in t...