The Burnt Toast Podcast

Thank 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...

Celebrating a decade of DIETLAND with author Sarai Walker Before we start the show today… Have you donated to the Me Little Me Virtual Food Pantry ? This amazing organization works to 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…...

Assessing the current state of public health with Jessica Wilson, MS, RD Before 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...

Welcome 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 join us in the comments...

That supports marginalized folks in eating disorder recovery. Elizabeth Ayiku is getting groceries and needs Burnt Toast's help. You are listening to Burnt Toast! Today, my guest is Elizabeth Ayiku. Elizabeth is a food justice organizer and founder of the Me Little Me Foundation , a nonprofit committed to advancing food equity and providing free, culturally competent support services for marginali...

A deep dive into positions, props, and misconceptions, with body image coach Bri Campos. You’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?...

What RFK gets wrong and why "being healthy for our kids' sake" shouldn't be the goal, with author Jessica Slice. You 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 Chro...

When fat influencers get...even thinner. You’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 w...

On writing for the female gaze, with Jasmine Guillory You are listening to Burnt Toast! Today, my guest is the brilliant Jasmine Guillory . Jasmine is a New York Times -bestselling author of nine novels, including The Wedding Date , The Proposal , and her brand new book Flirting Lessons . This is an absolutely delightful conversation. Jasmine and I get into why she is publishing her first queer ro...

All the feelings about a work-in-progress relationship with social media and screens. You’re listening to Burnt Toast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay , and it’s time for your April Indulgence Gospel! These 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 . There...

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...

You’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. ⭐️ Is Dr. Becky — and parentin...

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 b...

You’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...

Today Virginia is chatting with Brianna Campos.  Bri is a licensed professional counselor and body image coach who works with folks recovering from eating disorders, and finding body acceptance through grief. You may know Bri from Instagram , or from her newsletter,  Body Image with Bri . Bri and I talk about why this concept of body grief is so important—and yet so often overlooked in this work....

You’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...

Today Virginia is chatting with Helen Rosner.  Helen is a staff writer at The New Yorker . She has been covering food for more than a decade as a writer and editor, and won a 2024 James Beard Award for her weekly restaurant-review column, The Food Scene . She is an expert on sandwiches and many other important subjects.  And I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Helen last month at Books Ar...

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 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...

Today Virginia is chatting with Frankie De La Cretaz.   Frankie is an award-winning journalist whose work sits at the intersection of sports, gender and culture. They are the co-author of Hail Mary, the rise and fall of the National Women’s Football League , and their writing has been featured in The New York Times , Sports Illustrated , The Atlantic and more. Frankie also writes  Out of Your Leag...

You’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...

You’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'...

Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark! It's time for your January Extra Butter!  Today, we’re tackling two big topics: 1. Can you do a diet-y thing and still be an anti-diet advocate? 2. And can Corinne and Virginia divest from Amazon for one month? (Or is that…also kind of diet-y???) If you are already an Extra Butter subscriber , you’ll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access...

You’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 episod...

It’s time for your December Indulgence Gospel.  Today’s episode is both holiday and sex-themed, which seems right! We’re getting into: ️ How diet culture and anti-fatness show up during the holiday season. Comments from relatives! Fitness equipment as gifts! Matching family PJs! Etc. ️ Our NEW Ask Corinne segment, where Corinne answers your fat sex and dating questions, like: What do you do when c...

Today Virginia is chatting with Anna Maltby.  Anna is a health journalist, editor, content strategist, personal trainer, and author of the newsletter  How to Move . Anna also created Pilates For Abortion Funds , a monthly online class that has raised about $30,000 for abortion funds since July 2022. She has been an ACE-certified personal trainer since 2015, and a certified mat pilates instructor s...