Tubby

Support Tubby and help Alan and the team make season two by subscribing to Tubby 3XL . What happens to a marriage when one partner is obsessed with their weight — and the other isn’t? Alan’s ex-wife Julie is worried about him. He thinks that making Tubby is allowing him to confront and come to terms with his fatness. She disagrees and thinks that the podcast is intensifying his fixation...

What do you do when you love food but if you keep eating the way you've been eating, you're going to die? David Page, the creator of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives and host of Culinary Characters Unlocked joins Alan to talk about compulsive eating, how society treats fat people like assholes, and feeling guilty about your calorie count while trying to enjoy a world class meal. They ask whether...

Alan wishes that he could tell people his latest film "Love, Harold" is about something happy - but it's not. As with much of his work, including Tubby, the film deals openly and honestly with something many experience but rarely talk about. When an old friend takes his own life, Alan seeks out others grappling with the suicide of a loved one. As hard as it can be to speak of such an unfathomable...

Just because Tubby is between seasons, doesn't mean you're going to have to live without your regular dose of Alan. He has another podcast to tide you over while you wait for season two and it's the worst. Most interview shows serve canned anecdotes about triumphs, and that gets tiresome. The Worst Podcast knows it is more revealing (and satisfying) to hear about people’s failures than successes....

Alan met artist Casey McGlynn when he interviewed him for his latest film " Love, Harold ". The two discuss how Casey bullied his way to self acceptance, the moment Alan decided to make a change, having private confidence while being insecure in public, feeling like Tom Cruise when you lose 50 pounds, and how fat people are invisible to the world.  We want to keep making the show for you...

New Year, same Alan! Rabbi Minna Bromberg calls in from Jerusalem to talk about the bible's attitude towards fatness, what it means to live in a society that values fat people less, shaming at the holiday table, and whether or not good health is a sign of moral virtue. Rabbi Minna Bromberg is the founder of Fat Torah . Her new book Every Body Beloved courtesy of Wayne State University Press is ava...

Over the years there have been a lot of funny fat people. Does their fatness make them funny? Does losing weight make them less funny? Has the obesity epidemic made America funnier? Alan invites standup comedian Angelo Tsarouchas to mull over these questions and others. What's the deal with rice and potatoes on the same plate at all Greek restaurants? Where do you get a tuxedo...

Alan was surprised to learn that his friend and podcast co-host Kattie considers herself a tubby person and thinks about her body every waking hour of the day. They commiserate about the agony of taking group photos with hot friends and the curse of thick thighs and big arms, and together they try to solve the common problem of wearing through jeans due to thigh chafe. Kattie Laur is the co-host o...

Jessamyn just wants Alan to be happy, but, knowing he's an Aquarius, she thinks it will be challenging. In a wide ranging conversation, they discuss how the modern health and wellness industry has been co-opted by diet culture, why being bullied as a kid helped Jessamyn handle online trolling from Donald Trump Jr., the surprising truth about why every single man loves fat women, and how Jessamyn m...

Tom is a sweet guy with a nice smile. Alan read Tom's staggeringly honest essay My Big Fat Obese Story and was moved by his story. Tom joins Alan to discuss how the past informs the person you become, how abusing food can become a form of self harm, what your brain is doing when you reluctantly binge eat before bed, the need for self-confidence, and how to enjoy the feeling of being hung...

Alan gets into it with the host of the Award Winning podcast Weight for It, Ronald Young Jr.. They talk about why seeing people you haven't seen in a long time is the worst, debate the "we did this to ourselves" narrative, re-evaluate the comedy genius of Eddie Murphy, and Alan questions whether or not a little shame is really that bad. A new season of Ronald Young Jr.'s award winning podcast...

Kimberly Dark is much more comfortable being fat than Alan is. The author of Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old helps Alan get used to using the word fat, discusses how horrific it is to be a fat girl in our culture, and works with Alan to figure out whether or not it is ok to fat shame yourself.   You can subscribe to Kimberly's newsletter The Hope Desk at  kimberlydark.substack....

Alan became friends with Jeremy on Facebook where they bonded over their individual struggles with weight. In their first face to face meeting, they pull no punches, talking candidly about the need for human connection, emotional eating, and Jeremy's failed attempt to audition for The Biggest Loser. We want to hear from you. Share your story, your thoughts on tubbiness, or let us know wh...

In the debut episode of Tubby, Alan finds a kindred spirit in podcaster Alex Goldman (Hyperfixed, Reply All). They share their experience with self-loathing, rationalizing away exercise, dating as a fat guy, and hotel mirrors. Alan asks the tough question - is it better to lose weight or figure out how to find happiness in your body? Check out Alex Goldman's podcast Hyperfixed . We want to ke...

Alan invites Shane O'Neill, the writer of The Washington Post's Style Memo , to find out whether or not it's possible to be fat and stylish? They discuss suffering for beauty, shopping with your mother, and question if Shane is fat enough to be a bear.   Shane is always very entertaining on Instagram @shaneisland We want to keep making the show for you, but we can't do it without yo...

Being fat has been the great challenge of Alan's life. He's spent decades hiding from it. He's not hiding from it any more. Tubby premieres Thursday, September 25. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should we call the show? The first episode of Tubby premieres Thursday, September 25, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.