What We Were Fed

Both of us grew up watching Friends in our teen years. It’s a show that brought us so much joy, laughter and comfort. While it continues to be one of our favourite shows of all time, some of the ‘comedy’ hasn’t aged well and we want to talk about it. We don’t have time to chat through every episode, so for today we’re going to do a deep dive on ‘The one with all the thanksgivings’ and talk about t...

Hello hello and welcome to our final ep together before we head off on a little break!! Coming up on today’s show we’re chatting about Eat, Pray, Love. We don’t have time to deep dive the entire movie, so for today we’re going to focus mostly on ‘eat’. We chat about taking a break without guilt, dressing to feel comfortable and confident in our body, andddd we also have someone special we want to...

Both of us can clearly recall the first time we watched the Dove Real Beauty Campaign and we wanted to talk about why it has stuck in our minds after all these years. While this is a little different to our usual episodes, we think this is such an important conversation. We talk about the role Dove played back when we first encountered the brand in 2004, and how relevant Dove continues to be in th...

PEOPLE PEOPLE, we are finally doing an episode on That’s So Raven!!  This show brought us both a lot of joy and laughter in our teen years and we wanted to talk about it, in particular an episode titled 'Food for Thought'. We chat about food labelling, creating a fear of fatness, and also how content like this could be reworked in 2026. There’s also a sugary chat about our love of Raven’s parents,...

All right everyone, gird your loins, we’re talking about The Devil Wears Prada!  It’s been hard to miss the delight that is The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour, so we just had to lean in and drop an ep on the original movie!!

In this ep we talk about the diet culture (cube of cheese anyone??), hiring people based on appearance and, of course, the body shaming (“who is that sad little person?”). We...

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show… a very nostalgic episode all about Hannah Montana !! With the 20th anniversary “Hanniversary” all over our feeds, we had to dive in. We’re focusing on one episode from the tv show, “You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You” , using it as a lens to explore the rise of teen skincare and how beauty standards are showing up earlier than ever. Taylor puts...

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show, a delicious episode all about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!! With Easter just around the corner, we thought a movie centered around chocolate was the perfect choice! We’re going to deep dive the way Augustus is depicted in the movie, and how this has potentially influenced the way so many generations view people in larger bodies. With Easter just around the cor...

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show... you wanna be on top?? Yes the time has come to unpack THAT Netflix documentary and the show the proceeded it, America’s Next Top Model! We’re going to cover how the show was created, the body shaming that took place, the makeovers and the ripple effect of this show for both the contestants and the viewers. Just a content warning before you listen, we do explore th...

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show, tie up your ballet shoes and pull your hair into a slick bun because we’re talking all things Center Stage!!  We’re going to cover how you get into the American Ballet Company, what it’s like to spend so much of the day in front of the mirror, the pressure to have a ‘dancer’s body’, and a bit of a sugary chat about our favourite dances in the movie. Just a content w...

Hi!!  Coming up on today’s show, don’t change that channel because we are talking all things Hairspray!! In amongst the joy, laughter and average singing, we unpack the overt body shaming of Tracy and her mum, how we can use food to lean into celebration and of course the incredible music and cast!! Gel recommended reorganising the files on your computer Taylor recommended an episode of Call Her D...

Hello! Coming up on today’s show, we’re talking all things Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging!! We unpack the fear of looking fat, the impact of the physical attractiveness test, and changing ourselves to make us more attractive to boys. Obviously we couldn’t do an episode on this movie without chatting about the olive costume and the snogging scale so be prepared for lots of giggles!  Gel recommen...

Hello! Coming up on today’s show- one of our favourite childhood shows, Lizzie McGuire!!! We zoom in on an episode called ‘Inner Beauty’, which explores themes of disordered eating and body image. If either of these topics are close to you, please listen with care. For support you can reach out to The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. In this episode we talk about perfe...

Hello! Coming up on today’s show: it’s the new year so we just had to do an episode on Bridget Jone’s Diary!! We talk about weight as a metric for tracking happiness, what it meant to be thin in the noughties, the role that shapewear plays in our lives, and of course being liked ‘just as you are’. Gel recommended the Mermade hair waver Taylor recommended ‘All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot: Self Imag...

Hello! Coming up on today’s show: Christmas is just two sleeps away so we just HAD to do an episode on Love Actually! We talk about the pressure to maintain a particular body shape when you’re in a relationship, body comparisons with siblings, what ‘feeling fat’ might really mean and our favourite Christmas traditions (because we needed to end our chat on a joyful note!!) Gel recommended following...

Coming up on today’s show: we’re chatting through the Health & Fitness episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (Season 2, Episode 34). We will be chatting all things diets, restriction and health messaging, body commentary, the “health bandwagon,” and what it really looks like to land in a place of self-acceptance. Gel recommended Laura Vitale’s mushroom risotto Taylor recommended Unreasona...

Welcome to What We Were Fed! Coming up on today’s show: the teen movie we both adored growing up; Clueless! We talk about changing ourselves for the male gaze, how subtly diets and food guilt are referenced, and the amazing fashion featured in the film (AS IF we could skip this!) Gel recommended Brene Brown on the Diary of a CEO podcast. Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition a...