This is it! The ultimate episode of Season 5 and Matter of Fat. Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect and thank the community that has been a part of the podcast. They trot out some old chestnuts in what has been the best over the entirety of Matter of Fat and this last year. Thank you, Matter of Fat friends and fans, for your support! We love y…

This is it! The penultimate episode of Season 5 and Matter of Fat. Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect and thank the community that has been a part of the podcast. This includes updates from previous assistants Cindy Kuehl and previous guest Erin Sandsmark as well as brief interviews with Lindsay Bankole and Sophie Warrick. Don’t fret! There i…

This episode features an interview with Alejandra Hernández Chávez, Cat and Saraya talk about infinite identity exploration, and how the reducing industries stay co-opting liberatory language to profit. Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love to shout out your social media shares and apple podcast reviews or recognize your contributions to FAT …

The fat, fabulous duo of Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani check in a chatty Fat Dish episode. They talk about the transition of seasons and moving, amoebas, wacky getaway experiences, and so much more. You’ll hear an update from previous contributor Koichi MacGregor and the gals explore both anti and pro-fat bias.Thanks for listening and reading! We…

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya's interview with Casey Snow who discusses self-discovery, superfat erasure in fat community, and the joys of food. Cat and Saraya chat more about food and fattness and revisit BloomChic in the Dirt and Discourse. This episode is brought to you by Cat’s overuse of the word “demoralizing”. Thanks for list…

It’s the Fat Dish! Cat and Saraya catch up to talk about being corn friends, what they’ve been up to, media consumption, business plans in the enamel corn game, and health musings whilst fat. Saraya also overuses the phrase “in any case”. What fun!Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love to shout out your Apple Podcast reviews or recognize your …

It’s been 5 seasons and Cat and Saraya have some things to say about it! They revisit the Body Positivity, Fatphobia, Fat Liberation, and Diet Culture minisodes from Season 3. The highlights: Cat wishes she was meaner about body positivity and also less mean about the minisodes, Saraya’s 6th grade essay style stays useful and distasteful, but both …

It’s the Fat Dish, bb! Cat and Saraya catch up to talk about the state of the world, what they’re doing, media consumption, somehow are living in the future and the past at the same time, talk about tik tok, and share an update from Ani Janzen.Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love to shout out your Apple Podcast reviews or recognize your cont…

Content Warning: This episode does discuss gun violence so please take good care of yourself and this theme. This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Summer Michaud-Skog about her story and book Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at any Size or Ability. And, Cat + Saraya talk about what it means to be…

Fat Dish: Last, First Fat Dish It's a Fat Dish! It’s the last first Fat Dish of the season and the show! Cat and Saraya catch up after many months away and talk about the state of the world, what they’re doing to care for themselves, media consumption, and fat fortune telling. Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love to shout out your Apple Podc…

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old. MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot tak…

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old. MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot tak…

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old. MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot tak…

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old. MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot tak…

TV is forever a fave topic on Matter of Fat and is the focus of a silly goofy start to season 5. Cat and Saraya are back to apply their same lens in Matter of Fat to a seemingly random series of TV shows… some old, some very old. MoF Considers may not be the most prolific or well-researched assessments of these TV series but contain lots of hot tak…

Another end to another season and, ope, it’s a long one! Our co-hosts Cat and Saraya take some time to reflect on 2021 as best they can. They chat about some of the fabulous guests they got to know, favorite topics, and the best things ranging from memes to dirt and discourse. If you enjoy a chatty episode with lots of laughing, then this will be a…

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Kim Julin about fatness as a facet of just being, the vibrant fat community in the Twin Cities during the early 2000’s, and how being kind is it’s own gift. Saraya finally finished “If the Shoe Fits” and the gals encourage everyone to be their own main character, and dig into what i…

It's a Fat Dish! The gals were together IRL to see Hasan Minhaj and enjoy a Grand Catch Patio Moment Tee Em! Cat is meh (aren’t we all really?) but got to see some guests IRL from this season and had a small and successful surgery. Saraya is feeling out being a new pet owner and successfully rearing Cat’s dog nephew. Lots of media and consideration…

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Lauryn Barlow about existing, resting, and healing as revolutionary practices. Lauryn is a phenomenal healer with experience in massage therapy and shares openly about her story as a matter of fat as well as some tips for care and rest. This episode also features our intrepid co-hos…

It's a Fat Dish! Hear our intrepid cohosts talk about so much and so little at the same time. We've got media recommendations, a question on whether pets face anti-fat bias, a K sister taking over the role of body positive icon, and all the chit chat your wonderful heart could want. All as a matter of fat.Thanks for listening and reading! We’d love…

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya in conversation with Ben about fat liberation, gender identity, and seeking joy for yourself and others. Of course there’s a mention of tumblr (this podcast is hosted by millennials), deep questions about self and what we’d do if we weren’t afraid, and then a truly scary topic: the continued reliance on…

This Fat Dish focuses on co-hosts Cat and Saraya diving into their many midwestern, media, and fat opinions. This episode covers everything from shop re-opening projections, a marvelous dinner with the MoF team, taking care of yourself through days off, Saraya’s “well-researched car corner”, state fair quandaries, and recommendations for Julie Murp…

This episode features co-hosts Cat and Saraya as they talk about whether or not their wardrobe can truly exemplify their personalities, interview social media star and Cake Plus-Size Resale 2nd in command Paxyshia Yang, and demonstrate some “super sleuthing” skills to break down shady fashion moves and further uplift Saucye West’s fat liberation #F…

This Fat Dish focuses on co-hosts Cat and Saraya diving into their many midwestern, media, and fat opinions. This episode covers everything from the reacting to Minnesota classics with Fischr Media to another wildly long reflection on Criminal Minds to a follow up on how to #FightForInclusivity in plus-size fashion to fat-friendly seating tips and …

This episode features the rad and wonderful Emilie Robinson! Prior to the interview, Cat and Saraya talk tattoos (or lack thereof in Saraya’s case). Then the gals chat with Emily about her story as a matter of fat, what it means to apply inclusionary tactics in a tattoo shop for clients and practitioners, navigating a small business during a pandem…