You Just Need To Lose Weight. The cover of the book is bold. There is also a headshot of Aubrey looking seriously at the camera.
Beth Olson, Anna Bauman / Penguin Random House
You Just Need To Lose Weight. The cover of the book is bold. There is also a headshot of Aubrey looking seriously at the camera.
Beth Olson, Anna Bauman / Penguin Random House

Our weekly panel chat is back! NPR’s Code Switch hosts B.A. Parker and Lori Lizarraga join us to discuss the week’s pop culture news. We talk about the Academy Award nominations, cultural expectations for tipping and a man who survived off of ketchup while lost at sea.

Then, Maintenance Phase co-host Aubrey Gordon tells us about her new book You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People. In it, she tackles untruths like “being fat is a choice” and “fat people don’t experience discrimination.” We talk about how to combat anti-fat bias and Aubrey’s hope for greater legal protections.

You Just Need To Lose Weight. The cover of the book is bold. There is also a headshot of Aubrey looking seriously at the camera.
Beth Olson, Anna Bauman / Penguin Random House
You Just Need To Lose Weight. The cover of the book is bold. There is also a headshot of Aubrey looking seriously at the camera.
Beth Olson, Anna Bauman / Penguin Random House

Our weekly panel chat is back! NPR’s Code Switch hosts B.A. Parker and Lori Lizarraga join us to discuss the week’s pop culture news. We talk about the Academy Award nominations, cultural expectations for tipping and a man who survived off of ketchup while lost at sea.

Then, Maintenance Phase co-host Aubrey Gordon tells us about her new book You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People. In it, she tackles untruths like “being fat is a choice” and “fat people don’t experience discrimination.” We talk about how to combat anti-fat bias and Aubrey’s hope for greater legal protections.