Bias Against Bodies
I pitched and produced a five-part series on anti-fatness called Bias Against Bodies, which aired on WBEZ’s daily talk show Reset throughout January 2023. For each segment linked below, I pitched the idea, prepped our host, researched and scripted the segment, booked and pre-interviewed guests, line produced tapings, and cut the final audio:
- The argument for a weight-neutral approach to exercise and fitness (22 minutes)
- Why two Chicagoans decided to travel with other plus-size women (17 minutes)
- Plus-size fashion:
- Part 1: The evolution of plus-size fashion (20 minutes)
- Part 2: Thick Mall brings plus-size vintage to Chicago shoppers (18 minutes)
- Why is it still legal to fire someone for being fat? (18 minutes)
- Medical fatphobia:
- Part 1: Medical fatphobia can have life-or-death consequences (20 minutes)
- Part 2: How Evette Dionne cares for her body in the face of fatphobia (15 minutes)
WBEZ’s Reset
You can find all 80+ segments I’ve produced and co-produced for WBEZ’s Reset here. Some other highlights:
- Twitter was a hub for many marginalized groups. What now?
- ‘The Franchise’ podcast chronicles 60 years of Jewish athletes and sports fans
- Chicago author is the first South Asian woman to write Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel comics
- Why some pharmacists are refusing to fill lifesaving prescriptions post-Roe
- Chicagoans react to Biden’s executive order protecting LGBTQ people
- What the end of Roe means for Black maternal health in the Midwest