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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:

1. The argument for a weight-neutral approach to exercise and fitness (22 minutes)
2. Why two Chicagoans decided to travel with other plus-size women (17 minutes)
3. 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)
4. Why is it still legal to fire someone for being fat? (18 minutes)
5. 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