Virgie Tovar and Isabel Foxen Duke answer listener questions about how to leave diet culture behind.

It can seem impossible to break out of the cycle of dieting and binging, but health coach Isabel Foxen Duke found the key at the end of what she calls her “final binge.” And the answer isn’t more dieting! Virgie and Isabel talk about “radical hopelessness,” why Nutella is the ultimate anti-diet food, and why dieting - not binging - is the real coping mechanism.

Virgie talks with disability justice advocate Alex Locust (aka Glamputee) about dating and intimacy. They discuss what fat liberation and disability justice teach us about interdependence, and Alex shares why they have started saying they're "horny for healing."

Virgie and Summer Michaud-Skog talk about fat erasure from fitness spaces, the new (fat positive!) rules of hiking, and the simple joy of petting moss.

Parenting coach Ginny Jones talks with Virgie about how parents can learn how to raise food-positive kids — and how we all can heal after growing up in a fatphobic or food-restrictive environment.

We're excited to share a sneak peek of the new season of Body Stuff with Doctor Jen Gunter! Like Rebel Eaters Club, Dr. Jen Gunter takes apart the stickiest myths around personal health out there, which are often sold to us by companies and wrapped up in bogus science. And she reveals how our bodies REALLY work. This season she's covering a lot of topics I'm really interested in like metabolism myths, sleep, and more!

Vishinna Turner tells Virgie about growing up fat, Black, and punk in Fresno, CA. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t easy! But Vishinna also shares how art and friendship saved her life and helped her on the path to self love.

Does Weight-Loss Lead to Happiness? Virgie talks to The Happiness Lab host Laurie Santos about harmful happiness myths like "the perfect body" that contribute to diet culture, and Laurie tells Virgie how the science of happiness can be used to fight them.

Rebel Eaters Club Season 3 is coming May 3. Get ready for more laughter, body positivity wisdom and snacks, of course. Here’s a little treat till then: a listener question around building fat community that Isabel Foxen Duke helps me answer. You’ll hear more of her and so many other fantastic Rebel Eaters this season.

Virgie was a guest on another show we think you’ll enjoy: Your Magic. And we have an update on Season 3!

We're excited to share another show we think you'll enjoy: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, from the TED Audio Collective.  Do I really need 8 glasses of water a day? Is it actually possible to "boost" my immune system? You’re constantly bombarded with news stories, ads, and social media posts telling you how to optimize your health—but a lot of these sources that pretend to be backed by science have another agenda. Dr. Jen Gunter is here to bust the lies you’re told—and sold—about your health, debunking some of the stickiest myths out there while helping you to understand how your body really works. We're playing episode one for you today, and if you like what you hear, you can get more episodes of Body Stuff by following the show wherever you're listening to this.

Team Rebel Eaters Club is excited to share an episode of a podcast we think you'll like from our friends at America's Test Kitchen. Proof is a podcast that explores the weird and surprising backstories about food. In this episode, an epic journey into a curious, unexamined corner of the food world. In John Birdsall’s 2014 article, "America, Your Food is so Gay,” he describes a particularly indulgent cheese burger as "unflinchingly queer.” For reporter Chad Chenail, this sparked a journey of self-discovery through queer theory, all in an attempt to answer the question: What is the Queerest food?

Virgie wants to make you a snack, a tasty Mexican bread pudding called Capirotada. As she prepares it, she walks you through the recipe and shares the mysterious history of the dish. She also answers listener questions while she creates some kitchen magic!

Food is a love language. In this season finale, Virgie and good friend Angela Trakas talk about the power of sharing a meal, and all the ways food has made their friendship stronger.

"Fill up your tummy!" says dietician Dr. Jennnifer Brady. Dietitians are not immune to fatphobia. It can seep into their training programs and -- ultimately -- the advice they give to patients. Virgie and dietician Jennifer Brady discuss this while savoring croissants and discussing the feminist history of home economics.

We’ll be back with a new episode next week. In the meantime, check out our merch and this season’s journal prompts on rebeleatersclub.com. And take a few minutes to leave us a voicemail and let us know what you think of the season so far. Call us at (862) 231-5386. You can also subscribe to Queer the Table on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode! (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS)

Virgie and Joanne talk SPAM, Filipino food and trying to get their moms to share their most-prized recipes. Join the club by visiting rebeleatersclub.com to download your starter pack!

Virgie and Francis explore the connections between diet culture and food shame for immigrants to the US, and Virgie discovers what the Chinese Exclusion Act, chop suey palaces, and Chinese-owned laundromats have in common. Join the club by visiting rebeleatersclub.com to download your starter pack!

The science is clear: diets don't work. So why is the medical establishment still so obsessed with them? Janet and Virgie break it down. Join the club by visiting rebeleatersclub.com to download your starter pack!

Virgie and Da'Shaun trace the roots of diet culture all the way back to slavery, talk about navigating the health care system as fat people of color, and explore what it looks like to find love and community.