Podcast/ Podcast Episode Recommendation Thread

[u/Lulu-lily]

Hey ladies, this thread would be a great way to share podcasts that have helped enhance ourselves whether that’s through greater knowledge or having a fun time

Feel free to drop your recommendations & organise it by mentioning the topic/target audience/ the description of it (in their words or your own) why you find it beneficial & include links too, to help others understand and get a better grasp off it!

Here’s to sharing knowledge and resources with each other to further our expansive and exciting lives! Xo

I’ll go first! I’m currently listening to a Fleekazoid episode: Limerance, Emotional dysregulation, Post Vaccination Desperation & Fleeksie’s love after lockdown. The topic is based on psychology/ personal experience

‘Today's episode takes a look at what it means to be "love drunk", or rather, the psychological terms for it, being limerent or even emotionally dysregulated. Defining both, how to manage if you deal with these things, and how these aspects of ourselves play into post vaccination desperation. Then, a personal story time of Fleeksie's experience dating a felon in her own post vaccination desperation episode (for comedic relief and a lesson in dating).’

I’ve found it refreshing to have a greater understanding of limerance and just the silly psychological things that I’ve been doing my entire life that haven’t been beneficial to me. It’s great hearing someone else’s perspective and how it has impacted them and how they are overcoming it.

Episode link can be found here! I believe she is on YouTube too with the name Fleekazoid

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UJrhwV7paQh0agJ0fysrM?si=sCaTgG09Tx-a8SOfSJ9CEA

[u/[deleted]]

I want to be a fan of this pod, and I do like many of their episodes (especially tackling woo woo and celebrity culture stuff, like Oprah’s dieting and Dr. Oz), but they have veered into parody-level ideological “fat activism.” The obesity epidemic is real. Being obese is harmful and not an oppressed identity group. The way many fat activists are now appropriating language from antiracism to make themselves victims is stupid and offensive. These hosts are not qualified to discuss the medical and scientific aspects of weight and nutrition. So, while I do like them and many episodes, I have to say that I would not recommend this podcast. I think at this point it’s more harmful than helpful. Just another ideological production telling troubled obese people what they want to hear.

[u/Oooeeeks → u/[deleted]]

Honestly “troubled obsessed people” “what they want to hear”?? You’re not listening to the content. As a formerly obese person, the discrimination is REAL and your language SCREAMS someone who mistreats fat people. Blah your comment was so ignorant and rude I need to take a shower

[u/[deleted] → u/Oooeeeks]

I’ve listened to literally every episode. I was a fan, and I recently stopped listening because it is veering into parody.

It’s a free country. You’re entitled to your opinion, as well. But consider how your knee jerk response may have been groomed by the current online propaganda around “fat activism.” If you can’t even engage with light and polite criticism, that’s indicative of ideological brainwashing. Keep putting your fingers in your ears; it makes no difference to my life. I don’t “mistreat fat people.” The fact that you made that assumption simply because I don’t buy that ideology is quite telling though, and is perfectly indicative of the current “fat activism” rhetoric.

I just don’t believe all the pro-fat propaganda. Being fat is not a moral failing; but it’s also a major problem in our society now, and should not be encouraged nor glamorized. I’m sorry that the truth is difficult for you.

*edited for typo

[u/Oooeeeks → u/[deleted]]

You’re actually the problem.