Talking Bridgerton with Virginia Sole-Smith

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Talking Bridgerton with Virginia Sole-Smith

We talk awkward sex scenes, fat history, and what we'd do with Bridgerton if Shonda handed us the keys

Mary Mahoney

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Virginia Sole-Smith

Jul 08, 2024

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I love Virginia’s hot takes on everything, so was thrilled to have her join me to discuss the latest season of Bridgerton.

Subscribe to Virginia’s incredible newsletter, Burnt Toast

Check out her book: Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture

and the newsletter she recommends, Big Undies

We talked about finding positive fat representation in the past. After we recorded, Jessica Cale shared this ad from an old Sears catalog which now has me wanting to put together a mini-syllabus on fat history. Stay tuned!

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