Kind Words
Since we started the Fat Joy Podcast with Sophia Apostol in September 2022, it’s grown to be one of the top 2.5% podcasts globally, which you can see on ListenNotes.
Here are some of the lovely reviews we’ve received- thank you!! If you haven’t, please go to your fave podcast player and leave us one too!
Fun & constructive
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The host is considerate, inquisitive and welcoming; guests are from interesting walks of life. Casual, constructive, friendly vibe.
— ThatsJustLike...YourOpinionMan, 05/27/2023If you love Maintenance Phase,
listen to this!
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I found this podcast after the Aubrey Gordon episode and binged all the episodes available immediately afterwards. As a straight sized person my whole life, this podcast has allowed me to learn more about the experiences and perspectives of fat people in their own words versus hearing what straight-sized or medical people think is the experience of living in a fat body. I’ve learned a lot about how to be more mindful and validating towards fat people and also how to be an ally to them. I love this podcast and hope it continues for a long time! Thank you for making it.
— vichywater, 02/22/2023Just what the Doctor didn’t order
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I’m new to my path of reclaiming my body from the diet industry and the pervasive anti fat culture we live in. Sofia has been the best companion on this path. She’s introduced me via her interviews to amazing guests. Her questions are sharp and insightful and she’s very open and honest about her own loved experience. She’s the kinda podcast host I want invite to dinner as I know we could carry on these amazing conversations.
— Catmindu, 04/01/2023What we need!
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This is the body podcast we all need! Stop reading and just subscribe.
— Mmc21211134, 09/19/2022The F Word
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This podcast just really resonates with me. Understanding and reclaiming the word 'fat' has been huge for me, and I love hearing the openness and transparency of the interviewer and all the interviewees alongside their experiences, both positive and negative. Thank you for creating a space for the continuing conversation around this topic. Representation really is key. Highly recommend!!
— kiki.dee, 10/21/2022An excellent show!
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A joy to listen to, and I've learned so much from the engaging discussions!
— Jillo825, 01/03/2024This podcast is fabulous!
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For every version of me that tried to be thin, for every diet and fad and cleanse I did to try and claim my inner thinness, this podcast helps throw that in the garbage and claim the amazing version of me that just wants to take up space.
— TLC-80F, 02/04/2024Interesting guests and topics
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This is a lovely, enlightening, mind-broadening podcast about fat joy and liberation. Real, deep topics with a light touch. Highly recommend to fat people wanting community and straight-sized people wanting to be allies.
— kamcrab, 03/26/2024A joy to listen to!
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Sophia provides a much-needed platform for larger-bodied people to share their stories in a safe, supportive space. The interviews are thoughtful, interesting and insightful. More then anything, I love how the show celebrates body diversity and gives a big middle finger to our weight-stigmatizing world.
— Burnt Edges, 06/07/2023Every Episode Is Uplifting!
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It’s like sitting in on a chat with friends who know what it’s like. I’m a Patreon supporter too, which gets me extra goodies.
— Giver Of Thy Advice, 04/28/2023New favorite podcast
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Brain altering podcast! Everyone needs to listen
— LoveBugsMom, 04/27/2023So so so good!
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I love this podcast. It honestly feels like a chat with a wise friend who really cares. The host is excellent and the guests are informative. Yay!
— Yogahiit, 04/10/2023Mind shifting and glorious!
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If you have a twisted inner monologue about bodies that you think is your voice (most of us do!), this show will set you straight in the most positive, helpful way. Listening is like having a long held splinter removed from your paw.
— CATx10th, 03/28/2023Great guests, important conversations
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I’m so happy to have this podcast as a source of education and support. We need more people talking about these issues! Sophia is so relatable and makes me feel less alone. She interviews some fantastic guests who are doing the work that is helping change our world for the better.
— GilmoreGirlATX, 02/15/2023I feel seen!
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I just finished listening to this excellent podcast and have a real feeling of connection and a sense of having found "my people" here. Living in a fat body brings plenty of challenges with it. Thank you Sophia for acknowledging all of this AND for exploring the joy of taking up space!
— Jennifer Hicks, 09/12/2022Joy Joy Joy!
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Every episode so far has been so thoughtful, so resonant and so joyful! The episode with Luna was especially radical for me. Thank you!
— Lammerhardt, 10/02/2022Listener
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I absolutely love this new podcast! Sophia's smooth like butter voice, and the content and guests are outstanding. Thank you for sharing this podcast with the world!
— Heather D, 10/21/2022So happy to find this podcast
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If you like Maintenance Phase you will love this podcast. It is so relaxing to listen to other fat people's stories and see how many of the same threads are woven between all of us. Sophia has so many great guests, some I've heard of and others I've been so happy to have found! Keep up the great work!
— JenJen1023, 08/14/2023Thank you!
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one of the voices that feeds actual logic to our diet-cultute-corrupted brains. thank you, sophia for your poems, ease, and resistance, and for always bringing it back to joy.
— lllvvvmmm, 02/21/2024