Every Body Is a Beach Body

Summer can be a difficult time for people to embrace the bodies we are in, just as they are.

Summer can be a difficult time for people to embrace the bodies we are in, just as they... more

Curated byAnna Oakes, Hark Editor

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You've Already Got a Summer Body

You've got a body, and it's summer...so get a bathing suit that fits and feels good! From the podcast, How to Love Your Body.

How to Love Your Body

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The Racist Origins of Fat Phobia

Sabria Strings, author of Fearing The Black Body, on how the roots of fatphobia trace back to slavery. From the podcast, Short Wave.

Short Wave

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The Explosive History of Bikinis

The bikini debuted in the 1940s to shock and awe, but it took a little while to catch on. The history of the ever-controversial bikini, on the podcast Re-Dressed.

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Male Body Image

Menswear blogger Kelvin Davis breaks down how patriarchy and racism don’t just hold women back. Our fixation on ideal bodies is toxic for men, too. On the podcast, Who Hurt You?

Who Hurt You?

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Worth Isn't Dependent on Size

People are more than their bodies. Body image researchers (and twins) Lexie Kite, Ph.D. and Lindsay Kite, Ph.D. on how beauty ideals teach us to devalue our intelligence and talent and instead focus on how our bodies look. On the podcast, Food Psych.

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

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Hair, Everywhere

Hair, everywhere, is normal. Data journalist Mona Chalabi on being ok with body hair. From the podcast, Call Your Girlfriend.

Call Your Girlfriend

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Reappraise Your Body

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford speaks with Counsellor Paula Edwards-Gayfield on her podcast Therapy for Black Girls about what a more connected relationship with our bodies could look like.

Therapy for Black Girls

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The Threat of a Happy Fat Person

When we talk about humans as "health risks," that kind of language has consequences. From the podcast, Maintenance Phase.

Maintenance Phase

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Becoming a Nude Drawing Model

Law professor Dave Moran tells the story about how – and why – he started nude modeling for a student drawing class. From The Moth Radio Hour.

The Moth

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9 CLIPS38 MINS

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Every Body Is a Beach Body

You've Already Got a Summer Body

How to Love Your Body

The Racist Origins of Fat Phobia

Short Wave

The Explosive History of Bikinis

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Male Body Image

Who Hurt You?

Worth Isn't Dependent on Size

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Hair, Everywhere

Call Your Girlfriend

Reappraise Your Body

Therapy for Black Girls

The Threat of a Happy Fat Person

Maintenance Phase

Becoming a Nude Drawing Model

The Moth

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