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Too often, fatness has been viewed as a moral failing. Fat Christian women in particular are shamed and marginalized by the message that they are failing God because they can't change their bodies. More of You will challenge that status quo, teaching listeners to resist the shame and guilt that is pressed onto them by the world and instead to embrace their bodies, take up space, and learn to navigate the world in ways that allow them to flourish. With wit and candor, Amanda Martinez Beck compiles her hard-won wisdom to give the skinny on thriving in a fat body.

"Johanna rauft ihm durch die Haare und hebt seinen Kopf leicht an, um seine harte Kieferlinie unter seinem weichen Bart zu bewundern. Sie lässt ihre Hand an ihrem Körper herunterwandern, über ihr T-Shirt, bis zu ihrem braunen Ledergürtel." Endlich ist der Sommer da. Johanna wollte eigentlich nur einen ruhigen Spaziergang durch die leergefegte Studentenstadt machen und einen Joint rauchen. Doch sie stößt auf Max, ein Fremder, der ihr sofort ins Auge sticht.

Welcome to Fat & Faithful, hosted by Amanda Martinez Beck

Daily stories of faith, suffering, and hope to accompany listeners through the liturgical season of Lent.

In You Must Stand Up, Nieman Fellow Amanda Becker provides a real-time portrait of the creative resistance that unfolded in America’s first year without the protections of Roe v. Wade. Amidst daily shifts in health care access, new legal battles coming before partisan courts, and up-for-grabs state constitutions, Becker follows the leaders rising to meet these challenges—doctors and staffers turning to new financial and medical models to remain open and provide abortions, volunteers campaigning against antiabortion ballot initiatives, and medical students fighting for lifesaving care.