{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ae8faaf375d48fb43282b1e/6ae8fad09cb48f65eaad98ce?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Is Weight Watchers Making a GLP-1 Podcast","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ae8faaf375d48fb43282b1e/876316871695730066dafe3d821e67e3.jpg?height=200","description":"<h3><strong>You're listening to the Burnt Toast podcast! We are Virginia Sole-Smith and </strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/bigundies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Corinne Fay</strong></a><strong>, and today we are talking about </strong><i><strong>The Weigh In</strong></i><strong>, a new podcast about GLP-1s ... from Weight Watchers</strong>.</h3><h1>And on Indulgence Gospel!</h1><h3>Corinne and I will be discussing a very controversial topic: Cold calling your friends.</h3><p><strong>Indulgence Gospel segments are for paid subscribers, who also get transcripts and commenting privileges. Don't miss out —</strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> join us here!</strong></a></p><h3>So, there's a new podcast from Weight Watchers. It's called <i>The Weigh In</i> and it's hosted by Samhita Mukhopadhyay. The first two episodes are out and Corinne and I listened and have many, many thoughts.</h3><h1>BUTTER &amp; LINKS</h1><p><strong>SHOP:</strong></p><p><strong>Virginia's Butter</strong>: Going through your credit card statements and cancelling unnecessary subscriptions. Hello, efax?!</p><p><strong>Corinne's Butter</strong>: TruFru</p><p><strong>READ:</strong></p><p>Big Undies: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/BigUndies/posts/search-for-plus-170346506?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_fan&amp;utm_content=web_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Search for a Perfectly Oversized Plus Size Button Up Shirt Continues...</a></p><p>Burnt Toast: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/only-6-jeans-to-171795112?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_fan&amp;utm_content=web_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Only 6 Jeans Worth Buying (According to Science)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://dearmedia.com/shows/the-weigh-in-with-samhita-mukhopadhyay/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><u>The Weigh In</u></i></a> Podcast</p><p><a href=\"https://splitrockbooks.com/book/9780593448090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning</i></a> by Samhita Mukhopadhyay</p><p>Big Undies: Samhita Mukhopadhyay <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/BigUndies/posts/140387520?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=ios_share_native\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">style questionnaire</a></p><p><i>The Cut</i>: “<a href=\"https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/mounjaro-body-positivity-essay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Mounjaro and Me</u></a>” by Samhita Mukhopadhyay</p><p><i>NYT</i>: “<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/style/weight-watchers-podcast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>In the Ozempic Era, Who Needs Weight Watchers? A new podcast, with a feminist host, aims to keep the decades-old diet brand in the GLP-1 conversation</u></a>.”</p><p><i>The Cut</i>: \"<a href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/what-it-feels-like-at-cornell-right-now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now</a>\" by <a href=\"https://katemanne.substack.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Manne</a></p><p><i>The Cut</i>: \"<a href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/divorce-women-cost-mediation-alimony-child-support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Strong, Empowered, Secretly Broke Divorcée</a>\" by Melinda Wenner Moyer</p><p><i>The Cut</i>: “<a href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/i-should-be-allowed-to-cold-call-my-friends.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>I Should Be Allowed to Cold-Call My Friends</u></a>”</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/virginiasolesmith/posts/why-is-weight-1-172152397</p>\n<p><p><strong>EPISODE CREDITS</strong></p><p>Co-hosts: <a href=\"https://patreon.com/virginiasolesmith\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia Sole-Smith </a>and <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/BigUndies\" target=\"_blank\">Corinne Fay</a>. </p><p>Producer: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theblondemule/\"> Kim Baldwin</a>. </p><p>Logo design: <a href=\"http://www.deannalowedesign.com/\">Deanna Lowe</a>.</p><p>Theme Song: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ilovefarideh/?hl=en\">Farideh</a>.</p><p>Video Editor: <a href=\"melittlemefoundation.org.\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Ayiku</a></p><p>Audio Engineer: <a href=\"http://www.tommyharron.com/\">Tommy Harron</a></p><p><strong>Follow us on social! </strong></p><p>Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/v_solesmith/\"> @v_solesmith</a> and on Bluesky at<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/virginiasolesmith.bsky.social\"> @virginiasolesmith</a>.  </p><p>Corinne is on Instagram at<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/selfiefay/\"> @selfiefay</a>, on Bluesky at<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/corinnefay.bsky.social\"> @corinnefay</a> and on Patreon at<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/BigUndies\"> Big Undies.</a></p><p>Support the <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/melittlemefoundation/\">Me Little Me Foundation</a>, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders.</p><p><i><strong>Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! </strong></i></p></p>","author_name":"Virginia Sole-Smith & Corinne Fay"}