Part I: The weight that anti-fat bias carries

Whether it's through weight loss campaigns or outright discrimination, fat phobia seems to be one of the last acceptable kinds of bias. Sarah Stark is a freelance producer, and she launched the “Bias Against Bodies” series on WBEZ’s daily talk show, “Reset.” In five episodes, guests cover how pervasive anti-fat bias is in America and the negative mental, physical and financial effects fat phobia causes for children and adults alike. In part one of the conversation, Stark recaps the part of the series about fat phobia’s anti-Black origins and how bias against bodies shows up at the gym and the doctor’s office. Editor's note: A previous version of this episode misattributed a quote in the introduction to Brandie Solovay. The correct speaker was Esther Rothblum.