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matter of fat podcast
a body positive podcast with midwest sensibilities
Matter of Fat, co-hosted by Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani, highlights community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, & fat liberation. We hear guests' stories as a matter of fat - honoring and learning about their intersecting identities while grounding the conversation in body positivity & body politics. We also create and share resources, chat social justice, popular culture, & Midwest life - all as a matter of fat.
Matter of Fat started in 2018 with the help of KFAI Community Radio. (Thanks to KFAI for their support and the board certification program which allowed Saraya to learn audio engineering.)
Currently, MoF is in season 5! Yes, in the time of COVID-19, MoF is recorded remotely. Matter of Fat is written and created by Cat and Saraya. Saraya edits and audio engineers the entire podcast. In seasons 3 and 4, MoF was supported by really wonderful assistants - Cindy (3), Erin (3 + 4) , Lindsay (3 + 4), + Sophie (4). Currently, Lindsay assists with transcription.
Listen to Matter of Fat here on our website or wherever you get your podcasts like Apple, Spotify, Soundcloud or Stitcher. Please subscribe, rate, and review! You can also follow us on social media on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and in our MoF Friends + Fans Facebook group. And, sign up for our newsletter, the Matter of Fat Moment, here!
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cat polivoda
co-host
Cat Polivoda (she/her), co-host of Matter of Fat, is a fat intersectional feminist + shop owner. Cat owns Cake Plus-Size Resale, a body positive plus-size resale shop in Minneapolis, MN, dedicated to making plus-size fashion more accessible in shop space that centers fat community! She also teaches a virtual course called Big Bold Confidence. She’s originally from La Crescent, MN and has degrees from Hamline University and Texas A&M-Commerce. In addition to creating content rooted in fat liberation for MoF, Cat’s here to giggle and critique in the same breath (yikes, MN nice much?), tell every show on Netflix to do better, and gush about her latest audiobook read.
saraya boghani
co-host
Saraya Boghani (she/they), co-host and sound engineer of Matter of Fat, is a multiracial millennial living and working in Education in Minneapolis. She is redefining Midwestern sensibilities through a fourth-wave feminist lens. In addition to creating content rooted in fat liberation for MoF, Saraya’s here to wax poetic about today’s weather, pop in an occasional pun, and provide seemingly hot takes on popular culture (aka twitter and tik toks that make it to Instagram).
