Social justice journalist, author, and cyberhate expert Ginger Gorman joins Jameela this week to discuss her experiences being embedded in the troll community, the role big tech plays in encouraging this behavior, understanding the ways many of the young men trolling are marginalized human beings, law enforcement's intentionally ignoring the troll community, and more. For more information, you can read Ginger Gorman's book - Troll Hunting You can also listen to Ginger's podcast - Seriously Socia...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Activist, cultural commentator, and political analyst Ashlee Marie Preston joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey into activism, struggling with mental health since early childhood and being "neurofestive," hitting rock bottom and finding support amongst sex workers, having her work rooted in repair, being right vs making an impact, what we need in our leaders, and more. You can follow Ashlee Marie Preston on Instagram @ashleemariepreston and Twitter @AshleeMPreston If you have a questio...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Everyone's favorite hairstylist, host, podcastor, comedian, and figure-skating devotee - Jonathan Van Ness - joins Jameela this week to discuss Jameela's bangs, his choice to be open about his HIV, being the representation he didn't have growing up, how painful internet feedback can be, seeing more forgiveness in the world, his new show Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness on Netflix , and more. Watch JVN's new series Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Comprehensive Sex Educator and Trauma Expert Jimanekia Eborn joins Jameela this week to discuss Jimanekia's own journey with trauma, where the term "gaslight" originates, Jimanekia's work teaching children about consent and rejection, taking yourself on a date, finding your own boundaries, and more. You can learn more about Jimanekia's work and the classes she offers at traumaqueen.love You can follow Jimanekia Eborn on Instagram and Twitter @jimanekia If you have a question for Jameela, email i...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Body positivity activist Megan Jayne Crabbe joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey from people pleasing on the internet to fighting against toxic internet culture, how online culture can be cultish, why inter-community rejection can be so painful, and how to find your own voice in all the noise. You can follow Megan Jayne Crabbe on Instagram @meganjaynecrabbe and Twitter @meganjcrabbe Check out her book - Body Positive Power - wherever books are sold! If you have a question for Jameela, ...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr
Maintenance Phase hosts Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes join Jameela this week to discuss why the BMI is bunk, how we clinically don't have a non-surgical weight loss method and how that should inform our medical health conversations, how as a society we blame fat people instead of helping people live healthier lives, why we shouldn't lecture people on their diets, and more. You can listen to Aubrey & Michael on their podcast - The Maintenance Phase - wherever you get your podcasts You can foll...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Author Candice Brathwaite joins Jameela this week to talk about her experience as an outspoken advocate for black motherhood and women. They discuss Candice's family role as being more "paternal," and how the pandemic made her reckon with a more maternal role. They commiserate over frustrations with eurocentric beauty standards for black women, Candice shares her wisdom on learning when to stay silent if dealing with online attacks/controversy, Candice walks us through the challenges black women...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Actor Emily Hampshire joins Jameela this week to discuss how she's so different from her beloved character "Stevie" from Schitt's Creek, her mental health journey, what a game changer depression medication was for her, how her first diet was a "gateway drug" for her, and how exploring her sexuality helped her love her own body more. You can listen to Emily on the new podcast The Beautiful Liar wherever you get your podcasts You can follow Emily on Instagram and Twitter @emilyhampshire If you hav...
Jan 07, 2022•59 min
To help start 2022 right, we are re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. The Optimism Doctor - Dr. Deepika Chopra - joins Jameela this week to define optimism, discuss visualization vs manifestation, explain healthy expectations and ways to manage your thoughts, explore how much can be gained through learning from mistakes, go over why she hates the phrase "good vibes only," and tell the story of her surrogacy journey. You can listen to Dr. Deepika Chopra's podcast, Looking Up with Dr. Deepik...
Dec 31, 2021•59 min
Happy Holidays! This week, we are re-releasing a favorite episode of ours. In this episode, Jameela is joined by Josie Naughton, the CEO and one of the founding members of Choose Love - a charity dedicated to ending the refugee crisis. Together they discuss the harrowing journey a refugee makes and the challenges they face in the camps, Josie's past and how anyone can make a difference, meeting Oprah and the pope, the Choose Love shops where you can buy needed supplies for a refugee, and how to ...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min
We loved her so much, Natalie Wynn is back! The youtuber and political commentator joins Jameela this week to go deep on incel culture. They cover the origins of the culture, why it is so toxic, the societal issues that encourage incel ideology, the body issues which plague its community, other internet communities with similar toxicity, the issues with how we teach sexuality as a society, the role parents play in raising children that are impervious to the twisted teachings of incel culture, an...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Author and expert in menstrual health Maisie Hill joins Jameela this week to discuss the different seasons of the menstrual cycle, how different bodies respond differently to hormones, why perimenopause is a space to process the expectations on people socialized as women, why we are so bad at diagnosing autism in women, and more. You can find Maisie Hill's books - Period Power and Perimenopause Power - on her website and wherever books are sold: https://www.maisiehill.com/ You can listen to Mais...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Youtuber, political commentator, and "ex-philosopher" Natalie Wynn (aka ContraPoints) joins Jameela this week to discuss the experience of going through big life discoveries/changes publicly, speaking out when having lots of visibility online, the similarities between fatphobia and transphobia, "cringe-culture" and why it is so powerful, and more. Check out ContraPoints on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/contrapoints You can follow Natalie on Instagram and Twitter @contrapoints If you hav...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Former US. Secret Service Special Agent, and current TV host and author Evy Poumpouras joins Jameela this week to discuss the power of fear and its negative impact on your life, her time as a secret service agent as well as how 9/11 impacted her, how to spot a lie, learning to trust your instincts, and more. Check out Evy Poumpouras' book- Becoming Bulletproof : https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Becoming-Bulletproof/Evy-Poumpouras/9781982103750 You can follow Evy on Instagram and Twitter @e...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr
Psychotherapist, author, and podcaster-extraordinaire Esther Perel joins Jameela this week to discuss how our expectations of marriage have changed over the past 100 years, why you aren't feeling sexy after the pandemic, why polyamory still feels taboo (even though it shouldn't!), why infidelity isn't necessarily a death knell of a relationship, and more. You can follow Esther on Twitter @estherperel and on Instagram @estherperelofficial Check out Esther Perel's podcast - Where Should We Begin:h...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Comedian, author, podcaster, and filmmaker Adam Buxton joins Jameela this week to discuss what it feels like to go through a midlife crisis, spending the last few months of his father's life caring for him, connecting with his teenage son through music, how perfect Zendaya really is, and more. Check out Adam's podcast - The Adam Buxton Podcast - wherever you listen. Listen to Adam's podcast - The Adam Buxton Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-adam-buxton-podcast/id1040481893 If yo...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Comedians, #freebritney activists, journalists, and podcastors Tess Barker & Babs Gray join Jameela this week to discuss all things Britney Spears and conservatorships. They discuss how having a fan-podcast about Britney's instagram led them to learning more about Britney's conservatorship, break down the details of the conservatorship and the consistently questionable methods which were used to keep Britney in it, explore what conservatorships are at large and why the system is so often problem...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Comedian, writer, and truth-teller Amanda Seales joins Jameela this week to discuss her pandemic breakdown, how she is treated on the internet due being a black woman, light skin privilege vs white privilege, shrinking yourself vs finding your tribe, and persisting. You can follow Amanda Seales on Instagram and Twitter @amandaseales And listen to Amanda's podcast - Small Doses with Amanda Seales: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/small-doses-with-amanda-seales/id1333316223 If you have a ques...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Tig Notaro joins Jameela this week to discuss having three-year olds in a pandemic, how to raise children without giving them your trauma and what Tig hopes they learn from her, Tig's 2012 and why it was such a difficult time, falling in love with her wife, being young and jumping off of a roof when a friend's mom got home, and more. You can follow Tig on Twitter @tignotaro And listen to Tig's podcast - Don't Ask Tig If you have a question for Jameela, email ...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Late night host, podcaster, comedian, and legend Conan O'Brien joins Jameela this week to discuss the early days of making Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being 100% Irish, dealing with anxiety and the benefits of cognitive therapy, discovering his depression, getting happier as he gets older, what he wants to do next, and more. Plus, they share the best and worst sex advice they've ever received/given! You can follow Conan on Instagram & Twitter @teamcoco And listen to Conan's podcast - Conan O'...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Journalist, presenter, and author Shon Faye joins Jameela this week to discuss how fighting for trans justice is fighting for human justice at large. They cover why liberals can be very transphobic as well, how the media creates scapegoats out of minority groups, the difference between allyship and solidarity, why people are so afraid of trans kids, and more. Check out Shon's book The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice , available now in the UK from penguin.co.uk . You can follow Shon Fa...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Comedian, writer, political commentator, and host Samantha Bee joins Jameela to discuss Sam's time as a mommy blogger, her amazing ability to not read people's comments about her, finding her peace and sense of self in her family, why the situation in Afghanistan is breaking her heart, why we have to help refugees, and more. Watch Samantha Bee on Full Frontal on TBS. You can follow Samantha Bee and Full Frontal on Instagram & Twitter @fullfrontalsamb If you have a question for Jameela, email it ...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Comedian, author, and actress Phoebe Robinson returns to I Weigh this week to discuss quarantining with her boyfriend (aka British Baekoff) and getting comfortable with some of the bodily functions that may inevitably spring up, her decision to not have children, growing past being a workaholic, how self-care is taking care of your community, and her new book - Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes - which is out September 28th! You can find Phoebe's new book wherever books are sold...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Disability-rights activist, writer, and tv presenter Sophie Morgan joins Jameela this week to discuss how the pandemic has influenced the conversation around disability rights, why it's worthwhile for everything to be disability-friendly, growing to accept that you are not a burden, Sophie's journey with her own disability, and her new podcast with Sinead Burke - Equal Too. Listen to Equal Too wherever you get your podcasts. Sophie's list of disability voices to follow: Eddie Ndopu (@eddiendopu)...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Actor, writer, director, and producer Zoe Lister-Jones joins Jameela this week to discuss being a late bloomer in high school, her mental health and anxiety around not being texted back, her work as a filmmaker and the vulnerability of putting your work out there, Zoe's decision to have an all-female crew on her film Band-aid, and writing/filming her new film How It Ends in a pandemic. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to [email protected] , and we may ask it in a future episode...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Comedian, host, and writer Simon Amstell joins Jameela this week to discuss his being a shy child finding his voice in theater, the way his sexuality played into his struggles with shame and lack of self-confidence, his experiences with Ayahuasca and how it helped him get to the root of his depression, what a "spirit hole" is, and more. Go to simonamstell.com to check out Simon's upcoming tour dates. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to [email protected] , and we may ask it in a...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Sex/Family therapist Shadeen Francis returns this week to answer listener questions regarding how to mourn the loss of a friendship, how to manage a diminished sex drive, open relationships, having hard conversations with your partner, kinks and fetishes, adult virginity, and more. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to [email protected] , and we may ask it in a future episode! You can find transcripts from the show on the Earwolf website I Weigh has amazing merch – check&nbs...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 27 min
NHS Surgical Doctor and author Dr. Joshua Wolrich joins Jameela this week to discuss going from an "un-fattening" influencer to an anti-diet ally, his own experience with food insecurity and weight gain, why fat people receive worse medical care, the nuanced science behind weight gain, the dangers behind popular diets like keto and intermittent fasting, and more. Check our Dr. Wolrich's book - Food Isn't Medicine - wherever books are sold. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to iweighpo...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Activist and writer Adam Eli joins Jameela this week to discuss how the teachings of Judaism can apply to the LGBTQ+ community, why activism and social justice can be messy, how to use rage to combat diet culture, what Adam learned this year about his body and his experience with body image in the LGBTQ+ community, and more. Check out Adam Eli's book - The New Queer Conscious - wherever books are sold. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to [email protected] , and we may ask it in...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Comedian, writer, and actor Guy Branum joins Jameela this week to discuss the relationship between his coming out and his mental health, how The Biggest Loser damaged people's understanding of fatness, his frustrations with how queer people are represented in media, and more. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to [email protected] , and we may ask it in a future episode! You can find transcripts from the show on the Earwolf website I Weigh has amazing merch – check it o...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min
