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45 - We Still Don't Know How to Talk About Eating Disorders ft. Kat Tenbarge

Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 38m

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About this episode

This episode is about Ariana Grande, but it’s also not about Ariana Grande. It’s about how one woman’s appearance has become the centre of a media firestorm about eating disorders, concern trolling, and how we talk about women’s bodies. We are joined by the mighty Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News to discuss the problem we have in discussing eating disorders as a society, why Ariana Grande is in an unwinnable position, and what is really behind the discourse. We talk about algorithms, how the dis...