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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Wrote about perfectionism, over-functioning, and the state of the May garden. Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/159852... #gardening #burnttoastnewsletter #potteringinthegarden #pottering #gardengnomesummer

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The USDA is “cracking down on fraud” by telling stores that want customers on SNAP that they have to stock at least 28 “real foods” and stop “counting jelly as a fruit.” Liberals will back this bc everyone loves to hate processed foods and police how poor folks eat. www.patreon.com/posts/158622...

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Jelly Is Not a Fruit (But Poor People Can Still Eat It) | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

Jelly Is Not a Fruit (But Poor People Can Still Eat It) by Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith on Patreon. Join Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It is maybe a protective feature of my feminism that I cannot, under any circumstances, take diet advice from men on Reddit. @Corinne Fay takes us on a deep dive into PEPTIDES today… listen wherever you get your pods! burnt-toast-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/pep...

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The Peptide Bros Are Not OK | The Burnt Toast Podcast

Today we're talking about PEPTIDES. This new diet trend is the cursed love child of the protein bros and the RFK stans, and it's supposed to make you thin, tan, and maybe horny. What could go wrong?! ...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Why do we never talk about how every woman at the Met Gala has to be basically carried up the stairs because they can’t walk in their dress/shoes? You can call it “fashion.” I call it normalizing women’s bodies as objects to control and contain.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Has Mel Robbins has gone full diet guru? Listen back to a fan fav episode about the author of The Let Them Theory. This ep originally ran paywalled, but today we are unlocking it so that everyone can listen—with a special paid subscribe update! burnt-toast-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/mel...

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Update: Mel Robbins Has Gone Full Diet Guru | The Burnt Toast Podcast

Today we are rerunning a fan favorite episode about Mel Robbins, motivational speaker and author of The Let Them Theory. This episode originally ran as a paywalled Just Toast episode, but today we are...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Who’s gonna tell Daniel Neeleman that he can’t churn his own protein powder. www.patreon.com/posts/155539...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today we are talking with anti-diet trainer Keri Harvey about diverse bodies in the gym, toxic gym bros, and we answer your fitness-related listener questions. Listen here or anywhere you get your podcasts. www.patreon.com/posts/154928...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Feels bizarre to talk about anything but are we destroying a civilization tonight, but if you're also worrying about that while going through the mundane motions of parenting, I did figure out some ways to help my ND kid like vacation more: www.patreon.com/posts/154938...

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Travel Diary: Santa Fe (With Kids!) | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Grateful to everyone who took on Jillian Michaels in the latest episode of Surrounded — especially Tigress Osborn of NAAFA! Hope JM’s demon eyes aren’t haunting your dreams. www.patreon.com/posts/151472...

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Jillian Michaels Can’t Stop Fat Joy | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

All white men who go on a GLP-1 journey should have to read at least 5 fat liberation books before they can write a personal essay about it. This is @theblondemule.bsky.social’s rule and I co-sign: www.patreon.com/posts/153769...

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The Diet Culture Voice In Your Head | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

So wait… chivalry should NOT be dead? We love this reframing on men doing emotional labor from Savala Nolan, author of the brilliant new book GOOD WOMAN. Get the full conversation on the Burnt Toast Podcast anywhere you listen to your pods or on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/153187...

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Kim Baldwin @theblondemule.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A fun thing about me is, if you hire me to produce your podcast, I'm immediately gonna ask if we can book Lindy West. Reader: we did it. Lindy + @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social - out today!

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Lindy West Doesn’t Need Your Permission | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The best piece I’ve read on Lindy’s (excellent!) new book. @bitchesgottaeat.skystack.xyz’s quote is 👌

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Want to hear Lindy West interviewed by a media outlet that ISN’T notoriously fatphobic? We got you! On the pod tomorrow! www.patreon.com/cw/virginias...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Doctor: You need to lose weight. Me: Actually I just need to breathe in my sleep? Part 4 of the Sleep Apnea Diaries dropped today: www.patreon.com/posts/152619...

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The Sleep Apnea Diaries 4: Is Weight Loss Worth It? | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I don’t use a scale for the same reason I don’t own a gun — I don’t trust myself or my kids to use one safely. www.patreon.com/posts/152233...

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That Time I Got Back On the Scale | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Mostly I think he’s brave for making ballerinas so mad. Sir, these women are strong as hell, hangry and have willingly turned their feet into weapons. Good luck to you.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

My dog got a bad haircut. Trying to remind her beauty standards are a construct.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We’ve got Savala Nolan on the podcast today, talking about how to take up space, despite the Ozempic-fueled backlash we’re surviving right now. www.patreon.com/posts/151494...

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"I Refuse To Be Good" | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Savala Nolan is on the pod tomorrow! Join our free list so you don’t miss this incredible conversation about fatness, Blackness and body liberation: www.patreon.com/virginiasole...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A deeply underreported story. I know so many people struggling to pay their electric bills

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Real talk: Skinny Virginia could never. 💪 Read all about my descent into strength training and regular exercise here: www.patreon.com/posts/151744...

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

How much do you spend on groceries and/or meal delivery apps? We get into the ethical conundrums and the very real privilege involved in doing something different, on the pod today. www.patreon.com/posts/is-it-...

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Is It Normal to Spend $700 on Groceries? | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Gabriella Lascano might have been a body positivity influencer. But she was never a fat activist, and it shows. www.patreon.com/posts/151485...

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This is Why We Never Needed Body Positivity | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Kim Baldwin @theblondemule.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

If you listen to @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social's Burnt Toast podcast, there's a fun surprise for you today.

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Meet the Newest Burnt Toast Team Member! | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

When we talk about the ~ozempic discourse~ it's easy to think about that as a kind of broad social or marketing pressure that's applied equally to everyone with a body. It's worth noting that it shows up in more acute & targeted ways, too. I'm getting more emails like this one than I have in years.

Screenshot of an email that reads “If you put as much energy in walking, therapy and trying to be a kind person - you may be able to help yourself
On your last day, the way you spent you life spreading your anger about how fat people are treated instead of preaching hope and empowerment with the voice you have created
But I suspect you have no self awareness.
Addicts are narcissists and do not ever apologize or take personal responsibility
You are fat because you choose to be fat.”

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Listening to my daughters debate whether Mrs Bennet or Mr Bennet is the bigger villain in Pride & Prejudice and nobody told me parenting could be this. 💕

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Why is "staying on medication for the rest of your life" considered some kind of failure — especially for fat people? @corinnefay.bsky.social and I get into the latest round of #GLP1 discourse on the pod today: www.patreon.com/posts/state-...

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The State of GLP-1 Discourse | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New Yorkers, when you make these calls, it’s nice to remind @schumer.senate.gov that he’s in the files bc he took campaign donations from Epstein and wow is this a great opportunity for him to prioritize justice and the safety of children above his own toxic ambitions. 5calls.org/issue/releas...

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Demand Full Epstein Case File Release and Public Hearings (UPDATED 2/5) ⭑ 5 Calls

Updates February 5, 2026: Over a month after the legally mandated deadline to release Epstein case files, the DOJ has released another batch of …

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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I do not shame anyone who's still on Substack and I am still impatient with Patreon's newsletter features but here's a good reminder of why so many of us are putting up with the various difficulties of *not* using Substack www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

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Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Valentine’s Day is looming! I want all of these.

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Carareadsabunch @peachykeenjbean.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Yup, wtaf- I still feel so creeped out about this but, I am a proud fudgey American #owningit @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Wrote about Martha Stewart's delightfully bad Instagram—and far less delightful Epstein connections. www.patreon.com/posts/martha...

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Martha Stewart's Other Instagram | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The first episode of season 4 Bridgerton is…pretty meh? Here for queer Benedict. Not here for “a relentless jerk to Violet Bridgerton” Benedict.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Why did this government hire a convicted rapist and registered sex offender also famous for eating a man's ear to yell at us about "real food?" Truly. Who else were they gonna get? www.patreon.com/posts/about-...

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About Last Night (Mike Tyson Edition) | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Did…Mike Tyson just call me fat because RFK Jr paid him to? WTF

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

So great to chat with @drmuhlheim.bsky.social about getting fatphobia out of eating disorder treatment, GLP-1s for eating disorders and what to do if your teen is sneaking food. www.patreon.com/posts/149793...

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When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Random information prob no one else needs, but rubbing alcohol will get melted chocolate chips, burrito stains AND thinking putty out of a velvet couch.

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I need spring. My kids are furiously negotiating for mental health days and who am I to argue when today’s 17 degrees sounds…warm?

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Virginia Sole-Smith @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Peter Attia’s apology statement includes him explaining that he made crass, objectifying comments about women’s bodies in his emails to Epstein because he thought they were both talking about adults. Who on his team thought “I’m just a REGULAR sex pest” would land.

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