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Podcast: Fats on Film
Episode: Survival of the Thickest (2023-) with Mary Wild
Description: Big girls are having a moment.
Survival of the Thickest dropped on Netflix in July 2023 starring and produced by Michelle Buteau and it follows Mavis Beaumont as her star rises across New York City being the hottest stylist in the game and how she brings her friends and community with her on her ascension to greatness.
I was joined by lecturer and podcaster Mary Wild to deep dive into this show and we shared our love for this show, the representation and the fashion. We mused over what we...