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Podcast: Fats on Film
Episode: Stranger Things (2016-) with Sarah Grant
Description: Stranger Things is a cultural phenomenan, one of Netflix's most successful orgiinal IPs and making stars of its ensemble cast. However there is an issue we need to discuss, the lack of fat characters and their treatment.
From #Justiceforbarb to Bob Newby: Superhero and now to Jim 'Dad-Bod' Hopper's extreme weightloss conversation in season 4, we have a lot to discuss.
Joining me is Writer and Director of film and tv, and author of the non-fiction book 'Fat Girl Best Friend' Sarah Grant.
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