A Matter of Fat
A weekly podcast in which journalist Rose Stokes and obesity scientist Professor Giles Yeo explore the fast-changing conversation around weight, body image and the new generation of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Each episode pairs scientific insight with personal lived experience, covering topics from diet culture and shame to the social and emotional costs of pursuing thinness. The hosts don't always agree, and the show aims to help listeners think more clearly and kindly about bodies in 2026.
Episodes
Life after willpower... how do we know when to stop?
If health is the goal, how do we know when to stop losing weight? And how do we decide what’s enough in a society that keeps rewarding us for being smaller?A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, an
Now you can change your body, do you still have to love it?
If you can now change your body, do you still have to love it? And can wanting to lose weight coexist with body acceptance?Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scientist who has spent three decades studying why people are small, medium or large in our food environment, this podcast brings toge
They made us fat. Now they're selling us thin.
Big Food helped create the obesity crisis. Should the same industry be allowed to profit from the solution?A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scienti
What Happens When Ozempic Costs £10?
Who gets to be healthy when nutritious food, time, exercise and weight-loss medication all cost money?A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scientist wh
Food Noise vs Jab Noise: Which is Louder?
Episode 3: GLP-1 medications might quieten food noise, but has the noise around weight-loss jabs become impossible to escape?A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of
After The After: If We Know Diets Don't Work, Why Do We Still Try?
What happens after the dramatic “after” photo? A Matter of Fat is a podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scientist who has spent three decades studying the genetics of body
Ozempic Shrinks Everything Except the Shame
What are we supposed to think about weight in 2026?A Matter of Fat is a new podcast for anyone who has no idea what they think about weight, bodies and the rapidly changing conversation around them.Hosted by journalist Rose Stokes, who brings 30 years of lived experience with weight and obesity, and Dr Giles Yeo, a University of Cambridge scientist who has spent three decades studying the genetics
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