Episodes

This week, we sit down with an archbishop and fellow gainer to explore the intersections of faith, fatness, desire and living with cancer. We discuss what gaining means when you're already a larger man, the difference between accepting your body and being satisfied with it, and how our relationship with desire can change when our future becomes uncertain. Our conversation also explores the complexities of being queer and a person of faith, the expectations placed on people facing their own morta...

This week, we sit down with our guest and get into the spooky spirit with a Halloween episode all about gaining, horror, and the traditions that make this time of year so special. From the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and its connections to seasonal feasting, to horror films like Slither, Feed, and Stephen King’s Thinner, we explore how fatness and weight gain can become sources of horror on screen, while weight loss gets its own sinister treatment. Who are we? We’re James and Tim; two ga...

This week, we sit down with Australian sexuality educator Kiki Maree to explore the intersections of feedism, consent, body image, erotic autonomy, and changing bodies. We talk about what it means to practise meaningful consent when a kink can unfold over months or years, how desires and boundaries can evolve alongside our bodies, and where the line lies between erotic encouragement and pressure. Who are we? We’re James and Tim; two gainers exploring gaining, feedism, plus-size life, and everyt...

This week, we sit down with our guests for a roundtable all about fat representation in anime. After all, anime has given us some of the most imaginative worlds, characters and transformations in popular culture, but what happens when we look specifically at the ways it depicts fat bodies? From comedic stereotypes and larger-than-life characters to transformation, gaining, and the more fetishistic corners of fandom, there’s a lot to unpack. Who are we? We’re James and Tim; two gainers exploring...

This week, we sit down with actor and performer Kurt Perry to talk about being a plus-size queer man in musical theatre, finding body positivity through performance, and what it means to build a career in a body that the entertainment industry hasn’t always made space for. Who are we? We’re James and Tim; two gainers exploring gaining, feedism, plus-size life, and everything plus-size. New episodes drop every Tuesday, so make sure to subscribe. If you enjoy the show, leave us a five-star rating...

This week, we’re joined by Fancy, co-host of In The Nook Podcast, for a conversation about ABDL, identity, community and its unexpected intersections with gaining. Fancy helps us unpack what ABDL actually encompasses beyond the stereotypes, from play and sexuality to comfort, aesthetics and identity, as well as the distinction between ABDL and paraphilic infantilism. We explore how gaining and ABDL can overlap, including the ways that becoming larger, softer and fuller can influence how someone ...

This week, we sit down with acclaimed gay historian, writer, and editor Les K. Wright to explore the history of bear communities, the evolution of gay identity and culture, and the spaces where plus-size queer men have found belonging. We talk about what early bear communities offered that existing gay spaces didn’t, the changing landscape of San Francisco’s gay scene, the importance of documenting queer lives and histories, and why preserving the stories of previous generations matters. Who ar...

This week, we sit down with fetish producer Ivy Davenport to talk about the evolving world of feedism and its place within the wider fetish industry. Ivy shares her perspective on watching feedism grow from a relatively niche online community into a more visible part of events like FetishCon, and what happens when people outside the community encounter it for the first time. We also explore the creative intersections between feedism, transformation, size fantasy, BDSM, power exchange and other f...

This week, we welcome writer, storyteller, and communications professional Noah Silverstein for a conversation about bodies, identity, food, desire, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. We explore Noah’s own relationship with food, body image, and self-perception; how our understanding of ourselves can be shaped by the narratives we inherit, and the difference between accepting a body and feeling free to live in it. Who are we? We’re James and Tim; two gainers exploring gaining, ...

This week, we sit down with our guest for a conversation about gender, body image, gaining, and the freedom to decide how we want to live in the bodies we inhabit. We explore his journey towards understanding himself as a trans man, when gaining entered the picture, the relationship between gender euphoria and gaining, and how therapy and the gainer community have helped him move from worrying about how others perceive him towards asking how he actually wants to live. Who are we? We’re James an...