
The Culture Of It All
The Culture Of It All is a weekly podcast where we don’t just talk about ditching diet culture, we unlearn together, heal our body image, and fight for fat acceptance and true size inclusivity.
Your host, Melanie Knights [she/they] — is an unapologetically fat, fashion content creator, storyteller, introverted Aquarius with a fondness for all things fat and spooky.
This is a space where the fat community is seen, heard, and celebrated. It's where you can come to unlearn, heal, and find connection — and where everyone, in every body, is invited to listen, learn, and actively advocate for change.
Together, we'll challenge weight stigma, confront fat stereotypes, and dive deep into how diet culture impacts every part of our lives.
Podcasting since 2024 • 41 episodes
The Culture Of It All
Latest Episodes
[REPLAY] Ep. 11 | Fat Positive Fall
As we wrap up this season of The Culture Of It All, we’re rewinding to an episode that holds a very special place in my heart — Fat Positive Fall. In this cozy, reflective replay, I share how autumn feels like coming home to myself and how this...
•
Season 4
•
39:17

Ep. 35 | Revisiting My Old Thoughts on Diet Culture (And Cringing a Bit)
In this episode, I’m reflecting on an old podcast episode I recorded back in 2020, before I had the language or tools to really understand diet culture and fat liberation. I’m sharing clips from that original episode and responding to what I go...
•
44:02

Ep. 34 | Reclaiming Self-Care in a Fat Body
Self-care isn’t just for thin, white, able-bodied people—but it’s often marketed that way. In this episode, I’m exploring what weight-neutral self-care really looks like for those of us in larger bodies. I talk about how self-care spaces exclud...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 34
•
26:51

Ep. 33 | Marketing Health, Selling Shame: Who Can We Trust?
In episode 33 of The Culture Of It All, we're digging into the diet industry's favorite disguise: health. But when "health" is actually code for thinness, who really benefits? And who gets left behind? I’m asking honest questions about trust, m...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 33
•
37:47

Ep. 32 | 3 Unexpected Lessons From Ditching Diets
This summer has been exceptionally warm and this time of year always reminds me of the unexpected lessons I’ve learned since ditching diets and divesting from diet culture. The lessons that had nothing to do with food or movement, and everythin...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 32
•
27:48
