The New Yorker Radio Hour
“Fat Swim” and Literature’s Fatphobia Problem
April 28, 2026·19 minconversationalculture
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Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of the short story collection *Fat Swim*, discusses fat phobia in American culture and literature with *The New Yorker*'s Jennifer Wilson. The conversation explores how fatness is portrayed in fiction, the societal pressures driving weight-loss drug use, and th
Emma Copley Eisenberg, author of the short story collection *Fat Swim*, discusses fat phobia in American culture and literature with *The New Yorker*'s Jennifer Wilson. The conversation explores how fatness is portrayed in fiction, the societal pressures driving weight-loss drug use, and th
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Emma Copley Eisenbergby Emma Copley EisenbergJennifer WilsonDavid Remnick
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