[PREVIEW] A White Man Thought He was Fat and Quit His Job.

We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay and it’s time for your January Indulgence Gospel! Today we are talking about former restaurant critic turned diet crusader Pete Wells—and why the New York Times always spends January turning into a women's magazine from hell. CW for discussions of intentional weight loss and lazy fat jokes (from Pete), including some that are offensive to both humans and bassett hounds. You do need to be a paid Just Toast subscriber to listen to this full conversation. Membership starts at just $5 per month!Join Just Toast!Don't want an ongoing commitment? Click "buy for $4!" to listen to just this one.??????????????This episode may contain affiliate links. Shopping our links is another great way to support Burnt Toast!Episode 229 TranscriptCorinneUgh. That's all I can muster.VirginiaAnd it's not a new ugh. They do this every January, guys. We have to emotionally prepare ourselves—those of us who still have an admittedly increasingly problematic subscription to The New York Times—we have to emotionally prepare ourselves that every January they become like Cosmo from 2004, and do this ridiculous weight loss challenge bullshit. And it's so odd and misaligned with actual journalism. OK, so dd you see the piece that came out like two days ago? Corinne“Our Former Restaurant Critic Changed His Eating Habits, You Can, Too?"VirginiaThe before and after journey of Pete Wells.CorinneI sure did see it. I mean, my first thought was... the food looks good. VirginiaFood does look good. CorinneI might be making some of these recipes. And guess what? I'll still be fat.VirginiaVirginia comes in hot and angry. Corinne...angry, but also willing to make a delicious chickpea dish?CorinneI'm definitely going to eat this. But don't get me wrong, als