Emma Specter just published their book More Please: Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for "Enough"! "More Please" is a beautifully reported journalistic memoir that interrogates and reframes Emma's own relationship with their body.
They're also the culture writer at Vogue, where they write about film, TV, books, podcasts, news, body politics, and queer artists and issues.
From abortion access in California, Dakota Johnson's performance in "Am I OK?", and being fat during a global pandemic to ranking the best Mary Kate and Ashley movies of all time, Emma covers culture with smarts and style.
Listen to us discuss the book, our bodies, clothes, relationships, allyship and more.
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