Cupcake Truck at a Health Fair

Summary

In this episode, Big Mama talks about spotting when big organizations (like schools) say one thing but do another—like throwing a school health fair and then bringing in a cupcake truck. She shares funny personal stories (including her own “weird superpower”) and gives real-life examples from schools, colleges, and more. Teens get an easy 3-step plan for teens to speak truth to authority, respectfully and in a way to make change happen. And just to keep it real, she ends by sharing her own biggest contradiction - it’s a story of woe involving hugging cows and eating lunch. 

Timestamp Highlights

00:00 Big Mama introduces the idea of “institutional hypocrisy” — when an organization says one thing but does another — and shares her “garbage superpower”

02:00 Funny sixth-grade story: a health teacher warns kids about smoking… while sneaking smoke breaks behind the school dumpsters.

3:59 The Health & Wellness Day gig — great activities like cooking classes and goat yoga… but then the principal makes an announcement

7:11 Why the cupcake truck matters: how it works against the school’s own goal of promoting good nutrition.

8:45 Why Big Mama’s House Podcast doesn’t use social media to promote the podcast, even though it’s meant for a teen audience

9:27 Other real-world examples: schools closing libraries, colleges partnering with betting apps, and hospitals stocking vending machines with junk food.

10:46 The social media hypocrisy: schools warning about screen time while using social media to promote events.

11:22 Why this kind of hypocrisy is dangerous — how people either don’t notice at all or notice and lose trust in the organization.

13:00 Big Mama’s 3-step method for respectfully pointing out contradictions.

14:12 Her personal confession: Penelope the Cow

15:30 Send in your examples of organizational hypocrisy and what you did about it to [e-mail]. 

Remember: “Eat more dirt and avoid moist dudes in basements.”

Resources

Do you think you might have body dysmorphia? Take the quiz from the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation. 

https://bddfoundation.org/

Another resource just for teens - it’s from the International OCD Foundation.

https://bdd.iocdf.org/teens-young-adults/

** Big Mama’s House Podcast - a podcast for teens is written and hosted by Jesse Weinberger (Internet Safety Speaker for Schools)

Teen fans of this podcast are called squids. Together with the entire Squid Squad, this podcast for teens explores the immense amounts of pressure impacting young people including: generational disconnect, digital & social media issues, tech true crime, mental health. Each episode comes with additional resources to help teens navigate difficult life circumstances. Expect to laugh along with the host and guest co-hosts while learning something new.

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