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53 - Fat Men's Clubs
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For as long as so-called civilised societies have existed, equally uncivilised clubs and groups have sprung up within them, allowing their members to revel in all sorts of weird and wonderful excesses.
In previous episodes we have heard about secret food clubs with a goal of eating every type of animal on earth. Todays story may not be so different, although this clubs members were’nt so picky about reaching any particular goal other that just eating every type of food they could get their hands on.
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In previous episodes we have heard about secret food clubs with a goal of eating every type of animal on earth. Todays story may not be so different, although this clubs members were’nt so picky about reaching any particular goal other that just eating every type of food they could get their hands on.
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Thank you to our 2 brand-new supporters:
- Frank Morales
- Philipp Surkov
Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod
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Sources for this episode's research:
- https://www.insidehook.com/culture/revisiting-fat-mens-clubs
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/07/469571114/the-forgotten-history-of-fat-men-s-clubs
- https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/01/19/when-fat-mens-clubs-were-big/
- https://www.antikeychop.com/fatmensclub
- https://husheduphistory.com/post/141904668068/girth-and-mirth-the-rise-of-the-fat-mens-club
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-clubs-in-history
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
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Content provided by Nick Charlie Key. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Nick Charlie Key or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
For as long as so-called civilised societies have existed, equally uncivilised clubs and groups have sprung up within them, allowing their members to revel in all sorts of weird and wonderful excesses.
In previous episodes we have heard about secret food clubs with a goal of eating every type of animal on earth. Todays story may not be so different, although this clubs members were’nt so picky about reaching any particular goal other that just eating every type of food they could get their hands on.
-------------------
Thank you to our 2 brand-new supporters:
Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod
-------------------
Sources for this episode's research:
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
…
continue reading
In previous episodes we have heard about secret food clubs with a goal of eating every type of animal on earth. Todays story may not be so different, although this clubs members were’nt so picky about reaching any particular goal other that just eating every type of food they could get their hands on.
-------------------
Thank you to our 2 brand-new supporters:
- Frank Morales
- Philipp Surkov
Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod
-------------------
Sources for this episode's research:
- https://www.insidehook.com/culture/revisiting-fat-mens-clubs
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/07/469571114/the-forgotten-history-of-fat-men-s-clubs
- https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/01/19/when-fat-mens-clubs-were-big/
- https://www.antikeychop.com/fatmensclub
- https://husheduphistory.com/post/141904668068/girth-and-mirth-the-rise-of-the-fat-mens-club
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-clubs-in-history
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
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