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FGJG is Stef and Brendan
Stef Rubino (they/them) is a teacher, community organizer, student of abolition, and—perhaps, most importantly—a podcaster from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. They live in a little blue house 1.5 miles from the beach with their partner and their dog. Their (non-podcast) work has been featured on Autostraddle. Aside from here, you can find them on Twitter.
Brendan Walsh (he/him) is the author of six collections of poetry, most recently concussion fragment (elsewhere, 2022), winner of the 2020 elsewhere Prose Chapbook Contest. He has lived in Laos, South Korea, New England, and South Florida. He is an amateur strongman, teacher, wannabe grifter, sad boy, and most importantly, podcaster.


fatguyjackedguy
Sep 27, 20229 min read
Episode 34: Plucky Upstart Cryptids: A Round-up of Some Other Cryptids We Love
Preamble: Apparently, September is Cryptid month for Fat Guy, Jacked Guy! We didn’t know this going into it, but that’s just how things...
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 27, 202211 min read
Episode 33: From Where We're From: Skunk Ape, the Official Cryptid of Florida
Famous Fat Guy, Jacked Guy Preamble This is kind of a combo episode. Somehow, September turned into Cryptid month over here at FGJG, and...
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 13, 202212 min read
Episode 32: Lake Monsters Are On the Ballot! We Talk Nessie, Champ, & Friends
Preamble: I think spooky season came early this year, my brother, because I want to spend this episode talking about cryptids too! Most...
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 13, 20229 min read
Episode 31: Extraterrestrial Lifeforms Aren't Colonizers!: Aliens & UFOs in Pop Culture, Pt. 1
Famous Fat Guy, Jacked Guy Preamble OK…before we get into the famous FGJG Preamble, I want to put you on the spot: what is your favorite...
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Episode 30: F-Guy, Fat Bye. J-Guy, Nice Try. Let's Talk "F-Boy Island" with Dustin Brookshire!
This is ALLLL off the cuff, folks. Listen to it!
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Episode 29: Frontline Report: Teaching in the "Stop WOKE" State
Not many notes for this one. Listen to the episode, folks!
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fatguyjackedguy
Sep 13, 202210 min read
Episode 28: Diogenes Was the First Crust Punk
Preamble: As a kid, I would consider myself pseudo-punk/punk adjacent. I was into much of the music and I was friends with punk kids, my...
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fatguyjackedguy
Aug 13, 20221 min read
Episode 27: 46 Questions to Ask Your "Bae" OR Your Brother
There aren't any notes on this one, brothers! Just listen to the episode!
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fatguyjackedguy
Aug 13, 202220 min read
Episode 26: Mustachioed, Big-Bellied Man Meat: A History of Strongman
Preamble: I’ve been interested in strength since I was a little kid. I think it’s common for many American boys to be interested in the...
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fatguyjackedguy
Aug 13, 202211 min read
Episode 25: You Can't Beat the Apocalypse: On Survivalism and Prepping
Famous Fat Guy, Jacked Guy Preamble So, I’ll be honest and say that I don’t have any personal connection to this topic beyond a very...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jul 20, 202214 min read
Episode 24: A Brief History of Backpacking from an Ambitious Italian Lawyer to Linen Elephant Pants
PART ONE: PREAMBLE I’m not going to be ANNOYING about this, but I lived in Asia for a couple of years. I taught for a year in South Korea...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jul 20, 20228 min read
Episode 23: From Where We're From: Wilton Manors is the Gayest Island in the World!
Today is another edition of our series “From Where We’re From” and since today—the day we’re recording this episode—is the last day of...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jun 30, 202210 min read
Episode 22: Captain Ahab Was a Real (Moby) Dick: We're Talkin' Sperm Whales
PART ONE: Preamble Boy oh Boy, did I love Herman Melville as an undergrad. My final semester of undergrad, I took a course with a...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Episode 21: God-dam, We're Talkin' Gun-dam with Mark Sturdivant!
We don't have show notes for this one! Listen to the episode! It's dope.
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fatguyjackedguy
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Episode 20: Talkin' (M. Night) Shyamalan: Breaking Down Our Top 5 Films
You should just listen to the show! The notes aren't really important here, and also Stef wrote them hardcopy....SO...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jun 9, 202215 min read
Episode 19: Righting Wrongs: Redoing Brendan's 4th Grade State Project
PART ONE: Setting the scene I was a gregarious and funny little kid. I loved doing goofs, and I was something like a class clown, but...
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fatguyjackedguy
Jun 2, 202211 min read
Episode 18: We Will Help You Maximize Your Earning Potential! Guaranteed!
Today, we’re talking about what we both consider one of the ULTIMATE grifts…LIFE COACHING. Patreon announcement: Listen, we’re going to...
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fatguyjackedguy
May 25, 20228 min read
Episode 17: Figuring Out Fashion: Conservative (Patriotic???) Dad T-Shirts
Episode #17: Figuring out Fashion–Patriotic Dad T-Shirts https://www.racked.com/2017/7/3/15879778/american-flag-clothes-code...
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fatguyjackedguy
May 18, 202214 min read
Episode 16: The Heat is ON: A Short History of "Going to the Beach"
Today, we’re talkin’ about one of my favorite pastimes of all time…that’s right we’re talkin’ about going to the beach! You know what I’m...
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fatguyjackedguy
May 17, 202212 min read
Episode 15: Where We're From: An Ode to the New England Lobsterman
Part One, Prelude: It’s no big secret that I’m from New England. I grew up in Connecticut, but spent much of my childhood shuttled...
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