The Plot Thickens

The Plot Thickens

A podcast recapping episodes of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, the hit TLC show starring Whitney Way Thore.

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August 27, 2025 88 mins

Today’s episode has the potential to be Whitney‘s worst birthday yet… And that’s exactly how she planned it! Trust us, she can’t wait to see how crazed her friends are when she makes a very exciting announcement. But will everybody react with a “hell yeah, girl!“ like Whitney is hoping? Or will they react completely normally, like people who aren’t totally obsessed with whit’s *journey*? Todd makes his solo talking head debut this ...

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Whitney's returning to Salem this week to visit her bewitching new friends! But something is rotten in Denmark... and it's not what Whit is cooking up in her witch's cauldron! Jess starts to openly show signs of anger toward Whitney and her willingness to drop Greensboro - and her Greensboro friends - at the drop of a witch's hat. And what's going on with Jess and Isaiah's marriage? Whit starts looking at apartments in Salem, but t...

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This week on The Plot Thickens, we’re delving into all the worst things about Greensboro - from the perspective of everyone’s favorite Brit whose name no one can spell - Mabel! Whitney’s got Mabel in for the weekend and Mabel is pointing out everything that’s wrong with Greensboro - from the lack of men asking her out to the size to the nightlife. And don’t even get her started on the “theater district!” But will Whitney listen to ...

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Are you ready to get witchy with it? Because this episode, we're back in Salem, the witch capitol of the USA to get more insights into the creepy haunts and HAINTS, and all things spooky. But don't worry - we've got some new tea to spill about the feud between Tal and Buddy - and trust us, it ain’t pretty but you're going to want to stop by and listen. 

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Round and round the cauldron go; where it stops, no one knows! Welcome to the witchiest episode we've had thus far of my Big Fat Fabulous Life! Whitney and her squad of incredibly unrelated individuals are headed to SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS to set spells, meet ghosts, and hopefully catch a HAINT! 

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This week, we’re finally getting the answers to a lot of questions we’ve been asking for quite some time, the most important of which is: did Whitney’s artificial insemination take? Whit is dead set on making one of two decisions: starting a family and staying in Greensboro versus moving somewhere totally different and starting fresh. But will Whitney get discouraged if this first attempt at pregnancy doesn’t go as planned? Will sh...

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This episode is jam-packed - we should have called it "a birthday and a funeral" because it incorporated both Glenn's 79th birthday and Henchi's memorial service. Though Henchi's departure was tragic for all fans of the show, his memorial service was an affair to remember - it was rife with gifts, memories and of course, lots of plastic. As for Whitney, we're still wondering if she actually inseminated herself. In this episode, she...

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Well, the votes are in and, thanks to Isaiah and Jess, Whitney has chosen her League Baby sperm donor! In “Twinkle, Twinkle, Fertile Star,” Whitney puts Ashley’s womb preparation skills to the test as she undergoes a full womb energy cleanse - complete with salty food from an unnamed popular fast food restaurant (McDonald’s) and a plastic turtle named Cappy (after Cappy, of course) with his own enclosure! But will the egg wash, cha...

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We're finally here on season 13 of MBFFL! We can't believe it. And to add to the fun, TLC has given your girls SCREENERS so we can watch the episodes in advance, create our episodes, and get you the recaps the day after the episodes drop on cable television! In the premier episode of MBFFL, Whitney once again fakes us out in a classic Robert Frost conundrum - two roads are diverged in Greensboro and Whit has a choice to make: will ...

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Y'all - we're coming to the (temporary) end of our coverage of Season 2 of MBFFL - because we're going to pick up next week on Season 13, which drops TODAY, JULY 1! Throughout this season, we're changing our podcast drops to MONDAYS instead of TUESDAYS, so you'll be able to recap the previous week's episode the day before you watch the NEW episode!

 

But while we're still on Season 2... This is a landmark episode. And that's becaus...

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On today’s episode of the plot thickens, we are recapping a landmark moment in Whitney‘s life… She’s finally “leaving the nest!” And no, you didn’t read that wrong and your eyes do not deceive you! Whitney‘s plan to move out with her current “best friend“ Buddy is finally coming to fruition! But as Tal points out, there’s going to be a lot of temptation in that new house (a la shirtless Buddy) - will Whit be able to withstand it? O...

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It's finally the night of the big Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game! and boy, did the weather turn out poorly for Whitney and her BGDC's debut - but don't worry - the girls should be fine regardless of how the dance number goes (though Whitney is entirely convinced that they'll jettison themselves off the stadium if the dance doesn’t go as planned). The manager of baseball operations assures Whit that the Grasshoppers' stadium ...

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This week, Whit is saying "CARBONARA" (huh???) to pasta, bread and other white carbs, even though her dietician specifically advised against it! She's forging her own path and making her own choices and cutting out food groups left and right. Whit decides to put herself to the ultimate challenge - to go out for Italian food with her friends, Babs and Glenn and allow them to order all of her favorite foods so that she can "look the ...

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Whitney’s back, y’all! In this aptly titled episode, WWT returns to the spotlight, hand in the air, with renewed determination following her pre-diabetes diagnosis. She visits her doctor to assess the impact of her recent lifestyle changes - BGDC and… that’s it… on her health. Spoiler alert: she’s not any farther from the diabetes diagnosis! Whitney challenges herself by attempting to ride a bicycle - a custom-made, wide-wheeled bi...

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Finally, we've reached the end of the recaps and are coming to the true "meat" of Season 2. While Whit weighs in on her big fat fabulous journey, your faithful cohost are weighing in on some seriously hot tea that's boiling in Whit's kitchen - we promised you a deeper dive into Tinder and we're delivering this week! That's right - for those of you who didn't listen or weren't paying close attention, one of the members of the My Big...

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We’re back after our surprise Duggar series to bring you the first episode (part 1) of Season 2 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life! Brace yourselves because this is going to be another two-parter; we’ve got a long road ahead of us!  Sorry if we’re repeating ourselves, but this episode, entitled “Whitney Weighs In” is yet another recap episode of sorts where Whitney answers some burning questions from social media and recounts her big, fat...

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May 12, 2025 31 mins

As we move between Season 1 and Season 2 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, we’re treating our listeners to something special and different: our Duggars bonus series! We know the TLC family rolls deep, and if you love (to hate) all things WWT, you most likely have also (hate) watched the Duggar family and their cultish outlook and lifestyle. We’ve got a bunch of episodes jam-packed with content and background you’ve never heard before! N...

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May 12, 2025 39 mins

As we move between Season 1 and Season 2 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, we’re treating our listeners to something special and different: our Duggars bonus series! We know the TLC family rolls deep, and if you love (to hate) all things WWT, you most likely have also (hate) watched the Duggar family and their cultish outlook and lifestyle. We’ve got a bunch of episodes jam-packed with content and background you’ve never heard before! N...

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May 12, 2025 60 mins

As we move between Season 1 and Season 2 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, we’re treating our listeners to something special and different: our Duggars bonus series! We know the TLC family rolls deep, and if you love (to hate) all things WWT, you most likely have also (hate) watched the Duggar family and their cultish outlook and lifestyle. We’ve got a bunch of episodes jam-packed with content and background you’ve never heard before! N...

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May 12, 2025 58 mins

As we move between Season 1 and Season 2 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, we’re treating our listeners to something special and different: our Duggars bonus series! We know the TLC family rolls deep, and if you love (to hate) all things WWT, you most likely have also (hate) watched the Duggar family and their cultish outlook and lifestyle. We’ve got a bunch of episodes jam-packed with content and background you’ve never heard before! N...

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