Sharon Salomon, 80, is a competitive powerlifter. She and her coach, Tricia Lucero, join Julia Turshen for a conversation about lifting, training and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym ..read more

Le Carr is the co-owner of Rain City Fit in Seattle, Washington. They are also the director of Pride Deadlift Party, an annual block-party style deadlift competition and fundraiser for the Seattle LGBTQIA+ community that has raised tens of thousands of dollars. They joined Julia Turshen to talk about powerlifting, running gyms, competitions and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listen ..read more

Elazar Sontag is a James Beard and National Magazine Award-nominated writer and editor. He's also a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Most importantly, he is currently trying for a 400-pound deadlift. He joined Julia Turshen to talk about powerlifting, eating, queerness, bodies and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at ..read more

Alex Lau is a food and travel photographer from San Francisco. When not sitting in car rentals and airport terminals, he is the proud owner of three dogs named Rocco, Ellie, and Nina. With the rest of his free time, he trains and competes as a nationally ranked powerlifter. He joined Julia Turshen for a conversation about his lifting. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the ..read more

Ashley Dyce, a Para Powerlifter, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about athletic career and what drives her. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym. Follow Ashely and her lifting on IG at @ashleiie225 ..read more

Corinne Fay, the person behind Big Undies, a Substack newsletter about clothes, and @SellTradePlus, a peer-to-peer plus size resale community, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about powerlifting, bodies, queerness and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym. Read Big Undies right here. Follow everything ..read more

Casey Johnston, the writer behind She’s a Beast, Ask a Swole Woman and LIFTOFF: Couch to Barbell, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about lifting and writing about it. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Queer Barbell Club Julia started at her gym. For more about Casey and her work, head here. For more about LIFTOFF: Couch to Barbell, head here. To ..read more

Laura Khoudari, a trauma-informed wellness writer, coach, and storyteller, is the author of Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time. She joins Julia Turshen in a conversation about lifting heavy stuff, knowing when to stop lifting heavy stuff, and how to approach it all from a holistic, embodied lens. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or listened to here. Watch the video about the Q ..read more

Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist behind the Burnt Toast newsletter + author of The Eating Instinct, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Follow-up links: To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here. For more about Virginia, head here. For more about Burnt Toast, Virginia's newsletter, head here.     ..read more

Shaina Loew-Banayan, chef and owner of Cafe Mutton and author of Elegy for An Appetite, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Follow-up links: For more about Shaina's book Elegy for an Appetite, head here. For the New Yorker review of Elegy for an Appetite, head here. For more about Cafe Mutton, head here and follow them on IG here. To sign up for Julia's newsletter, head here.       ..read more