Smart and sassy. I really enjoyed this piece. Its strongest aspect is that the narrator has a lot of personality, and, importantly, she allows for the personalities of her interviewees to come across marvelously too. The best line I have heard in a long time is when Jennifer asks, "Can you define badonkadonk for me?" This line of questioning is consistent throughout, where instead of asking the generic question of "What do you think about obesity and youth?" she poses the question "What does obesity mean to *you*?" In this way she constructs a polished piece that thoughtfully explores the social meanings of youth obesity.

Jennifer covers an impressive amount of ground in less than 4 minutes, but I think this piece would be improved by having more depth in the section on the causes of obesity. She begins to go here when she includes the doctor's comments on the "evolutionary advantages" of excess weight. Yet, obesity is much more than genetic background. There is much left to be explored here, such as the socio-economic causes of obesity and how they factor into the ways in which obesity is tackled. That said, it was very enjoyable as a whole and it was great being introduced to all of those characters.