Material Girls

Mar 17 2025 195 ep. 58 mins 1.6k
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A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions.
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Avril Lavigne's Clone "Melissa" x Social Surveillance with Cristen Conger

Mar 17 2025 66 mins  
In this week's episode, we’re talking about the conspiracy theory that Canadian pop punk icon Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a body double named Melissa. You heard us right! To help navigate the mess of this theory, we have an esteemed guest, Cristen Conger (she/her), who is deep in conspiracy discourse. Cristen is the cofounder of Unladylike Media, author of the book Unl

Material Concerns: The Notebook, Camp, and Ryan Gosling's Charisma Pt. I

Mar 03 2025 35 mins  
In this Material Concerns episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk about the 2005 Music Video Awards (and the Gosling/McAdams kiss), Noah as the The Notebook's (unreliable?) narrator, the line between melodrama and camp, and Gosling's undeniable charisma.As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more!***Music Cre

The Notebook x Melodrama with Vanessa Zoltan

Feb 17 2025 64 mins  
She's back! Beloved podcaster and author Vanessa Zoltan (she/her) joins Hannah and Marcelle to dig into one of the most famous "weepies" of the 21st century: The Notebook (2004). If you cry at the line "If you're a bird, I'm a bird," have the phrase "What do you want?" ringing in your head, or regularly view the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, then this episode is for you. Hann

Material Concerns: Emotional Support Canadians Pt. I

Feb 04 2025 32 mins  
In this Material Concerns episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk about being emotional support for Americans, fancy linen paper in the 1700s, memes, monoculture and more!As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more!***Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission

Comics & Memes x Culture Text with Neale Barnholden

Jan 21 2025 64 mins  
This week, longtime friend of the pod, Neale Barnholden (he/him), joins Marcelle and Hannah to discuss the materiality of comic books and their influence on modern-day meme culture! They talk reading conventions, colonization, de- and re-contextualization, as well as the raced and classed history of comics. Together, they then dive into Paul Davis's idea of "the culture text" (adap

Material Concerns: An All-Team Holiday Bonanza & Wicked Pt. I

Jan 06 2025 44 mins  
As chaotic as the title suggests, this episode features our Witch, Please Productions team on mic! We've got Gaby, Zoe and Coach joining Hannah and Marcelle to discuss Wicked, listener-submitted questions, 2024 Spotify stats and more.As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more!***Music Credits:“Shoppi

Wicked x Paratexts with Leena Norms

Dec 23 2024 60 mins  
What is more zeitgeist-y than Wicked Part One? Well, arguably, the memes, interviews, and merch ABOUT Wicked Part One! In this episode Hannah and Marcelle are joined by the wonderful author, Youtuber and internet busybody, Leena Norms, to discuss this year's blockbuster— and the paratexts surrounding it. If you've been targeted an Elphaba eyeshadow palette, a Glinda-themed popcor

Material Concerns: Golden Girls, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday Pt. I

Dec 09 2024 29 mins  
Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk Golden Girls, Friends, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday! As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more!***Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used

The Golden Girls x Sex Positivity with Marshall Watson

Nov 26 2024 65 mins  
Over the course of its seven seasons, The Golden Girls had 25 million viewers and earned 68 Emmy nominations. Each of the girls, Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux), Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak), Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo) and Betty White (Rose Nylund) won Emmy's for their performances and more than three decades later, the show is still in syndication. All to say, the sho

Material Concerns: Connections, Stolen iPads, and Genre Conventions Pt. I

Nov 12 2024 27 mins  
Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk phone games, the Witch, Please team as different types of witches, genre conventions and Twin Peaks! As a reminder, for just $5 USD/month you'll get part two, our extensive backlog, ad-free episodes, and oh so much more!***Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jess