Material Girls

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29.0K - 48.3K listeners Neutral 4.8 rating 1932 reviews 198 episodes USA
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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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Recent Hosts, Guests & Topics

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Hosts

Hannah McGregor Marcelle Kosman Coach

Previous Guests

Cristen Conger
Cristen Conger is the cofounder of Unladylike Media, an organization dedicated to exploring women's issues through a feminist lens. She is the author of the book 'Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space', which provides insights and strategies for women to assert their rights and navigate societal challenges. Additionally, Cristen is the host of the podcast 'Conspiracy, She Wrote', which delves into various conspiracy theories and their cultural implications. Her work focuses on the intersection of gender, media, and societal narratives, making her a prominent voice in contemporary discussions about feminism and conspiracy discourse.

Topics Discussed

Kafkaesque Severance Marxism surrealism anti-capitalism Franz Kafka state power repression of grief corporate culture entertainment weekly schedule new segments recommendations creature report improv Patreon push Avril Lavigne conspiracy theory body double Melissa pop punk celebrity culture social surveillance Unladylike Media Conspiracy, She Wrote 2005 Music Video Awards Gosling/McAdams kiss The Notebook unreliable narrator melodrama camp Ryan Gosling charisma
Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on Material Girls.

0:00 42:18

Material Concerns: Not for Everyone! Pt. I

On this week's Material Concerns, we revisit some familiar segments and introduce some new ones! We also make an official request for jingles to be emailed our way at [email protected]. We sing, we giggle, we give recs, and so much more. Happy listening! 


This month, we're running a Patreon push! We need to hit $7k/month to sustain our show and the labor that goes into making it possible! Please consider joining today for as little as $54/year. You'll get ad-free episodes, bloopers, a backlog of content and part two of all Material Concerns episodes! Head to patreon.com/ohwitchplease to join a tier that works for your budget!


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Music Credits:

“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020

Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.


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0:00 1:07:30

Severance x the Kafkaesque

Hosts
Hannah McGregor Marcelle Kosman
Keywords
Kafkaesque Severance Marxism surrealism anti-capitalism Franz Kafka state power repression of grief corporate culture entertainment

In this (spoiler-free) episode, we give YOU, the listener, all the tools you need to confidently and appropriately use the term Kafkaesque the next time Severance comes up in conversation. During Why This, Why Now?, Hannah guides Marcelle through some very compelling ideas about the show's popularity (did someone say "pandemic?"). We then move into The Theory We Need where the conversation turns to Marxism, surrealism, anti-capitalism and, you guessed it, Franz Kafka! The best news? By the end of the episode, you earn a MUSIC DANCE EXPERIENCE! Not really, (because we're a podcast), but we do end the episode with Hannah's thesis about state power, repression of grief, corporate culture and entertainment — and in a way, isn't that just as "elite" and "coveted AF?"


To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back in two weeks with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there! We're currently doing a Patreon push, so please consider joining today to get all our extra perks, along with the backlog of bonuses!


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Material Girls is a show that aims to make sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.


*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both. Materialist critique is really interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment.


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0:00 43:40

Material Concerns: We're Going Weekly! Pt. I

Hosts
Hannah McGregor Marcelle Kosman Coach
Keywords
weekly schedule new segments recommendations creature report improv Patreon push

We're going weekly, folks! We're so excited to kick off this new schedule with Part I of Material Concerns. In very fun news, Coach is now our third co-host on these episodes which means 33% more chaos, new segments (including recommendations, a creature report, and improv). To listen to Part II, head to our Patreon right now! We're doing a Patreon push during the month of April to hit $7000/month (to better support our team!) so you if you join by May 1, you'll be helping us hit our goal! Check out your membership options at patreon.com/ohwitchplease.


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Music Credits:

“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020

Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.


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0:00 1:06:36

Avril Lavigne's Clone "Melissa" x Social Surveillance with Cristen Conger

Hosts
Hannah McGregor Marcelle Kosman
Guests
Cristen Conger
Keywords
Avril Lavigne conspiracy theory body double Melissa pop punk celebrity culture social surveillance Unladylike Media Conspiracy, She Wrote

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 Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space and the host of the new breakout hit podcast Conspiracy, She Wrote. We absolutely love Cristen, her podcast and her perspective on how conspiracy theories begin, mutate, crawl into various corners of the internet and influence our relationship to what is real. Tune in for a discussion about Avril Lavigne's rise to popularity, the popular replacement theory, our cultural relationship to celebrity women's bodies and privacy, and so much more.


For more Cristen, check out Conspiracy, She Wrote! Follow her on Instagram @cristenconger and check out her website: https://cristenconger.com/


To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back in two weeks with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!


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Material Girls is a show that aims to make sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.


*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both. Materialist critique is really interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment.


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0:00 35:15

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

Hosts
Hannah McGregor Marcelle Kosman
Keywords
2005 Music Video Awards Gosling/McAdams kiss The Notebook unreliable narrator melodrama camp Ryan Gosling charisma

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!


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Music Credits:

“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020

Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ratings
Global:
4.8 rating 1932 reviews
USA
4.8 ratings 1000 reviews
Canada
4.9 ratings 449 reviews
UK
4.9 ratings 282 reviews
Australia
4.9 ratings 151 reviews
New Zealand
5.0 ratings 21 reviews
Ireland
4.9 ratings 17 reviews
South Africa
5.0 ratings 8 reviews
Singapore
5.0 ratings 4 reviews