Material Girls
Kanaal Besonderhede
Material Girls
A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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235 episodes
Material Concerns: An All-Buster Holiday Party
Well, well, well, if it isn’t our annual All Team Holiday Episode. The real ones know that these episodes are typically out of control. This year is n...
Point-and-Shoot Cameras x The Punctum
To make sense of the recent resurgence in point-and-shoot cameras, we’re returning to French philosopher and cultural theorist Roland Barthes! We begi...
Material Concerns: Robust Public Transit Anyone? Pt. I
We begin this week's Material Concerns with stressing out Marcelle through vulgarity — and then swiftly turn the conversation over to a nice and long...
The Lord of the Rings x Arcadia with Text Me Back! With Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays
We always nerd out, but in this episode we're joined in our geek sesh by the incredibly charming, brilliant and funny Lindy West (she/her) and Meagan...
Material Concerns: Bet On Us Pt. I
Tune in for our off-week casual conversation! As always, Coach joins Hannah and Marcelle for this Material Concerns episode featuring a very long chec...
Wicked For Good x Femslash with Leena Norms
In today's episode, we jumped right back on the Emerald City Express with third-time guest, Leena Norms (she/her). Leena joined us for our episode Won...
Material Concerns: Costumes, Boundaries, and Voting Pt. I
In this Material Concerns episode, we debrief Halloween and an Okay, Hear Me Out segment quickly gets into a conversation abut boundaries and control....
Keanu Reeves x Celebrity Studies
Happy SWEET NOVEMBER! In this episode, we're talking about LOAD-BEARING MAN Keanu Reeves. What do we mean when we say load-bearing? You'll have to lis...
Material Concerns: Game of Thrones 2025 Pt. I
We recorded this Material Concerns on Halloween and BOY DOES IT SHOW! Enjoy a chaotic convo about costumes, dragons and Game of Thrones. Let us know w...
The Craft x Feminist Rage
We're throwing it back to the 1996 cult classic film The Craft just in time for Halloween! We begin with a conversation about Hannah and Marcelle's te...
Material Concerns: Moral Failing? Nah Pt. I
Another Material Concerns, another long check in! Followed by Creature Report and Mailbag Sampler (Spreadsheet Sampler??).
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The X Files x Conspiracy with Leigh Dyrda
~ This episode contains some spoilers about The X Files ~
This week we dive into beloved television series, The X Files (1993-2002), with Leigh...
Material Concerns: With a Cold Open! Pt. I
Another Material Concerns episode — this time with a cold open! Because why not? In this episode, we begin with a check in, jump into Oops All Oops an...
The Simpsons x Syndicated Satire
Sometimes an episode is such a longtime coming that the enthusiasm from our hosts is palpable! Such is the case with this episode about The Simpsons,...
The Longest Check-In Pt. I
We check in for 20 minutes and for that, we're sorry! We follow our check-in with a quick Apocalypse Toolkit and then leave the rest of the segments (...
The Sims x The Queer Art of Failure with Ruth Ormiston
In this episode, we're talking about beloved computer game, The Sims, with special guest Ruth Ormiston. Ruth (they/them) is a book designer and cultur...
Material Concerns: Maria, Sofia and Kia Pt. I
Another Material Concerns featuring Consumer Retorts and Oops All Oops! And some light panic from the team. We're fineeeeee!
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Get Out x Horrifying Whiteness
Jordan Peele's Get Out is a masterpiece both firmly planted in the rich tradition of horror and at the forefront of the growing genre of new Black hor...
Material Concerns: Sweet Little Check In & Then Some Pt. I
This week on Material Concerns Hannah, Marcelle and Coach start with a sweet little check in, including Hannah's ideal way to start the day, a Pitt up...
Hamilton x Hagiography with Shira Lurie
We're finally talking about Hamilton! It's been ten years since the show premiered on Broadway and that's just enough time to have some perspective on...
Material Concerns: Missed Meetings, Ebay, and Labubus Pt. I
Hannah, Marcelle and Coach are back together for a Material Concerns episode featuring Consumer Retorts and Creature Report! They talk The Pitt, heat...
Hunger Games x Frames of War
We're back from our summer break with an episode about The Hunger Games. Heads up that this episode connects the fictional world of Panem to real-worl...
Royals Gossip and Colonial Hangovers | Culture Study
We have a treat for you today with a drop-in episode from Anne Helen Petersen’s Culture Study. Culture Study is a podcast about the culture that surro...
White Womanhood Activated with Material Girls | Gender War Games
We’re still on our Summer Break during this hot and beautiful month of July. But don’t fret, we’re dropping episodes every Tuesday that we’re gone! To...
Ceremony: The Unexpected Task (Book 4, Chapter 22) | Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
If you’ve been following Witch Please Productions since the early days, then you know our roots go back to Harry Potter with our show Witch, Please. H...
Proactive Kinship with Hannah McGregor | Gender Playground
As we continue our July break, we are dropping into your feed with an episode of Gender Playground! If you don't yet know, Gender Playground is a show...
Should I Quit Drinking? with Marcelle Kosman | The Real Question
As we mentioned last month, Material Girls is taking a summer break for the month of July! We’ll be releasing drop-in episodes from other podcasts tha...
Material Concerns: Marcelle and Coach Have One-on-One Time Pt. I | Ad-Free
No Hannah on this episode! But we still have fun! So much fun, we didn't record a part two... The burnout is real, but we're still so sorry! Part two...
A Million Little Pieces x Life Writing with Traci Thomas
As a podcast all about the zeitgeist, we've wanted to do an episode about James Frey's memoir A Million Little Pieces — and the 2005 controversy aroun...
Material Concerns: Watching the Empire End Pt. I
After a quick and dirty check-in, Hannah, Marcelle and Coach dive into Apocalypse Toolkit (music edition!)! They then jump into a very thorough Make I...
The Traitors x Celebrity with Matt Wildcat
In this episode, Hannah and Marcelle welcome guest Matt Wildcat (he/him) to discuss the hit reality TV show, "The Traitors." Marcelle and Matt begin b...
Material Concerns: "Egh" (the Noise of 2025) Pt. I
Enjoy this new Material Concerns episode featuring a classically chaotic check-in that is largely about Coach's fixation on pudding and Marcelle's for...
Fourth Wing x the Author Function
There are no book spoilers in this episode!
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing) was an undeniable hit in the world of romantasy...
Material Concerns: Left On the Table Pt. I
Here comes another Material Concerns episode containing new and familiar segments! In this episode, Marcelle gets an opportunity to sing her Kreacher...
Sapphic x Radical Feminism
In this episode, Hannah and Marcelle delve into the word "sapphic" and consider the rising popularity of the term's use as it relates to the legacy of...
Material Concerns: Mug Sluts Pt. I
First things first, we NEED a jingle. Anyone wanna step in? Email us at ohwitchplease@gmail.com, if so. :)
Otherwise, please enjoy this Material...
Pirates of the Caribbean x American Exceptionalism
We're throwing it back to 2003 with this episode about the beloved swashbuckler hit, Pirates of the Caribbean. Hannah and Marcelle start with a review...
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 em...
Severance x the Kafkaesque
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 ti...
Material Concerns: We're Going Weekly! Pt. I
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 c...