A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See... more
Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk phone games, the Witch,... more
In honor of spooky season, we bring you an episode about the beloved cult classic, Twin Peaks! This show from... more
Today we’re dropping a bonus conversation into your feed featuring Adrian Angus, a dear friend of Marcelle's who passed away... more
Thank you for your questions about dopamine, dinosaurs and cats! In part one of this Material Concerns episode, we also... more
For this episode, we're joined by Jesse Meadows (they/them) to discuss the most zeitgeist-y neurotransmitter around: dopamine! Have you been... more
You had so many great questions about Hannah's forthcoming book, Clever Girl and our Jurassic Park episode all about spectacle... more
In this episode, Hannah and Marcelle discuss what made Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) the ultimate CGI summer blockbuster, the... more
We continue our summer slowdown with a new Material Concerns episode once again featuring answers to YOUR questions. Marcelle is... more
We're so thrilled to be joined by the incredible Karrmen Crey (she/her) for this episode about FX's coming-of-age dramedy, Reservation... more
Welcome back to another Material Concerns episode! We recorded this episode live for all our Patreon supporters so you'll notice... more
Have you ever been to a Tupperware party? Or perhaps a Pure Romance party? Avon? Then you may be familiar... more
We continue our summer slowdown with a new Material Concerns episode featuring answers to YOUR questions. As a reminder, we're... more
In this episode, we're talking about the HBO series The Last of Us, which was adapted from the popular video... more
We're starting a summer slowdown! That means we're still releasing episodes every two weeks, but every other episode will be... more
In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah are joined by Andrea Warner (she/her), the author of The Time of My Life,... more
Witch Please Productions is on Spring Break, so we're taking the opportunity to re-introduce you to Gender Playground, a podcast co-hosted... more
Material Girls is on Spring Break! But don't fret! We unlocked an episode of Making Worlds, our Patreon-exclusive video podcast... more
Like the serious academics they are, Hannah and Marcelle not only researched Disney in academic journals, they also went to... more
What drove Hannah and Marcelle to go to Disneyland? And what is with all the rainbow Mickey ears? And where... more
We're thrilled to be joined by Anne Helen Petersen for this episode about the popularity of athleisure! If you don't... more
For this episode, we're joined by the incredible Karen Tongson, Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies, English, and American Studies... more
Remember about fifteen years ago when we all went a little nuts for sweet potato fries? What was going on... more
Do you play D&D? Do you have a friend who does, but you don't totally *get* what it is? Did... more
There was so much more to say about Wonka and Twilight. In Part I of this bonus episode (aka a... more
Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob or some secret third option?**Marcelle asks this question only at the very end... more
We're so excited to announce that our new show, Making Worlds, begins January 25th!This video podcast, hosted by Hannah McGregor... more
In this week's episode, we're joined by the incredible Leena Norms (she/her) to talk about Timothée Chalamet's latest venture: Wonka.This... more
Witch, Please Productions is on break for the holidays! Of course we still wanted to put some fun content out... more
One of Marcelle's favorite books is The Night Circus, so she decided to be brave and do an entire episode... more
We hit our fundraising goal for Palestine Children’s Relief Fund in October and this is the bonus episode we promised... more
At Material Girls, we’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of using social media for social change and what... more
We had to talk about Taylor Swift more — especially as so many of you had great comments, feedback and specific... more
We're so lucky to be joined this episode by Erin Keif (she/her) of the beloved Headgum podcasts Hey Riddle Riddle... more
Given last week's release of 1989 (Taylor's Version), we just had to have Swiftie and Tay-lore expert Margaret H. Willison... more
Why is Star Wars so popular? What were the material conditions that set the first film, A New Hope, up... more
In this episode we talk about Bridgerton with a very special guest — Vanessa Zoltan. We discuss Bridgerton the book... more
We had to talk about Avatar more — especially James "horny for the ocean" Cameron. We structured this bonus like our... more
Did you love James Cameron's Avatar upon its release in 2009? Have you since watched it and thought, huh, now... more
In this episode we’re asking why ‘goblin mode’ is so danged zeitgeist-y such that in 2022 it became the Oxford... more
What makes the Fab Five so fab? In this episode, Hannah leads Marcelle through a discussion of contemporary masculinities and... more
In this episode we’re asking why ‘goblin mode’ is so danged zeitgeist-y such that in 2022 it became the Oxford English Dictionary's... more