Mag Hags

Franki Cookney & Lucy Douglas
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Mag Hags

The culture and history podcast that every modern woman should know. Join Franki and Lucy as they dive into the glossy archives of women’s magazines to find out what's still hot, and what's definitely not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. NOV 13

    Woman's Own, November 1972

    Welcome to Guess The Meat with Lucy and Franki! ... Only joking! That would be insane.  This episode, Franki is taking the Mag Hags deeper into the archives than they have gone before… to Woman’s Own, November 1972. A relic of the mid-century suburban housewife, this mag is serving up hobby how-tos, a guide to hats, and a free sheet of ‘foil-edged cooking film’. No, we have no idea either.  There’s speculation about Prince Charles’s love life, a quick lesson in menstrual history, plus a reader’s story of Loving Against The Odds (spoiler: it involves a woman setting aside her own feelings).  Plus: the Mag Hags risk cutting diplomatic ties with France following an ad for Vichy skincare. Want more of these mags? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about in the show, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! CHAPTERS 02:45 – Introduction to Woman’s Own, November 1972 09:22 – The World’s Most Wanted Bachelor: Why HRH Prince Charles is just like you and me – and how to bag a date with him  19:21 – *An ad break from 1972* 22:05 – “My husband can’t resist other women”: A Betty Draper-esque reader tells of her tempestuous marriage to her serial-cheater – but completely irresistible – husband   34:00 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1972 37:34 – 101 things to make for pleasure or profit: Readers need ideas to stave off boredom, and Woman’s Own has the answer… 48:01 – What's hot and what's not in 1972  – Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

  2. OCT 30

    New Woman, September 1997

    Dig out your Union Jack tea-towel dresses, girls! This time, Lucy is leading the way through a magazine that’s channeling all the Girl-Powered benign anarchy of Spice World: The Movie. It’s New Woman, September 1997.  There’s a ‘how-to’ for spying on your boyfriend, bafflingly horny ads and – in depressingly 90s style – a feature about how you can weigh 10st and still be technically obese (check the time stamps if you’d rather sit this one out).  Then, stick around for the guide to disaster-free dinner parties that is less Ottolenghi and Instagram tablescaping, more homemade margs and snogging the downstairs neighbour in the loo. Want more of these mags? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about in the show, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! LINKS Read: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray Read: Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding CHAPTERS 03:09 – Introduction to New Woman September 1997 06:50 – Being in our Girl Power era 12:52 – It’s good to stalk: A completely normal feature about spying on your boyfriend  19:51 – Let’s talk about men for a minute  25:04 – *An ad break from 1997* 27:43 – [Content warning] ‘Three of these women are technically obese’: We come to our first body image feature. Do skip ahead if you’d rather not listen  41:45 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1997 44:04 – How to throw a disaster-free dinner party: spoiler! It involves a lot of booze… 52:29 – What's hot and what's not in 1997  -- Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  3. OCT 16

    Good Housekeeping, March 1988

    The Mag Hags are back and cooking with gas! This episode Franki and Lucy ponder on some cutting edge household appliances – cordless iron, anyone? Because, yes, Franki is guiding us on a tour through Good Housekeeping, March 1988.  There’s Ovaltine innuendo, shoulder-revealing fashion, and a self-help book extract suggesting that Lucy could be a threat to Franki’s marriage.  Plus, a questionable beauty feature calls for back-up, so Franki speaks to award-winning beauty editor and author Anita Bhagwandas.  Want more of these mags? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about in the show, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! LINKS Read: Pessimist’s Archive: an archive of historical, technology pessimism https://pessimistsarchive.org/  Read: Ugly: Giving us back our beauty standards by Anita Bhagwandas  CHAPTERS 05:06 – What’s on the cover of Good Housekeeping March 1988  15:04 – The enemy within: Is TV bringing about the moral downfall of society? 25:55 – *An ad break from 1988* 28:37 – Examining the English vs American vs French approach to beauty… with problematic results 35:15 – Anita Bhagwandas shares her take with the Mag Hags  48:24 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1988 50:40 – Don’t take your love life lying down: Self-help guru Paul Pearsall reveals why your friendships are ruining your marriage 58:41 – What's hot and what's not in 1988  -- Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

  4. OCT 2

    Honey, March 1976

    Lucy and Franki are back with more dispatches from vintage women’s glossies.  This week, Lucy is heading to Honey magazine March 1976 – but it’s less Patti Smith and Sex! on the Kings Road, more women named Sue and unequal division of household labour.  We also meet the last of debutantes, contemplate a bath-time workout, and witness a disastrous PR campaign for British Rail.  Meanwhile Franki is underwhelmed by “Strip Monopoly”. And the Mag Hags ponder: did the editorial staff of mid-70s Honey realise they were selling the bucolic lesbian dream?  Want more of these magazines? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! CHAPTERS 04:43 – Intro to Honey March 1976 11:18 – Weekending: Five women tell us what their average 1976 weekend looks like 31:35 – *An ad break from 1976* 35:04 – Is selfishness a sin or a necessity? Therapy speak, 1976-style  45:53 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1976 47:16 – How lovely to be beautiful? Honey tackles the immutable question: is being hot bad, actually? 51:25 – A brainwave for bathtime: a workout how-to that is absolute perfection, 10/10, no notes 52:35 – What's hot and what's not in 1976 LINKS Read: ‘Having it all: Love, success, sex, money, even if you’re starting with nothing’ by Helen Gurley Brown Read: Helen Gurley Brown obituary by Sali Hughes Podcast: The Rest is History – Britain in 1974 Read: From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season  -- Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  5. OCT 2

    Cosmopolitan, October 1982

    Welcome to the very first episode of Mag Hags, the podcast that every modern woman should know. Join Franki and Lucy as they dive into the glossy archives of women’s magazines to find out what's still hot, and what's definitely not.  And where else to begin than the OG of having it all: Cosmopolitan. Franki has travelled back in time to October 1982, when The Pill turned 21 and publishers were just cottoning on to the idea that women buy books. Elsewhere, a hapless man gets some Thatcherite therapy and the Mag Hags get some dinner inspo from a truly astonishing advertiser. Plus, Lucy reveals her daddy issues about His Majesty King Charles III. Want more of these magazines? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! CHAPTERS 07:09 – Intro to Cosmo October 1982 09:33 – Girl Bossing vs Having It All 10:29 – The pill that promised so much: A review of 21 years of oral contraceptives written by someone who's never taken them 26:47 – *An ad break from 1982* 30:09 – Talking It Out : A Cosmo "counselling" session that reads more like a scolding 38:13 – Tactful sex tactics: Can you use the word "fondle" without laughing 42:28 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1982 44:42 – Frills or Thrills: Trashy paperbacks are having a moment. Is it good, steamy fun or patronising frivolity? 48:37 – What's hot and what's not in 1982 LINKS Research: On coils and ectopic pregnancies: Safety, efficacy and patient acceptability of the contraceptive and non-contraceptive uses of the LNG-IUS | International Journal of Women’s Health, 2009 Read: On Erin Pizzey: Feminism’s Purity Wars by Helen Lewis | The Atlantic, Feb 2020 -- Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

  6. TRAILER

    Coming soon... Mag Hags

    Mag Hags is a brand new podcast that celebrates and interrogates the glossy women’s magazines of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. If you love magazines, 20th century pop culture, and questionable life advice on glossy paper stock, then join us each fortnight when we’ll be diving into a vintage issue to find out what’s still hot, and what’s definitely not. First episode drops WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 02 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to get access to all the features and adverts we discuss, PLUS extra vintage fashion, beauty and lifestyle tips that we couldn’t quite fit into the show! Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas. Trailer editing and audio production by Elly Lazarides. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 min

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The culture and history podcast that every modern woman should know. Join Franki and Lucy as they dive into the glossy archives of women’s magazines to find out what's still hot, and what's definitely not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Franki Cookney & Lucy Douglas
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Franki Cookney & Lucy Douglas
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