Material Girls

Witch, Please Productions
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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.

  1. 4h ago

    Dungeon Crawler Carl x Transmedia Storytelling

    If you’ve been in a bookstore recently, chances are good you’ve seen a table stacked high with thick hardcovers with black covers and neon lettering. So of course, we had to talk about the currently unfolding contemporary phenomenon: the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman! Hannah leads us in a conversation all about LitRPG, transmedia storytelling, and participatory fan culture. Plus, she and Marcelle dig into the stellar audiobook production of the series and why these books are getting men reading. If you’ve never heard of Dungeon Crawler Carl or you’re already a fan, this episode is for you! Related Listening: Fourth Wing x Author Function Wicked x Paratexts Dungeons and Dragons x Ludology Works Cited Danis, Sam. “Dungeon Crawler Carl creator Matt Dinniman says LitRPG is just getting started.” Audible Blog, 11 February 2025, https://www.audible.com/blog/matt-dinniman-dungeon-crawler-carl-audio-interview.  Freeman, Matthew. Historicising Transmedia Storytelling: Early Twentieth-Century Transmedia Story Worlds. New York: Routledge, 2017.  GodTaoistofPatience. “[Royal Road] The History of Royal Road, or how a translation site of a niche Korean Novel became one of the pillars of Web Fiction in the West.” Reddit, 19 April 2026, https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/1sq1xd9/royal_road_the_history_of_royal_road_or_how_a/.  Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York University Press, 2006.  Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture. New York: New York University Press, 2006.  Jenkins, Henry. “Rethinking ‘Rethinking Convergence/Culture.’” Cultural Studies 28, no. 2 (2014): 267–97. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2013.801579.  Maas, Jennifer. “‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Casts Audiobook Star Jeff Hays as Princess Donut’s Voice.” Variety, 23 July 2026, https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-princess-donut-jeff-hays-1236819828/.  Mulroy, Clare. “LitRPG is hot. Why fans can't get enough of books like 'Dungeon Crawler Carl'.” USA Today, 9 May 2026, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/05/09/best-litrpg-books-dungeon-crawler-carl/89776156007/.  Schneider, Michael. “Peacock Gives Series Order to ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, Chris Yost.” Variety, 18 June 2026, https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-series-order-peacock-1236785705/.  *** 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.

  2. Aug 25

    Brought to You by the Common Loon Pt. I

    Baby's back! Gaby joins Hannah and Marcelle for a long, Canadian-forward check in and a very important (and also Canadian) Consumer Retorts. Join us on Patreon for Part II and plenty of BoCo (bonus content, just a new thing we're trying out). Support Material Girls To learn more about the show, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca (you can also find transcripts here!). You can gift a Patreon subscription at this link: https://www.patreon.com/ohwitchplease/gift! 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.

  3. Aug 18

    Dopamine Decor x Pleasure Activism

    Is your FYP and Instagram feed full of brightly colored decorations, furniture, and art? Are you finding yourself drawn to funky shaped furniture, maximalism, and painted doors? Boy do we have the episode for you! Today, Marcelle leads us through a conversation all about the “dopamine decor” trend! Through adrienne maree brown’s theory of pleasure activism, she and Hannah unpack dopamine science, homeownership amongst millennials, and why we turn to beauty when the world is hard. Related listening: Dopamine x Health Capitalism with Jesse Meadows Athleisure x Optimization with Anne Helen Peterson Pixar x Affective Economics Works Cited: brown, adrienne maree. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Chico, CA: AK Press, 2019. Cancilla, Julia. “The Surprising Science Behind the Dopamine Decor Trend.” ELLE Decor. December 20, 2024. https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/trends/a63250266/dopamine-decor-trend/. Accessed August 4, 2026. Cullinane, Alice. 2025. “Dopamine Decor: Why People Are Getting a Happiness Hit from Homes.” BBC News. December 14, 2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2j5l4q7wo. Accessed August 4, 2026. Lee, Ingrid Fetell. “Does Dopamine Decor Really Work?.” The Aesthetics of Joy. March 8, 2024. https://aestheticsofjoy.com/dopamine-decor/. Accessed August 4, 2026. Mirdamadi, Michael, and Joshua Gordon. “Millennials in the Canadian housing market: An intergenerational comparison.” Housing Statistics in Canada. Government of Canada. May 6, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28-0001/2026001/article/00001-eng.htm. Accessed August 4, 2026. *** 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.

  4. Aug 11

    Material Concerns: After 8 AM Pt. I

    Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Hannah, Coach and Marcelle get together for a nice long check-in, followed by Apocalypse Toolkit! Time runs short so the segment continues in Part II — where you can also find a Creature Report! Support Material Girls To learn more about the show, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca (you can also find transcripts here!). You can gift a Patreon subscription at this link: https://www.patreon.com/ohwitchplease/gift! 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.

  5. Aug 4

    The Odyssey x Canonicity

    We're back from our Summer Break™ with an episode about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. It's not easy to tackle the zeitgeistiness of a poem that's been circulating for thousands of years, but leave it up to Hannah and Marcelle to try anyway. In this episode, we chat about the creation of Homeric epics, authorship, the cultural force of the so-called Western Canon, and the fluidity of The Odyssey as a culture text in and of itself. *** 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 next week with a Material Concerns episode! Material Girls is a show that makes 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. 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”. Works CitedBostick, Dani. “The Classical Roots of White Supremacy.” Learning for Justice. Southern Poverty Law Centre, 4 January 2021. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/the-classical-roots-of-white-supremacy/.  Hall, Edith. The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer’s Odyssey. London: I.B.Tauris, 2008.  Kellman, Steven G. “The Literary Canon.” EBSCO Research Starters. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/literary-canon.  Mahdawi, Arwa. “Why is Elon Musk so threatened by the casting of The Odyssey?” The Guardian 22 May 2026. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/22/elon-musk-the-odyssey-casting.  Mcleod, E.M. [@mcleodmouth]. “LUPITA GET BEHIND ME .” Instagram, 3 May 2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DX4pI19pP0a/?hl=en.  Wilson, Emily, trans. The Odyssey. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Jul 31

    The Vampire Podcast: Audience Q&A

    Welcome to a very special bonus episode of The Vampire Podcast! In this episode, Hannah, Gaby, and Zoe dig into YOUR wonderful questions about The Vampire Lestat. Listen on for our thoughts on Gabriella’s role in the witch burnings Lestat went to as a child, Armand’s propensity for meddling, and just how many of you listened to the pod without watching the show (which we love, by the way!) We’re taking a quick break for the coming week and then we’ll be back with a Patreon-only bonus episode with a special guest. 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.

    The Vampire Podcast: Audience Q&A

  7. Jul 24

    The Vampire Podcast: Episode 7, The Failures

    Welcome back to the Vampire PodCAST! In this episode, Hannah, Gaby, and Zoe unpack the season finale of The Vampire Lestat. They dig into their lingering narrative questions, why Daniel always seemed to be at a bowling alley this season, and the world’s most awkward fugue state dinner party. We’ll be back next week with a listener Q&A! If you have questions, put them in the comments or DM us on Instagram. After next week’s episode, we’ll have a quick break and then return a week later with an exclusive Patreon bonus with a special guest. Thanks for listening! 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.

    The Vampire Podcast: Episode 7, The Failures

  8. Jul 17

    The Vampire Podcast: Episode 6, Montreal

    Hey Halloween kids! We’re back recapping the penultimate episode of The Vampire Lestat. (The greeting will make sense when you listen). How are we? Not well! Hannah, Gaby, and Zoe dig into a particularly chaotic episode featuring big rom-com energy (kinda), a very disturbing seance, and an ending scene that made our heads spin. Normal stuff with the television show we watch for fun! We’ll be back next week to discuss the FINALE of The Vampire Lestat. 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.

    The Vampire Podcast: Episode 6, Montreal
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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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  • Creator
    Witch, Please Productions
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    288
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Witch, Please Productions
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    Material Girls

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