Avril Lavigne's Clone "Melissa" x Social Surveillance with Cristen Conger
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 t...
18 Mar 20251h 6min
Material Concerns: The Notebook, Camp, and Ryan Gosling's Charisma Pt. I
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 melodr...
4 Mar 202535min
The Notebook x Melodrama with Vanessa Zoltan
She's back! Beloved podcaster and author Vanessa Zoltan (she/her) joins Hannah and Marcelle to dig into one of the most famous "weepies" of the 21st century: The Notebook (2004). If you cry at the lin...
18 Feb 20251h 4min
Material Concerns: Emotional Support Canadians Pt. I
In this Material Concerns episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk about being emotional support for Americans, fancy linen paper in the 1700s, memes, monoculture and more!As a reminder, for just $5 USD/mont...
4 Feb 202532min
Comics & Memes x Culture Text with Neale Barnholden
This week, longtime friend of the pod, Neale Barnholden (he/him), joins Marcelle and Hannah to discuss the materiality of comic books and their influence on modern-day meme culture! They talk reading ...
21 Jan 20251h 4min
Material Concerns: An All-Team Holiday Bonanza & Wicked Pt. I
As chaotic as the title suggests, this episode features our Witch, Please Productions team on mic! We've got Gaby, Zoe and Coach joining Hannah and Marcelle to discuss Wicked, listener-submitted quest...
7 Jan 202544min
Wicked x Paratexts with Leena Norms
What is more zeitgeist-y than Wicked Part One? Well, arguably, the memes, interviews, and merch ABOUT Wicked Part One! In this episode Hannah and Marcelle are joined by the wonderful author, Youtuber ...
24 Des 20241h
Material Concerns: Golden Girls, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday Pt. I
Welcome back to Material Concerns! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah answer your questions. They talk Golden Girls, Friends, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Coach's Birthday! As a reminder, for just $5 ...
10 Des 202429min
