

Material Girls
Witch, Please Productions
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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Oct 6, 2015 • 45min
Episode 9.5: Witch, Please; Live & Unruly
**Just a wee correction to keep this episode in line with our outrageously complicated numbering system! The real number 10 will be uploaded as scheduled on Monday!**Nothing gets your magical blood pumping quite like a room full of Harry Potter fans ready to talk about feminism! Witches, we are just over the moon on a Firebolt to bring you our first ever live episode, recorded at the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo.Special thanks to all you listners who made it out that afternoon! You sure know how to make an angry feminist team feel special.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WitchPlease-20151005-E10LiveAndUnruly.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 2015 • 1h 12min
Episode 9B: The Tears of Age
You know what, witches? Growing up is hard. In tonight’s episode your hosts Hannah and Marcelle relive their teenage years and cry a bunch.Get your hankies and enjoy!http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WitchPlease-20150921-E9BTheTearsOfAge.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2015 • 1h 33min
Episode 9: The Cleansing Fire
Is it getting hot in here or is it just that cleansing fire? Either way, we are thrilled to bring you the long-awaited first half of our discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WitchPlease-20150907-E9TheCleansingFire.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 25, 2015 • 27min
Episode 8.5: Encounters with Trolls
Gird your loins, witches, because it’s time for ANOTHER #witchpleasetellme minisode. Thrill to the sounds of Hannah bravely confronting Trevor, the erstwhile robot troll of our hearts. Will she defeat this perilous foe? Only time will tell! (Spoiler: no.)Don’t fret if your question wasn’t selected. Now that the episode is recorded, we’ll re-post your queries on Twitter so that everyone can see how brilliant our listeners are.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WitchPlease-20150824-E85EncountersWithTrolls.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 2015 • 59min
Episode Theta: Gamers At The Gate
Here it is. The episode that’s too hot to upload through a mere, smear mobile phone.Game on, witches.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WitchPlease-20150810-E_GamersATheGate.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 2015 • 1h 20min
Episode 8: The Winner of the Raspberry Cup
Howdy, witches!We recorded this episode in Marcelle’s rasberry-filled yard, all the while stuffing our faces with these spectacularly tart backyard berries. If only we realized at the time how entirely à propos our snack choice was! Can you find all the “raspberries” in tonight’s episode? Listen and find out.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WitchPlease-20150727-E8WinnerOfTheRaspberryCup.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 13, 2015 • 21min
Episode 7.5: A Draught of Veritaserum
Hello, dear witches!Tonight we present to you… our second minisode! While Hannah rubs elbows in Montreal, Marcelle answers your questions with the help of our erstwhile tech support and the robot of our hearts: Trevor.Thanks to everyone who submitted #witchpleasetellme questions! We love interacting with our listeners even more than we love the Harry Potter series. And, now that she’s allowed to look at the twitter feed, Marcelle will re-post all of your excellent queries for everyone’s enjoyment!http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WitchPlease-20150713-ADraughtOfVeritaserum.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 30, 2015 • 1h 11min
Episode 7B: The Goblet is Political
Welcome back, witches! We are thrilled to bring you our second (too-long) episode of Witch, Please about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In today’s episode, “The Goblet is Political,” guest host Andrea Hasenbank helps us wrap our heads around the issue of labour (domestic, craft, and pre-industrial) in the wizarding world.We’re dealing with a lot of big, serious topics, so you may notice a slight derth of whimsical sound effects. We’re pretty optimistic that the discussions themselves will compensate for this absence.xohttp://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WitchPlease-20150629-E7B_The-Goblet_Is_Political.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2015 • 1h 21min
Episode 7A: The Tri-and-fail-to-fit-everything-into-an-hour Tournament
Here we are, witches, with the first of TWO too long episodes about Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire. Marcelle is back from her adventures in the Eastern Standard Time Zone (a mystical land whose residents think Witch, Please episodes appear on Tuesdays!) and joins Hannah for an 85-minute discussion about displacing racial violence onto “grievable subjects,” precarity, sexual violence, Game of Thrones, and more.Spoilers ABOUND in this episode, so proceed with caution.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WitchPlease-20150615-E7AThe-Tri-and-fail-to-fit-everything-into-an-hour-Tournament.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2, 2015 • 44min
Episode 6.5: Ridiculous Digressions and Where to Find Them
Our first ever, surprisingly long minisode. Sylvie and Rebecca join Hannah for some unusual segments and old-timey foley work.http://ohwitchplease.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WitchPlease-20150601-BecSylvieMinisode.mp3Download Episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


