Material Girls

For this week's Material Concerns, Hannah and Marcelle are left to their own devices! Enjoy the first segment, A Nice Long Check-In, followed by Book Lewk (a newer segment named by patron Darcy K-E)! Go to Part II for more!! Books Referenced in This Episode B.K. Borison's Good Spirits Andre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting Erin Wunker's All the Wak...

Today we’re bringing you a special re-release of an episode that’s dear to our hearts: Dirty Dancing x Nostalgia with Andrea Warner, originally released on May 14, 2024. Andrea had just published her book The Time of My Life , a deep dive into the 1987 hit movie Dirty Dancing , and she joined us on the pod to talk about what made the film and the soundtrack so special. Andrea passed away on Sunday...

It's just Marcelle and Coach this week! They keep it on brand with a conversation about dating boys and getting on meds for ADHD. Be sure to head over to Patreon.com/ohwitchplease for Part II which is almost entirely a list of book recommendations and thoughts on revolutionary work. Support Material Girls To learn more about the show, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or ch...

It's fall 2026 and it seems there is no better time to take a look at the hit television series, Andor , and Hannah Arendt's concept of “the banality of evil." Marcelle begins this episode by considering the means by which evil becomes banal, routinized, and bureaucratic. She then leads us in a discussion about the way oppressed people under authoritarian rule are incorporated into th...

On this week's episode of Material Concerns, Gaby joins Hannah and Marcelle for a long check-in and some Old Man Yells at Cloud, the segment where they complain about stuff—and boy do they deliver! Join them over on Patreon at patreon.com/ohwitchplease for Part II, full of even more complaints, some Oops All Oops, and to see if Gaby got engaged last weekend!! Support Material Girls To learn mo...

We simply could not pass up an opportunity to discuss queer filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's latest horror, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma . To make sense of the film and its engagement with sex, identity, femininity and transness, we dig into the history of gender representation in slasher films and spend most of the episode thinking through The Gaze , a concept coined by English art historian J...

In this week's Material Concerns, Coach talks at length about her experience at Edinburgh Fringe, Marcelle showcases her scrapbooking talent and methodology, Hannah celebrates her impending freedom from massive professional responsibility! Join us for a long check-in and then a powerful creature report. Part II is over on Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease ! Part II features the rest of Creature...

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, sh...

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 ca...

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,...

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...

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 fluidit...

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 t...

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...

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...

Welcome back to the Vampire PodCAST, this time with 100% more Marcelle! Zoe is away this week, so Marcelle joins Hannah and Gaby to discuss the antepenultimate episode of The Vampire Lestat , "New York." They unpack the new album Lestat is recording, our first impressions of Akasha, the most normal vampire in America (Louis de Pointe du Lac), and dig into whatever is going on with Armand and Danie...

Welcome back to The Vampire PodCAST! We're taking a trip along the Devil's Road (also known as Albany, NY) to discuss Armand's apology tour; Lestat in pigtails; and Louis' "secret third thing" relationship with Claudia's lookalike, Regina. The torment nexus is spinning, folks! We'll be back next week to talk all about episode 5 of The Vampire Lestat, New York. Music Credits: “Shopping Mall”: by Ja...

Note: this episode contains spoilers for the movie Obsession! This week, we’re bringing you an episode you’re gonna be absolutely OBSESSED with (wink wink). In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah dig deep into the extremely zeitgeisty horror film Obsession (2026, dir. Curry Barker). Marcelle walks us through the movie’s explosive popularity, its complicated ideas of consent, and the complexity of th...

Content warning: this episode contains discussions of sexual assault throughout. We're back with a brand new episode of The Vampire Podcast, recapping episode 3 of The Vampire Lestat: Toronto! In this episode, Hannah, Zoe, and Gaby dig into three main storylines: Lestat and his first love, Nicky; Lestat's turning; and Louis' quest to find the leader of the Fang Gang (ugh). Hannah and Zoe also give...

Welcome back to our final Material Concerns before SUMMER BREAK! Coach is back and she brought Zoe and Gaby with her! Join us for a conversation that includes a lot of interruptions, a very long check-in and a hot tip for removable wallpaper you might like. Support Material Girls To learn more about the show, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchple...

Welcome back to The Vampire PodCAST!  This week we’re going on an Oedipal journey, so buckle up. Hannah, Zoe, and Gaby dig into episode 2 of the Vampire Lestat and discuss the "complicated" relationship between Lestat and his mother, Louis and Lestat’s reunion, and Louis and Daniel’s first time meeting face-to-face after Daniel published his book. They also talk a lot about wigs and Baudelair...

We can show you the world…of the pervasive colonialism in nostalgic Disney movies! In this episode, Marcelle and Hannah talk all about the Disney classic Aladdin . With the help of Abdul JanMohamed’s manichean allegory—an aspect of Orientalist literature—Marcelle leads us through a conversation that digs into the history of the “Disney vault,” the American values implicit in the movie, the relatio...

The first episode of The Vampire Lestat premiered last week, so the first REAL episode of The Vampire PodCAST is out and ready to rock! Hannah, Gaby, and Zoe dig their fangs into the season premiere of The Vampire Lestat, "Detroit." They cover everything from their favorite line reads, their least favorite lyrics, the logistics of elevator orgies, and much more! We'll be back next week to talk all...

It's time for another episode of Material Concerns! Hannah, Marcelle, and Gaby debrief conferences that could have been an email, Gaby's trip to Spain, and learn what chromatin means. Tune into Part II on Patreon for a BRAND NEW segment and learn the origin of their new motto, Jacked Slug Summer. Support Material Girls To learn more about the show, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchple...

Welcome to the first episode of the Vampire PodCAST, a recap show all about season three of Interview with the Vampire — aka The Vampire Lestat . In this introductory episode, Hannah, Gaby, and Zoe give a very brief overview of the first two seasons of the show, discuss their favorite characters, and dig into what they’re excited about for this new season. We’ll be back next week to unpack the sea...