About this podcast
A podcast about how the TV teaches us about beauty, body image, and how to feel about ourselves. Hosted by Mackenna Goodrich (@mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (@hoff.phd)
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 79 episodes
- [PREVIEW] Look At This Hat Ep 1: Welcome to Riverdale · 31 min · Episode 79THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE. If you're interested in hearing the full thing, you can head to this link: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InformedAttraction/ It's…
- Bottle Episode: We Watched Crystal Lake · 1 h 28 min · Episode 78Happy Halloween! Aubrey and Mackenna recently watched A24's Crystal Lake and wanted to talk about it. We talked about the Friday the 13th movies a little bit last year in our…
- 75. Jennifer’s Body - She is Not a Cheerleader (ft. That Aged Well) · 1 h 59 min · Episode 77You read that right. If you are being Jennifer Check for Halloween and you have pom-poms, you better unhinge your jaw, swallow them like a snake, and then pick up a color guard…
- 74. Carrie - Can We Empathize with a Fat Girl? · 1 h 34 min · Episode 76The world according to... us? This week, Mackenna and Aubrey are discussing Stephen King's story Carrie and its many adaptations. You will all be so shocked to hear that we have…
- 73. Frankenstein II - Puttin' On the Ritz! · 1 h 57 min · Episode 75Today, we are continuing our conversation about Frankenstein with a discussion of its major adaptations. Mackenna and Aubrey (primarily) discuss Frankenstein (1931), Young…
- 72. Frankenstein I - Is Frankenstein’s Monster an Incel? · 1 h 53 min · Episode 74Happy spooky season! Today, we are kicking off a two part series on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Mackenna and Aubrey discuss the book and its major themes. And everyone will be…
- 71. Gilmore Girls - Rory Gilmore Syndrome · 1 h 55 min · Episode 73Today, we pick up with the other Gilmore Girl: Rory, a girl who probably should have just been a literature professor, but instead stole a boat. We talk through her relationship…
- 70. Gilmore Girls I - Lorelai! · 1 h 51 min · Episode 72I was a little chilly when I went outside today, which means it is time for Gilmore Girls! Over the next two episodes, we will be talking about the two titular Gilmore Girls…
- 69. Hot Parents II - The Hot Parent Threesome Goon Royale (ft. Breaking Mayberry) · 1 h 32 min · Episode 71Nice. Last week, we discussed the relationship between beauty and representations of parents in media. This week, we're getting stupid with it. Aubrey and Mackenna are joined by…
- 68. Hot Parents I - MILFs, DILFs, and Dead Moms, Oh My! · 1 h 27 min · Episode 70This week, Mackenna and Aubrey examine the question "why are so many parents on TV hot?" And why does Hollywood love to kill off a mom? They also dissect how media uses…
- 67. Women in Games II - Clair Obscur and the Last of Us (ft. Josh Boerman) · 1 h 54 min · Episode 69This a Marathon stan podcast now. Besides that, Aubrey and Mackenna are joined by Josh Boerman of The Worst of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived to discuss where the internet…
- 66. Women in Games I - From Lara Croft to Gamergate · 1 h 27 min · Episode 68Mackenna yells a lot into the microphone this week. Which is surprising because this week's topic is the completely uncontroversial conversation surrounding women in video games…
- 65. Mormons II - Kody from Sister Wives Sucks (ft. Peyton Flake) · 1 h 45 min · Episode 67This week, we are joined by Mackenna's friend and actual ex-Mormon, Peyton Flake, to talk about how mormons have influenced and been depicted in the media. We run through some…
- 64. Mormons I - Magic Underwear and Brigham Young · 1 h 45 min · Episode 66My brothers in Christ, welcome to a nearly two hour podcast just about special Mormon underwear. Just kidding! (We will touch on the undies though.) This week, Aubrey launches…
- 63. Body Hair - The Politics of Being a Hairy Woman · 1 h 26 min · Episode 65Hello! Happy Monday! Wow, we're back just in time for your commute. This week, Mackenna and Aubrey are talkin' hair, body hair specifically. Aubrey walks us through a detailed…
- 62. Muppets III - Miss Piggy and Kermit's Beloved Toxic Relationship (ft. Andie Fuentes) · 1 h 32 min · Episode 64This week, we are wrapping up our convo of the Muppets (for now!) by talking about the #1 Diva, Miss Piggy, and her commitment-phobe boyfriend, Kermit the Frog. We talked with…
- 61. Muppets II - Who Is the Hottest Muppet? (ft. Kenjiro Lee) · 1 h 55 min · Episode 63Listen, last week, Mackenna got really in their feelings about Gonzo, so this week we are doing a DEEP and SCIENTIFIC and OBJECTIVE look at a very VITAL question: what makes a…
- 60. The Muppets I - Is Gonzo Nonbinary? · 1 h 26 min · Episode 62Thank Kermit, we are finally talking about muppets. As a post-Pride episode, we're yapping about why so many non-binary folks identify with Gonzo. And uh-oh, we get extremely…
- 59. Male Victims II - May December!!!! ...That's My Boy... · 1 h 43 min · Episode 61...I mean, it's not even a competition. This week, Mackenna and Aubrey are comparing and contrasting two pieces of media inspired by the Mary Kay Letourneau case: That's My Boy…
- 58. Male Victims I - The Mary Kay Letourneau Case · 1 h 39 min · Episode 60This week, Aubrey is putting on her true crime hat to discuss the case of Mary Kay Letourneau. Letourneau was an American teacher sexually abused and subsequently married one of…
