Podcasts about materialists

Kristen Ghodsee reads Cathy Porter's translation of an excerpt from Alexandra Kollontai's autobiography. Reflecting on a visit to Narva, Estonia in March of 1896, when she was just 24-years-old, Kollontai describes the event that radicalized her forever. Recent Writings from Kristen Ghodsee:“Clima y Utopía,” El País Semanal, October 17, 2025“Materialists skewers the dating market – but stops too short,” Jacobin Magazine, July 12, 2025“From Democracy to ‘Safety',” Los Angeles Review of Books, July 3, 2025Recent Interviews with Kristen Ghodsee:Meagan Day, “How Manosphere Content Placates Disenfranchised Men,” Jacobin Magazine, May 1, 2025 (Also in Spanish, French, and German)“Der Sozialismus behandelte Frauen besser,” Konkret Magazin, May 2025: 52-52Meagan Day, “Tradwives are a Harbinger of Systemic Breakdown,” Jacobin Magazine, April 27, 2025 (Also in Spanish)Recent writings about Kollontai:Cathy Porter, Alexandra Kollontai: Writings from the StruggleMaria Wiesner, Radikal selbstbestimmt – Ihrer Zeit weit voraus. Was wir von Alexandra Kollontai lernen könnenMridula Manglam, “Across Struggles and Time: If I Could Speak to Alexandra Kollontai.” If you can stomach social media, please request to follow @prof_kristenSend us a textThanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you would like to support the work being done here, please spread the word, share with your friends and networks, and consider exploring the following links.Check out Kristen Ghodsee's recent books: Everyday Utopia Red Valkyries Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Second World, Second Sex Subscribe to Kristen Ghodsee's free, episodic newsletter at: https://kristenghodsee.substack.comLearn more about Kristen Ghodsee's work: www.kristenghodsee.com Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

~ This episode contains some spoilers about The X Files ~This week we dive into beloved television series, The X Files (1993-2002), with Leigh Dyrda! Leigh (she/her) is an academic whose research interests include EcoGothic, a field that probes the eerie overlap of ecocriticism and Gothic. We figured Leigh would be a perfect guest to dig into this show about alien-human hybrids, monsters that defy taxonomical definition, and cancers courtesy of government microchips.In our first segment, Marcelle explains the show was distinctly of its time. She considers its popularity in relation to the backdrop of Clinton era politics, post-Watergate government distrust, television viewing practices of the 90s and the early days of the internet. She then leads Leigh and Hannah through some theory. Drawing on Charles Soukup's 2002 article, Television Viewing as Vicarious Resistance: The X-Files and Conspiracy Discourse, Marcelle examines the way the show's mytharc and monster-of-the week narratives allowed audiences to feel as if by watching the show, they were "doing something."If you're a fan of The X Files or you've never really watched it, no matter. Come for the theory, stay for the thesis — and let us know what you think in an Apple Review or a comment on Spotify!***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

Subscribe to reeltalk1138.substack.comIn this episode, Jake reviews a handful of recent releases. What did you think of all these movies? You can comment on Spotify or email us at reeltalk1138@gmail.com. Time stamps:00:00-01:25 Intro01:26-9:13 Materialists09:14-17:24 The Phoenician Scheme17:25-26:03 The Life of Chuck26:04-27:11 Outro

Send us a text(Had a great time on my road trip, got back – and I've been sick ever since. This year has been one endless struggle bus ride, and there's room for more, so hop on :)Materialists seems to be a polarizing movie that isn't quite a romcom, isn't quite a straight up romantic drama, while ending happily, making it one of the most interesting hybrid stories I've seen in a while. Dakota Johnson is incredible as Lucy, a smart but cynical matchmaker who treats her clients as commodities – and threatens to do the same with her ex-boyfriend until she realizes his love for her survived their terrible break up, and her honest admission that she's somewhat shallow when it comes to choosing romantic partners. When she finally decides to make a romantic choice that isn't based on statistics, shrewd calculations or dating math but what's in her heart, that's when her life turns around. And that's what makes this movie deeply romantic to me.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comI change my mind about this trailer – it captures the smart stylish vibe but not nearly all of the ups and downs in mood that make this such a fascinating film.Celine Song talked about her inspiration for writing and directing Materialists in a fascinating interview on BBC World Service.Gold Diggers of 1933 (full movie) is currently on YouTube! Oh and I forgot to mention – it stars a young Ginger Rogers too! The best hour and a half you will spend this week.The trailer for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes doesn't tell you much, but what's clear is this Technicolor 1950s movie about two show-stopping showgirls, one in it for love and the other mostly for the diamonds, is such a treat.How to Marry a Millionaire stars Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe as a stunning trio of broke but gorgeous roommates who we're supposed to believe have trouble landing super solvent guys who will love and dote on them.I love going down the rabbit hole of the related and gendered variations on the gold digger trope.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

Sometimes an episode is such a longtime coming that the enthusiasm from our hosts is palpable! Such is the case with this episode about The Simpsons, a TV show that pervaded Marcelle's childhood due in part to...you guessed it... syndication! In this episode, Marcelle reminds the audience how television worked before streaming and the nature of syndication. Together, she and Hannah think through the influence of The Simpsons' first 300 episodes between 1997 and 2003 (Marcelle's teen years). They explore the attractive quality of the sitcom as a genre, the reproducibility of Bart Simpson (and others) as an icon, and the show's criticism of and self-aware complicity in capitalism and consumerism. This episode is for The Simpsons NERDS and casual viewers alike. Happy listening.***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

Sometimes an episode is such a longtime coming that the enthusiasm from our hosts is palpable! Such is the case with this episode about The Simpsons, a TV show that pervaded Marcelle's childhood due in part to...you guessed it... syndication! In this episode, Marcelle reminds the audience how television worked before streaming and the nature of syndication. Together, she and Hannah think through the influence of The Simpsons' first 300 episodes between 1997 and 2003 (Marcelle's teen years). They explore the attractive quality of the sitcom as a genre, the reproducibility of Bart Simpson (and others) as an icon, and the show's criticism of and self-aware complicity in capitalism and consumerism. This episode is for The Simpsons NERDS and casual viewers alike. Happy listening.***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

Discussing the new Celine Song film Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. | Join our Producer Tier to decide our next film discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back again — fresh off our little Not Woody Actually detour — with another thoughtful instillment of Woody Allen Adjacent!   This time, Donald and James turn their attention to Celine Song's The Materialists. Marketed like a conventional romantic comedy, the film instead plays out as a melancholic character study about love, ambition, and the ways relationships risk becoming transactional rather than organic.   It's a distinctly modern take on dating and connection — one that's clearly split audiences, even as the critics seem to adore this one. (Critics vs. audiences… go figure. :P)   We ended up pretty mixed ourselves, but between the strong craft, the solid performances, and the themes at play, The Materialists made for another fascinating Woody Adjacent discussion.!       For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:  

In this episode of Scenecraft, we break down the "Falling with Style" rocket sequence from Pixar's Toy Story (1995), directed by John Lasseter. Drop us a line at contact@scenecraftpodcast.com, or follow us on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Bluesky @scenecraftpodcast for the latest news on the show. — Show Notes — Quick Takes ~ 00:00:38 Caught Stealing (2025), The Fountain (2006), Materialists (2025), Task (2025), KPop Demon Hunters (2025), The Paper (2025) Toy Story (General Review) ~ 00:23:13 Scene Selection ("Falling with Style") ~ 00:34:26 Thanks for listening!

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a story about inheritance, caregiving, and family obligations—but as Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian discover, it also carries surprising echoes of the Gospel. Themes of love, sacrifice, and the dignity of the human person shine through the story, even when the characters themselves don't share a Christian worldview. (0:55) Before discussing How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024), Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian catch up on the past few weeks and talk about two films they've seen recently, The Life of Chuck (2024) and Materialists (2025). (15:58) Fr. Matt introduces the film for this episode, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies. Although the characters in the movie aren't Christian, both Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian are struck by how the film points to Gospel truths, exploring self-sacrificial love, the way relationships take precedence over material wealth, and how even imperfect portrayals of family life can reveal universal human longings for God. (27:17) A major portion of the discussion focuses on cultural practices surrounding death and remembrance. Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian compare the Thai customs depicted in the film with Catholic teachings and rituals, from the Communion of Saints to funeral liturgies. (42:10) One of the film's underlying tensions is the temptation to treat people as means to an end—especially when inheritance is involved. Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt contrast this with Catholic teaching that things are meant to be used and people are meant to be loved. This leads into a reflection on St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, emphasizing the dignity of the human person and the self-giving nature of love.(43:47) Wrapping up the episode, Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian give their Seeds of the Word ratings.

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In this episode, we're talking about beloved computer game, The Sims, with special guest Ruth Ormiston. Ruth (they/them) is a book designer and cultural worker with an MA in English Literature from the University of Victoria (where they specialized in late-nineteenth-century children's publishing) and a Master of Publishing from Simon Fraser University. And they're a fan of The Sims.Released 25 years ago, the game has seen many updates and dozens of expansion packs, all while retaining a grip on children and adults alike who flock to it for escapism, world-building, chaos, and play. In our conversation, Hannah contextualizes its reception in the early aughts and helps us understand its enduring success across a diverse audience through a look at Jack Halberstam's work, The Queer Art of Failure. Together, Ruth, Marcelle and Hannah consider the pleasure of the open-endednesThe Sims provides, while still being a designed game that has particular ideas about the world coded into it. As you can imagine, the conversation turns to heteropatriachy and capitalism before deep-diving into the exit-less pool of subversive possibilities enabled in the gameplay itself.This episode cites work from Tanja Sihvonen, Jack Halberstam, Diane Nutt, Diane Railston, Hanna Wirman and Rhys Jones.. ***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

In this episode, we're talking about beloved computer game, The Sims, with special guest Ruth Ormiston. Ruth (they/them) is a book designer and cultural worker with an MA in English Literature from the University of Victoria (where they specialized in late-nineteenth-century children's publishing) and a Master of Publishing from Simon Fraser University. And they're a fan of The Sims.Released 25 years ago, the game has seen many updates and dozens of expansion packs, all while retaining a grip on children and adults alike who flock to it for escapism, world-building, chaos, and play. In our conversation, Hannah contextualizes its reception in the early aughts and helps us understand its enduring success across a diverse audience through a look at Jack Halberstam's work, The Queer Art of Failure. Together, Ruth, Marcelle and Hannah consider the pleasure of the open-endednesThe Sims provides, while still being a designed game that has particular ideas about the world coded into it. As you can imagine, the conversation turns to heteropatriachy and capitalism before deep-diving into the exit-less pool of subversive possibilities enabled in the gameplay itself.This episode cites work from Tanja Sihvonen, Jack Halberstam, Diane Nutt, Diane Railston, Hanna Wirman and Rhys Jones.. ***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

Inspired by Celine Song's release of Materialists, BAOLIT talks sophomore efforts from a handful of directors, and throws in a bit of discussion of James Gunn's Superman

Director Celine Song

Buaileann Conall Mac Dhonnagáin isteach sa stiúideó le labhairt faoi bheith ag filleadh ar thraenáil iomrascála, an chéad scannán Mad Max ó 1979 agus conas a léirítear fadhbanna faoi íomhá coirp d'fhir i Materialists.

We are back recapping all the big summer movies and TV shows! We share with you what we've been watching which includes films such as Superman, The Materialists, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, F1, Jurassic World: Rebirth, & more! On the TV side we talk about Dept. Q, Ginny & Georgia, Quarterback, Real Housewives of Atlanta and so much more! We also share some book recommendations and what fall releases we are most excited for, it's a packed episode! Follow the show on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our YouTube Channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jared⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Katie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to rate and review the show wherever you listen!

About Hilary Robertson Dollhouse, palazzo, loft, treehouse? Hilary Robertson has been arranging and rearranging her own and other people's things in inspiring settings for decades. After working in London as a stylist and editor-at-large for European newspapers and magazines (Vogue Living, Livingetc, Elle) she moved to New York where she works as a multi- tasking creative for clients eg Sunbrella, ABC Home, West Elm, and many more. Her superpower is finding evocative locations to showcase her clients' products. She's written 7 books about design and is currently working on The Materialist, an exploration of texture in interiors. Summary In this engaging conversation, Hilary Robertson, a renowned stylist and author, shares her journey through the world of interior design and styling. From her early days in London to her current projects in New York, Hilary discusses the evolution of her career, the challenges she faced, and the importance of mentorship. She emphasizes the influence of travel on her design aesthetic and offers valuable advice for aspiring stylists. The conversation highlights her creative process, the balance between personal life and career, and her excitement for upcoming projects. Gold Nuggets Internships are crucial for training in styling. Every shoot presents a new opportunity for creativity. Writing as a significant part of her journey. Travel greatly influences design perspective. Mentorship is important in the creative industry Encouragement to aspiring stylists to practice and seek inspiration. Show Notes 00:00 Introduction to Hilary Robertson 03:06 The Journey to Becoming a Stylist 06:51 Early Career and Breakthrough Moments 10:42 Creative Freedom in Styling 15:51 Challenges and Resilience in the Industry 20:10 Balancing Personal Life and Career 24:51 The Evolution of Writing and Publishing 28:10 Influence of Travel on Design 30:24 Mentorship and Influence in the Industry 31:16 Current Projects and Future Aspirations 34:28 Advice for Aspiring Stylists   Where to find Hilary: Substack: https://substack.com/@nomadathome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrobertson/ Website: https://www.mrsrobertsonstudio.com/   Join our community! Follow this podcast and share with a friend! In the world of podcasts, reviews are everything! Please rate and review this episode on your favorite platform.  Visit our website to get the latest on episodes, behind the scenes info, and upcoming events & retreats.  Say hi on the gram!

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™: JC, Joce, and Jeff assemble for all the news and reviews of the week! In Tinsel Town, we watched The Thursday Murder Club, The Great British Baking Show, Wednesday, The MCU, Materialists, The Roses, Strange New Worlds and Peacemaker! We remember Scott Spiegel, Graham Greene, and […]

Fredtempber curses the cast with an imaginary friend making every situation worse, including Johnny and Andrew talking The Life Of Chuck, Eddington, Materialists, Nobody 2, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Long Story Short, the new Toxic Avenger and a Will Smith Concert! Plus trivia games, contemplations on Rik Mayall's career and Carrie Fisher - A Legacy. THE FERRYMAN UPON THE PLAINS - Andrew's First Novel - Out Now! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferryman-Upon-Plains-Andrew-Jones-ebook/dp/B0F39C3WM4/

"I just had....time."LO-FI SCI-TEMBER continues with THE MAN FROM EARTH! We also discuss how our SOLD OUT meet-up went, Danny watching the spider men, Proto settling the score on JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, slime enjoying MATERIALISTS and much more. In the uncut portion of the episode we got into chicken updates, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, the Austin comedy scene, film development, and some other stuff, too.Chapters:(00:00:00) Introductions + Meetup(00:08:23) What we watched(00:21:18) The Man From Earth(01:03:11) Next weekSupport the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault like the 1990s Batman movies, Harry Potter, The Matrix, SHIN Godzilla, and over 70 others. Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes!Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, and much more.70mm is a ⁠TAPEDECK⁠ podcast, along with our friends at ⁠BAT & SPIDER⁠,  ⁠The Letterboxd Show⁠, Austin Danger Pod, ⁠Escape Hatch⁠, ⁠Will Run For...⁠, ⁠Lost Light⁠, ⁠The Movie Mixtape⁠, and ⁠Twin Vipers⁠.(Gone but not forgotten; ⁠Cinenauts⁠ + ⁠FILM HAGS⁠.) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Movies covered in this episode include, The Materialists, Forest Gump, Dreams, Cloud, The Fantastic Four, The Naked Gun, Highest 2 Lowest. Amongst others.

en esta emision de Badulaque platicaremos de la segunda temporada de Peacemaker,las peliculas Bring Her Back,Materialists y el documental de HBO - Billy Joel: And So It Goes,asi como un repaso por el evento de lucha libre "Forbidden Door 2025" Esperamos que este episodio sea de su agrado amigazos!

MThe technology is already embedded in our lives - but how do we teach our kids about risks we barely understand ourselves? Helen asks the experts. Meanwhile, with The Materialists still drawing crowds at the cinema, dating expert Hunt Etheridge has the lowdown on dating today. And it’s your skincare clinic with Dr Faheem Latheef.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan Peele's Get Out is a masterpiece both firmly planted in the rich tradition of horror and at the forefront of the growing genre of new Black horror. As auditors of the zeitgeist, we simply had to talk about the splash it made in 2017 and the conversation around its legacy since. In this episode we consider what made the narrative so impactful and we take a closer look at its reception by white audiences and critics who were particularly interested in claiming Peele's work as an example of "Black Excellence." Marcelle and Hannah parse the complexity of the term and pull on Cheryl Thompson's work to understand how "Black Excellence became the veil that shielded people from seeing how our systems and institutions are still rooted in White supremacist notions of ‘success'." To better understand the film itself, Marcelle then draws on “Horrifying Whiteness and Jordan Peele's Get Out" written by Julia Mollenthiel — an artcile that defines a theoretical lens to help us think about the growing genre of new Black horror: “horrifying whiteness.”Even if you're a weenie when it comes to horror, this is an episode you don't want to miss! We promise there are no jump scares!***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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

【主播的话】生活在当代都市，你或多或少都接触过“医美”——医美，即医疗美容，是指运用药物、手术、医疗器械等医学技术，对容貌和人体各部位形态进行修复与再塑的美容方式。它涵盖了从简单的皮肤护理到复杂的整形手术等多种项目，旨在通过医学手段改善或重塑人们的外观。医美不只与医疗技术有关，它亦与美相关。我们该如何看待医美的流行？它是一种顺从社会审美的“服美役”，还是一种自我掌控和悦己的方式？是否存在“披着自由的外衣的不自由”？我们选择进行医美项目的动机到底是什么？是改善缺陷、自信提升，还是对“更完美自己的想象”？毋庸置疑，医美已经成为了现代社会不可忽视的一环。作为普通的消费者，在面临海量的医美信息时，我们该如何筛选？为什么解决医美领域的信息不对称如此重要？在一个专业门槛高、消费者的焦虑指数也很高的行业里，信息透明如何影响决策安全？【本期主播】若含：微博@_R若含王磬：微博@王磬【本期嘉宾】六层楼：前妇产科医生，女性健康领域全网千万粉丝大V。微博@六层楼先生【本期剧透】02:01 “医美界的李时珍”六层楼：居然亲身试过这么多医美项目09:27 早年美容院的“饭后医美”陷阱：只是去护肤，却被忽悠打个水光针11:57 在《加州旅馆》的BGM 中拉双眼皮，是什么样的体验？23:18 日韩模板、欧洲模板... 我们自己的审美标准是什么？27:25 社会容貌焦虑在流动，明星脸型在变迁30:28 审美扩张的危险：精灵耳、私密部位美化、增高术...37:31 人们为何如此迷恋“外貌反转神话”？“丑女贝蒂”变美实际只是变得符合社会标准45:42 医美机构最应该增加的不是项目，而是心理门诊50:56 既然“更美”永远没有终点，不如用“健康状态感知”替代单一审美追求54:24 医美项目安全指南：“伤口即风险”原则01:00:11 如何走出浩如烟海的医美信息茧房？【相关阅读】Materialists（2025）物质主义者导演：席琳·宋2025年上映的爱情喜剧电影，达科塔·约翰逊、克里斯·埃文斯、佩德罗·帕斯卡主演。影片围绕纽约高端婚恋顾问露西（达科塔·约翰逊饰）展开，她深陷于完美富豪男友哈里（佩德罗·帕斯卡饰）与落魄演员前任约翰（克里斯·埃文斯饰）的情感纠葛中，探讨了物质与爱情之间的冲突。Ugly Betty（2006）丑女贝蒂改编自哥伦比亚同名剧集的美国喜剧电视剧。贝蒂·苏雷兹（亚美莉卡·费雷拉饰）是一个相貌普通但聪明自信的墨西哥裔女孩，因出版业大亨布拉福德（艾伦·戴尔饰）的赏识进入纽约顶级时尚杂志《Mode》担任儿子丹尼尔（埃里克·马比斯饰）的助理。剧情穿插时尚界的权力斗争、职场偏见及角色间的复杂情感。初恋这件小事（2010）导演：普特鹏·普罗萨卡·那·萨克那卡林 / 华森·波克彭普通初中女生小水因暗恋学长阿亮，通过努力学习、改变形象（摘牙套、护肤、参加活动）逆袭为校花，最终在九年后与阿亮重逢并修成正果。【本期音乐】Kevin MacLeod - Night in VeniceJason Shaw - River Meditation【节目制作】方改则【Logo设计】刘刘（ins: imjanuary)【互动方式】小红书@不合时宜微博@不合时宜TheWeirdo商务合作可发邮件至 hibuheshiyi@126.com 或微博私信会员计划咨询可添加微信：hibuheshiyi3 或发送邮件至 hibuhehsiyi@gmail.com

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski look ahead in the world of physical media and reveal what you can add to your library this week and next. For those who have seen Spike Lee's remake, Highest 2 Lowest, Crtierion offers up the Kurosawa original in OK. You may have been issued it when you first bought your DVD player but now you can get the TV sci-fi adaptation with a unique stake in box office history. Universal has upgraded a pair of Best Actress-winning biopics and Warner upgrades a horror original in time for its final sequel. Oliver Stone has James Woods in one of his very best performances. Dwayne Johnson gets 4K'd in one of his few good movies. There are a pair of detective stories including the unfairly maligned sequel to Chinatown. Plus Walter Hill's prison boxing film is also worth another look4:20 - Criterion (High and Low (4K), Compensation)17:13 - Arrow (Lost in Space (1998) (4K))28:21 - Universal (Coal Miner's Daughter (4K), Erin Brockovich (4K))45:09 - Shout Factory (Salvador (4K))55:14 - Warner (The Conjuring (4K))1:01:50 - Kino (Huckleberry Finn (1931), Father Brown Detective, The Two Jakes (4K), The Lords of Discipline (4K), Smoke/Blue in the Face, The Rundown (4K), Undisputed (4K))1:56:21 - New Theatrical & TV Titles On Blu-ray (Ballerina: From the World of John Wick (4K), Jurassic World: Rebirth (4K), Elio (4K), Materialists, Ice Road: Vengeance, The Surfer, Clown in a Cornfield (4K), The Ritual, Bride Hard, Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Series (1974-1983))2:02:51 - New Blu-ray AnnouncementsCLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCASTBe sure to check outErik's Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten TomatoesCritics' Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, ILChicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streamingPhysical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)Erik's Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com

Happy EICelebrations! This week on the podcast we've got... an analysis of the backlash to Millie Bobby Brown's adoption, our review of Netflix's latest reality TV retrospective and Celine Song's love triangle romcom The Materialists. Thank you so much for listening. Could you please gift us a review on Apple or Spotify and vote for us in the British Podcast Awards

The excitement I felt renting this movie was quickly replaced by rage as I weathered its 1 hour and 56 minutes of monotone dialogue. The confused, underdeveloped characters appear to have been conjured as mere tools for condescension and finger wagging at anyone who places value on money as an element of a successful relationship. Despite being marketed as a romcom, this movie is in no way a romcom. Instead, it seems to fancy itself a chiding think piece on the stance that real love means a man's money, income, and savings doesn't matter. As the main character, Lucy, continually tells a man she's dating that he can do so much better...I found myself asking out loud several times how a woman wrote this. If you look at this movie from the broke character's perspective, it is indeed a feel good story. From anyone else's, it's a nightmare. All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company, person, or agenda. Information shared is sourced via published articles, legal documents, press releases, government websites, public websites, books, public videos, news reports, and/or direct quotes and statements, and all may be paraphrased for brevity and presented in layman's terms.Wanna support this independent pod? Links below:BuyMeACoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BBDBVenmo @TYBBDB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serena Williams has sparked a serious debate with her sponsored content promoting an Ozempic-style weight-loss jab. We get into the pros and cons of these so-called ‘miracle drugs' and the inevitable media-fuelled fall-out with Jameela Jamil. Also this week, we dive into the Millie Bobby Brown adoption ‘backlash', give an update on the most divisive film of the year (match-making rom com The Materialists), and review the controversial new Amanda Knox Disney drama, along with Netflix's number one show Hostage. And, of course, as promised, our verdict on The Real Housewives of London!Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!RecsThe Materialists, in cinemas now The Logic of the ‘9 to 5' Is Creeping Into the Rest of the Day, The Atlantic Speculating about Millie Bobby Brown's adoption is unacceptable, Stylist Op-Ed: I Judged Serena Williams For Using A Weight-Loss Drug — Now, I Get It, EssenceFears that sport will be the loser as Serena Williams embraces weight loss jabs, The ObserverDua Lipa, #SkinnyTok and the labubu doll craze, Straight Up May episode Why with Emma Kennedy podcast: How is Ozempic changing the world? The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Disney+Why the new Amanda Knox TV drama is misguided, BBC‘It's a new kind of prison': Amanda Knox on redemption , rage, and her unlikely friendship with the prosecutor who hounded her, Guardian Hostage, Netflix The Real Housewives of London, Hayu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're covering a lot! We kick things off with Relay starring Riz Ahmed, the sleek new thriller about a corporate fixer, the massive animated spectacle of A24's Ne Zha 2; and a special interview with one of the best pro wrestlers in the world today, AEW's Will Ospreay. It's a stacked episode you won't want to miss. Enjoy the show!Time stamps:00:45 Intro02:47 “RELAY” (2025) Review17:59 “NE ZHA 2” (2025) Review21:59 AEW's Will Ospreay Interview37:50 Watch Recommendations for the Week (including 'Materialists' bonus revisit)

Matt is joined by prominent independent film producer Christine Vachon to discuss the general state and health of the independent film market. She discusses her newest film, ‘Materialists,' how her company, Killer Films, has lasted 30 years, the challenge of getting challenging films made, where money is coming from in the indie space, and the current film festival hierarchy (02:15). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the upcoming Darren Aronofsky film ‘Caught Stealing' (25:58).For a 20 percent discount on Matt's Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I'm Hearing ...,' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetown@spotify.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Christine Vachon Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back. This week we discover the snacks of Indonesia. We also talk about a lot of tv including the new Hulu show, Alien: Earth and the return of Peacemaker on HBOMax. We also get a review of The Materialists and we crown this week's Awesome Villager.

Summer Box Office Report Cards are the episode's centerpiece. Until then, we discuss Daniel Day-Lewis' return, JLO's latest musical and new animated feature contenders during our Trailer Reviews segment. We review new movies like K-Pop Demon Hunters, Honey, Don't, Relay and Eenie Meenie during our Box Office Report and What We're Watching segments. Plus, AlsoMike turns heel with a shockingly bad review of a beloved classic. Clayton Davis' latest piece on “No Kings” in the Race Thus Far - 1:50 TRAILER REVIEWS: Anemone, starring Daniel Day-Lewis - 5:04 Arco, a new animated feature contender from NEON - 9:04 The Mastermind, a future MMO classic from Kelly Reichardt - 12:26 Hedda, a new YouTube trailer hit gives us Saltburn & sexy Downton Abbey vibes - 15:14 Eleanor The Great, a hope that this movie might not actually be another Goldfinch - 17:31 Kiss of the Spider Woman, a JLO starrer with a 2nd trailer that gives us pause - 19:48 BOX OFFICE REPORT: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Also Mike's Review + Netflix's #1 Box Office Sing-A-Long - 23:20 Talking Weapons' holding strong and the rest of the Top 8 - 24:13 Reviewing Honey, Don't - 25:51 Reviewing Relay, starring Riz Ahmed and discussing the rest of the Top 15 - 27:28 SUMMER BOX OFFICE REPORT CARDS (BY GENRE & SINCE MAY): Superhero Films: Thunderbolts*, Superman & The Fantastic Four - 30:44 Pure Action like Mission Impossible, Ballerina, etc. + A Lone Sports Film Hit in F1 - 34:34 Comedies from Friendship to The Naked Gun - 37:01 Dramas like The Life of Chuck & Eddington + Romances like Materialists - 40:13 Horror is still crushing it at the box office from Clown in a Cornfield through Weapons - 44:06 Family Films are buoying it all from Lilo & Stitch through Jurassic World - 46:55 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Other than what we've reviewed already… Eenie Meenie + a Sinners rewatch - 50:35 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It + The Last Detail revisited by M1 - 52:34 M2's slander filled heel turn for a beloved classic. What has he done?! - 55:55 OUTRO: Make sure to throw your rotten vegetables at AlsoMike via social media. You can find all our links here https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Otherwise, if you're somehow still taken with us, do please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, and reviewing our podcast favorably in the eyes of all the algorithms out there. We certainly thank you for sticking by us during these contemptible times.

In this week's episode I sat down with Violet Ferguson. Violet is an emerging producer, content creator, and disability advocate based near Toronto, Ontario. Over the past few years, she's focused on sharing disability-led stories and supporting disabled voices through her filmmaking and advocacy work. She recently served as the associate producer on the award-nominated series The Squeaky Wheel: Canada, a disability-focused production that prioritized accessibility and disability representation both in front of and behind the camera—now heading into its second season. We discuss the 2025 film Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. More specifically, we discuss a topic that's not often mentioned on-screen. Spoilers ahead.Follow Violet: Instagram: @itsvioletferguson TikTok: @itsvioletferguson Website: https://violetferguson.caFollow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠Read With Me:⁠Goodreads⁠⁠The StoryGraph⁠Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠):The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires:Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

¡Hola, amiguis! ¡Muy buenas a todes! Después de las vacaciones de verano, volvemos otra temporada más. En el episodio de hoy os hablamos de una película que se acaba de estrenar, Materialists, con reacciones no muy favorables en general. Ya os hablamos de la anterior película de la directora con mucho entusiasmo, pero esta es... diferente. Además, os comentamos que hemos hecho un ciclo de RomComs con idea de saber de qué hablábamos a la hora de comentar si la película que nos ocupa lo es, y os damos nuestro "Top 3" de las que más nos han gustado de ese ciclo. Ah, el documental que mencionamos es Complicated Women, del que os hablamos... hace tiempo. Como siempre, ayudadnos con recomendaciones, que hemos visto lo que hemos visto. Si habéis visto la película, comentadnos qué opináis, contadnos vuestras RomComs preferidas y decidnos qué os parece que hagamos más "tops". ¡Nos escuchamos pronto! Nos podéis escuchar (y dejar reseñas/comentarios) en Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iVoox, Amazon Music o en cualquier sitio en el que escuchéis podcast. Dejadnos vuestros mensajes en Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook... o mandadnos un e-mail. Podéis comprar en Amazon a través de este enlace y nos llegará una comisión por vuestro pedido de forma anónima. Si os apetece, también podéis "invitarnos a un café" con Ko-fi, una web para apoyar a los creadores, en la que podéis decirnos que os gusta lo que hacemos pagándonos una tacita virtual :) -Este es nuestro episodio número 484.

Spiritual people versus Materialist people. Communism demands that all American traditions be destroyed.

Passend zum heiß erwarteten Romanzen-Neustart WAS IST LIEBE WERT – MATERIALISTS von Celine Song nehmen Lenny & Xenia in diesem Podcast das ganze Genre des Liebesfilms mal genauer unter die Lupe. Welche Romance-Tropes & -Klischees feiern die beiden ab und welche hängen ihnen schon zum Hals raus? Und können die Kapitalismuskritik & das hotte Liebesdreieck aus Pedro Pascal, Dakota Johnson und Chris Evans in MATERIALISTS überzeugen? Im Zuge dessen werfen die beiden auch einen Blick auf die teils absurde Serienadaption der Buchreihe DER SOMMER, ALS ICH SCHÖN WURDE. Außerdem darf sich Jonas für die Starts der Woche dazugesellen und mit den beiden über AFTERBURN, BITTER GOLD & NOBODY 2 quatschen. Viel Spaß bei dieser neuen Podcast-Folge auf CINEMA STRIKES BACK!

We debate whether or not M3GAN 2.0 is an upgrade plus we also discuss Basquiat, Karate Kid: Legends and Alien: Earth and Reed tries to understand the appeal of Debbie Does Dallas. 0:00 - Intro 21:55 - Review: M3GAN 2.0 1:02:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Debbie Does Dallas, Alien: Earth, Basquiat, Karate Kid: Legends, Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Devo, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1:59:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:06:10 - Outro 2:12:30 - Spoiler Discussion: M3GAN 2.0

We're finally talking about Hamilton! It's been ten years since the show premiered on Broadway and that's just enough time to have some perspective on its lasting impact. For this episode, we had to bring on previous guest and brilliant academic, Shira Lurie (who joined us on Witch, Please for Book 7, Ep. 2). As an expert in American History, Shira helps Hannah and Marcelle explore "Hamilton" as a reflection of the Obama era's rhetorical progressivism and political centrism. They discuss how the show leans on the myth of the American Dream and Hannah places the show in the hagiographic tradition of biography. If you love the musical or hate the musical, not to worry! We promise, this episode is for fans and critics alike.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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast will haunt your nightmares, but in a good way, as Chris Hewitt returns to the host chair, just in time to tackle, with Beth Webb and Amon Warmann, a Mount Rushmore question about the best Final Girls in horror movies. Their final choices may shock you, but that's nothing compared to the bit where Chris explains Freddy Krueger to Amon, who has never seen a Nightmare On Elm Street movie. Terrifying stuff. Elsewhere in the show, our intrepid trio also discuss the week's movie news (hello, Marty Supreme trailer!), and review Celine Song's Materialists, Nobody 2, and Together, the horror film in which Dave Franco and Alison Brie literally fuse together. Which wasn't weird at all for the real-life married couple, who also guest on this week's episode, talking to Mike Muncer about that very singular experience. [1:03:58 - 1:15:10 approx] And, finally on the guest front, Harry Stainer sits down with Celine Song to talk about her wonderful new movie, and the nature of love. Heavy, man. [29:02 - 44:40 approx] Enjoy, and sorry about the spooky child-like singing.

Today on The Run-Through with Vogue, we bring you an episode from The New Yorker's podcast, Critics at Large.Audiences have been bemoaning the death of the romantic comedy for years, but the genre persists—albeit often in a different form from the screwballs of the nineteen-forties or the “chick flicks” of the eighties and nineties. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss their all-time favorite rom-coms and two new projects marketed as contemporary successors to the greats: Celine Song's “Materialists” and Lena Dunham's “Too Much.” Do these depictions of modern love—or at least the search for it—evoke the same breathless feeling as the classics do? “I wonder if the crisis in rom-coms has to do with a crisis in how adult women want to be or want to see themselves,” Schwartz says. “I think both of these projects are basically trying to speak to the fact that everyone's ideals are in question.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Sex, Love, and the State of the Rom-Com” (The New Yorker)“Materialists” (2025)“Too Much” (2025)“Working Girl” (1988)“You've Got Mail” (1998)“When Harry Met Sally” (1989)“Love & Basketball” (2000)“The Best Man” (1999)“Our Romance with Jane Austen” (The New Yorker)“Girls” (2012-17)“Adam's Rib” (1949)New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts.Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Celine Song, writer and director of romantic comedy, The Materialists. Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, the film follows the story of a New York City matchmaker torn between her aspiring-actor ex-boyfriend and a charming millionaire. It's scored beautifully by our old friend, Daniel Pemberton.

England goalkeeper and Lionesses legend Hannah Hampton joins Nuala McGovern on Woman's Hour fresh from winning the UEFA European Women's Championship. Born with a serious eye condition, doctors told her she should never play football. She came into the recent Euros with questions over her ability to fill the gloves of recently retired Mary Earps. To add to that, she revealed her grandfather had died just days before the biggest tournament of her life began earlier this summer. Despite this, Hannah had an extraordinary tournament, particularly in those agonising penalty shootouts. She joins Nuala McGovern to chat all about it. In June this year in Pakistan, Bano Bibi, a mother of five, and Ehsanullah Samalani, a father of three, were accused of having an affair and were shot - on the orders of a tribal leader, according to police. The event caused outrage, not just because it was another so-called ‘honour killing', but because the authorities only took action after a video of the shootings went viral, more than six weeks later. Nuala is joined by Azadeh Moshiri, Pakistan Correspondent for BBC News, and Sheema Kermani, a woman's rights activist, dancer and theatre director who has been working with women in rural and marginalised communities for 50 years. Writer and director Celine Song's semi-autobiographical debut Past Lives earned her two Oscar nominations and a host of other accolades when it was released in 2023. She talks to Nuala about her second film, Materialists, a romantic dramedy starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, and how it was inspired by her own time working as a matchmaker for high-net-worth individuals in New York. Construction employs around 1.4 million people in Great Britain, according to the Office for National Statistics, but only around 15% of those people are women. And they don't always have a positive experience, with 30% having reported sexual assault at work and 64% saying men were paid more for the same role. So, as the industry faces a recruitment crisis, how could it evolve to become a safer and fairer place to work and encourage more women into construction? Nuala explores the problems and the opportunities with Faye Allen, author of Building Women, and Dr Carol Massay of Unity for Construction, who've both worked in the industry for more than 30 years. And we remember long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter, renowned for turning the children's show into a television institution, who has died at the age of 92.Presented by: Nuala McGovern Produced by: Sarah Jane Griffiths

We're back from our summer break with an episode about The Hunger Games. Heads up that this episode connects the fictional world of Panem to real-world issues of representation and human rights, drawing parallels between the text and the genocide in Gaza. In this conversation, Hannah and Marcelle dig into representations of violence, resistance movements, and the normalization of child death. They then explore how Suzanne Collins' dystopian series engages with the concept of "grievability" and they consider The Hunger Games' immersive marketing campaigns that cemented the work as a mainstream cultural phenomenon. 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, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team! Thanks again to all of you who have already made the leap to join us there!***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. Materialist critique is interested in the question of why a particular cultural work or practice emerged at a particular moment. Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used 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.

Jared and Jordana are back with another movie review episode of The Materialists, directed by Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. Spoiler alert!! J&J break down the film's portrayal of matchmaking as cold and transactional, and ask whether Song set out to take down the matchmaking industry altogether. From red flag roommate situations to Coke-and-beer drink orders, J&J debate every messy decision and chaotic romance. Is it a rom-com, a satire, or something much darker? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The director Celine Song won over audiences and critics alike with her first feature film, “Past Lives,” the semi-autobiographical tale of a married Korean American woman meeting up with her former childhood sweetheart. Now Song is back with another story about love called “Materialists.” This time the main character is a matchmaker, a job that Song did briefly in her early 20s.On this episode of “Modern Love,” Song reads Louise Rafkin's Modern Love essay “My View From the Margins,” about a relationship columnist who can't figure out love in her own life. And Song tells us how neither falling in love at age 24 nor making a career of writing about love has brought her any closer to understanding it. “It's the one thing that makes me feel like a fool,” Song says.For more Modern Love, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Wednesday.  Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.