The Gayly Prophet Podcasts

This week we are discussing chapters 1-7 of The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman! Content notes for this episode: -growing up with a mentally ill parent: 00:35:30 - 00:40:15 -christofascism / religious authoritarianism: 00:43:00 - 00:57:30 Join Our Sticker Club before September 30th and you’ll get TWO BONUS STICKERS from the back catalogue! Join via …

We had to talk about Avatar more — especially James "horny for the ocean" Cameron. We structured this bonus like our usual Patreon-only Q&A episodes, except this time we only answered questions you submitted about Cameron's blockbuster hit. We talk colonialism, pony tails and doing whatever Coach tells us to! Thanks for submitting such thoughtful q…

Did you love James Cameron's Avatar upon its release in 2009? Have you since watched it and thought, huh, now what were we thinking 14 years ago? Were you critical of it from the start? Baffled by the public's interest in colonialism and hot blue aliens? Then this episode is for you. Tune in for a conversation about this beloved sci-fi blockbuster.…

In this episode we’re asking why ‘goblin mode’ is so danged zeitgeist-y such that in 2022 it became the Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year. Joined by McKayla Coyle (they/them), author of Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck, we dig into the term that took twitter by storm last year. Hannah leads Marce…

For our final week of Summer CAMP we are discussing the iconic Spice Girls movie, Spice World! Listen now for two queers ranting about how misogyny and femphobia robbed the world of a movie so excellent that should be taught in film schools. It really is *that* good. You can watch Spice World here! Join our sticker club in August and you’ll get two…

Welcome back to CAMP Ruthless! This week we are discussing John Waters’ Cry-Baby (1990) Watch Spice World here! Join our sticker club in August and you’ll get two bonus stickers from our back catalogue! You can join through our shop OR on Patreon! All stickers are drawn by Lark Malakai Grey and/or our friend Theo Julien Forrester and printed by Sti…

Welcome back to CAMP Ruthless! This week we are discussing But I’m a Cheerleader with our friend Courtney Perkins, aka Not All Geminis! If you want to skip the more in-depth conversion therapy discussion, skip minutes 28:30-34:45 Find screenshots of the things we discussed in Style and Fashion on the episode webpage! Here is Jessie’s link roundup: …

Welcome back to Camp Ruthless! This week we are discussing D.E.B.S (2004). Get your tickets to our live show now! Check out a screenshot roundup of the things we discussed in the Style section on the episode webpage! Find out all about us at hashtagruthless.com Follow us on instagram @hashtagruthlesspods Listen to our other podcasts: We Are The Gay…

Welcome to Summer CAMP! This week we are discussing Batman & Robin (1997). The Gayly Planet is a podcast where two queer nerds talk about media we love, brought to you by Hashtag Ruthless productions. Find out all about us at hashtagruthless.com Follow us on instagram @hashtagruthlesspods Want to support queer media? Join our Patreon for extended e…

Welcome to CAMP Ruthless! This week we are discussing John Waters’ “Serial Mom.” The Gayly Planet is a podcast where two queer nerds talk about media we love, brought to you by Hashtag Ruthless productions. Find out all about us at hashtagruthless.com Follow us on instagram @hashtagruthlesspods Listen to our other podcasts: We Are The Gayers is abo…

What makes the Fab Five so fab? In this episode, Hannah leads Marcelle through a discussion of contemporary masculinities and their commodification via pop culture! They talk neo-liberalism, self-care discourse and the interplay of Trump's rise to power and "reaching across the aisle" through entertainment. Hannah pulls on theory from the late Laur…

We had to talk about the Barbie movie! We structured this bonus like our usual Patreon-only Q&A episodes, only this time we only answered questions you submitted about Greta Gerwig's blockbuster hit. We talk mainstream feminism, satire, the limits and possibilities of camp, aesthetics and so much more! If you needed a hearty discussion about the mo…

We had to talk about Barbie! This episode is all about Barbie dolls and way they took over the toy industry in the 90s. We've since recorded an episode about the movie which will be available on our Patreon in the coming weeks. For now, please enjoy this episode that touches on liberal feminism, petro-capitalism, the history of Big Plastic, Barbie …

It's here! Welcome to the first episode of Material Girls, a scholarly podcast about pop culture co-hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman. This show aims to make 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 th…

Welcome to Material Girls! A new show from the team behind the beloved podcast, Witch, Please. Every episode you'll get your pop culture fix with some academic theory added to the mix. Join feminist scholars Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman for episodic dives into the zeitgeist. Together they ask the materialist question "why this, why now?" abo…

Well Witches... we're here, at the end of Witch, Please the podcast. If you've been following us on Instagram, then you know that we are so grateful for the last eight seasons AND we're so excited for our new flagship show: Material Girls, a scholarly podcast about popular culture. You'll notice that, much like our usual Wrap Up episodes, this fina…

For our final regular episode, we decided to revisit Fan Studies! We begin with a review of our episodes on Foucault and authorship, Michel de Certeau and the tactics of the disempowered, Jane Tompkins and circulation and Michael Warner's idea of discourse publics. Even though it's our last regular Witch, Please episode, don't be fooled, our Transf…

We're thrilled to share the pilot episode of Gender Playground! Gender Playground is a new show from Witch, Please Productions and is co-hosted by longtime friends Marcelle Kosman and Raimi Marx. This podcast is all about gender-affirming care for the kids in your life, and YOU are the intended audience! Whether you're a caregiver, parent, family-m…

In this bonus episode, Hannah and Marcelle are joined by comedian and podcaster Ely Kreimendahl (she/her) for a discussion about shame, relationships, being adults and podcasting! If you haven't already fallen in love with Ely's show, Shame Spiral, check it out! Now is the time! We'll be back in two weeks with a regular Witch, Please episode that a…

This is the FINAL EPISODE of The Gayly Prophet for the foreseeable future! Today we are finishing our discussion about The Golden Compass/Northern Lights! This episode contains Editorials, Personals, and Health and Science. Subscribe to The Gayly Planet now so you don’t miss out on our future episodes! And while you’re there, take a moment to rate …

This week we're joined by Nia (they/them) for a conversation about critical adoption studies — a field of scholarship that explores adoption as a legal, political, and economic institution that severs and creates familial bonds. We begin with a review of our episodes on motherhood, class, feminist literary theory, queer theory, critical race theory…

Today you are listening to the first half of our discussion about the second half of The Golden Compass/The Northern Lights! This episode contains The Front Page, Politics, and Community Profiles. Listen, we talked for over 2 hours, so it turns out we probably need to do three episodes per book to fit all of our thoughts and feelings in. We hope yo…

We're so excited to be joined by Aubrey Gordon (she/her) for an episode about anti-fatness in the Harry Potter series. We begin with a quick review of disability studies, monstrosity, and sentimentality before jumping into a conversation about anti-fatness, body positivity and fat liberation. Aubrey is the co-host of (beloved podcast) Maintenance P…

Today’s news: we helped put together a petition asking HBO to pull the plug on the HP tv show. Almost 40 fellow fandom leaders signed the open letter, and now we are counting on you, the fandom, to sign the petition! Do so at bit.ly/nohptv We are moving to a new feed! Follow The Gayly Planet wherever you are listening to this podcast! Get ready for…

As you know, we love to laugh! That's why we were thrilled when a brilliant listener, Dix McDevitt (she/her), pitched us an episode about giggling in the Harry Potter series. In Revisions, we talk through Disability Studies, Queer Theory and Trans Studies to prepare for a framework devised by Dix herself about diegetic, semi-diegetic and non-dieget…