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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) Reach out with questions at informedattraction@gmail.com
Unknown Host hosts Informed Attraction, a comedy show with 60 episodes published.
...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, a raunchy Adam Sandler movie that thinks b
This 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 her students. The story became a tabloid f
Wrapping up our Batman series, this week, Mackenna and Aubrey discuss the Gotham City Sirens: Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. We dive deep into the history of each character, as well as their similarities and dif
Na na na na na... NIGHTWING! This week, Mackenna runs through the history of Dick Grayson, from his days as the Boy Wonder Robin to being absolutely caked up at Nightwing. But also... we've got some tangents to go on. Ma
Na na na na na... BATMAN! This week, Mackenna and Aubrey launch into a series about the Dark Knight and the people of Gotham. And let me just tell ya: we're getting academic with this one. Mackenna presents a brief histo
This week, Mackenna and Aubrey are joined by actor, rom-com expert, and cheese educator Anne-Marie Pietersma to talk about The Ugly Truth (2009). Three femme people attempt to answer the question: are men really simple?
This week, Mackenna was very brave and watched Wedding Crashers (2005). We talk a lot about what commonalities romcoms made for men share and honestly, why many men struggle with intimacy in both their romantic and socia
This week, Aubrey presents her case for the core reason as to why some men claim to not like romcoms: the patriarchy. (Wow, everyone is so shocked.) We walk through the history of the romcom and the classic arguments men
This week, Mackenna and Aubrey were both busy researching our next two big series, so we decided to do a chiller episode about the summer reality TV shows they've been watching. Mackenna takes us Below Deck to figure out
Today, Mackenna and Aubrey begin a yearly tradition of making a bracket (with input from you! the audience!) to decide what the hottest [blank] is. This year, they're talking on the leaders of the "free world:" the Presi
This week, we are joined by Mackenna's friend Erin Donnelly to talk about what the heck a fujoshi is. We talk through the history of BL manga and anime and cover some hits of the genre like Banana Fish, Given, Yuri on Ic
This week, Mackenna and Aubrey begin their discussion of slash fiction, starting with two examples of real boys who fans really wanted to see kiss: Ryan Ross and Brendon Urie (aka Ryden) and Louis Tomlinson and Harry Sty
This week, Mackenna and Aubrey talk about one blonde British vampire: Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They talk about his successful redemption arc, followed up by one of the most bizarre character decisions of all
This week, Mackenna and Aubrey talk redemption arcs and continue delving into why people find themselves drawn to male villains. But more than all of that, Aubrey absolutely baffles Mackenna with a look into the Church o
If you couldn't tell by the title, we're reading fanfiction this one! This week, we dive into the question of "why do a lot of women on the Internet get sexually obsessed with evil characters in media?" And we're popping
It's done. Mackenna is finally free. This week, she presents Aubrey with a buffet of Tucci content and they talk about an absolute smorgasboard of film and TV, including The Devil Wears Prada, The Lovely Bones, The Hunge
WE FINALLY GOT A BALD TUCCI. This week, we talk about a loooooooot of rom-coms that are fine and one movie that is very good! We also have a discussion about what attractiveness research has to say about bald and balding
We're back and going deeper INTO THE TUCCIVERSE to talk about Stanley Tucci's indie movie phase. In the 90s, he was doing all kinds of wacky stuff before becoming the hot dad / horrific jester we know and love today. So
Mackenna and Aubrey are going INTO THE TUCCIVERSE as Mackenna watches through Stanley Tucci's filmography. We want to investigate how Stanley Tucci established his gigantic career and his status as a sexy, sexy man. Howe
It's the Super Bowl, baby! We have a serious episode about the complications of being a femme fan of the NFL and a DEEPLY SERIOUS episode where Aubrey chooses the football team she will root for for the rest of her life
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