Mag Hags

Got a crush on your married colleague? Has masturbation become mundane? Looking for ways to make your beauty routine more efficient? It’s October 1990. Mr Bean is in, Margaret Thatcher is out, and Germaine Greer is shaking it all about in a long and highly convoluted essay on masturbation. Is it self-love or self-abuse? We’re not sure we’ve emerged any the wiser.Elsewhere this week (the final episode of the season!) the Mag Hags get the tea from both sides of an affair, discuss the power and value of real life stories, and ponder the best way to wear a hooded shawl.Want more of these mags?Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to see all the pictures, features, and adverts in full! Find us at maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Mag Hags is created entirely by us – Lucy and Franki. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Thank you so much!CHAPTERS02:23 - Introduction to Marie Claire, October 199007:48 - Diary of an affair: In a Mag Hags first, we hear about infidelity from both sides26:46 - *An ad break from 1990*29:31 - What actually happened on board the Marchioness? A first person account of the tragic disaster on the Thames45:17 - Fashion and beauty tips from 199048:58 - Self love or self-abuse: Germaine Greer on female masturbation1:01:45 - What's Hot and What's Not in October 1990--Mag Hags is created and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Ooh la la! This week we’re donning our berets and nibbling disinterestedly on our croissants as we attempt to unpick the British cultural obsession with French women. From their revolutionary spirit, to their ability to combine women’s liberation with flawless lipstick, we ponder whether French women have it all. However, 15 page “Francophile special” from Cosmopolitan 1989 suggests that coveted je ne sais quoi might be something of a double edged sword.Welcome to Mag Hags “Sidebar” where we talk about the stuff we couldn’t fit into the main episode. Or else go off on a mad tangent about something that’s sparked our interest. Join the conversation!Got a suggestion for a topic you think we should cover? Have an insight into one of the features we discussed? Or maybe you just want to share your magazine memories with us. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line via our newsletter maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. —Mag Hags is created and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.Our assistant producer is Ella Glover.This episode was mixed by Siân Fox.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Curious about the latest form of contraception? Is your friend’s husband mansplaining ironing to you? Wondering how on earth you can look sexy in just sixty minutes? This week the Hags are going back to 1973 to explore a very mysterious magazine called Eve. Not to be confused with Eve magazine that ran from 2000-2008 or for that matter with Eve magazine that ran from 1926 til 1955. This Eve was a weekly magazine that ran from… well, actually we don’t know. There doesn’t appear to be any record of it anywhere.Unfazed, we dive headlong into its features which, on closer examination, seem to ALL about about family planning. We debate the pros and cons of having kids, get a firsthand account of an IUD insertion (very newfangled back then), and get some very dubious skincare tips.Want more of these mags?Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to see all the pictures, features, and adverts in full! Find us at maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Mag Hags is created entirely by us – Lucy and Franki. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Thank you so much!LINKSRead: Jack Hutton’s obituary in The Observer, 2008CHAPTERS02:06 - Introduction to Eve, November 197314:00 - Would you like a baby, maybe?28:03 - *An ad break from 1973*29:56 - Living with someone else’s husband42:18 - Fashion and beauty tips from 197347:17 - The IUD and me56:47 - What's Hot and What's Not in November 1973--Mag Hags was created and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Do you have a “big personality”? This week we’re talking all things body image and size, helped by 70s body positivity icon, Janet Webb. Janet was a plus-size actor and TV star who appeared in The Morecambe & Wise Show from the late 60s onwards. We’ve encountered her twice now in the pages of the magazines we’ve looked at and we cannot wait for you guys to meet her!Welcome to Mag Hags “Sidebar” where we talk about the stuff we couldn’t fit into the main episode. Or else go off on a mad tangent about something that’s sparked our interest. Join the conversation!Got a suggestion for a topic you think we should cover? Have an insight into one of the features we discussed? Or maybe you just want to share your magazine memories with us. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line via our newsletter maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. —Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney.This episode was mixed by Siân Williams.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Have you faced discrimination at work? Knocking back one too many bacardi and cokes? Are you looking for the perfect hi vis jacket? It’s 1998 and we’re looking back in anger at 10 years of Section 28. It’s still legal to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation and equal marriage is yet a dream. But that doesn’t mean we can’t also have fun. It’s beer goggles at the ready as we dive into 90s drinking culture, coming out stories, and gay rights in none other than DIVA magazine. This week Lucy is taking a break from hosting and Franki is joined by a fabulous guest host: lesbian author, journalist, comedian, and podcaster, Rosie Wilby.Find Rosie on Instagram @breakupmonologues, buy her book, The Breakup Monologues, or check out her podcast The Breakup Monologues right here in your podcast app.Want more of these mags?Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to see all the pictures, features, and adverts in full! Find us at maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Mag Hags is created entirely by us – Lucy and Franki. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Thank you so much!LINKSWatch: Rebel Dykes, dir. Harri Shanahan, Siân A. WilliamsWatch: Wedding ceremonies performed at New York Pride, 1998, YouTubeCHAPTERS02:11 - Introduction to Diva, May 199822:33 - Wine, women and trouble: lesbian drinking culture in the 90s33:17 - *An ad break from 1998*35:48 - What Ellen did next… the story of THE 90s celebrity lesbian44:37 - Fashion and beauty tips (after a fashion) from 1998 49:43 - The challenges of coming out as gay in f1998 1:01:58 - What's Hot and What's Not in May 1998--Mag Hags is created by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.This episode was hosted by Franki Cookney and Rosie Wilby.Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Why are men? It’s a question that has perplexed women for decades and, honestly, the jury’s still out. This week, we glance over the culture and history of the “what men really think” feature, which was such a mainstay of women’s magazines through the 80s and 90s, and find out what – if anything – has changed.Welcome to Mag Hags “Sidebar” where we talk about the stuff we couldn’t fit into the main episode. Or else go off on a mad tangent about something that’s sparked our interest. Join the conversation!Got a suggestion for a topic you think we should cover? Have an insight into one of the features we discussed? Or maybe you just want to share your magazine memories with us. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line via our newsletter maghags.substack.comIf you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee?Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Go to ko-fi.com/maghags. —Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney.This episode was mixed by Siân Williams.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.