Mag Hags

Affairs, adultery, love rats, being unfaithful, infidelity, fuckboys, two-timing… however you look at it, cheating is a topic we don’t ever seem to get tired of talking and writing about. On this week’s Sidebar we look at how the narratives around sexual and romantic infidelity have shifted over the decades and ask: Is infidelity inevitable?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.Our assistant producer is Ella Glover.This episode was mixed by Siân Williams.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.h

Gone and put your Crimplene on a hot wash? Worried about your kids getting mixed up in organised vandalism? Thinking of switching to powder eyeshadow? It’s August 1977, the Sex Pistols have been banned from the BBC, Donna Summer is pumping put from every nightclub and the Hags are wondering… should we… move to the countryside?On this week’s show, we find out how stars of the small screen stay looking good, get some interior design advice, try out a snazzy new kitchen gadget, and discover the luxury of Thai silk. Plus! Every question you (n)ever had about fabric care, answered.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 – Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Thank you so much!CHAPTERS04:11 - Introduction to Good Housekeeping, 197715:34 - Stars of the 70s reveal their secrets to looking good30:24 - *An ad break from 1977*33:28 - Every question you ever had about fabrics, answered.44:03 - Fashion and beauty tips from 197749:30 - Is the grass greener in the country? A quality of life debate - 70s-style.57:28 - What's Hot/What's Not in 1977--Mag Hags is written 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.

Nothing to wear? This week we’re going back at a time when clothes were well-made and fashion advice was geared around helping you find your personal style, rather than be a slave to trends. While fashion editorials certainly showcased the new and shiny, a good deal of copy was also dedicated to helping you make the most of your existing wardrobe. “Fashion is there to inspire you,” said Company magazine in 1981. But if you “let yourself be savagely ruled by it, you’ll end up poorer and less attractive than if you’d ignored it.”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.Our assistant producer is Ella Glover.This episode was mixed by Siân Williams.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Left your filofax on the train? Fancy yourself as the next Jerry Hall? Had a holiday fling with Italian waiter?This week we’re going back to the power ballad era and coming with us is a very special guest host. Former Honey editor Jo Fairley is back in the studio and together we’re going to be diving into an issue she edited! If you’ve ever wondered how exactly they came up with the idea to quiz men on menstruation, or where 80s fashion editors hung out at the weekend, Jo is here to reveal all. Plus! We find out how to piss off Karl Lagerfeld, discuss the unhinged things people do for lust, and get a reality check on our modelling aspirations.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 – Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Thank you so much!LINKSRead: Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book CollectiveCHAPTERS03:10 - Introduction to Honey, December 198515:08 - What do men really know about women’s bodies?25:06 - *An ad break from 1985*27:53 - How to be a model: If you haven’t the looks, forget it!37:46 - Bonus feature: Best buys of 1985 (and the story of the Karl Lagerfeld coat)43:25 - Fashion and beauty tips from 198549:14 - The things we do for lust1:08:23 - What's hot and what’s not in 1985--Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.Our guest host this week was Jo Fairley.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.

One for the road? This week, Franki gets some tips on how to drink responsibly… in 1979. Some, such as ‘don’t drink on an empty stomach’ were familiar enough. Others had us floored. Which, coincidentally, is also where you’d be if you stuck to the 1970s recommended drinking allowances.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.

Ever had a Hollywood star flirt with you in front of 200 people? Has your wrist been slapped by Bette Davies? Do you know where Margaret Thatcher bought her underwear?This week, The Hags sit down with former Look Now and Honey editor Josephine Fairley to get all the behind the scenes gossip from the magazine world in the 70s and 80s. From secretarial school at 16, to becoming the youngest ever magazine editor at just 23, heading up iconic fashion magazine, Honey (and subsequently being fired after it lost its readers to new kid on the block, Elle!) Jo has seen it all.But it’s not all hard graft and dinners at Spud-U-Like, there’s also the time she hung out with Brain Ferry and got flown to France for the worldwide launch of the Sony Walkman. Jealous? No, neither are we! *cries in millennial*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 - In at the deep end: From run-ins with movie stars to becoming the UK’s youngest ever magazine editor17:44 - Rising to the challenge as editor of Honey magazine20:56 - Pop stars, fashion, and the free market30:43 - “We couldn’t talk about poo in the 80s”42:48 - What’s hot and what’s not about being a magazine editor in the 80s?--Mag Hags is written 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.

Are you a dirty dreamer or a brazen babe? Do you prefer to wear your gems in your hair or in your belly button? Have you heard Denise van Outen’s playing the next Bond girl? It’s the one you’ve been waiting for… it’s More! Magazine. The year is 1999 and it’s Valentine’s Day which can mean only one thing: We’re spicing up our sex lives. But before we get to that, we’ve got to wade through a sea of hair mascara to hear from six women about why being beautiful is actually a terrible burden. Yes, this timeless women’s magazine debate is back, subtly remastered for 1999.The Hags take a rollercoaster ride through the drugs and booze-fuelled life of a young Robbie Williams, get some frankly insane beauty tips, and we round off with everyone’s favourite piece of 90s magazine nostalgia, the iconic Position of the Fortnight.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: The millennium bug was realCHAPTERS05:01 - Introducing More, February 199917:52 - “I hope I’m old before I die” : We check in on 25-year-old Robbie Williams27:36 - *An ad break from 1999*30:14 - “Everyone hates me because I’m beautiful” : A timeless classic remixed for 199940:46 - Fashion and beauty tips from 199944:13 - “Unleash your true sexual self” : The Mag Hags meet their inner sex goddesses59:23 - Position of The Fortnight1:01:30 - What's hot and what’s not in February 1999--Mag Hags is written 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.

Have you got a light? We’re going back in time to when smoking was standard, cigarette  brands (and indeed medical journals) still thought “middle tar” was a good thing, and ad agencies competed to see who could communicate the most about with the least.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 Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.This episode was mixed by Siân Williams.Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Can men cook dinner? Would you consider doing a job-share? Have you been overthinking picnics?This week we return to our new favourite magazine, Company! We last hung out in 1979 and now we’re back for 1981. And she does not disappoint. It’s a vibrant issue for a less-than-vibrant period in British history. Calling itself “the livelier magazine,” (livelier than whom, we wonder) Company offers a diligently reported feature on part-time work. We’ve got a gorgeous feature on how to make the most of the summer. And, an absolute women’s mag staple, we go deep inside the workings of the male mind. 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!CHAPTERS04:18 - Introducing Company, August 198112:08 - “What men want from women now” : Diving deep inside the 80s male psyche25:14 - *An ad break from 1981*26:28 - “Part-time prejudice” : What workers rights looked like for women in 198142:43 - Fashion and beauty tips from 198147:05 - “Come outside” : Unpacking the British relationship with summertime58:32 - What's hot and what’s not in 1981?--Mag Hags is written 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.