Informed Attraction

This a Marathon stan podcast now. Besides that, Aubrey and Mackenna are joined by Josh Boerman of The Worst of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived to discuss where the internet is now in regards to women in gaming. They discuss The Last of Us, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Marathon, Baldur's Gate III, and a whole host of other games. And unfortunately, Mackenna and Josh teach Aubrey who Asmongold and Grummz are. 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)Guest: Josh Boerman (he/him; @bosh.worstpossible.world)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.comListening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS43PRSBb6ypQoQzu72PzLT-rYxErWMN9q7woL432cjqdfVu8QBhnRYV8MjHKOOG5r3jl4SyqLD9xdX/pub

Mackenna yells a lot into the microphone this week. Which is surprising because this week's topic is the completely uncontroversial conversation surrounding women in video games. We track the hot girls of the video game boom of the 90s (like Tomb Raider's Lara Croft) through the downfall of booth bathes all the way to the rise of the alt-right, aka a little thing called Gamergate. 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.comListening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSiD0hEVps8kgSM-8z39Mt4eS6VyDPG-zxXUxWuV-G2FmF-tMBDvmZKCjcBa8U23tq_SC_ZregdqDaK/pub

This week, we are joined by Mackenna's friend and actual ex-Mormon, Peyton Flake, to talk about how mormons have influenced and been depicted in the media. We run through some thoughts on Twilight, Big Love, Under the Banner of Heaven, Sister Wives, The Book of Mormon, Dancing With the Stars, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. It's a TV grab bag with LDS flair. And Mackenna learned just how ANNOYING Kody from Sister Wives really is. 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)Guest: Peyton Flake (@peytonflake)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.comWatch Peyton's short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiR2qxnY22w

My brothers in Christ, welcome to a nearly two hour podcast just about special Mormon underwear. Just kidding! (We will touch on the undies though.) This week, Aubrey launches into a series about the Church of Latter Day Saints aka the Mormons. We give a brief history of Mormons in the United States as well as an intro to what Mormon culture is like. And Mackenna finally gets to scream about one of her sworn enemies: Brigham Young. 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.comListening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRPic6eS7L15sPKcmv-NZrEBvly5IVTakybfUFYt6riDvrQ0bWYZBaf0jGCmKovU39jTLsPpIBUIvnL/pub

Hello! Happy Monday! Wow, we're back just in time for your commute. This week, Mackenna and Aubrey are talkin' hair, body hair specifically. Aubrey walks us through a detailed history of body hair removal practices throughout time. They also discuss trends in facial hair, whether it is woke and based to be a hairy woman, and is shaving your legs participating in pedophile culture? Tbh, we get raunchy in this one because there's A LOT about porn and pubes. Enjoy!
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.com

This week, we are wrapping up our convo of the Muppets (for now!) by talking about the #1 Diva, Miss Piggy, and her commitment-phobe boyfriend, Kermit the Frog. We talked with comedian Andie Fuentes about what makes Kermit and Piggy attractive and why we root for them despite them being... kind of toxic?? Also, we assert who has that "Piggy energy" in real life.
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Guest: Andie Fuentes (she/her; @andiefuentes)Watch Andie's comedy special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uic3BDS0Lqo
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
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Listening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSxKIITaLDyf_oFj8rvGFZbRi7W_0R9aUgKApiVdlFvmzIcIldbKRUdZ5_7Wz13_OnMuWD5ZwsaWv9q/pub

Listen, last week, Mackenna got really in their feelings about Gonzo, so this week we are doing a DEEP and SCIENTIFIC and OBJECTIVE look at a very VITAL question: what makes a Muppet hot? To answer this question, we are joined by puppeteer and Muppet fanatic, Kenjiro Lee. We dissect the rules of attractiveness in the Muppetverse and then tier list a whole bunch of these dogs, frogs, and whatevers. 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Guest: Kenjiro Lee (he/him; @kenjiromakestheater @softshellpuppets)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.com
Listening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRvNXG3XP-f8DE0G7zBqOD9mMS2PWQ1SuDoB0y95s0L6f-QKq_MPIGRvoe5gnCExvg-Cc8-qL5rBbVS/pub

Thank Kermit, we are finally talking about muppets. As a post-Pride episode, we're yapping about why so many non-binary folks identify with Gonzo. And uh-oh, we get extremely personal about Mackenna's gender and sexuality. Plus, a special guest appearance by Gonzo and Camilla!
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Interstitial starring A.J. Ditty (@thefuzzymaskedman and @theworstofallpossibleworlds) and Mack
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
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Listening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQoLHcEebWVJMnG8zIlYjYaMT10T9t57Ao_gIaIQVt_-6UBc4PqJWkeUpzcL6fkYP4gHG8MwHi5AohQ/pub

...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 being abused by an older woman makes you a celebrity, and May December, a movie about how good of an actor Charles Melton is. 
TW: major discussion of sexual abuse of a minor throughout, minor discussion of suicide at 1:42:30
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.com
Listening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmC1ZNKDxKKTAf9rQ9-X3rYkOpwRpvsCpTX8tcO84bL6g-T0epQCjFuiu9W02fYlTUXimIwDIxR1l7/pub

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 frenzy and we wanna figure out why. This series will ultimately be about the treatment of male victims of sexual violence by the media and by society. So, you can imagine why this episode caused Mackenna to scream into a pillow multiple times while recording. But, hey, we make a few good jokes!Content warning: major discussion of grooming and sexual abuse of a minor, major discussion of sexual assault, minor discussion of suicide 
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya SierraTheme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at informedattraction@gmail.com
Listening notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRiHedk18m_tRye5Mvl7mXgDqOaiVvXfZQqgTPX3AtxLmFH_BqEopyKLA4Pu1yhkXNff6mpDHsToX-a/pub