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Landline with Mary Mahoney

Landline with Mary Mahoney

著者： Mary Mahoney
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Landline is the podcast where pop culture gets some context. Hosted by historian Mary Mahoney—your millennial friend with too many interests and not enough friends willing to talk on the phone—each episode calls up guests to connect today’s celebrity culture, internet trends, TV, music, and movies to the histories that explain why it all feels so familiar.


Blending non-boring history, sharp cultural analysis, and the intimacy of a private phone call, Landline helps listeners make sense of the present by dialing into the past.


Want more Landline? Join the patreon. You’ll get a weekly newsletter and bi-weekly episodes delivered to you all for free. For $5 a month, you can get a bonus episode, a weekly newsletter of links and recommendations, chat with other listeners about all things pop culture and history, suggest topics for future episodes, and more! You can find the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney

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  • Is this a breakdown or a breakthrough? A history of turning 40 and the midlife crisis with Corinne Fay

    Is this a breakdown or a breakthrough? A history of turning 40 and the midlife crisis with Corinne Fay
    2026/04/14
    Is turning 40 a big deal? Am I headed for a midlife crisis? This week I'm joined by the brilliant Corinne Fay of Big Undies to dig into the actual history behind the midlife crisis (spoiler: it was invented in 1965, mostly about men, and honestly feels like a Mad Men episode). We trace the significance of "40" from Biblical floods to actuarial science to Gail Sheehy's hugely influential 1976 book Passages, and ask whether any of this is even real. We also review some truly unhinged celebrity 40th-birthday celebrations, including one that features a hologram of a dead father (!), and draft our personal role models for this stage of life. Angela Lansbury, Nicole Kidman's divorce photo, and Corinne's nephew all make the list. Perimenopause, Saturn's return, and Justin Timberlake's DWI also come up, because of course they do.Become a Patreon member → https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney Timestamps00:00 – Intro & Patreon shoutout (Divas Live bonus episode, zine workshop)01:11 – Meet Corinne Fay: Big Undies newsletter, Burnt Toast podcast, and freshly 4002:47 – Moving to Patreon: what they love, what they miss about Substack05:46 – Astrology check-in: Capricorn, Leo, Saturn's return, and what it all means08:10 – Mary's turning 40 a week after her son turns one10:30 – How Corinne celebrated her 40th (a solo trip to Marfa, Texas)16:38 – Why did 40 become a milestone? The history begins20:07 – The number 40 in the Bible, the Middle Ages, and actuarial science23:20 – Freud, Jung, and psychology's role in defining midlife25:04 – Elliott Jacques coins "midlife crisis" in 1965 (spoiler: it's mostly about men)27:16 – Perimenopause enters the chat37:24 – Gail Sheehy's Passages and "the deadline decade"43:17 – Celebrity 40th birthday review: Oprah, Elizabeth Taylor, Kate Moss52:09 – Kim Kardashian's pandemic island birthday and the hologram gift59:26 – Draft: role models for turning 40 (Nicole Kidman, Angela Lansbury, Queen Latifah)1:07:06 – Who NOT to be like at 40 (Justin Timberlake, Don Draper, Gwen Stefani)1:09:45 – Closing wisdom and advice for turning 40Full episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Rl5nBjcfgmEqUZTRPi2p22AYMQkV3KG_W43xKYNtOE/edit?usp=sharing Love the show? Please leave a rating and review! It helps other listeners find Landline.Connect with Mary:Website: www.marymmahoney.comInstagram: @mimimahoneyEmail: MaryMargaret.Mahoney@gmail.comConnect with Corinne:Subscribe to Big Undies!: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BigUndies TikTok: @SelfieFayInstagram: @SelfieFayListen to Burnt Toast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/virginiasolesmith Want even more resources, deep dives, and behind-the-scenes context on this episode's topics? Patreon members get access to my exclusive newsletter with extended research, additional links, and insights that didn't make it into the show. You can get the weekly newsletter when you join for free. Paid members get a monthly bonus episode and a weekly newsletter of things I'm loving in pop culture.Become a Patreon member → https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney Sponsor Message: Landline is sponsored by Libro.Fm. Listen to your favorite books and support your local bookstores! (Link: https://tidd.ly/40tPrKb ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • "They're Playing Games, Mariah": Reliving Diva’s Live with Kwame Ocran

    "They're Playing Games, Mariah": Reliving Diva’s Live with Kwame Ocran
    2026/04/07

    In 1998, VH1 gathered Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, and Carole King on one stage to raise money for music education — and accidentally created one of the most revealing documents of its era. I'm joined by music scholar Kwame Ocran to relive Divas Live in full: the Tommy Mottola sabotage plot hiding in plain sight, why Celine Dion dedicated My Heart Will Go On to the actual Titanic victims mid-concert, what happened when Aretha Franklin heard the air conditioning turn on, and who in that lineup was truly a diva versus who just crimped their hair and hoped for the best. We also get into the neoliberal defunding of arts education, the gendered double standard baked into the word "diva" itself, and why we are not going to be saying Jennifer Lopez's name on this episode. (We said it once. That's the limit.) Pop culture, meet context.


    Want to hear the full episode? Plus get access to resources, deep dives, and behind-the-scenes context on this episode's topics? Patreon members get access to my exclusive newsletter with extended research, additional links, and insights that didn't make it into the show. You can get the weekly newsletter when you join for free. Paid members get a monthly bonus episode and a weekly newsletter of things I'm loving in pop culture.

    Become a Patreon member → https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney


    Connect with Mary:

    • Website: www.marymmahoney.com
    • Instagram: @mimimahoney
    • Email: MaryMargaret.Mahoney@gmail.com


    Connect with Kwame:

    • Website: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/people/kwame-ocran
    • Links: https://linktr.ee/KwameOcran


    Love the show? Please leave a rating and review! It helps other listeners find Landline.

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    9 分
  • A History of Baby Phat and the Hidden Cost of Your Jeans (with Aimee Loiselle)

    A History of Baby Phat and the Hidden Cost of Your Jeans (with Aimee Loiselle)
    2026/03/31
    You know the logo. You definitely had the jeans. But do you know the full story? I called up historian Aimee Loiselle to unpack what Baby Phat actually tells us about hip hop entrepreneurship, fast fashion, global labor, and why hustle culture never really lets you off the hamster wheel. We get into Kimora Lee and the history of Baby Phat, the real woman behind Norma Rae (who doesn't get enough play in Sally Field's memoir), and why your stretchy leggings are literally made of petroleum. Also: Kathie Lee Gifford cried on television, and it's more relevant than you think.Timestamps0:07 — Welcome & episode intro: TikTok girlbosses, drop shipping culture, and why Baby Phat is the millennial lens on all of it2:23 — Introducing Aimee Loiselle and Beyond Norma Rae: 6:01 — The real story behind the movie: who Crystal Lee Sutton actually was and what the film got wrong11:09 — Why pop culture is powerful AND dangerous: how Hollywood flattens labor history into one heroic white woman on a table19:36 — Aimee's research pivot: from Puerto Rican needleworkers to hip hop fashion empires, or: how global supply chains made Baby Phat possible25:51 — The Baby Phat logo, the Siamese cat, and how celebrities like Russell Simmons and Jay-Z built billion-dollar brands without ever touching a factory31:41 — Russell Simmons, Def Jam, and the rise of hip hop entrepreneurship: the good, the complicated, and the very bad38:00 — Kimora Lee's origin story: from being bullied in St. Louis to Karl Lagerfeld calling her "the face of the 21st century"43:00 — How Baby Phat was born, hit $265 million in revenue, and got sold to Kellwood for $140 million51:00 — The wilderness years: bigamy, catfishing, fabulosity, and how Kimora bought her brand back57:00 — The relaunch era: daughters on the runway, Ice Spice on the red carpet, and selling on Shein1:03:51 — What neoliberalism actually means, why "late stage capitalism" is not Aimee's thing, and why your students still shop at Shein even after seeing the factory photos1:10:39 — Kimora as the ultimate neoliberal subject: when being a fashion icon is literally your job1:16:01 — The Kathie Lee Gifford connection: child labor, televised tears, and why she belongs in Aimee’s second bookFurther Reading:Check out Aimee’s book! Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class. “Baby Phat Is Back! How Kimora Lee Simmons Revived Her Iconic Y2K Brand.” Vogue. September 29, 2023. https://www.vogue.com/article/baby-phat-revival-kimora-lee-simmons.Want even more resources, deep dives, and behind-the-scenes context on this episode's topics? Patreon members get access to my exclusive newsletter with extended research, additional links, and insights that didn't make it into the show. You can get the weekly newsletter when you join for free. Paid members get a monthly bonus episode and a weekly newsletter of things I'm loving in pop culture.Become a Patreon member → https://www.patreon.com/cw/MaryMahoney TranscriptFull episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zuLPSwf4giQPVzx4alHP2cHkH5RI6OUKcP2bAyUmbCo/edit?usp=sharing Connect with Mary:Website: www.marymmahoney.comInstagram: @mimimahoneyEmail: MaryMargaret.Mahoney@gmail.comLove the show? Please leave a rating and review! It helps other listeners find Landline.Connect with Aimee Loiselle:Website: https://www.aimeeloiselle.com/about/ Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class. Landline is sponsored by Libro.Fm. Listen to your favorite books and support your local bookstores! (Link: https://tidd.ly/40tPrKb ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 時間 22 分
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