Informed Attraction
Informed Attraction
Podcast Description
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 [email protected]
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The show focuses on how media affects our understanding of beauty and self-acceptance, with episodes examining subjects like the cultural implications of bunny girls in anime and media trends influenced by figures like Hugh Hefner.

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 [email protected]
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 Presidents of the United States of America (the politicians, not the band!) There are… more musical theatre references than you might think and none of them are Hamilton. We talk a lot about photos in this one – see below for a folder with portraits of all these gentlemen.
Hosted by: Mackenna Goodrich (she/they; @mack3nna) and Dr. Aubrey Hoffer, PHd (she/her; @hoff.phd)
Logo design: Freya Sierra
Theme Music: Josh Capati
Send us an email at [email protected]
Reference Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14MScL4dPs-xveIYqBZCWvP2WqKdcCvbd?usp=sharing

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