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This episode, Franki is taking the Mag Hags deeper into the archives than they have gone before… to Woman’s Own, November 1972. A relic of the mid-century suburban housewife, this mag is serving up hobby how-tos, a guide to hats, and a free sheet of ‘foil-edged cooking film’. No, we have no idea either.

There’s speculation about Prince Charles’s love life, a quick lesson in menstrual history, plus a reader’s story of Loving Against The Odds (spoiler: it involves a woman setting aside her own feelings).

Plus: the Mag Hags risk cutting diplomatic ties with France following an ad for Vichy skincare.

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CHAPTERS

02:45 – Introduction to Woman’s Own, November 1972

09:22 – The World’s Most Wanted Bachelor: Why HRH Prince Charles is just like you and me – and how to bag a date with him

19:21 – *An ad break from 1972*

22:05 – “My husband can’t resist other women”: A Betty Draper-esque reader tells of her tempestuous marriage to her serial-cheater – but completely irresistible – husband

34:00 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1972

37:34 – 101 things to make for pleasure or profit: Readers need ideas to stave off boredom, and Woman’s Own has the answer…

48:01 – What's hot and what's not in 1972

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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.

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Dig out your Union Jack tea-towel dresses, girls! This time, Lucy is leading the way through a magazine that’s channeling all the Girl-Powered benign anarchy of Spice World: The Movie. It’s New Woman, September 1997.

There’s a ‘how-to’ for spying on your boyfriend, bafflingly horny ads and – in depressingly 90s style – a feature about how you can weigh 10st and still be technically obese (check the time stamps if you’d rather sit this one out).

Then, stick around for the guide to disaster-free dinner parties that is less Ottolenghi and Instagram tablescaping, more homemade margs and snogging the downstairs neighbour in the loo.

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LINKS

Read: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray

Read: Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

CHAPTERS

03:09 – Introduction to New Woman September 1997

06:50 – Being in our Girl Power era

12:52 – It’s good to stalk: A completely normal feature about spying on your boyfriend

19:51 – Let’s talk about men for a minute

25:04 – *An ad break from 1997*

27:43 – [Content warning] ‘Three of these women are technically obese’: We come to our first body image feature. Do skip ahead if you’d rather not listen

41:45 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1997

44:04 – How to throw a disaster-free dinner party: spoiler! It involves a lot of booze…

52:29 – What's hot and what's not in 1997

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Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney.

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.

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The Mag Hags are back and cooking with gas! This episode Franki and Lucy ponder on some cutting edge household appliances – cordless iron, anyone? Because, yes, Franki is guiding us on a tour through Good Housekeeping, March 1988.

There’s Ovaltine innuendo, shoulder-revealing fashion, and a self-help book extract suggesting that Lucy could be a threat to Franki’s marriage.

Plus, a questionable beauty feature calls for back-up, so Franki speaks to award-winning beauty editor and author Anita Bhagwandas.

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LINKS

Read: Pessimist’s Archive: an archive of historical, technology pessimism https://pessimistsarchive.org/

Read: Ugly: Giving us back our beauty standards by Anita Bhagwandas

CHAPTERS

05:06 – What’s on the cover of Good Housekeeping March 1988

15:04 – The enemy within: Is TV bringing about the moral downfall of society?

25:55 – *An ad break from 1988*

28:37 – Examining the English vs American vs French approach to beauty… with problematic results

35:15 – Anita Bhagwandas shares her take with the Mag Hags

48:24 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1988

50:40 – Don’t take your love life lying down: Self-help guru Paul Pearsall reveals why your friendships are ruining your marriage

58:41 – What's hot and what's not in 1988

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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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.