In the second half of Taylor Swift’s Red, Madie takes Ren through the 2021 rerecording. Together they talk the highs and lows of the rerecords and discuss how the album, now completed with songs from the vault, manages to capture being “happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time.”

Canonically Good Hang is a video podcast hosted by Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher. Each week, they’ll host a discussion on a load-bearing piece of media, from Taylor Swift albums to early-2000s Disney classics. You can follow them on social media or shoot them an email.

Canonically Good Hang

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Ren

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Madie

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Instagram • @missmadiejean

TikTok • @missmadiejean
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For their first music-based episode and first two-parter, Madie chooses her favorite Taylor Swift album: 2012 (and 2021)’s Red. As the gateway point to Ren’s love affair with all things Taylor, he joins Madie on a walkthrough of the original thirteen tracks and explores what makes this album a standout — and one of the most important turning points in Taylor’s career.

Canonically Good Hang is a video podcast hosted by Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher. Each week, they’ll host a discussion on a load-bearing piece of media, from Taylor Swift albums to early-2000s Disney classics. You can follow them on social media or shoot them an email.

Canonically Good Hang

www.canonicallygoodhang.com

Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang

TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang

[email protected]

Ren

Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc

Madie

www.madelinethatcher.com

Instagram • @missmadiejean

TikTok • @missmadiejean
Substack • The M Dash

In this episode of Canonically Good Hang, Ren gets to pick his first piece of media and goes for the jugular: the 2012 retelling of Snow White, Mirror Mirror. Together, Ren and Madie explore why this is the best retelling of Snow White to grace the silver screen (and not just because of Armie Hammer, alleged cannibalism aside). Alongside discussions about what it means to be beautiful, you’ll also figure out which one of the seven dwarves Madie would love to woo.
Canonically Good Hang is a video podcast hosted by Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher. Each week, they’ll host a discussion on a load-bearing piece of media, from Taylor Swift albums to early-2000s Disney classics. You can follow them on social media or shoot them an email.

In the pilot episode of Canonically Good Hang, meet Ren and Madie. Best friends and chronic yappers, they’ll walk you through the podcast’s structure (replete with memes and Taylor Swift songs), the point of the whole damn thing (proving media literacy isn’t dead, just silly) and a conversation about Madie’s favorite rom-com of all time: 10 Things I Hate About You.

Canonically Good Hang is a video podcast hosted by Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher. Each week, they’ll host a discussion on a load-bearing piece of media, from Taylor Swift albums to early-2000s Disney classics. You can follow them on social media or shoot them an email.

Canonically Good Hang

www.canonicallygoodhang.com

Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang

TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang

[email protected]

Ren

Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc

Madie

www.madelinethatcher.com

Instagram • @missmadiejean

TikTok • @missmadiejean

Substack • The M Dash