Stranger Things

Mati and Kyle talk with special guest artist and witch Lia Taylor about their witch themed oracle deck. We react to Taylor's deck, which features witches in pop culture! Lia Taylor (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and cartoonist whose work pulls from witchcraft, history, and silly jokes. Their first book, Sigil Craft, comes out Spring 2023. Check their Instagram and website.  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: Instagram, Website  Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

This spooky season starts off by looking back at the 90's children's book series The Bailey School Kids. Described on Twitter as a series where "young children gawk at flaming homosexuals," The Bailey School Kids is rife with queer coded villains. Inspired by Drag Race and Fashion Photo RuView, Kyle and Mati play a game of "toot or boot" on multiple monsters from the series..."toot" being a fashion moment and "boot" being a fashion disaster (plus the rare "shoot" for a truly amazing fashion spectacular moment!).  Play along with us by checking out the list of books here!    Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: Instagram, Website  Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

Mati and Kyle talk about the different generations of bimbo. From bimbo classique to the millennial bimbo to the gen z bimbo, Mati and Kyle discuss the bimbo aesthetic and the philosophy of bimboism across the ages. They end by talking about their favorite all time favorite bimbo...find out who at the end of the episode!   Check out these sources on all things bimbo:   "The Rise of Bimbofication" (Video Essay)   "How Hollywood Demonizes Ultra-Femininity" (Video Essay)   Chrissy Chlapecka (TikTok)  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: Instagram, Website  Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

This episode of Canonification is dedicated to the Dark Mother: ContraPoints (AKA Natalie Wynn). Philosopher, aesthetic queen, and trans icon, ContraPoints debunks transphobia and conservative talking points through her opulent YouTube video essays. Mati and Kyle discuss the different eras of ContraPoints: social justice educator, gender theorist, and now cultural critic. They discuss her stylistic changes over theses eras as she develops as a visibly trans creator in an online space.  Check out ContraPoints' videos here.  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok , Instagram, Website Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

Mati and Kyle dissect Stranger Things. They talk about gay icons Will and Robin, Vecna's queer chaos, satanic panic in the 80's, and the cultural impact of Dungeons and Dragons.  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok , Instagram, Website Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

Sad girls, gays, and theys unite! Mati and Kyle talk about musical icon Mitski. They look at videos from 3 of her most recent albums Puberty 2, Be the Cowboy, and Laurel Hell. What makes Mitski such a beloved musician among queer zoomers and milllennials? And why are her music videos so weird and semi depressing? Found out in this episode of Canonification!  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok , Instagram, Website Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

This episode Mati and Kyle talk about the 2015 TV musical series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. They talk about their favorite songs, scenes, characters and what makes the show canonically queer! It's a neuroqueer theater kid extravaganza!  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok , Instagram, Website Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

Welcome to the first episode of Canonification: a show about queer media classics past, present, and future. Mati and Kyle are two queer scholars and creators obsessed with talking about what belongs in the queer canon (what should be canonified) and why. In our premiere episode, we talk about the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We talk about the first time having our "cherries popped," our favorite songs and scenes from the movie, and how our experiences with the film have changed over time.  Remember to rate and review us! And be sure to follow Canonification on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok , Instagram, Website Find Kyle at: Instagram, TikTok

Welcome to Canonification: a show about queer media classics past, present, and future! Canonification a podcast for the girls, gays, and theys who are obsessed with queering media as much as we are. What belongs in the queer canon? We decide! We talk about movies, music, literature, art; etc etc; and why we claim them as canonically queer! Mati (they/she) is an educator and artist with a Master’s degree in gender and cultural studies.  Kyle (they/them) is a writer, content creator, and PhD student in Queer and Feminist Literature.  Canonification comes out this July! Find us wherever you listen to podcasts!   And be sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok. Find Mati at: TikTok Instagram Website Find Kyle at:    Instagram TikTok