Canonically Good Hang

Ren + Madie

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. They're here to prove media literacy isn't dead — it's just silly.

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S1 · E8
February 3 · 53 min
Leslie and Ben
Episode Summary Move over, Hugh Grant — it’s Adam Scott’s turn to shine. In this episode, Ren and Madie talk about Madie’s all-time favorite sitcom couple: Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt. While no sitcom wedding ever goes to plan, Ben and Leslie’s wedding episode is practically perfect television. Their chemistry, nuance, humor, and general adoration for one another makes this love story hard to beat (and might make Ren a fan of TV) (maybe). 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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash
S1 · E7
January 25 · 21 min
AN ANNOUNCEMENT!
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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash Episode Summary We’re back, and we have an announcement. *insert suspense* Canonically Good Hang is rebranding — we’re now All in Bad Faith, a podcast with similar silliness but a looser structure, as well as a name that gives Amy Poehler her rightful award show flowers (and us a distinct identity). Enjoy our final two episodes as CGH and stay tuned for brand new recordings, an actual website, and the same ridiculous banter (our only consistency in this project) (so far).
S1 · E6
Sep 12, 2025 · 51 min
K-Pop Demon Hunters
K-Pop Demon Hunters has taken the internet (and these two hosts’ hearts) by a storm, and there’s good reason for it. Animation is back with original, inventive storytelling, proving that the medium has merit, especially when it’s up against live-action remakes. (Spoiler: We’re not fans of the latter.) Ren walks Madie through why this movie made an impact from the first watchthrough — and why the subsequent several rewatches are worth it too. 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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash
S1 · E5
Aug 14, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
The Black Parade
The mid-2000s are back in a big way with this episode of Canonically Good Hang as Ren walks Madie through one of his favorite albums of all time: The Black Parade. As a Certified Emo Kid™, Ren explores what makes this album great from the banger lyrics to the absolutely insane lore. Madie joins in as a recent fan of MCR, and together, it's basically time travel back to when teenagers really did scare the living sh*t out of us. 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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash
S1 · E4
Jul 21, 2025 · 49 min
Red (Part 2)
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 www.canonicallygoodhang.com Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash
S1 · E3
Jul 9, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Red(Part One)
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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash
S1 · E2
Jun 27, 2025 · 47 min
Mirror Mirror
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.
S1 · E1
Jun 25, 2025 · 51 min
10 Things I Hate About You
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 canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com Ren Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc Madie www.madelinethatcher.com Instagram • @missmadiejean TikTok • @missmadiejean Substack • The M Dash

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