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.
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 (http://www.canonicallygoodhang.com)
Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang
TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang
canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com (mailto:canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com)
Ren
Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc (http://instagram.com/renmichaelmattoc)
Madie
www.madelinethatcher.com (http://www.madelinethatcher.com)
Instagram • @missmadiejean (http://instagram.com/missmadiejean)
TikTok • @missmadiejean (http://tiktok.com/missmadiejean)
Substack • The M Dash (http://missmadiejean.substack.com)
25 Jan 2026
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 (http://www.canonicallygoodhang.com)
Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang
TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang
canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com (mailto:canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com)
Ren
Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc (http://instagram.com/renmichaelmattoc)
Madie
www.madelinethatcher.com (http://www.madelinethatcher.com)
Instagram • @missmadiejean (http://instagram.com/missmadiejean)
TikTok • @missmadiejean (http://tiktok.com/missmadiejean)
Substack • The M Dash (http://missmadiejean.substack.com)
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).
12 Sept 2025
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 (http://www.canonicallygoodhang.com)
Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang
TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang
canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com (mailto:canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com)
Ren
Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc (http://instagram.com/renmichaelmattoc)
Madie
www.madelinethatcher.com (http://www.madelinethatcher.com)
Instagram • @missmadiejean (http://instagram.com/missmadiejean)
TikTok • @missmadiejean (http://tiktok.com/missmadiejean)
Substack • The M Dash (http://missmadiejean.substack.com)
14 Aug 2025
Welcome to 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 (http://www.canonicallygoodhang.com)
Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang
TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang
canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com (mailto:canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com)
Ren
Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc (http://instagram.com/renmichaelmattoc)
Madie
www.madelinethatcher.com (http://www.madelinethatcher.com)
Instagram • @missmadiejean (http://instagram.com/missmadiejean)
TikTok • @missmadiejean (http://tiktok.com/missmadiejean)
Substack • The M Dash (http://missmadiejean.substack.com)
21 Jul 2025
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 (http://www.canonicallygoodhang.com)
Instagram • @canonicallygoodhang
TikTok • @canonicallygoodhang
canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com (mailto:canonicallygoodhang@gmail.com)
Ren
Instagram • @renmichaelmattoc (http://instagram.com/renmichaelmattoc)
Madie
www.madelinethatcher.com (http://www.madelinethatcher.com)
Instagram • @missmadiejean (http://instagram.com/missmadiejean)
TikTok • @missmadiejean (http://tiktok.com/missmadiejean)
Substack • The M Dash (http://missmadiejean.substack.com)
9 Jul 2025
Red(Part One)
Hosts Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher discuss Taylor Swift's album Red, exploring its significance and impact on her career in this music-focused episode.
27 Jun 2025
Mirror Mirror
Hosts Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher dissect the 2012 film *Mirror Mirror*, exploring themes of beauty and humor while considering which of the seven dwarves Madie would court in this interview episode.
25 Jun 2025
10 Things I Hate About You
Hosts Ren Cottam and Madie Thatcher introduce their podcast's structure and purpose, focusing on media literacy through humor, and discuss Madie Thatcher's favorite rom-com, *10 Things I Hate About You*, in this interview episode.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100
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Quality
10
Social presence
94
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
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