New Podcast, New Patreon!

Landline with Mary Mahoney is out today! We're talking American Girl, figure skating, Michelle Kwan! What more could you want?

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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to write and share that my new podcast, Landline with Mary Mahoney, is out today! I am so excited to have a space where I can deep dive on what’s going on in pop culture with some context. I am thinking about this show like a phone call with a friend, or a group chat with footnotes. Every episode, I call someone and get into a topic in pop culture that I’m obsessed with. Together, we try to understand it with some context. First up: deep diving on the recent revisions to Kirsten Learns a Lesson with my friend Colette (who appeared on Dolls of our Lives!) and an episode on figure skating with journalist Maura Sullivan Hill.

I have really missed podcasting, and hope you’ll check out my new show! You can find it here.

I also have a new Patreon where free members can get a weekly newsletter from me with hot takes on topics in pop culture and history and get my biweekly podcast episodes. For $5/month, you can get my weekly newsletter of things I’m loving in pop culture, a monthly bonus episode, and access to my AIM Buddy List where I’m chatting with everyone on all things pop culture. On February 17th, we’ll be watching the women’s figure skating short program in the Olympics. I hope you’ll join me!

I recently went full time on podcasting and writing, and really appreciate your support in getting to continue to bring you pop culture writing and podcasts!

IMPORTANT! You can join me on Patreon right now!

You’re getting free access to Patreon

As a thank you for all your support, all current Substack subscribers are receiving free access to my full Patreon membership — this includes all the benefits in the AIM Buddy List tier (see below).

The amount of free access you receive depends on your current Substack subscription.

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• Annual subscribers - the remaining time on your Substack subscription PLUS 2 months

This week, you should have received an email from me (sent by Patreon) with a special link to redeem your free access. Redeeming your access is easy, but here are a few important notes:

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What’s included on Patreon?

Joining my patreon is completely free (and free members get a lot, see below). However, this is now my full-time gig, so consider joining me for $5/month to support my work and get access to a growing Landline community and tons of extras.

Free membership

• 1 x Landline Newsletters (per week)

• 2 x Landline Podcast episodes (per month): My brand new podcast, Landline, on all things pop culture and history. The first episode will come out publicly on February 3.

AIM Buddy List ($5 per month)

• 2 x Landline Newsletters (per week): Get ONE extra newsletter per week (1 free + 1 paid member-only issue of My Top 8, my weekly newsletter of recommendations )

• 3 x Landline Podcast Episodes (per month): Get ONE extra Landline podcast episode per month (2 free + 1 paid member-only)

• Behind-the-Scenes Content: Exclusive photos and videos from my everyday life that I don’t post anywhere else

• Polls & Topic Submissions: Help shape upcoming content by submitting ideas, voting on content and topics, and more

• Chat Rooms: It’s like AIM Buddy List, but with fewer cringe away messages. Chat in designated private spaces on all things pop culture, millennial core, history, great reads, etc.

• Personal Essays: Periodic essays drawing on my life.

And just a reminder, you’re getting free access to the paid membership on Patreon. Check your email for the link to redeem your access, and if you run into any issues, help is always available!

I so appreciate all of your support through the years, and I’m so excited for this next phase of Landline. Getting back to podcasting feels so right to me, and I’m so excited to share that with you in the next month (and a bunch of fun things on Patreon to create a community feel and space to talk about all things pop culture and history). I hope you’ll join me there!

Thanks for reading!