Honey, March 1976

Lucy and Franki are back with more dispatches from vintage women’s glossies. This week, Lucy is heading to Honey magazine March 1976 – but it’s less Patti Smith and Sex! on the Kings Road, more women named Sue and unequal division of household labour. We also meet the last of debutantes, contemplate a bath-time workout, and witness a disastrous PR campaign for British Rail. Meanwhile Franki is underwhelmed by “Strip Monopoly”. And the Mag Hags ponder: did the editorial staff of mid-70s Honey realise they were selling the bucolic lesbian dream? Want more of these magazines? Sign up for the Mag Hags newsletter. See the features we talk about, marvel at the amazing adverts, enjoy vintage fashion, beauty, and lifestyle tips, and get access to loads of other bonus bits. Plus episode transcripts straight to your inbox. Go to maghags.substack.com If you are enjoying the show, why not buy us a coffee? Ko-fi is a super easy way to support the podcast with a one off donation - you can think of it like buying us a drink, or leaving a tip. Mag Hags is created entirely by Franki and Lucy. So your support means the world to us and it’s what will allow us to keep doing it. Simply go to ko-fi.com/maghags. Thank you so much! CHAPTERS 04:43 – Intro to Honey March 1976 11:18 – Weekending: Five women tell us what their average 1976 weekend looks like 31:35 – *An ad break from 1976* 35:04 – Is selfishness a sin or a necessity? Therapy speak, 1976-style 45:53 – Fashion and beauty tips from 1976 47:16 – How lovely to be beautiful? Honey tackles the immutable question: is being hot bad, actually? 51:25 – A brainwave for bathtime: a workout how-to that is absolute perfection, 10/10, no notes 52:35 – What's hot and what's not in 1976 LINKS Read: ‘Having it all: Love, success, sex, money, even if you’re starting with nothing’ by Helen Gurley Brown Read: Helen Gurley Brown obituary by Sali Hughes Podcast: The Rest is History – Britain in 1974 Read: From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season -- Mag Hags is written and hosted by Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney. Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney. Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.