“Queer Podcasting and Knowledge Production” with Hannah McGregor

Queer Lit

Combine the age-old art of conversation with easy access to digital dissemination and you get: podcasting! Hannah McGregor is THE expert on scholarly podcasting, new approaches to peer review and (although we only mention this briefly) feminist lesbian dinosaurs. In this episode, we chat about how Hannah approaches podcasting, what it can and can’t do, and why it is such a useful tool in queer knowledge production. Whether you’re interested in podcasting, queer scholarship or changing the very nature of academic discourse, this episode is for you.
Learn more about Hannah’s work (and fabulous style) on Instagram (@hkpmcgregor) and give @queerlitpodcast a follow while you’re there.

References:
https://www.hannahmcgregor.com/
Witch Please
The Secret Feminist Agenda
Material Girls
Amplify Podcast Network
Hannah McGregor’s A Sentimental Education (2022)
Lori Beckstead, Ian M. Cook, and Hannah McGregor’s Podcast or Perish (2024)
Hannah McGregor’s Clever Girl (2024)
Siobhan McMenemy
Marcelle Kosman
Brenna Clarke Gray’s “The University Cannot Love You”
Jenny Odell’s Saving Time and How To Do Nothing
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha's Care Work

Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:

1. What is Hannah’s definition of knowledge production?
2. How do podcasts produce knowledge? Do they do this queerly?
3. Which academic format does Hannah liken podcast conversations to? Would you agree with this comparison or have you had a different experience?
4. Towards the end of the episode, Hannah and I speak about the body in academia. Why is embodiment relevant in scholarship and podcasting?
5. Have you ever produced knowledge through conversation? What did that feel like?