Episode 19: What In The Ever-Loving, Patriarchal Hell is Happening With Kids' Halloween Costumes?
Update: 2025-10-15
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It’s spooky season, so we’re talking all things Halloween nostalgia — from homemade Ninja Turtle and witch costumes to today’s mass-produced “instant” versions made by Big Costume.
Mary Catherine has some thoughts about (and beef with) the messages these costumes send to girls — hello, patriarchy 👋 — while Ben learns how that same system has messed with his feelings about…his shoulders.
And of course, because this is This Is Personal, the conversation somehow ends up back at sports.
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