# Nirvana x The Culture Industry with Marshall Watson

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Published: 2026-05-19T14:54:05+00:00
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Smells like the commodification of teen spirit! In this episode, we welcome beloved friend of the pod and returning guest Marshall Watson (he/him) to talk all about Nirvana and the grunge culture of the 90s. Together, Marcelle, Hannah, and Marshall dig into the anti-establishment ethos of Nirvana, the grunge genre as an act of musical resistance, and what happens once counter-culture becomes mainstream. To do this, they’ve obviously gotta dig into Adorno and Horkheimer’s theory of the culture industry (and talk a little bit about Reagan, which they only do when Marshall is here…). If your young adult years were soundtracked to Nevermind or you just love railing against the mainstream, you’re going to dig this episode. Related listening: Golden Girls x Sex Positivity with Marshall Watson The Craft x Feminist Rage Works Cited: Adorno, Theodore, and Max Horkheimer. 2019. “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception,” in Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou: A Critical Reader , ed. Christopher Kul-Want (Columbia University Press, 2019), 80-96. “ Bleach (Nirvana album).” Wikipedia . May 11 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(Nirvana_album). “David Geffen.” Wikipedia . April 23 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen. “Geffen Records.” Wikipedia . May 2, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geffen_Records. Scarborough, Joe. 2014. “Reagan: A Legacy of Optimism and Common Sense.” TIME . June 4, 2014. https://time.com/2815630/reagan-a-legacy-of-optimism-and-common-sense/ . *** To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca . We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patr…

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