An engagement party and fashion festival recap kicks off this pop culture ep of Culture Club. 

Next, we discuss the updated Kate Middleton theories and the literal fanfic-inspired conspiracy theories that are floating around the internet. 

This leads us into another chat about how fanfiction is Hollywood’s latest obsession. We reference a piece by Nicolaia Rips titled Why Fanfiction Is Hollywood’s Latest Obsession for The Face magazine.

Next up, influencers are being criticised for being involved in red carpets and press junkets, essentially taking spots away from traditional entertainment journalists. 

We discuss this new wave of media and hear from Elena Cavender who reads out her latest piece for Mashable, titled What Do We Lose When Influencers Replace Journalists On The Red Carpet? 

In recommendations, Maggie has been loving the podcast ep from Search Engine titled ‘Who’s behind all those scammy text messages we’ve all been getting?’ while Jas has been bingeing the mystery Apples Never Fall on Binge. 

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