Culture Club

Hello hello, friends! 

Welcome back. We start off with a bunch of chit chat topics; Selena Gomez admits she’s been offline for four years, Bennifer is re-engaged, Ash Barty is a children’s author and Kourtney and Travis are married by Elvis. 

Just another week in pop culture land. 

Next, we discuss Kylie’s appearance on the black carpet at the premiere of 'The Kardashians' TV show. While originally very open and vulnerable about postpartum life after giving birth to her son in February, the billionaire reportedly arrived late to the premiere and wouldn’t get snapped by Getty photographers who have to disclose whether an image has been edited. This was all according to TiKTok user Sophie, AKA @residualdata.  

Interestingly, this video appears to have been taken off TikTok. Did Kylie’s team jump on the rumour? 

We have two recommendations each for you this week. Jas recommends the book 'Modern Love The Lives of John and Sunday Reed' by Kendrah Morgan and Lesley Harding as well as the 'You’re In Good Company' finance podcast. 

Mags recommends the article 'Happy As Laurie' by David Marchese from The Age and 'Bridgerton' season two on Netflix.

Katie Zhou created our cover art & India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod.

Until next time, 

Jas and Mags xo

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Hello pals and a very special New Harry Styles week to all who celebrate. 

After some chit-chat around As It Was, Ashley Tisdale’s new bookshelf, and The Slap we get into a discussion around Zoe Kravitz’s push from her pedestal. 

After sharing her opinion on the Will Smith V Chris Rock saga, people on Twitter came for the actress and it girl savagely. This makes us ask why we hold women of colour to higher standards than other celebs and why it seems there can only be one Black celebrity in the zeitgeist at one time. 

In our next topic, we discuss tech reporter Taylor Lorenz’s story for The Washington Post (also, you should follow her TikTok account @taylorlorenz). In an exclusive over the weekend, Taylor shared this article titled ‘Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok’ where she exposed the republican firm Targeted Victory for trying to sabotage TikTok. 

We explain the story and discuss the desperation of Meta trying to cling to cultural relevancy. 

For recommendations, Jas shares this opinion piece by Abbir Dib for The Age titled ‘Pandemic and social media making 20-somethings feel old’ while Maggie recommends King Richard, the movie about Venus and Serena Williams. 

Chat next week! xoxo

Jas and Mags

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Hi pals! 

A huge ep incoming so get ready. 

First up, Ash Barty announced her retirement from tennis at age 25 and Harry Styles is returning with new music (and a new era). 

According to the Internet and the Northern Hemisphere, it’s short king spring. Is this another Internet trend or actually challenging stereotypes? We reference this piece for iD by Laura Pitcher titled ‘It's officially short king spring’ and this Guardian piece by Adrienne Matei titled ‘In praise of short men: will the rise of 'short kings' spell the fall of toxic masculinity?’

Next, Doja Cat told the world that she was quitting music over being hassled by fans in Paraguay. This causes us to discuss the relationship between fan and celebrity and the access we have to artists in 2022.  

Machine Gun Kelly released a track with Willow recently – the very catchy Emo Girl. It’s started a conversation around the glorification of pain thanks to this Refinery29 article by Elizabeth Whitehead called ‘The Revival Of The ‘Emo Girl’ Is A Slippery Slope To Commodifying Pain’. Is this a one-dimensional look at emo culture though? We also reference this 2018 VICE piece by Emma Garland titled ‘How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health'. 

In recommendations, Maggie shares her love and words on Disney+’s Turning Red while Jas recommends a history podcast titled ‘Short History Of…’ 

OKAY - see you next week friends xoxo

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Hi friends! 

Kicking things off with some terrible news out of the fashion world via Alexa Chung as the It Girl announces her label is coming to an end. 

Next, we have to catch up on all of the Kardashian news of the last week (there’s so much, wow). Pete Davidson has literally been branded by a Kardashian, we touch on Kimmy’s ‘nobody wants to work’ comments, and read out an article by “What Should We Do About Kanye West? Maybe…Nothing” by Ineye Komonibo.

Model Bella Hadid has made headlines this week as she admits she had (and regrets) a nose job at the age of just 14 that erased the nose of her ancestors. We discuss the Vogue article, the damage that Eurocentric beauty standards have, and reference this piece titled "On Bella Hadid, beauty standards and the shame of hiding your ethnicity" by Sarah Ayoub for The Age.

Two articles today! Jas recommends “The Indie Sleaze 'Revival' Isn’t Real – It’s Just An Echo Chamber” by Arielle Richards for VICE while Maggie loved “The Baby-Sitters Club Wasn’t Enough for Netflix Anymore” by Kathryn VanArendonk for Vulture. 

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz. 

See you next week pals! Stay safe xoxo

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Hi friends!

In this episode of Culture Club Chats, we sit down with Wendy Syfret. Currently the editor in chief of RIISE, a new lifestyle platform with a focus on style and sustainability, Wendy has also been the Managing Editor of VICE Asia, the Head of Editorial for VICE Australia, and the Australian editor of i-D. She’s also written two books, The Sunny Nihilist and How To Think Like An Activist, and has written for publications including The Guardian, British Vogue, The Saturday Paper, Refinery29, and Frankie.

In this insightful episode, Wendy shares her thoughts on the media industry nowadays, how she's working on her climate optimism rather than 'doomism', and why we should be finding joy in the everyday. We loved this chat and hope you do too.

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz. 

Until next time, angels. 

Jas and Mags xo

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Hi friends,

Getting straight into it, Pamela Anderson has clapped back at the controversial Pam and Tommy show on Stan with a celeb announcement on IG. We ask if this will be the new celeb notes app post.

Next, two very famous women, Britney Spears and Molly-Mae Hague have announced they're writing/ have written books. We do a deep-dive on what ghostwriting is, why celebs may do it, and whether it has a place in the publishing industry. The musician, Mitski came under fire this week after (gently) asking her fans to put their phones away a bit during live concerts. It resulted in a Twitter storm that exposed the result of internet parasocial relationships and stan culture. We read from Michael Di Lorio's Pedestrian TV piece, Our Parasocial Relationships With Musicians Are Chipping Away At Their Mental Health as well as reference a Guardian article titled Phones at gigs can be annoying – but they must never be banned by writer Ben Beaumont-Thomas.

For recommendations, Jas loves the latest season of The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime while Maggie has been bingeing The Dropout on Disney+.

That's all folks! Jas and Mags xo

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Hi friends! 

Thanks for your patience on this episode. After two days stuck in Tasmania, our editor @india_raine has gotten back to Brisbane safely. 

After a quick catch-up we dive into the first viral fashion trend of 2022; the Miu Miu skirt. Next up, we discuss the Vibe Shift. Coined by trend forecaster, Sean Monahan, the idea took the internet by storm after The Cut’s Alison P. Davis wrote about it in a piece ‘A Vibe Shift Is Coming, Will Any Of Us Survive It?’. 

We chat about the idea, whether it’s simply millennials not wanting to age, and how it relates to writer Haley Nahman’s piece ‘The Death Of Sex’ from her newsletter, Maybe Baby.

This week, news broke around a change in Australian influencer laws. New advertising rules for social media influencers will change the way they’re allowed to promote health products, like sunscreen, skincare, vitamins, protein powders, collagen powders and other supplements.

We ask whether this is necessary or simply another way for women and LGBTIQA+ people to be financially penalised. We reference this article by The Australian and read comments made by scientist and content creator @ms_hannah_e. 

In recommendations, Maggie recommends a movie available on Binge titled ‘Unpregnant’ while Jas recommends Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’.

If you want to support people in NSW and QLD who are impacted by the devastating floods, head here. Our heart goes out to those affected. 

Love you all - stay safe.

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Hi pals!

After our live ep last week we're back with some pop culture analysing. First up, ultra-fast fashion brand Pretty Little Thing (creatively directed by Molly-Mae Hague) held an unofficial runway during London Fashion Week. Slow fashion campaigners Venetia La Manna and Mayisha from Oh So Ethical, organised a protest for the rights of garment workers and the environment. We read from Venetia's column for The Independent, I staged a protest against the Pretty Little Thing fashion show. This is why.

Next, Kanye West has spent the last week harassing his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. We dissect the evolution of the Instagram posting and ask why Kanye gets a pass for being the "manic genius". We read from two pieces. An opinion piece by Arwa Mahdawi titled Whatever’s happening with Kanye and Kim, his behavior shouldn’t be normalized and an article in The Swaddle by titled Kanye West Harassing Kim Kardashian Is No Laughing Matter.

After that we get into Julia Fox AKA Miss Uncut Jems. We discuss her It Girl energy and reference a piece by Hunter Harris titled Julia Fox Is Her Own Muse, Thank You Very Much for The Cut. This sparks a convo around the "new It Girls". Are they mysterious or is this simply another iteration of the "Jennifer Lawrence pipeline" in action?

For recommendations, Jas recommends another Cut piece titled Why Couldn’t Anyone Cancel Dolce & Gabanna by Tahirah Hairston while Maggie reads an essay by Michael Sun titled I Will Be The Most Esoteric Person On The Bus.

Chat next week besties. xo

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Hi friends, 

Happy Tuesday! Let’s get straight into it. 

Obvs first up, Rhi Rhi and A$AP Rocky announced Rihanna’s pregnancy, and will this be the most genetically blessed baby in existence? 

Next, the Kardashian-Wests are getting messy on main. Kanye dragged his ex-wife Kim this week over North’s TikTok account. It harks back to our episode on Penelope Disick and North West’s social media usage as we ask how this separation became so messy so quickly. 

This week hinted at the beginning of the end for Meta FKA Facebook. The company lost $322 billion AUD from its value, an almost 27% drop in shares. It sparks a conversation around how we personally feel about social media in 2022, if ‘casual’ Instagram really is casual and what the future of social media could look like. 

We hear from writer Laura Pitcher as she reads out her piece for iD magazine titled Casual Instagram has killed the finsta. 

After a classic Culture Club heart to heart, we have some wholesome recommendations with Jas sharing a good old-fashioned Adam Sandler movie, Mr. Deeds, while Mags recommends Mindy Kaling’s series The Sex Lives of College Girls. 

Katie Zhou created our cover art & India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod.

Until next time, 

Jas and Mags xo

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Hi friends! 

After a little chit-chat about a certain Miss Styles, we get right into it.

First up, beloved actress Sydney Sweeney has opened up about her mixed feelings around being nude in Euphoria. We discuss this interview with The Telegraph and The Independent. 

Do we need sex and nudity on screen? Especially if they’re minors?

Jas shares a snippet from her Pedestrian.TV piece, Billie Eilish’s Vogue UK Cover Made Me & My Size F Boobs Feel Seen By Fashion For Once. We also reference an iD magazine article about how Chloe Cherry’s sex work experience helped her with acting, titled Meet Chloe Cherry, the adult film actress turned Euphoria star. 

Next up is the news coming from Spotify this week. Music legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are removing their music from the streaming service this week in protest over their exclusive contract with COVID misinformation spreader and all ‘round vile human, Joe Rogan. We break down why this is happening, what Joe Rogan has been spreading and if this will make an impact.

We reference this piece by the LA Times. 

Maggie recommends the Something Was Wrong true crime podcast (off brand) while Jas gets out from under her rock and finally watches Succession (also off brand).

Okay bye!

Katie Zhou created our cover art & India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod.

Chat next week. xoxo.

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