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July 26, 2021 JLo Is Peak Leo Energy
Welcome back, fellow kids.
We start off with one of our favourite celebrity stories of the year: Bennifer is back! JLo and Ben Affleck are peak Leo season as they go Instagram official. We also chat about Lil Nas X’ new single and Shawn Mendes' odd (but hilarious) TikTok.
Between floods around the world and billionaires heading to space, it’s been a rough old week in climate change news. We share our tips for dealing with climate anxiety and recommend some useful Instagram accounts. We reference this article by Sim Kern for Salon titled No, Billionaires Won’t “Escape” To Space While The World Burns.
Next up we chat about the awful anti-lockdown protests that Australian cities saw over the weekend. One infamous internet “star” was spotted rallying the crowds. We discuss Australia’s obsession with platforming harmful people and the lone wolf narrative.
Jas recommends comedy/thriller I Care A Lot while Maggie recommends the Netflix series Atypical. Maggie reads from this Time article Atypical Fell Short as Both Autistic Representation and Entertainment. At Least It Was Eclipsed During Its Own Time by Sarah Kurchak.
Katie Zhou created our fab new 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.
Chat to you next week, angels.
Jas and Mags xoxo

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47 min
July 19, 2021 Would You Say Hi To Trump?
Hi pals,

Welcome to another episode of Culture Club.

We start off with a little chat about mental health in yet another lockdown. What are some ways you're keeping sane?

Next, we dissect the double-whammy of Gen Zs in American politics. Olivia Rodrigo asked young people to stay "happy and healthy" by getting vaccinated while Addison Rae introduced herself to a certain disgraced US president in Las Vegas.

This sparked a conversation around the celebrification of politicians, is it sneaking into Australia?

17-year-old actress Millie Bobby Brown was unfairly targeted by an ex-beau on a live stream this week. The revolting video makes us question why society let former teen pop stars date older men in the 00s as well as the dangers of hypersexualising teen girls.

We read from this article titled How We've Failed Millie Bobby Brown by Alia E. Dastagir for USA Today.

Funnily enough, we both recommend content from ABC iView. Maggie recommends the rom-com series Starstruck while Jas recommends the documentary series Ms Represented with political journalist Annabel Crabb.

Katie Zhou created our fab new 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.

Chat to you next week bbys.
Jas and Mags xoxo
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46 min
July 12, 2021 Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss
Hello, hello!

We are BACK, baby. We've been having a little cosy girl winter and regroup and can't wait to be back in your ears.

After not recording for a month we have a little catch up before launching into our thoughts on the new Gossip Girl reboot. (Hint: there's a lot).

We reference this article by Adrian Horton for the Guardian as well as this Vulture piece titled 'Gossip Girl Is Having A Very Glamorous Identity Crisis' by Kathryn VanArendok.

From one group of Upper East Siders to an IRL one, we dive into a break-down of the latest Leandra Medine Cohen (founder of 2010s fashion blog, Man Repeller) news.

Leandra was interviewed by New York designer and 'The Cutting Room Floor' podcast host, Recho Omondi. The interview made waves in the fashion world as a privileged Leandra seemed to dig herself a deeper hole after being publicly shamed after the murder of George Floyd last year.

We ask if this podcast and the resulting articles were actually constructive or if this is just celebrity gossip turned woke.

For our first ep back, Jas recommends the Maybe Baby newsletter by Haley Nahman and the piece 'What's Up With Instagram' while Maggie recommends 'Crying in H Mart' by Michelle Zauner.

Katie Zhou created our fab new 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.

Thanks for listening - we're so glad you're here!

Love Jas & Mags xo
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42 min
June 14, 2021 The Joy In Being Black And Bisexual With Model Milo Hartill
You may have seen her face on ads for the likes of Frank Body or heard her speaking out on human rights issues on Instagram but today we have the opportunity to chat with the one and only 'Ms Fat Bitch' AKA 'Miss Rona' AKA model, performer and activist Milo Hartill.

In this candid chat during Pride month, Milo shares what it was like growing up as a Black woman in Perth, Western Australia, her experience as a queer burlesque performer in the Melbourne drag scene and why she's calling in the white-washed theatre industry.

You can follow Milo herself on Instagram at @milohartill.

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.

After this episode we're also taking a winter break to have a Cosy Girl Winter so will be back in your ears soon!

Love Jas & Mags xo
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46 min
June 07, 2021 A Proposition For The Communists
Hi friends,
Grab your tea and let’s get into it.
We start off with a chit-chat and Maggie reads from a piece she contributed to for MTV titled No Pep Talks, Please: Young Melburnians React To Their Fourth Lockdown. After that we delve into the rumours that Harry Styles is starting his own beauty brand. Do celebrities need to make cosmetics?
We then debate the news that Pamela Anderson objects to the new TV series about her infamous sex tape with Tommy Lee as well as discussing Grimes’ strange TikTok rant about AI and communism.
The Internet went into overdrive earlier in the week around the news that Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress was a “KKK Queen”. Jasmine references this newsletter by Charlie Warzel titled The Internet Is Flat and The Mystery of St. Louis’s Veiled Prophet by Scott Beauchamp for The Atlantic while Maggie reads from How Twitter Turned Kimmy Schmidt Into a ‘KKK Queen’ by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone.
Jasmine recommends season one of the comedy series Feel Good on Netflix and Maggie recommends the book Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota.

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.
Ta-ta for now!
Love Jas and Mags xoxo

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43 min
May 31, 2021 So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way
Hi lovely listeners,

We're coming to you live from VIC Lockdown 159280 (Lockdown 4).

We start off by breaking down the Friends reunion. The cast has reunited after 17 years in a movie-length show on HBO Max/ Binge.

We discuss the valid criticism of the show, why the ageist comments towards the cast are wrong and our personal highlights.

Jasmine references her own Fashion Journal article Niche Shows Worth Watching For The ’90s Fashion Alone as well as this Vox article titled Friends Is 25 years old. It's Still Extremely Popular - And Polarizing by Kelsey Miller.

In some positive environmental news, eight teenagers and an 86-year-old nun have successfully found that the Environment Minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care towards young Australians. We discuss if this is meaningful or more lip service.

Then it's time to put on your critical thinking caps because we discuss this sociology theory that's (strangely) been popping up on our social media feeds lately. An extract from Marilyn Frye's 1983 work The Politics of Reality asks if heterosexual male culture is actually male-loving.

Jasmine references this TikTok as well as Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory.

Maggie recommends Dina Litovsky's photojournalism work of Amish communities while Jas recommends a piece of long-form journalism by American writer Barrett Swanson titled The Anxiety of Influencers for Harper's magazine. There's also a podcast format if you'd prefer to listen to his discussion!

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.

That's all for now, folks. Chat to you next week and stay safe, Victoria.

Jas and Mags xoxo
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54 min
May 24, 2021 The Models, The Singer & The NY Times
Hello hello!

Today’s episode is proudly sponsored by Scarlet, a new Australian period-care brand aiming to make our cycles more sustainable and redefine the period experience. Follow them on Instagram at @wearescarlet.
Now strap in because it's a pop-culture popcorn episode this week with a handful of the latest stories. We discuss Olivia Rodrigo's debut album and Brooke Blurton being announced as the first Indigenous and bisexual Bachelorette.

Billie Porter announces he is HIV positive in an open and moving interview and Demi Lovato comes out as gender non-binary to more backlash than we've seen with other celebrities.

Maggie reads from an NBC article by Mary Emily O'Hara titled 'Demi Lovato's Non-Binary Revelation Is Important In More Ways Than One'.

We then get into a more somber segment as we give context on the tragic Israel/ Palestine conflict which came to a ceasefire late last week. We both recommend this ABC 'Behind The News' explainer on this situation if you're looking for more information as well as Al Jazeera reports.

This is because we then discuss the full-page ad run by The New York Times where an independent organisation attacked Bella and Gigi Hadid and Dua Lipa for speaking out against Israel's crimes. It was also reported on by Diet Prada here.

Running on from this, Jas recommends the VOX explainer on the Israel/ Palestine conflict this week while Maggie recommends this Sydney Morning Herald article titled 'Meet The McCallum's One Of Australia's Few Amish Families' by Melissa Fyfe.

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.

Love Jas & Mags xo

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47 min
May 17, 2021 Be Kind Or Be Cancelled
Hi pals,
We’re so happy to announce that today’s episode is sponsored by Scarlet, a new Australian period-care brand aiming to make our cycles more sustainable and redefine the period experience. Follow them on Instagram at @wearescarlet.
We start off this episode with a rundown of The Brits and Kourtney Kardashian’s horny gift for Travis Barker.
Then it’s a breakdown of Ellen’s announcement that after 19 seasons, she’s taking the Ellen show off the air. Maggie reads from this Guardian article by Adrian Horton.
After that, we have a conversation about Instagram’s new pronouns feature. We reference this article Instagram’s Pronouns Feature Is Fine – But It Won’t Stop Anti-trans Abuse by Harron Walker.
This British Vogue video featuring Dove Cameron sparks a conversation around young role models leading us into this Vogue interview called Emma Chamberlain Talks Anxiety, Burn Out and Perfectionism by Gillian Sagansky.
Maggie recommends the award-winning film, Nomadland while Jas recommends the Refinery29 article, The Word Cheugy Is Already Cheugy by Michelle Santiago Cortes.

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 week!
Jas and Mags x

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40 min
May 10, 2021 The Power Of Teenage Girls With Fangirls Creator Yve Blake
Hi friends,
Were you a fangirl? Do you remember getting mocked by your parents or peers for enjoying pop music while your brothers and Dad were just considered passionate for crying when their AFL team lost? Us too.
That’s why we’re so excited to chat with the creator of Fangirls the musical, Yve Blake. The joyful, energetic and thoughtful musical is all about what it’s like to be a teenage fangirl.
While the show has now (sadly) left Melbourne, we spoke to Yve about why she decided to champion teenage girls, how she wrote a musical with no training, and the importance of putting together a truly diverse cast.
We definitely recommend Yve’s Ted Talk ‘For the Love of Fangirls’ which you can watch on YouTube.
You can follow Yve herself on Instagram at @yveblake
India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram at @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts at @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.
Chat to you next week,
Mags & Jas x

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37 min
May 03, 2021 Do Pop Musicians Need To Reinvent Themselves?
Welcome back, pals!
Our chit-chat this week starts off with Maggie’s honest Instagram story and how actor Rami Malek reached out to ask Rachel Bilson (AKA Summer Roberts) to take down an Instagram pic.
Ah celebrities - they’re just like us.
After that, we discuss Billie Eilish’s new music video ‘Your Power’ and ask why female pop musicians reinvent themselves (what feels like) every two years.
Jasmine reads from this Guardian article by Andre Spicer and recommends Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana documentary.
Next up is a breakdown of TikTok creator and musician Peach PRC’s allegations against comedian Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson.
This leads us into a conversation around Australia’s sexual assault legal system and why Australia didn’t have as big of a #MeToo movement as the US. Jasmine references this ABC report and this BBC article.
Jas recommends the podcast Why Are We So Obsessed With Productivity? by Educated Messes: Mental Health, Relationships, Work & Well-Being while Maggie recommends the book Small Beauty by Jiaqing Wilson Yang.
In a Culture Club first, we BOTH recommend Fangirls Musical a musical created by Yve Blake and directed by Paige Rattray. Maggie references Yve’s Ted Talk. If you’re in Melbourne get tickets here before May 9!
That’s all, folks.
Maggie and Jas xoxo

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50 min