Culture Hang

As a podcast, we are not choosing to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza but do not feel our platform is the appropriate place to discuss the atrocities against the Palestinians. Please continue to ⁠⁠⁠⁠educate yourself,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠donate⁠⁠⁠⁠, march, ⁠⁠⁠⁠write to your MP ⁠⁠⁠⁠and follow the ⁠⁠⁠⁠BDS boycott of companies⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep sustained pressure for a ceasefire.

This week we discuss Taylor Swift's Person of the Year in TIME magazine cover and her domination of 2023. Pop culture moments of the week include Barbie vs Oppenheimer Actors on Actors and Billie Eilish's outing controversy.

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Links:

https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/08/how-much-taylor-swift-eras-tour-money-earnings

As a podcast, we are not choosing to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza but do not feel our platform is the appropriate place to discuss the atrocities against the Palestinians. Please continue to ⁠⁠⁠educate yourself,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠donate⁠⁠⁠, march, ⁠⁠⁠write to your MP ⁠⁠⁠and follow the ⁠⁠⁠BDS boycott of companies⁠⁠⁠ to keep sustained pressure for a ceasefire.

Content warning: small discussions of sexual harassment

After reading Jennifer Lawrence's interview with Kylie Jenner for

Pop culture moments of the week include the New York Adult

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Links:

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/kylie-jenner-interviewed-by-jennifer-lawrence

As a podcast, we are not choosing to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza but do not feel our platform is the appropriate place to discuss the atrocities against the Palestinians. Please continue to ⁠⁠educate yourself,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠donate⁠⁠, march, ⁠⁠write to your MP ⁠⁠and follow the ⁠⁠BDS boycott of companies⁠⁠ to keep sustained pressure for a ceasefire.

Content Warning: some light discussions about dieting and ED during Pop Culture moments of the week

This week we cover some of the press reviews of Barbra Streisand's iconic 900+ page memoir My Name is Barbra and reminisce about our own love for Babs.

Pop culture moments of the week include Bradley Cooper's response to his Maestro nose controversy and have gift guides on TikTok got out of control?

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Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/19/my-name-is-barbra-streisand-review-mystical-messy-bawdy-funny 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/27/my-name-is-barbra-streisand-memoir-review 

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/an-index-of-everything-and-everyone-mentioned-in-barbra-streisands-memoir 

https://www.thecut.com/2023/11/barbra-streisand-cloned-her-dog-and-11-other-memoir-facts.html

As a podcast, we are not choosing to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza but do not feel our platform is the appropriate place to discuss the atrocities against the Palestinians. Please continue to ⁠educate yourself,⁠ ⁠donate⁠, march, ⁠write to your MP ⁠and follow the ⁠BDS boycott of companies⁠ to keep sustained pressure for a ceasefire.

Pop culture moments of the week include Kim Kardashian being

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Links:

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/lauren-sanchez-jeff-bezos-engagement-party-2023

https://www.vogue.com/article/lauren-sanchez-december-2023-interview-profile

As a podcast, we are not choosing to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza but do not feel our platform is the appropriate place to discuss the atrocities against the Palestinians. Please continue to educate yourself, donate, march, write to your MP and follow the BDS boycott of companies to keep sustained pressure for a ceasefire.

This week we're serving you a run down a la previous years with a good old fashioned Kardashian Katch Up, looking at some of their more recent comment-worthy antics.

Pop culture moments of the week include Harry Styles going bald? And the sad news that Keke Palmer has filed a restraining order against Darius Jackson.

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https://pagesix.com/2023/11/08/style/kylie-jenner-accused-of-copying-kanye-west-with-new-khy-clothing-brand-the-yeezy-influence/ 

https://www.vogue.com/article/kylie-jenner-discusses-khy-drop-001 

https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/bvjp78/north-west-interview 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/travis-barker-drumming-kourtney-kardashian-labor-reactions 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellendurney/travis-barker-dated-kim-kardashian-before-kourtney 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-new-child-report 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/kim-kardashian-daughter-north-kanye-west-the-best 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/kim-kardashian-skims-nipple-bra 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/leylamohammed/khloe-kardashian-felt-less-connected-baby-surrogacy

Happy Halloween! For our Halloween episode we discuss celebrity ghost stories from Demi Lovato, Keanu Reeves, Miley Cyrus and more!  We also share our thoughts on the stories and

Pop culture moments of the week include celebrity Halloween costumes!

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/celebrity-paranormal-ghost-stories

Content Warning: discussions of coercive behaviour and mental health

As we discuss at the beginning of the episode, we are not choosing to stay silent against the Israel-Hamas war but are encouraging all our listeners to conduct their own research as we are not the platform to gain your opinions and understanding about this deeply complicated geo-political issue. We've listed a few below as well as places to donate as a starting point but please conduct your own research:

Choose Love & MSF

Vox: The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history

Crash Course: Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History #223

Pop culture moments of the week include a Jade Pinkett Smith update and the limitations of social media in capturing the nunance of the current conflict and not spreading misinformation.

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Links:

https://people.com/britney-spears-woman-in-me-memoir-excerpt-exclusive-8362486

https://time.com/6326344/britney-spears-the-woman-in-me-review/

CONTENT WARNING: discussions of suicidal ideation and

As Jada Pinkett Smith releases her memoir, we discuss the backlash to revelations from the book and how people still blame her for the infamous slap.

Pop culture moments include Julia Fox’s memoir and a Joe

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Content Warning: discussions of sexual abuse & sex trafficking

This week we talk about the BBC Panorama documentary, article, podcast series about alleged sexual trafficking abuses by the ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jefferies and his partner, Matthew Smith.

Pop culture moments of the week include TikTok AI edits, Tory party conference and Transphobia from the PM & David and Victoria Beckham's new documentary

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Links:

World of Secrets, BBC Podcast

Content warning: discussions of rape and sexual assault.

Following the investigation into Russell Brand, we discuss the initial speculation, his influence over British comedy in the early 2000s and how he managed to cultivate an anti-media audience to support him.

Pop culture moments of the week include concerns regarding Bianca Censori and Kanye West’s relationship and a quick Kardashian update!

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Links:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6