Hi pals!

Welcome to one of our longest eps so far! Let's get into it.

First up we have a chat about the Suez Canal drama and how it's birthed a million memes which led to us asking if that's how our generation copes with crisis. 

We then go quite deep into the allegations against the infamous David Dobrik and the vlog squad. We reference this Business Insider article where "Hannah" first reported the sexual assault, this article from The Verge, as well as David's apology videos.

Lil Nas X has released a new single that has got Christian conservatives up in arms. We discuss how this music video is a new chapter for Black and queer representation in pop music and journalist Adam B Vary reads us an extract from his Variety article titled 'Lil Nas X’s Sexed-Up ‘Montero’ Video Has Changed Everything for Queer Music Artists'.

For this week's recommendations, Maggie discusses a YouTube video by media analyst Tiffany Ferg called 'Why Do Popular Youtubers Stop Uploading?'. This analysis discusses how many YouTubers become popular before stopping due to the pressure which leads to a conversation about content creators' audiences.

Jasmine recommends the Netflix documentary, 'Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal'. This film tells the story of the 2019 College Admissions Scandal where a number of affluent parents became part of a fraud ring to get their kids into Ivy League schools.

Our jingle, editing and production is by India Raine. You can email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram at @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts at @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.

Catch you next week,

Mags and Jas x

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