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Culture Club.

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Welcome to Culture Club. A weekly podcast brought to you by Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou where two 20-something media-slashies chat about pop culture, current affairs, the internet and our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51:02

Rack Off, OnlyFans

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2021/08/23

Happy Tuesday! We start off today with some bite-sized pop culture news: Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum are an item, and New Zealand queen, Lorde has released a new album. We share our thoughts and read from Julian Rizzo-Smith's article, A 3-Min Explainer On Why People Are So Critical Of Lorde’s Solar Power Album for PedestrianTV. Grimes is also defending her billionaire boyfriend... again.Speaking of boyfriends, according to iD magazine, offline normcore boyfriends are so hot right now. We

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52:23

It's Giving Us Tumblr Vibes

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2021/08/16

Hello fellow kids, We begin this already cursed week with a little personal catch up as well as a chat about celebrity merch after Olivia Rodrigo’s team leaves fans in a brutal mood. Maggie penned a personal piece for R29 Australia this week titled Am I Queer Enough To Call Myself Bi? She reads a little bit out for us and we reference our February episode that you can listen to here. The Wall Street Journal released a new report on TikTok recently stating that the bots have figured out the main

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50:59

Eat The Rich (Except Rihanna)

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2021/08/09

Welcome back, pals! The Olympics are over for another four years so we leave them with a wholesome chat about Tom Daley and Jasmine’s new hobby. Actor Matt Damon stated in an interview with the Sunday Times that he’s recently retired the f-slur after receiving a long letter from his teenage daughter. Between the Prime Minister empathising with Brittany Higgins only after speaking with his wife about their daughters and this Hollywood A-lister LOUDLY airing his homophobia, we discuss the ‘daughter

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42:57

Dream Jobs Don't Exist

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2021/08/02

Hi friends, Let’s get existential. Billie Eilish has dropped a new album but people on the Internet are being cruel (*insert Leave Billie Alone meme*). One of her songs has stuck out to us and leads us into a conversation around work fulfillment and optimising ourselves as brands. Jas references her article for Fashion Journal titled ‘Why The That Girl TikTok Trend Is More Sinister Than It Seems’ and we read from Laura Pitcher’s article for iD titled ‘Girl Boss culture Isn’t Dead It’s Rebranded As

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46:57

JLo Is Peak Leo Energy

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2021/07/26

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

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45:11

Would You Say Hi To Trump?

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2021/07/19

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

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41:20

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

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2021/07/12

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

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45:21

The Joy In Being Black And Bisexual With Model Milo...

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2021/06/14

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

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42:36

A Proposition For The Communists

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2021/06/07

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

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53:15

So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way

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2021/05/31

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

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46:38

The Models, The Singer & The NY Times

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2021/05/24

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

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39:32

Be Kind Or Be Cancelled

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2021/05/17

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

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36:50

The Power Of Teenage Girls With Fangirls Creator Yve...

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2021/05/10

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

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49:03

Do Pop Musicians Need To Reinvent Themselves?

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2021/05/03

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

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49:55

The Faster Than Fast Fashion Trend Cycle

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2021/04/26

Happy Tuesday, folks! We start off this week with a discussion around Zac Efron’s surprising new look, how Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby is calling out a British TV channel and do we really need four Britney Spears documentaries? Next, we break down Demi Lovato’s beef with an LA-based frozen yoghurt place (yeah, don’t ask). After all of the greenwashing we saw during Fashion Revolution Week and Earth day, we chat about H & M’s celebrity ‘Global Sustainability Ambassador’, Maisie

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53:30

Gen Z's Brutal TikTok Band Take Down

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2021/04/19

Hello lovely listeners, Strap in for another big news week on Culture Club. We start off with a catch up on Jasmine’s holiday before obsessing (like the rest of the internet) over Troye Sivan’s Melbourne home featured in Architectural Digest. A number of news sites got caught out by a Chaser prank who created a fake petition to change the name of Fairy Bread. This sparks a conversation around the media industry’s constant churning machine. In another instance of cis-men getting involved where they

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45:11

The Scam Of Influencing With Flex Mami

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2021/04/12

Hey friends,For this month's Culture Club chats, we are joined by the inimitable Lillian Ahenkan, otherwise known as Flex Mami. She's one of Australia’s most loved digital personalities and DIY furniture projects, colourful gradients and chaotic memes fill her Instagram feed. She’s well known for her work as a presenter, influencer, DJ, podcaster and business owner. But she’s now adding author and reality TV star to her repertoire – makes sense as someone who makes a living off of being a

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43:06

WTF Is White Boy Summer?!

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2021/04/05

Hey listeners!Today’s episode is filled with pop culture popcorn bites of fun! We begin by learning more about the love story origin of actors Adam Brody and Leighton Meester on the podcast Anna Farris is Unqualified. 18-year-old pop queen Olivia Rodrigo released her new single ‘deja vu’ and we are obsessed. This spurs a conversation about female pop artists seemingly copying one another. Britney Spears has (supposedly) spoken out about the documentary Framing Britney Spears on her Instagram

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61:05

Vile Vlog Squad

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2021/03/29

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

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45:36

The Disney Curse

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2021/03/22

Hey sugars,We’ve got a big episode for you today! The Grammys were on so of course we chat about king Harry Styles and queen Dua Lipa. Dua’s performance led us on to a talk about internalised misogyny and this TikTok video. Billie Eilish unveils her new blonde hair and breaks an Instagram record while she’s at it. We then talk about whether celebrities have an onus to speak up about political issues online.Former Disney star Demi Lovato has created a four-part documentary series titled Dancing With

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