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Tween media is back, the battle of the Alexs/Alixs, and how looksmaxxing has hit the mainstream media. You can watch our episode on YouTube! Cosy season is here! After a catch-up, we discuss new media news. Glamour is launching in Australia, and W Magazine is launching WYouth, its teenage sister publication. We discuss a recent study that finds that Gen Z is the most active cinemagoing demographic. What’s going on with the two Alexs/Alixs of the internet? We break down the big internet drama of the week between Alex Cooper and Alix Earle. We fill you in on all the details and read from this NYT article.  Australian news has made global headlines when Clavicular, a looksmaxxing leader, walked out of a 60 Minutes interview. We reference BBC’s article ‘Inside looksmaxxing, the extreme cosmetic social media trend’ and podcast In Red With The Right’s episode on looksmaxxing. We highly recommend reading Crystal Andrews’ piece for Zee Feed, ‘Clavicular is a media lolcow’. In Bookmarked, Jas recommends the TV series Celebrity Traitors UK and Maggie kinda recommends The Drama, but uses this segment as an excuse to chat about the film more deeply (spoilers ahead!). Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xoxo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s Culture Club Chats guest is Louis Hanson. Louis is a Melbourne presenter, writer, podcaster, columnist, and comedic content creator. He’s known for his internet comedy sketches, podcast co-hosting duties on Everybody Has A Secret, and writing in publications like The Guardian, GQ, SBS and The Sydney Morning Herald. Now, he’s taking his charismatic self on the road with his first-ever international solo show, Good Boy. In this chat we discuss the inspiration behind his comedy show, the struggle of leaving something you love for your dream, and what it's like being a private public figure. You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Thanks for listening! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Wintour’s in her personal brand era, leave Aubrey Plaza alone, and the irony of the tradwife movement. You can watch our episode on YouTube! We start off the ep with a chat about the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Repeller's tragic Instagram AI slop buyout. Anna Wintour has fronted the cover of Vogue, alongside Meryl Streep, for the first time ever. Is this a new moment for the famous editor as she departs the ship? Or simply clever marketing for The Devil Wears Prada 2? The Hannah Montana of the publishing industry has been unwigged. Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid, has publicly come out with her true identity. Actress Aubrey Plaza is pregnant and expecting her first child with actor Christopher Abbott, and the internet has thoughts. In Culture Shock, we go to the international influencer community as legacy YouTuber and content creator, Elena Taber has been caught out posting about herself in the infamous r/NYCinfluencersnark Reddit thread. Is this proof that even the most "successful" online creators are affected by being perceived? Next, is the online trad wife trend dying down, or has it reached a new level of normalcy? Nara Smith's 2025 interview with Jay Shetty has resurfaced on X as she rejects the trad wife label, despite profiting from it. The trad wife is also being analysed in the hotly anticipated novel, Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke. We read from the ELLE US interview with her. In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the movie I Swear and Jasmine recommends Lost Lambs by Madeleine Cash. Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xoxo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mahjong’s getting appropriated… again, a TikTok posits a new beauty standards theory, and is this male actor getting woman’d? You can watch this episode on YouTube! We're back with some chit chat about life and Emma Chamberlain's new furniture collab with West Elm. The New York Times published a story in March called Playing Games With The Decor. In the article, they profile the women behind Oh My Mahjong, an "elevated" Mahjong set made by... white women. We dissect the internet's reaction. TikTok user and host of Schauer Thoughts, Sarah Schauer, has posited a beauty standards theory about colour and texture that has us rethinking everything. Next, is Timothee Chalamet the first male celeb to be truly woman'd? The specific type of phenomenon (where the public, usually on social media, suddenly and collectively stops liking a female celebrity or influencer) often only happens to women. But is Timothee Chalamet the first man to experience this specific type of cancellation? We reference writer Otegha Uwagba's article for Grazia UK. In Bookmarked, Jas recommends The Drama in a round-about spoiler-free way while Maggie recommends The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special solo episode of Culture Club Chats, Jas sits down with the Australian musician Courtney Barnett, who has just released her fourth album, Creature of Habit. The album is all about embracing change and journeying through self doubt in your thirties via Courtney’s signature poetic lyricism and instantly recognisable indie-rock melodies. In this chat, Courtney and Jas spoke about her process of writing the album in Joshua Tree, how her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit feels after ten years, harnessing her creativity, and getting “rigorously curious” about indecision and anxiety. Listen to Creature of Habit here. You can follow Courtney on Instagram here. Follow Culture Club on Instagram here. Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The reboots we didn’t ask for, Hannah Montana’s nostalgic trip, and the world’s first major AI book scandal. Reminder, you can watch this episode on YouTube. In chit chat, Jas opens up about her week, including the media preview of KICStudio in Melbourne. In some popcorn culture news, we discuss the 13 Going On 30 reboot announcement, Strangers by Belle Burden is getting a film adaptation, You, Me & Tuscany is finally giving us an original rom-com, as well as our thoughts on the HBO Harry Potter trailer. Meanwhile, the 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana aired on Disney+ this week and is breaking records. Nostalgia is still thriving. The largest AI book scandal has rocked the publishing world recently. After allegations of heavy AI use, Hachette has withdrawn Shy Girl by Mia Ballad from shelves in the UK and has not been released in the US. We reference the YouTuber who helped uncover this scandal, Frankie's Shelf, and read from Facing Facts by Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn for Kill Your Darlings. In Bookmarked, Jas recommends video essays by Girl On Film, Rachel Barker, particularly Why Women Love Labyrinth Movies. Maggie is still on her horror reading grind and recommends Root Rot by Saskia Nislow. Thank you for listening! Jas and Mags xo PMDD Information. Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus ep time! Given it's a brand new season, we thought we'd sit down for a cosy chat to discuss what we're looking forward to diving into this autumn. Reminder, you can watch this episode on YouTube. Here are the links for our picks! Creativity: Milanote & 642 Things To Write About What we're reading: Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger Sisters In Yellow by Mieko Kawakami What we're watching: In The Mood For Love Metropolis SBS Movies What we’re listening to: Oracle Sisters Divinations album Club Carter Radio Minari Soundtrack What recipe we're cooking: Molly Baz’ Mac n Greens Zigs Mom bean salad What we're wearing: Radical Yes Thelma Shoes Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorde goes independent, in defence of influencer red carpet hosts, and when does reality TV become too toxic?  You can watch this episode on YouTube! Olivia Rodrigo is back with a new era, while Lorde has started her own by breaking away from her record label after over 15 years. Club Chalamet is also breaking away from Timothee Chalamet after that Oscars ceremony.  Jas tells Maggie about #MomTok and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives scandal that has created a new low for reality TV. Influencer and Therapuss podcast host Jake Shane is currently copping scathing criticisms over his red carpet shenanigans at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.  We reference this scathing article from Variety, as well as a TikTok of Jake Shane being interviewed by Rolling Stone pre-Oscars.  In recommendations, we have two Amazon Prime television picks: Overcompensating and Deadloch Season 2.  This episode was sponsored by FEELD. Try the Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Billie Eilish’s acting debut, Louis Theroux infiltrates the manosphere, and how linked are class and taste?  In this week’s episode, we start with Cody Simpson’s recent podcast episode and discuss why all of the It Girls are using acting as a career shift. From Billie Eilish up for a role in The Bell Jar to Emma Chamberlain and Kylie Jenner in The Moment, a whole host of young It Girls are heading to the film medium. We reference Kylie Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover article.  Next, Timothee Chalamet has the internet heated after his ballet and opera comments. We touch on the backlash and discuss art and class in the current moment. We reference another Vanity Fair article by Chris Murphy.  Louis Theroux has brought the Manosphere to Netflix in his new documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere. We reference Jess Bacon for Stylist UK and her article, Instead of spotlighting the manosphere, should we not be interrogating how this misogyny translates into the real world?” as well as a review for The Guardian, by journalist Lucy Mangan. We also read from Esquire Magazine’s article, Louis Theroux Wields The Ultimate Weapon: Pity by Miranda Collinge and an interview with Louis Theroux by David Gilbert for WIRED. A joint Bookmarked this week – we both recommend watching Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere.  Thanks for listening! We appreciate you 3 Jas & Mags Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guests are Leandra Earl and Kylie Miller from Canadian rock band, The Beaches. The four-piece band also features Eliza Enman-McDaniel and Kylie’s sister Jordan Miller. They formed in 2009, and have released three albums, Late Show, Blame My Ex, and their most recent, No Hard Feelings. You can also watch today's interview on YouTube. The Beaches' single, Blame Brett, launched them into global fame, with performances at Coachella and Tiny Desk now under their belt. They've also recently been on a national tour with Aussie artist, G Flip. In this chat, we discuss their rise to fame, dating rumours, and the delayed gratification of pursuing your passions, plus so much more. In recommendations, Kylie recommends Alex Coles' album 'When The Lights Go Out' while Leandra recommends Nickelodeon shows, including Fairly Odd Parents. Chat soon! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Styles drops his new album, Justin Timberlake experiences the Streisand effect, and should you tell your partner your friends’ secrets? Reminder: You can now watch our podcast on YouTube. In this episode, we have a smattering of pop culture news stories from the week. To begin, Jas recommends Harry Styles' interviews with Zane Lowe and Brittany Broski's Royal Court. Next, we love when corporate CEOs accidentally go viral for being so cringingly awkward... we chat about the McDonald's burger gate and read a think piece on it from The Atlantic by Ellen Cushing. Justin Timberlake is trying to stop body camera footage from his 2024 drunk driving arrest from being released. We discuss the Streisand effect and also reference a recent one that's close to home. In Culture Shock, a number of local businesses in Melbourne had Ed Sheeran visit them while on his tour. Only, a number of them were fake. We discuss the ethics surrounding this and why a "harmless" piece of content may be a slippery slope in our precarious AI world. Here's the local organisation Ed actually visited. Next, should we be regulating blind boxes like gambling? In Singapore, lawmakers and consumer advocates are pushing to regulate blind boxes due to the gambling risks they carry. Is this warranted or a chance to make tax on a female-dominated market? Is it ever okay to tell your friends' secrets to your partner? This is something Hannah Ewen asked in British Vogue recently in her article, Please, Stop Telling Your Partner My Secrets. In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends, It's Not You, It's Minimalism a podcast episode and video essay by From The Diving Board. Jas recommends (and reviews) The Moment, Charli XCX's new mockumentary film. Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topshop’s Australian Comeback, Hilary Duff’s opens up on Call Her Daddy and why are we all obsessed with sexy period dramas? Reminder: We’re on YouTube!  Hilary Duff’s “Luck… Or Something” album has dropped – and she’s riding the wave of her press tour. We listened to her ep on Call Her Daddy where they dived into her nostalgic child star years as well as her career comeback now and share our thoughts.  Coming November 10, the former co-host of Call Her Daddy, Sofia Franklyn’s, memoir Daddy Issues will delve not only into her time on the podcast but the emotional and physical result of her fallout with co-host Alex Cooper, dealing with feelings of betrayal, and learning how to reinvent herself.  British retailer, Topshop has returned to Australia, signing with MYER as an exclusive stockist both in-store and online. We discuss our thoughts on the return at Melbourne Fashion Festival and delve into the brand’s history. We reference multiple pieces, including an article by Rose Marroncelli for The Conversation, another in ELLE UK by Rebecca Jane Hill and Nostalgia Alone Can’t Save Topshop by Madeleine Reid for Bricks Magazine.   After the fever of Wuthering Heights, a number of other period drama adaptations have been announced and are in the works. Dolly Alderton’s “progressive” Pride & Prejudice got a teaser trailer this week, while Aimee Lou Wood has signed on to play Jane Eyre in the titular role. We discuss why everyone’s so horny for period dramas right now and reference a Cosmopolitan UK article by Brit Dawson as well as ‘Bridgerton’ Only Pretends to Be Progressive by Kat Rosenfield for the Free Press.  In recommendations, Jas also recommends a sexy period drama (surprise, surprise) in the 2022 British fictionalised romance of Emily Bronte’s life, Emily (on SBS). Maggie recommends a podcast on Gisèle Pelicot by The New York Times titled, The Woman at the Centre of the Rape Trial That Shocked The World. Thank you for listening!!! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our spiritual Lorde experience, Manon splits from Katseye, and how figure skater Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal win is shifting culture. PSA: There may be some tinny audio in today's episode. We're working on a solution asap for you! We recount Lorde's Melbourne tour and, in pop culture news, Manon Bannerman is taking a “hiatus” from global girl group, Katseye, for “health and wellbeing” reasons. US figure skater Alysa Liu has taken over our feeds (and our hearts) after winning gold in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. But it's not just her medal that's making headlines. We discuss the rise of Gen Z play and nihilism that Alysa is inadvertently championing. Jas references a Substack by Gael Aitor titled 'The Rise of Play Among Youth Culture' and an Instagram account titled The Career Archetypes. In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the movie Pillion while Jas recommends the new Paul McCartney documentary, Man on the Run. Thank you for listening! 3 Jas & Mags Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Olympics’ cheating scandal, Zayn Malik’s Call Her Daddy revelation and what is the tofu theory?  BIG NEWS! You can now WATCH this episode. We’re officially on YouTube! Head here. Bad Bunny has won the MAGA culture war this month thanks to his NFL Super Bowl halftime performance. We break down a little of the discourse around it, as well as the impact of the culture around ‘being first’ online.  The Winter Olympics have kicked off in Italy, and not without its share of eyebrow-raising stories. We chat about a couple, including the Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid and his declaration of love on the world stage.  During an interview on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, Zayn Malik has revealed he was never “in love” with his ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid, who he dated for six years, and who is the mother of his child.  In other pop culture bites, Britney Spears has sold her music catalogue and Amelia Dimoldenberg from Chicken Shop Date is directing (and starring) in her very own rom-com.  An episode of Library Takes (like Subway Takes but at London School of Economics and Political Science) has picked up traction online after one interviewee noted that men’s views on tofu directly reflect their views on women. Is this too deep or does it have some truth to it?  In recommendation, Maggie enjoyed the podcast, The Paradox of Petty Problems: Why Small Problems Can Snowball and Jas shared a documentary on Australian writer Charmian Clift titled Life Burns High, which is available on SBS.  EDITOR’S NOTE: Jas references John Hughes as Sylvia Plath’s husband during Bookmarked. She meant to say Ted Hughes, the writer. Not the 1980s film director. (lol)  Thanks for being here 3 Jas and Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi friends! To kick this episode off, we chit-chat about some celebrity headlines, including Olivia Dean being criticised for being... too nice, and Jason Bateman’s awkward Charli XCX kids moment. Was this an embarrassing Dad moment or a representation of where the culture is when it comes to reproduction?  Locally, Mecca has come under fire for using AI in a social media post promoting its Australian Open pop-up. We review their statement and the feedback they received, and ask what it means for brands in general that are incorporating AI into their creative work. Maggie references this article by Cory Doctorow in The Guardian. Harry Styles has released worldwide concert dates “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally” and he’s touring Australia later this year. But, despite the excitement for a new Harry era, many fans have taken issue with the price of the tickets. We explore this sentiment and ask how we got here.  Why is there a flood of people “becoming Chinese” online? Is this latest internet fad light-hearted cultural appreciation or something we should be challenging? Maggie references videos by creators Caroline Ying Ouellette and Kathy Kalina Pham. Jas references a piece for Coveteur titled Who Gets to Be Chinese Now? by Faith Xue. In Bookmarked, Jas recommends the blockbuster, One Battle After Another, while Maggie recommends the Everything Is Alive podcast.  Chat to you next time!  Jas & Mags Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/cultureclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.