Culture Club.

Oct 28 2024 155 ep. 44 mins 29

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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.

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Girlhood & The Patriarchy

Oct 28 2024 43 mins

Hi pals, In today's ep we start off with a quick chat about our fashion weeks and the latest Kardashian PR nightmare (will they ever end?). Next, a Dazed article has us asking if we're in an irony epidemic. With every big moment being meme-ified, can we actually take anything seriously anymore? We reference an article by Halima Jibril titled Ethel Cain Says We Are In An Irony Epi

How Fast The Night Changes

Oct 21 2024 41 mins

Hi friends, Before we get into it, a disclaimer that this episode was recorded on Friday 18 October. Former One Direction member, Liam Payne, was found dead in a hotel in Buenos Aires last week. We recount the news and tributes that poured in, discuss our own complex emotions toward the event and share our thoughts on the community aspect of fandom that we've seen in recent days.

How To Tap Into Your Creativity With Crafter Martina Calvi

Oct 14 2024 34 mins

Martina Calvi is a creative entrepreneur and Australia’s very own ‘sentimental crafty girl’. Her signature scrapbooking projects, tactile approach to content creation, and crafty supplies on Martina’s Tiny Store has led to her 300,000-strong following. Martina’s book, The Art of Memory Collecting, is being released later this month and features 15 scrapbook, collage, tri

Who’s Got Time To Be A Good Friend?

Oct 07 2024 41 mins

We start off today's episode with some bite-sized culture bits: MONA has won an appeal in the state’s supreme court in a bid to continue barring men from entering the Ladies Lounge, and Lana Del Rey and Millie Bobby Brown tie the knot. Australian trend forecaster Lucinda Pikkat has us asking if everyone is dressing the same nowadays. Maggie shares how fast fashion hurt her

Cool Girl Lit

Sep 23 2024 44 mins

Hi besties, Sally Rooney's latest novel is set to hit shelves this week. As the hype of another Cool Girl Book takes over our feeds, we discuss the impact that Advanced Reading Copies (or, ARCs) can have on a novel's success. We reference the Esquire article Are You Cool Enough For The Latest Sally Rooney Novel? by Madeline Diamond and Cameron Gibson's TikTok account Slaggy Book

Navigating Toxic Beauty Standards With Author Lucinda Price AKA Froomes

Sep 09 2024 50 mins

Lucinda Price, AKA Froomes, is one of Australia’s most riveting creatives. A writer, presenter, comedian and self-confessed reformed podcaster, Lucinda is smart and hilarious. This month, Lucinda added author to her list of achievements with the publishing of her debut book, All I Ever Wanted Was To Be Hot. An interrogation into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power,

Good Luck, Babe!

Aug 26 2024 45 mins

Hi pals. Bennifer (2.0) is officially over. We reference this Vanity Fair article titled J.Lo, Ben, and The Art Of Timing Your Celebrity Divorce Announcement by Savannah Walsh and this opinion piece in The Guardian titled Bennifer is Over – Again. But Why Does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s Divorce Feel So Sad? by Sian Cain. Taylor Swift has broken her silence about the can

Very Mindful

Aug 19 2024 48 mins

Hi friends! The Love Island UK golden couple have split and Raygun is Australia's new icon (for better or worse). Everyone is feeling very demure, very mindful. But where did the phrase originate from? We reference this Dazed article titled Very Demure, Very Mindful: Who Owns An Internet Buzzword? by Laura Pitcher. Next, It Ends With Us has been the messiest media circuit since D

Microtrend Final Boss

Aug 05 2024 38 mins

Hi pals, A conversation on TikTok is suggesting the microtrend era we’ve come to love to hate, is seemingly over. But that doesn’t mean trends are dead. We discuss this shift and reference fashion analyst Mandy Lee's TikTok on the subject. Underconsumption core is also trending at the moment. Will this stick around or is it just 2024's version of deinfluencing? Plus, when it

You Exist In The Context

Jul 29 2024 43 mins

How are we feeling, babes? After we spill the deets of our Book Club getaway, we dive headfirst into the week's wildest internet stories. This includes Sheer Luxe launching an AI bot as their new editor (at a time when journalists are losing jobs worldwide), and adidas pulling their latest campaign with queen, Bella Hadid. Yikes. Brat has been taking over our feeds but this week