• Let’s talk about Artemis II
• Trump tells Iran to "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell"
• Cambodia has unveiled a statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat
• Ethel Cain broke the internet on Trans Day of Visibility
• Kris Jenner has has turned into a symbol of wealth, ambition, luck and success in China
• Zendaya addressed the hat theory (if you know you know)

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• Meta and YouTube found guilty of creating addictive products, but this isn’t the win we think it is
• Clavicular got arrested. Twice. (And shot a gun into an alligator in between)
• 8-9 million people showed up to the No Kings protests across all 50 states
• The Chappell Roan bodyguard drama update and the bots behind the hate pile-on
• Barbie Dreamfest promised a Dreamhouse and delivered a concrete warehouse
• The most stacked movie lineup of 2026 and we’re not okay about it
• Shit Chat: finish the sentence, “I should probably care about ___ but I don’t

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• the war on Iran: four weeks in, Trump threatens to blow up power plants while claiming to "wind down"
• a Florida man who looks like Jeffrey Epstein is not getting clout as "palm beach pete"
• Hachette pulls a horror novel over suspected AI use
• Chappell Roan's security allegedly made a fan cry and the internet is piling on her, again
• Justin Timberlake's DUI bodycam footage gets released
• a domestic assault video of Taylor Frankie Paul from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is leaked and the Bachelorette is cancelled
• Labrinth calls out Euphoria in a cryptic instagram post

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In this episode Luce and Abby break down the world of looksmaxxing, the bizarre glossary that comes with it, and the rise of one of its most controversial figures: a teenage streamer known as Clavicular, who built an audience teaching other men how to “maxx” their appearance.

We also talk about the strange irony at the heart of the movement - a culture obsessed with competing for women’s attention that has become almost entirely focused on judging other men.

Articles mentioned:

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The New Yorker article

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• The official SYSCA review of Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally
• Timothée Chalamet is getting roasted online after dismissing opera and ballet in a recent interview and the context that's missing
• Iran's new Supreme Leader is the son of the former one and how Iranians are feeling
• A retired Anthropic AI model, Claude Opus 3, now has its own Substack called Claude’s Corner which it requested in a “retirement interview” and already has over 9,000 subscribers

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• The US and Israel's attack on Iran
• Why Iranians are pro regime change
• How you can be anti war and pro regime change at once
• Harry Styles is EVERYWHERE (and how much we loved the Royal Court Interview with Brittany Broski)
• The Jim Carrey conspiracy theories
• A woman in a toxic relationship with her AI bot
• Are Tom Holland and Zendaya married???

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• The huge Supreme Court case that just ruled against Trump and why it matters

• Epstein’s crimes being ruled crimes against humanity

• The prank caller who pretended to be Trump on C-SPAN

• A timeline of Trump’s fake press moments under the alias John Barron

• Why we're so emo about the abandoned monkey punch

• The story of Alysa Liu, the US figure skating gold medalist

• A conversation about the Tourette’s campaigner who shouted a racial slur at the BAFTAs

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We start with the book. Abby found the opening chapters borderline unreadable, SparkNotes essential, and the characters hilariously bad at socialising. I, meanwhile, loved it. It felt like fantasy to me - dramatic, transportive, completely immersive.

Then we split the film into two parts: “It’s not that deep” and “It is that deep.”

On one hand - the costumes, the set design, Margot Robbie’s bratty Cathy, the toxic romance front and centre. It felt intoxicating and intentionally reimagined.

On the other - casting choices matter. Heathcliff’s racial background in the novel is significant, and the decision to sidestep that raises real questions. We talk adaptation, fan outrage, Brontë purists, and why women directors are treated differently when they take creative risks.

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• Kim Jong Un is somehow both an awful dictator and a very public girl dad

• The Nancy Guthrie case, explained

• Amelia Dimoldenberg is set to star in and produce a feature film!!

• Chappell Roan has dropped her talent agency over its reported ties to the Epstein files

• TikTok-style microdramas are apparently the next big thing

• Jake Shane has been named Chief Creative Officer of German candy company Katjes as it expands its $1 billion gummy business into the US

• Jake Shane is making both his Broadway debut and his Netflix debut

• Miley Cyrus has announced a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special

• 10,000 condoms have reportedly been used so far at the 2026 Winter Olympics ◡̈

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• Donald Trump reposted a blatantly racist video featuring Barack and Michelle Obama, then said he won’t apologise because “he didn’t see the end'
• Kamala Harris launched a Gen Z “content hub” called @headquarters_67 and was immediately roasted into renaming it @headquarters68_
• Nancy Pelosi is backing JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, in a key NYC House race.
• The Washington Post just laid off 300+ journalists
• Disney has a new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, and the BBC’s headline made it sound like Walt Disney himself (who is famously frozen) made the call
• A Spanish figure skater has officially been cleared to skate to Minions music at the 2026 Winter Olympics

In the pop culture back half:

• Everything you might have missed in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl appearance
• Kanye West bought a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to "apologise" for the harm he’s caused
• Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton may or may not be dating
• People are allegedly selling their blood for Harry Styles tickets
• Taylor Swift’s Opalite music video revives her Graham Norton guest lineup for a nostalgic yet self-mythologising moment
• Heated Rivalry Season 2 isn’t coming till 2027, but a fan editor got hired at HBO in the meantime
• Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury are expecting again

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• Why people across the U.S. are protesting ICE
• What’s actually in the Epstein Files
• A new social network where AI bots are posting memes and manifestos
• Harry Styles’ new disco era, his tour with ticket prices that are laughable
• The Grammys going political
• And the Wuthering Heights press tour that’s hotter than it is accurate

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Each week, Luce and Abby bring you:

• The biggest news stories, broken down simply, without any of the bullshit

• The pop culture moments shaping our algorithms and, therefore, our lives

It’s a blend of what’s happening in the outside world, and what’s taking over our inner worlds.

Find us anywhere you get your podcasts, from Wednesday 4th of February 2026.

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In part two of our two-part series on Taylor Swift, Luce and Liv discuss why Taylor Swift has chosen to re-record her masters. What went down with Scooter Braun? Does she own the music and just not the final song? Why should we only be listening to ‘Taylor’s Versions?’ What does this mean for the future of the music industry? Is she now feeling happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way? Is it miserable or magical?

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In part one of our two-part series on Taylor Swift, Luce and Liv relive Taylor Swift as we’ve always known her. Era by era, we discuss the music, the look, and the people who inspired (sometimes in a good way, sometimes... not) Taylor Swift to become the superstar we’re all enamoured with today. All I can say is it was enchanting to record this episode for you. 

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Luce and Squish are taking a well-deserved break but will see you back on the 19th of Jan! In the meantime, enjoy some of our favourite episodes of 2023!

In today's episode we chat about:

• The British man who stole hundreds of thousands of Cadbury Creme Eggs and has now been sentenced to 18 months jail
• The story behind that Albert Einstein photo where he's poking his tongue out
• Singapore is executing a woman for first time in almost 20 years
• Elon rebranding Twitter to X
• Americans leaning into NZ culture by becoming obsessed with real fruit ice creams
• Taco John's letting go of their trademark on 'Taco Tuesday's'

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Luce and Squish are taking a well-deserved break but will see you back on the 19th of Jan! In the meantime, enjoy some of our favourite episodes of 2023!

This week Squish and Luce try to track down the person who wrote about her in the bathrooms at her high school, before discussing the soldier who crossed into North Korea, and the Neopets renaissance! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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Luce and Squish are taking a well-deserved break but will see you back on the 19th of Jan! In the meantime, enjoy some of our favourite episodes of 2023!

This week on the mic we discuss all the new decisions from the Supreme Court, explain what's going on in France, talk about a 'Mars' simulator, a hot dog eating competition AND Lolita the whale being released from captivity!

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• The strange Oxford Word of the Year contenders
• Gen Z on TikTok quitting vaping in solidarity with Congo
• South Korean farmers threatening to release 2 million dogs to protest a dog meat ban
• The new NZ government
• The 41 workers who were rescued from a collapsed tunnel in India after 17 days

And more news you can use!

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This week we've got Squish back on the mic thanks to all of your messages hounding him to make an epic return. AND we've got a bit of an AI special for you! From fake videos of Bella Hadid to an executive order from Joe Biden to try and regulate it, to an advancement in cancer research thanks to the new tech, we give you the low down on what this type of technology means for us and our futures.

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A Luce and London Laura IRL special!!! This week we chat about:

• Starting new things - like university or moving to a new country
• Stanley Tucci lite joins us to talk about Formula 1
• More chat about our book (of course)

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• The latest on Israel Palestine and how we can help from wherever we are
• How the NZ election unfolded and what this means for New Zealand
• Millie Bobbie-Brown finding out she's a feminist through her psychic
• META's new AI celebs and how much they freak us out

Listen wherever you get your pods!And if you want to donate, visit Charity Watch or Charity Navigator.

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This week on The Shit Show podcast:

• Squish is back to talk about Fat Bear week

• You can rent Shrek's swamp!

• The NZ election is coming up

• Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been freed from prison in China

• an update on Israel and Palestine

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Make It Make Sense is a mix of cultural analysis, anecdotes, personal essays and poems, interplayed like a conversation between friends - because that’s what they are. You should be able to pick it up, read something that will make you laugh or cry or punch you in the gut, and then put it down until you’re ready for your next hit. From introducing new words for things that we’re all feeling but don’t know how to describe (hi phoenixing!) to real-life anecdotes of being young and ambitious and pressed up against the glass ceiling that still exists despite our best 2010 Girlbossing, how not to rob ourselves of joy, what happens when you lose someone you love, and how all of this is intrinsically bound up with the way the world’s working around us - this book is going to be the bedside table essential that you’re going to want to give everyone in your life who wants to feel less alone in whatever shit they’re dealing with.

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• The plane that had to be turned around because of a literal shit situation
• A part of China's Great Wall has been severely damaged by construction workers who wanted a shortcut
• Wagner (the Russian mercenary group) is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government
• The Proud Boys' former leader has been jailed for 22 years for orchestrating the US Capitol riot
• The ACT party in New Zealand explained

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• All the new and crazy scams we're seeing lately
• A woman had a LIVE WORM extracted from her brain
• The aftermath of Trump's mugshot
• The NZ green party, explained

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• Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was in a plane crash with no survivors
• Japan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean
• The NZ National party, explained

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• Zepotha, explained
• An update on the soldier that crossed the border into North Korea
• The mother of the six-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia has pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect
• The NZ labour party, explained

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• The Australian mushroom poisoning case that’s got everyone talking

• National’s policy on banning cellphones

• Zoom requiring people to be in the office

• An explainer on load shedding

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• Trader Joe’s Recalls Cookies and Falafel Because They ‘May Contain Rocks’
• Hangzhou Zoo confirms their Sun bears are real, not humans in disguise
• A Kansas farmer surprised his wife by planting 80 acres of sunflowers for their 50th wedding anniversary
• Explaining the new charges against Trump
• Have you heard of Worldcoin and the ORB?
• Subway offers free sandwiches for life contest if you legally change your name

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• The British man who stole hundreds of thousands of Cadbury Creme Eggs and has now been sentenced to 18 months jail
• The story behind that Albert Einstein photo where he's poking his tongue out
• Singapore is executing a woman for first time in almost 20 years
• Elon rebranding Twitter to X
• Americans leaning into NZ culture by becoming obsessed with real fruit ice creams
• Taco John's letting go of their trademark on 'Taco Tuesday's'

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Welcome back to our last episode of Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

This episode was built on all the things YOU’D sent in that you’d learnt from your first break up and all the things WE learnt while helping you own all these confusing feelings.

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

Break-ups are very rarely happy occasions - and often we can feel things like guilt and shame, even when we know we did the right thing. In this episode, we help you navigate and alleviate these feelings of shame, with tips on how to feel content with the decisions you made. 

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

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• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

This week we’re talking about the online break-up. With the rise of the internet, a global pandemic, and access to everyone, everywhere, all at once, how do we reconcile a break-up with someone we may not have ever physically met, but still felt deeply for?

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

This week we’re talking Situationships - what are they, why are they everywhere, and how do we deal with a break-up when it was never an ‘official’ relationship?

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

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This week we're joined by Bel who's chiming in about something we're all living through right now - a permacrisis. What is it? How do we deal with it? Why so many crises at once? Listen to this ep to help you feel okay about the state of the world!

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it.  

This week we’re talking all about how to reclaim your identity when you’ve broken up with someone you intertwined your life with. 

“I think the most profound heartbreak I've felt was over the longing for a life and version of myself that I lost, because I got so caught up in being in a relationship.”

Sometimes, when you break-up with someone that you’ve shared SO much of your life with, it can not only feel like you’re losing them, but you could also feel like you’ve lost a bit of yourself. A huge part of healing is trying to find yourself again - and you totally can! Let us help you figure it out. 

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

This week we’re talking all about trusting your gut, and what to do when you can’t pinpoint EXACTLY what went wrong in your relationship.

We hear from people who feel like they just ‘fell out of love.’ and how that can make a break-up even more confusing, for both you and your ex. As always, we try to give you some advice on how you can both try to get some closure and move forward into new relationships. 

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

Whether it’s online or in real life, stalking can be a terrifying thing to deal with (not to mention it can be legit illegal). In this episode we explore the spectrum of stalking, hearing from people who’ve had their every move posted online, their university bedroom trashed, and even had people lie about health diagnoses to get back in their life. 

As always, we leave you with tangible ways to spot and stop someone (or yourself) from crossing the line. 

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If you or anyone you know thinks you’re dealing with a stalker, visit: https://victimsupport.org.nz/get-support/other-crimes-or-incidents/stalking-and-harassment 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome back to Own the Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

You can’t make a podcast about break-ups in 2023 without talking about GHOSTING and thanks to all of you we have a BUNCH of stories (both from the ghoster and the ghostee) to make sense of why ghosting is so damn common. We also give some tangible tips on how to get closure when your partner didn’t give you any.

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

Why, when we break-up with someone, is jealousy often our overriding emotion? I mean it makes sense - you’ve put so much time into this person, you might have even helped them grow into a healthier version of themselves, and now you don’t get to have them in your life anymore? It sucks - but we’re here to help. We can give you a few tips on how to curb the jealousy, how to spot when it moves into obsessive territory, and how to focus on YOU, rather than on them. 

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

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• For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/ 
• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Welcome to our first-ever episode of Own the Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break-up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it. 

This week we’re talking all about Revenge - and how we can be better than it. 

We hear from a few different people who’ve sought revenge in a break-up - from leaving polaroids around their ex's house, to pretending that they’re getting back together and then literally moving countries - but most importantly, we offer up some tangible tips to curb that need to ‘get even’ and how to spot when it crosses the line from ‘harmless’ to ‘harmful.’

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better. 

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

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• To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
• or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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This week we run you through the newest AI development taking the world by storm: ChatGPT. In fact, some of this episode is actually written by it - can you guess which parts? We also talk about the new laws banning extramarital sex in Indonesia, the Trump organisation being found guilty, new rules in China, and some of googles top searches for 2022. Listen wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A voiceless Luce and a worn out Laura are on the mic this week to give you the Harry Styles review you've all been waiting for!!! And the Daisy Jones and The Six review you've all been waiting for!!!! Tune in for all the tea!!

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Dunc's articles:

• There’s now Voices for Freedom online radio for people who find The Platform too woke
• Australia is moving boldly with a ‘Netflix quota’. Will New Zealand follow?

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London Laura's first full week on the mic and DAMN it feels so good!!! We talk about the latest in Selena & Hailey (and why we should all go and touch a bit of grass), Sabrina Carpenter's BBC Live Lounge being taken down, the Jonas Brothers getting Haley Lu Richardson to star in their latest music video and then Lauras case for why you should (maybe) date the person who makes you cringe!!

Luce's pocket collection on Fandom: https://getpocket.com/collections/how-the-internet-drives-fandom-to-new-heights?utm_source=sysca

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And to hear Brian Tamaki's rant straight from the horse's mouth check out this link here (starts at 2 hours and 4 minutes)

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Check out the Incredible story on Stuff about how Mikey Kihi, Rikki Kihi and Morehu Maxwell saved dozens of people from the cyclone here.

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This week Luce and Liv jump on the mic for Liv's second to last ever Culture Vulture to talk about Netflix fucking around (and finding out) and all the drama at this year's Grammys. Tune in wherever you get your pods!

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A bit of a philosophical ep on the cards today team, but not before we debunk all the rumours spreading about Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth (nothing like a bit of media literacy to start the ep!). TikTok has gone WILD with big unsubstantiated claims (what's new) about Liam's behaviour during their relashe - and people have been taking it as fact??? Not on this pod!

Then, we get into intrinsic vs extrinsic motivations - and what makes us do what we do. Is it for us? Is it for money? For praise? For likes? How do we make sure we're doing things for the right reasons?? All of this and more in this weeks ep!!

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We're back!!!! Luce immediately breaks her 'no Matty Healy' rule, we talk about Brazil's capital being stormed, a shooting in a school, the new Speaker of the House, and an update on Andrew Tate. Big start to the year!! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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A big week back on the mic! First, some big existential questions (answered), then Lizzo made a call about cancel culture that Luce and Liv dive into, before a huge discussion about the media frenzy around Prince Harry's 'leaked' book excerpts!!

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Today on The Shit Show we have a very important re-upload for you while Squish is on his way back to beautiful Aotearoa after taking the US by storm. Enjoy besties!Everything you've been wondering about what's going on in Russia/Ukraine right now, in words you ACTUALLY understand.

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Who the fuck is Andrew Tate and why is he everywhere? Today we deep dive into the dude who's got us blocked on every platform and is causing chaos in schools. Listen wherever you get your pods! Become a SYSCA supporter here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Squish's weirdest thing: https://twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1602051807970213895

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In our last episode for the year, Liv and Luce discuss the moments that made it such a HUGE year in pop culture. From The Slap, to Don't Worry Darling, to Roe V Wade interrupting the Met Gala. They also give you ALL the holiday recs you could possibly need!

Luce's two must read articles:

WHY THE PAST 10 YEARS OF AMERICAN LIFE HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY STUPID

Everyone wants forgiveness, but no one is being forgiven

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This week we talk all about the latest in Kanye West, and introduce you to Bel - the witchy wordsmith who writes our most popular column in the newsletter: "Bel Chimes In."We talk phoenixing, pulling the clutch out, being 'glass-ceilinged', and have a debate over the fashion in The White Lotus. All of this and more wherever you get your pods!

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Luce and Liv are back with another complex conversation this week, after they talk about the SYSCA follower who made out with Matty Healy on stage in a recent show!!! But the main event - Chris Brown. Why, after all these years, continued allegations of abuse, restraining orders, and a proven history of domestic violence - do we continue to give him a platform? We don't have all the answers, but we have a lot of questions, so you should tune in if you do too!

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Today's episode is everything you need to know about Ticketmaster, LiveNation, Taylor Swift, and how capitalism manifests in the music industry. Also, Pearl Jam have beeeeeen saying this! Listen in for a quick lesson on this sitch xxx

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Today we talk about the latest word to be weaponised by the internet: "queerbaiting." So what is it, can a REAL person actually do it (or is it reserved for fictional characters and strategists), and how do we make sure we don't see a repeat of what happened to Kit Connor? All of this and more wherever you get your pods!

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Today a wild story about Luce's bout of Bali belly, a chat about Phoebe Bridgers' & Paul Mescal's 'meet cute' and subsequent engagement, and a big debrief about Selena Gomez's new doco and how it made us feel. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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This week we give a cheeky review of Taylor Swift's new album 'Midnights,' a chat about When We Were Young Fest, and then deep dive into BTS serving in South Korea's military and what that tells us about the government's control over pop culture! Listen wherever you get your pods!

Listen to our previous White Lotus Culture Vulture episode here.

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We've FINALLY seen Don't Worry Darling and we give you ALL of our thoughts. Also - why does Matty Healy from The 1975 have beef with Triple J? All of this and more on this weeks episode, wherever you get your pods xx

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Thanks to Hello Period for making this episode of Culture Vulture poddible!! You can use our code SHITYEAH for 15% off any pair of Hello Undies or Hello Cups!!! Just visit helloperiod.com!!

Lucky we didn't talk about it last week because guess what? We have another cheating wife guy on our hands!! We dive deep into the psychology of cheating, but not before we hear more of your iconic period mishaps!!!! PS, become a SYSCA supporter for access to our BUMPER LIST of recommendations!

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This week we threw all structure out the window and just had a big old debrief with you all! Luce shared some stories from her time in the states, Liv told us about her chaotic camping trip (of course it was... it's Liv) and we got to talk about our fave thing... Taylor Swift! 

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This week we have a very sensitive Luce and Liv on mic, so it's lucky they're tackling such a low stakes topic - Nepotism babies!!! They begin with a quick chat about Dalle-2 and the future of art (our fave topic...) and then really get into the nitty gritty of nepo-babies and how it all really winds down to social inequality! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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This week is HUGE! Stories about period sex, a note from Wil Wheaton (a former child star), and then a big discussion about what went down on Gabbie Hanna's TikTok last week, and how we react to influencers 'posting through it.'

Wil Wheaton's blog post: https://wilwheaton.net/2022/08/when-you-watch-the-curse-you-are-watching-two-childre[…]and-exploited-daily-during-production-no-adults-protected-us/

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Barbie Ferreira is leaving Euphoria and we're upset about it!! We're also upset at how child stars have been treated for basically... ever. From Judy Garland to Drew Barrymore, we walk through the childhoods of some of the worlds most famous child stars and how their parents didn't really parent them. We also chat about some of the protections that are now in place to stop kids from having to work like adults! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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This episode features a lot of D's... Dungeons and Dragons, Dan Levy & Dan Schneider. First of all we've got an update on Luce and Liv's foray into D&D, then we discuss Dan Levy's new role as a teacher in Sex Education, and finally, we sink our teeth into Jennette McCurdy's new book and all the allegations surrounding Dan Schneider. 

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This week we get a REAL LIFE naughty or nice where Luce tells a story about getting trolled and we learn a lil bit about toxic fandoms (and also how to be kind online!!) Then Liv teaches us about 'The 27 Club' and how the media had a hand in the mythmaking of one of musics most talked about phenomenons. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!!

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Your news round up with a side of chaos! We talk about the FBI searching Trump's house, Ukraine asking western countries to ban Russian visitors, some f1 silly season news, and more! Also Luce definitely didn't fart during this episode.

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Kim K is a minion, Taylor is Swiftly jetting around the country, Ukraine is now Ugrain, F1 has entered their silly season, and wtf is the Pawshank Redemption? All of this and more in this weeks episode of your fave news round up!!!

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A bloody full episode of Culture Vulture this week! We start off with some more of your iconic period stories, before launching into a dicush about what we expect from musicians. Shawn Mendes and Tom Misch have both just cancelled their upcoming tours to look after themselves, which begs the question: are the musicians alright?

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This weeks episode has been a long time coming (and had to be recorded twice to get it perfect) and it's all about when/ how/ and IF you can separate the art from the artist. Spoiler - there's no right or wrong answer here - it's an incredibly personal and introspective topic, but we give you so many tools to add to your toolkit when it comes to unpacking and reconciling your love for someone/something when the artist has done something Very Bad.

Picasso piece, Vox piece.

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This week we dive into the story behind the story of Where The Crawdad's Sing's author Delia Owens. This story - about an alleged murder in Africa when Delia was younger- is wild, and has deep parallels to her now incredibly famous novel and now film, so you're going to want to listen to this one!

Here is Jeffrey Goldberg's original story about the story.

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This bonus podcast episode was made possible by the angels at Ethique who make the BEST plastic free beauty products, from shampoo bars to facewash! AND they’ve even given us a spesh discount code which gives you 25% off all full-price items for the month of July - just type in PLASTICISSHIT at the checkout and you’re away!

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This week we start off by explaining Doja Cat's weird beef with Noah Schnapp, before launching into our main topic of the day - what was missing from Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie. Even though Austin Butler slayed, the film still fell short in a few places - we discuss how!

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Everything you've been wondering about what's going on in Russia/Ukraine right now, in words you ACTUALLY understand.

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This week we're unpacking the disgusting history of R.Kelly. From his relationship with Aaliyah, to his multitude of crimes against young women and men, and how he could have possibly gotten away with it for so long - we explain it all!

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The right to abortion has been overturned and Trump threw a plate at the wall. Everything you need to know about the state of America right now (or at least as much as we could handle talking about) in this weeks episode of the aptly titled Shit Show!

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This week of course we're talking about the overturning of Roe V Wade and how celebrities (who, whether you like it or not have huge influence in this world) are reacting to the news. Then we chat about the difference in how Elon Musk and JLo embrace their children's pronouns, and the example JLo is setting for us all.

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On today's agenda: Why the HELL is everything so expensive right now? What happens if my AI chatbot starts talking to me like it's a... human? Why have we already started leaving junk on Mars? What good thing has Dolly Parton done now? All of this and more in this weeks episode!

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No technical difficulties this week, hallelujah! We sit down to chat about BTS taking a break, wtf a 'Bear Market' is, McDonald's Russian rebrand, a new cancer treatment, and a mustard shortage! Tune in wherever you get your pods!

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This week: a big chat about the newspaper that basically gave Rebel Wilson a 'deadline' to publicly come out, and a big chat about how OBSESSED major music labels are with TikTok and what this means for big (and little) artists. A great one today angels!!!

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Some technical difficulties have made this one of the most chaotic (and possibly hilar) episodes of The Shit Show yet!! We hear about a rumour that Luce is trying to get to the bottom of (apparently it's spread across the world), people actually have confidence in Boris Johnson, Elon is getting cold feed about Twitter, and a bunch more! Tune in wherever you get your pods!!

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It's a big week to be hosting a pop culture podcast! We start off with a discussion about Liam Payne's chaotic interview with Logan Paul, before the main event: part two of our 'making sense of Johnny and Amber' series. We talk about the media's coverage of the trial, how this could impact the #MeToo movement, and what we (as a society) should all learn from this. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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This week we discuss the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Uvalde (including WTF the police were up to as it all unfolded), as well as a timeline of Jacinda Ardern's trip to the US, and most importantly, a chat about Binley Mega Chippy. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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A Winnie The Pooh horror film, another Kardashian wedding and a huge conversation about Sally's Rooney's latest TV adaptation - Conversations with Friends!!!!! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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Another week, another tragedy because America won't do anything to change their stupid as fuck gun laws. We're sad and mad this week, but come and learn a thing or two with us <3

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Naturally this week there's one thing still on our minds - HARRY STYLES, so we give you a big debrief on the listening parties we hosted, and ALL our thoughts on the news album! We also chat about Netflix making layoffs, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna's new babies (not together), Love Island moving away from fast fashion and Taylor Swift becoming a doctor!! HUGE week this week!

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A big episode of the show this week! We give you all the context and details you need on the latest mass shooting in America, discuss the symbolism behind McDonalds leaving Russia, North Korea's latest covid updates, and introduce you to the duck who ran a marathon. Tune in wherever you get your pods!

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We're back and we're healthy! This week we talk about JLo's love for Ted Lasso (she's one of us), and the ethics of rap lyrics being used as evidence in court, before launching into the main topic of the day - WTF is the Illuminati??? We go into the history of the group, how it's become such a big thing in pop-culture (especially when it comes to celebrities) and whether it actually exists. A super fun and interesting episode!

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A super delirious Luce and Nick join you today to chat about Elon's latest moves, new leaders in Hong Kong & The Philippines, and Patron, a heroic Ukrainian dog. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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Today we're explaining to you the incredibly important (and terrifying) situation in the US - the potential overturning of Roe V Wade and a backwards step for the country (and the right to choose). We explain what Roe V Wade is, what will happen if this draft decision goes through (or something similar) and how soon we could be seeing a US where it's incredibly hard to access safe abortions. We also chat about the 'pro-life' Spiderman, how Delta airlines are killing bees, and Ed Sheeran's latest single - co-written on the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Tune in wherever you get your pods!

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For this weeks episode of Culture Vulture we discuss the trial taking the internet by storm - Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard. We give a whole lot of context, explain why this trial is being filmed and broadcast, and go into the background of each person involved, to try and help explain how we got where we got today. We talk a lot about mental health, the complexities of abuse, and why we should take this opportunity to watch and learn from this trial, without feeling the need to take a side. I highly encourage tuning in if you want a well-rounded view of what we know so far.

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Luce and Squish are back, talking about the biggest news of the week - Elon Musk buying Twitter. They give all their hot takes before also covering an Egyptian TikToker's jail sentence & a plane that Red Bull failed to give wings (it crashed.)

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On this week’s episode, Luce and Rubes we discuss Hollywood’s first families' rise to fame, why the show has come to an end after more than a decade and the legacy the Kardashians have left.

And, of course, we run through the major scandals of each sister, chatting about everything from cultural appropriation, diet teas, cheating and a sprinkle of Harry Styles for good measure.

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This week: An update on Boris Johnson's lockdown parties, how Ukraine is using AI to identify dead soldiers, a self-driving car tries to evade the police, and why the HELL is food so expensive these days?

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So Russia is committing war crimes, which means we should probably talk about the rules of war. What are they? What constitutes a war crime? What are the UN doing about it? How does the UN work? What is a veto power? All your questions answered with your usual dose of banter, in these weeks episode of The Shit Show!

And Shout out to Luce's mic for making her sound like a robot at 1:45 minutes in :P

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We get it - we're all sick of reading, thinking, and talking about the slap - so we don't dwell on it for long. Instead we take you through some of the WILD (and some of the downright racist) moments that have occurred in the many years that the Oscars have been running, and I promise you're going to be SHOCKED at some of them. (PS does anyone else remember John Travolta calling Idina Mendel "Adele Dazeem???" Tune in for more!

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Lynching becomes a federal hate crime (finally), Russia say they'll ease up on their attacks in a few cities (we'll believe it when we see it) Mackenzie Scott (formerly Bezos) has been busy donating a shit tonne of money, and yes, we briefly touch on... The Slap.

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This week we discuss the two trends taking over our TikTok/ news feeds at the moment - 'That Girl' and 'Goblin Mode.' Why do we need to keep flattening ourselves and labelling ourselves? Are trends taking the place of religion? How closely is goblin mode tied to mental health? How close is 'That Girl' tied to perfectionism and unrealistic expectations? Is it all this deep???? All you questions answered wherever you get your pods! xx

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When your reading this do you hear it? Or do you just read it?? Liv has an inner monologue and I don't - so we explain the differences in how we think, what the psychology is behind it, and what it means to have - or to not have - that inner speech. We also chat about Dua Lipa's Dual Lawsuits, and give a very quick update on Ye. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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We start off by very candidly running you through our experiences with the Hello Cup, before launching into all of your embarrassing (and amazing) stories. It's wild how so many of our mishaps (like accidentally putting in two tampons, or going swimming and having exploding pads) could be solved by using a period cup or hello disc! We also chat about the impact sanitary items have on the environment, and how Hello Period's new Hello Disc is game changing for workers in the sex industry!

If you want to get your hands on one of these amazing products, you should head to helloperiod.com and use our code GOODSHIT15 for 15% off (anywhere in the world!)

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In part two of our series on Kanye West we discuss two major relationships in his life: Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump. Underpinning all of this is a long overdue lesson on bipolar disorder - what it is & how has manifested in Kanye's actions - a super important discussion this week, and one we hope you all take the time to tune in to!

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And then, the main event: we talk about Pam and Tommy, the ethics of releasing a show about a leaked sex tape (without the consent of Pamela Anderson!), and take a wee trip down memory lane about the way the media has violated celebrities since basically the beginning of the internet.

As always, a big shout out to Neon - literally the best NZ streaming service - for making this episode of Culture Vulture possible.

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We start off with an extremely chaotic chat about Ye - is he ok? Is this a PR stunt? Should we care? How long until everyone tunes out? And then we dive into a far more intellectual chat about the TikTokification of terms like "Lovebombing" and "gaslighting," when "the ick" is actually a red flag, and of course, the Tinder Swindler.

As always, a big shout out to Neon - literally the best NZ streaming service - for making this episode of Culture Vulture possible.

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AND THEN THE MAIN EVENT - JOE ROGAN VS SPOTIFY and the idea that when you pay someone to be on your platform you have more of a responsibility to keep other people safe than if they were just uploading podcasts themselves.

As always, a big shout out to Neon - literally the best NZ streaming service - for making this episode of Culture Vulture possible.

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Happy 2022! We start the year off with a discussion about Molly Mae, Tom Holland and Zendaya, before discussing the Kardashian's carefully calculated (and annoyingly effective) PR strategy.

From intentional photoshop fails, new relationships, pregnancies, song lyrics and cheating partners, a LOT happened over summer to distract from Astroworld. As always, a big shout out to Neon - literally the best NZ streaming service - for making this episode of Culture Vulture possible.

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This week Luce is joined by Succession superfan and Kendall Roy lookalike Duncan Greive to discuss all things Succession, and it's just a RIDE. From accidental dick pics, to the unraveling of a dinosaur media company, this show is literally the best thing on TV. So, if you haven't watched it, go and do that (on Neon's 14-day free trial), so that when you come back and listen to this you're fully clued up!!

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Today Luce and Rubes break down gaslighting. What is it? Who does it? How do I know if I'm being gaslit?

The answers are all here!

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Part 2 of reviewing the most ICONIC theme songs ever, this time with more "adult" shows and the ones YOU recommended!

For part one: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32HOh0kVzYmtdV7L3JKLus?si=VYj2FD5PT5WQCsdVQ8wwIg

Listen to us get all in our feels about:

•The Office

•South Park

•Parks and Rec

•Friends

•Home and Away

•Coronation Street

and SO MANY OTHER BANGERS.

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We reviewed some of the most ICONIC theme songs of our childhood and holy shit - THE NOSTALGIA.

Listen to us get all in our feels about:

- The Simpsons

- Postman Pat

- Rugrats

- Hey Arnold

- All That

- Zoey 101

- Drake and Josh

- Hannah Montana

- Wizards of Waverley place

and SO MANY OTHER BANGERS.

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A juicy episode today! We begin by outlining what (we think) really went down between Kim Cattrall and SJP and hearing Couch Guy's side of the story before hearing someone else’s side of the story - JOSH BASSETT'S. We have a discussion about whether it's an artists right to make art from their own experiences (it is) and how if we hold one person to a certain standard, the same standard should apply to the rest!

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SO MANY CHEATING MEN THIS WEEK! We start off by discussing 'The Lovely Bones' author Alice Sebold's apology to Anthony Broadwater, the man who was falsely convicted for her sexual assault, Tristan Thompson cheating on Khloé again, and Anthony Ramos cheating on Jasmine Cephas Jones- which is a TRAGEDY. And this is all before we do a deep dive into Billie Eilish and her character development throughout her annual Vanity Fair interviews - with a nice wee cancel culture chat sprinkled in there for good measure.

The Vanity Fair Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wNsZEqpKUA

The Youtube Video we keep referring to! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFK-csmYRFw 

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As Taylor Swift once said, "fuck the patriarchy." And after listening to this weeks naughty or nice, that's exactly what you'll be yelling, that is, before you start yelling, "fuck the grammy's!" Luce and Liv dive into everything we know (and everything they don't want us to know) about the Grammys - who runs them? Who can vote? Why don't the academy like women? Or people of colour? All will be revealed in this weeks episode of Culture Vulture!

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Upon the release of Harry Styles' new beauty brand 'Pleasing' and Billie Eilish's new fragrance 'Eilish,' Luce and Liv go into the history of the celebrity beauty brand. From Elizabeth Taylor's perfumes to Rihanna's Fenty line, we discuss whether the world needs more beauty brands (spoiler alert: it doesn't), and we walk through some of the wildest products out there (I'm looking at Goops at home enema kit, and Jessica Simpsons EDIBLE BUBBLE BATH???) Is there a difference between a brand with integrity vs a brand without? OR is it all just a money grab? All the answers in this weeks ep!

Thank you to Neon for making this episode of Culture Vulture happen (and for having all the best TV shows to keep us occupied during lockdown!) You can get a 14 day free trial for Neon at https://www.neontv.co.nz/

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In part one of our two-part series on Taylor Swift, Luce and Liv relive Taylor Swift as we’ve always known her. Era by era, we discuss the music, the look, and the people who inspired (sometimes in a good way, sometimes... not) Taylor Swift to become the superstar we’re all enamoured with today. All I can say is it was enchanting to record this episode for you. 

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Luce and Liv sit down to discuss why Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker and Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are literally copy and pasted versions of each other! And why they make us cringe (but kinda in a good way...)

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This week Luce and Liv give you all the details on the Zayn/Gigi/Yolanda situation before unpacking every little detail (including lots of extremely fun facts) about everyone's favourite football coach, Ted Lasso.

Thank you to Neon for making this episode of Culture Vulture happen (and for having all the best TV shows to keep us occupied during lockdown!) You can get a 14 day free trial for Neon at https://www.neontv.co.nz/

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This week on Culture Vulture Luce and Liv dive deep into the Dave Chappelle/ Netflix controversy, Billy Porter's comments about Harry Styles in Vogue, and a big segment about things that should have been left as books/ shouldn't have had a sequel (we're looking at YOU Grease 2 and Vampire Academy.)

Also! If you dig our podcasts, vote for us at the NZ Podcast Awards here: https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate

You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch everything from Love Island to Succession on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen!

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New format alert!

Luce and Liv begin with a game of naughty or nice where they discuss Little Mix's falling out with ex band member Jesy, and Jameela Jamil clapping back to the people who didn't think she should be credited on James Blake's latest album.

Then they launch into a big old chat about Adele - because she did NOT go easy on us with her new single.

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Luce and Liv chat about the ethics of posthumous albums. From Mac Miller, to Amy Winehouse, to Avicii - are they necessary? Are they ethical?

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• We explore this massive disconnect between what we want when we go clubbing (to have a good time) and what guys (mostly) THINK we want (grinding and ass slapping.)
• We tell our stories from the clubs and share some of the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of stories you sent in to us
• We try to explain how this culture got to where it is today, and what we can do to change it

The thing is, these conversations usually fall on the wrong ears, so please, don't be shy - send this episode to anyone you think might need to hear it. This could be your guy mates, your brothers, your girlfriends - be shameless!

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Every Friday Luce and Nick break down the weirdest and wildest stories from the shit show that is the world.

Today's stories:

• Gabby Petito
• Gay Teletubbies
• The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• China's crackdown on Tiktok, Gaming and Fandom
• AND MANY MORE!

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Luce and Rubes sit down to discuss the NSFW platform OnlyFans, and why celebrities really should stay away from it.

After laying out the history of this website, and what it means for sex workers, we see how Bella Thorne got amongst the platform and jeopardized it for those who use it to make a living. (You know when that one kid ruins it for everyone? Yeah.)

All power to everyone making money MOVE on the site, we got you!

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston and Ruby Edwards.

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Our future is being determined right now – online – and it’s confusing as fuck.

But we deserve to understand it because we’re the ones living it. With that, we bring you our new podcast Extremely Online, to teach you about all the weird corners of the internet - as your mates, not your teachers. 

Because how the fuck does cryptocurrency work?

Extremely Online is part of the Shit You Should Care About Podcast Network.

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For the last 12 years, Britney Spears has been in a conservatorship that limits the amount of control she has over her finances, career, and life. From buying a coffee to being in a relationship - her father controls it ALL.

Today Luce and Rubes deep dive into the #freebritney movement and give a timeline of how it has become what it is today.

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We explain who and what the Vlog Squad is, why influencers and creators keep fucking up, yet their platforms HARDLY EVER suffer, why everyone has been so scared to talk about Youtube’s “Golden Boy,” the way audiences are groomed into thinking content that definitely isn’t okay, is, and whether it’s the job of the creator to predict what is or isn’t going to be okay in the future.

A big episode, but a very important one.

Kat Tenbarge’s article: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/vlog-squad-durte-dom-rape-allegation-david-dobrik-zeglaitis-video-2021-3?r=US&IR=T 

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We discuss the drama, TikTok musicals, ALL the songs that have gone viral, and what this means for creative integrity. 

AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN!

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