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]]> false Vicky Jessop vickyj15@hotmail.co.uk 6a062d04a8fad4c1becdcdce pop-cult episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a062d04a8fad4c1becdcdce/1778799362729-c9806e8f-3461-45d0-855a-ce591186808f.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/pop-cult Pop Cult Euphoria and The Politics Of Humiliation Euphoria and The Politics Of Humiliation Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 57:58 6a0dd4e311eba3cf15f69d98 true https://shows.acast.com/pop-cult/episodes/6a0dd4e311eba3cf15f69d98 6a0dd4e311eba3cf15f69d98 6a062d04a8fad4c1becdcdce Plus: Shein buys Everlane, and is the Devil Wears Prada actually dystopian? full 1 2 How could we discuss pop culture and not mention Euphoria? As the HBO juggernaut approaches the end of its (highly divisive) third season, we sit back and unpack what all those sex scenes, OnlyFans moments and mutilations actually mean. Is it art? Or does the show have a humiliation problem - especially when it comes to its female characters?


All that on episode two, as well as India's thoughts on the Devil Wears Prada 2, fast fashion giant Shein buying Everlane and much more...



For people who wanted to do some extra reading:

Exposing Nxivm, BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4qg2


Everlane is Selling Out... to Shein, Puck https://puck.news/everlane-is-selling-out-to-shein/


The Idol: How HBO's Next Euphoria Became Twisted 'Torture Porn', Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-idol-hbo-next-euphoria-torture-porn-the-weeknd-sam-levinson-lily-rose-depp-blackpink-jennie-1234688754/


The Guardian's The Idol review https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/03/the-idol-finale-review-one-of-the-worst-programmes-ever-made


Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation, Dazed https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/70086/1/euphoria-season-3-celebrates-degradation-women-sex-work-fentanyl 


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We’re India and Vicky, two journalists who love to talk about anything and everything – but most often pop culture. What makes society tick? What does the Met Gala say about the state of capitalism? And would we make good tradwives (bread: yes. Subjugation: no)? Join us as we plunge into the murky depths of the internet in our quest for answers.

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]]> How could we discuss pop culture and not mention Euphoria? As the HBO juggernaut approaches the end of its (highly divisive) third season, we sit back and unpack what all those sex scenes, OnlyFans moments and mutilations actually mean. Is it art? Or does the show have a humiliation problem - especially when it comes to its female characters?


All that on episode two, as well as India's thoughts on the Devil Wears Prada 2, fast fashion giant Shein buying Everlane and much more...



For people who wanted to do some extra reading:

Exposing Nxivm, BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4qg2


Everlane is Selling Out... to Shein, Puck https://puck.news/everlane-is-selling-out-to-shein/


The Idol: How HBO's Next Euphoria Became Twisted 'Torture Porn', Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-idol-hbo-next-euphoria-torture-porn-the-weeknd-sam-levinson-lily-rose-depp-blackpink-jennie-1234688754/


The Guardian's The Idol review https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/03/the-idol-finale-review-one-of-the-worst-programmes-ever-made


Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation, Dazed https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/70086/1/euphoria-season-3-celebrates-degradation-women-sex-work-fentanyl 


Sound

Alex Koff, Carnaval - Pixabay



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]]> Can Billionaires Buy Taste? Can Billionaires Buy Taste? Sat, 16 May 2026 02:26:09 GMT 48:23 6a07d5c2bae3d7f66f04de19 false https://shows.acast.com/pop-cult/episodes/6a07d5c2bae3d7f66f04de19 6a07d5c2bae3d7f66f04de19 6a062d04a8fad4c1becdcdce Pop Cult full 1 1 Jeff Bezos bought Lauren Sánchez the Met Gala – with a Schiaparelli dress and styling by Law Roach. Silicon Valley is suddenly desperate to acquire the cultural cachet of good taste. But is a cinched waist a waste of resources?


Plus, smuggling apricots into the Bafta TV Awards 2026, the trouble with Eurovision, and a campaign from Charli xcx to make rock music (and smoking) cool again.


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]]> Jeff Bezos bought Lauren Sánchez the Met Gala – with a Schiaparelli dress and styling by Law Roach. Silicon Valley is suddenly desperate to acquire the cultural cachet of good taste. But is a cinched waist a waste of resources?


Plus, smuggling apricots into the Bafta TV Awards 2026, the trouble with Eurovision, and a campaign from Charli xcx to make rock music (and smoking) cool again.


Vicky Jessop and India Block invite you to join the pop cult.

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We’re India and Vicky, two journalists who love to talk about anything and everything – but most often pop culture. What makes society tick? What does the Met Gala say about the state of capitalism? And would we make good tradwives (bread: yes. Subjugation: no)? Join us as we plunge into the murky depths of the internet in our quest for answers.

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