Culture Club

Alex VS Alix, Tween Culture Revived, Clavicular & Looksmaxxing Go Mainstream

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 [https://www.youtube.com/@CultureClubPod]! 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 [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/style/alex-cooper-alix-earle-drama-feud.html#selection-4745.218-4749.1].  Australian news has made global headlines when Clavicular, a looksmaxxing leader, walked out of a 60 Minutes interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdxJ-js52E4&t=128s]. We reference BBC’s article [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240326-inside-looksmaxxing-the-extreme-cosmetic-social-media-trend] ‘Inside looksmaxxing, the extreme cosmetic social media trend’ and podcast In Red With The Right’s episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/43G6lTeOL4cZ7PR79BOUmH?si=e89a4e337fe44a44] on looksmaxxing. We highly recommend reading Crystal Andrews [https://www.instagram.com/crystal_jane/]’ piece [https://www.zeefeed.com.au/clavicular-lolcow-mainstream-media/] 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 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeld-dating-for-the-curious/id887914690] & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here [https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/cultureclub]to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY [https://saily.com/cultureclub] in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. [https://saily.com/cultureclub] https://saily.com/cultureclub [https://saily.com/cultureclub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Parasocial Fans, Coming Out Online & Being A Private Public Figure With Louis Hanson

Today’s Culture Club Chats guest is Louis Hanson [https://www.instagram.com/louishanson/?hl=en]. 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 [https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=LOUCOM26]. 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 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeld-dating-for-the-curious/id887914690] & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here [https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/cultureclub]to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY [https://saily.com/cultureclub] in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. [https://saily.com/cultureclub] https://saily.com/cultureclub [https://saily.com/cultureclub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Tradwife Irony, The Devil Wears Vogue & Man Repeller Slop

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 [https://www.instagram.com/repeller/] 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 [https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/apr/09/anna-wintours-vogue-cover-is-more-than-a-cameo-its-a-power-play] 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 [https://www.reddit.com/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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQgm-Kt7Ojc] has resurfaced on X [https://x.com/The_Chidimma/status/2040849295562191053?s=20] as she rejects the trad wife label, despite profiting from it. The trad wife is also being analysed in the hotly anticipated novel, Yesteryear [https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780008742775/yesteryear--caro-claire-burke--2026--9780008742775], by Caro Claire Burke. We read from the ELLE US interview [https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a70836427/caro-claire-burke-yesteryear-novel-interview-2026/] with her. In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the movie I Swear [https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/i-swear] and Jasmine recommends Lost Lambs [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/lost-lambs-9781529946130] by Madeleine Cash. Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xoxo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeld-dating-for-the-curious/id887914690] & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here [https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/cultureclub]to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY [https://saily.com/cultureclub] in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. [https://saily.com/cultureclub] https://saily.com/cultureclub [https://saily.com/cultureclub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A New Beauty Standards Theory, Mahjong's Rebrand & Are Men Getting Woman'd?

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 [https://www.youtube.com/@CultureClubPod]! We're back with some chit chat about life and Emma Chamberlain's new furniture collab with West Elm [https://www.westelm.com/pages/features/emma-chamberlain/]. The New York Times published a story in March called Playing Games With The Decor [http://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/realestate/game-room-decor-mahjong-trend.html]. 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 [https://www.threads.com/@gabriellak_j/post/DWTfMkXDvOJ?xmt=AQF0ero_CFIGMCYzUZLoVSS9tvq2-3JednJwSs-pgmo4NZu43GFEUQ-cxoSR88VFzSnRm2Bn&slof=1]. TikTok user and host of Schauer Thoughts, Sarah Schauer [https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahschauer/video/7621721741739740429], 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 [https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/opinion/culture-debrief-timothee-chalamet-backlash/] article for Grazia UK. In Bookmarked, Jas recommends The Drama [https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/the-drama] in a round-about spoiler-free way while Maggie recommends The Ministry of Time [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199798179-the-ministry-of-time] by Kaliane Bradley. Thank you for listening! Jas & Mags xo Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeld-dating-for-the-curious/id887914690] & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here [https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/cultureclub]to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY [https://saily.com/cultureclub] in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. [https://saily.com/cultureclub] https://saily.com/cultureclub [https://saily.com/cultureclub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Creativity In The Desert & Embracing Change & Self-Doubt With Courtney Barnett

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 [cbmusic.lnk.to/CreatureOfHabit]. You can follow Courtney on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/courtneybarnett/?hl=en]. Follow Culture Club on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/cultureclubpod/?hl=en]. Culture Club are proudly supported by FEELD [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeld-dating-for-the-curious/id887914690] & Saily this month. Try Feeld's Reflections self-discovery tool here [https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/cultureclub]to help you think about your desires, boundaries, and relationship style. And if you are looking for an eSim, download SAILY [https://saily.com/cultureclub] in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. [https://saily.com/cultureclub] https://saily.com/cultureclub [https://saily.com/cultureclub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.