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Are you feeling burnt out by "friendship admin"? 

This TikTok from author Jason Pargin got us thinking about our connectivity and how it's impacting our friendships. What are the expectations around messaging someone back? Is it normal to be available 24/7? We also reference this article from Bustle titled I Know Where You Were Last Night by Kate Lindsay which investigates the phenomenon of Find My Friends, and this episode of Figuring Out 30.

In other news, Australia is the world's largest fast fashion consumer (embarrassing) and we recommend a book and movie. 

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.

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Laura Henshaw is a co-founder of Kic, a health and wellness program that she began with her best friend, Steph Claire Smith. Since their e-book launch in 2015, Laura and Steph have created a community of millions and helped them to move and fuel their bodies with balance. 

Now, Laura is the CEO of Kic as well as having her own personal social media platform where she shares the ups and downs of her role, how she balances moving her body as well as her thoughts on relationships and (potential) children.

In this chat, we discussed Laura's journey from model to CEO, how she deals with being compared to her best friend and business partner, plus what it's like sharing so much of your life online. 

Kic and Laura have kindly offered Culture Club listeners a one-month Kic membership for free! Use the code CULTURECLUB when purchasing a one-month membership to access. 

You can follow Laura @laura.henshaw on Instagram and TikTok.

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Australian Fashion Week hit Sydney last week and the industry, TikTok and punters have thoughts... 

We take a deep dive into the ~discourse~ around fashion week shenanigans, and Maggie shares her personal experience of being on ground. We reference TikToks by creators Joely Malcolm and Carmen Azzopardi, Refinery29 Australia and recommend watching this video by Abby Butler.

We also reference this piece by Crystal Andrews titled The Unsexy But Necessary Way To Ensure A Truly Diverse Fashion Week. 

Next, we chat about book clubs. Are they inspired by the rise in celebrity book-inspo we've seen? We reference this piece by The Cut titled Why Does Every Famous Woman Have a Book Club Now? 

In recommendations, Maggie recommends The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu while Jas recommends Why Members-Only Clubs Are Everywhere Right Now by Emily Sundberg for GQ. 

At the top of the episode, we share some events we're attending in the coming weeks. They include the Bridgerton Queen's Ball and an evening with Dr. Jane Goodall, live in Melbourne. Hopefully see you there! 

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.

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We get into this ep with a chat about Maggie's new apartment and Jas' latest hobby. 

News broke over the weekend about Australia's HECS debt repayment and is the MET Gala losing relevance? 

Next, Hollywood is hornier than ever as movies like Challengers and Saltburn break records. We discuss this new wave of cinema and read from a piece in the New York Times titled After Period of Chastity, Hollywood Movies Embrace Sex Again by Brooks Barns. 

The Idea Of You, Amazon's latest hit starring Anne Hathaway was released over the weekend. We chat about how it's changing the perception of the cougar and age gap relationships. We reference this piece by Ellen Gamerman, titled How Hollywood Defanged the ‘Cougar'. 

In recommendations, Maggie loved Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, while Jas recommends How Deep Sleep Became A Status Symbol by Laura Pitcher for Dazed.

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.

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Bri Lee is one of Australia’s leading thinkers and writers. She’s the author of Eggshell Skull, Beauty, Who Gets To Be Smart? and now, her first fiction novel, The Work.

In this episode of Culture Club Chats, Bri shares her thoughts on 'sad girl novels', why she wanted to explore class, power and sex in The Work and her advice on making it as a writer in 2024. 

You can see more of Bri on her Instagram @bri.e.lee and her newsletter News & Reviews. Her first fiction novel, The Work is available to buy now. 

Jas also referenced her article in ELLE titled, Are Influencers The New Public Intellectuals?

Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.

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Disclaimer: We had a few technical problems when recording this episode - SO sorry dear listeners! 

Taylor's dropped a double album in The Tortured Poet's Department. We discuss our thoughts on it as well as some of the mixed reviews. We reference ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep by Laura Molloy for NME and Premature Evaluation: Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department by Tom Breihan for Stereogum.

Next, Coachella was back in California last week. We discuss how the vibes seemed "back" for the first time in years and reference this TikTok by user Worsegirlfriend and Are Coachella Outfits Becoming More … Normal? in The Cut by Danya Issawi. 

Lana Del Rey was also performing at this year's Coachella but some of the commentary around her weight was concerning. We discuss the internet moment and reference this article Is Lana Del Rey "Back", Or Has Her Body Just Changed? by Alexandra Pauly. 

After this, we chat about why people can't leave Sydney Sweeney alone – including other women. 

In recommendations, Jas watched the movie, Challengers (by Luca Guadagnino) while Maggie enjoyed the book Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli. 

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