A new season means a new Troye Sivan track, and we are sat for the medieval music video that came with it. We reference Gladys Lai's trend piece for Vogue Australia on the rise of the Renaissance Fair. Plus, Lena Dunham is officially Mother, having had a baby via surrogate.

In culture's biggest story of the week, Ed Sheeran is in strife after bowing to stadium owners and dropping Macklemore from his tour. We chart the story and dissect how Ed being Mr Nice Guy contributed to the controversy.

Sydney Sweeney is once again the face of a hugely controversial advert, having posed nude for sports prediction company Novig. Are we surprised? We read from an op-ed by Marina Hyde for The Guardian.

Next, it's apparently the year of the intellectual influencer. Dazed's Laura Pitcher wrote about the phenomenon happening on our algorithms, and we dissect why people are craving education on reels (hint: it's that damn phone).

We have a spring bumper Bookmarked coming to your podcast feeds later this week, so stay tuned for that! 

Thank you for listening - Jas & Mags xo

A new season means a new Troye Sivan track, and we are sat for the medieval music video that came with it. We reference Gladys Lai's trend piece for <a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/trends/renaissance-fair-style/image-gallery/42172181e25ebbd81471f267afbf087b">Vogue Australia</a> on the rise of the Renaissance Fair.&nbsp;Plus, Lena Dunham is officially Mother, having had a <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/lena-dunham-shopping-for-baby-october-2026">baby via surrogate</a>.
In culture's biggest story of the week, Ed Sheeran is in strife after bowing to stadium owners and dropping Macklemore from his tour. We chart the story and dissect how Ed being <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm17jz89rxevo">Mr Nice Guy</a> contributed to the controversy.
Sydney Sweeney is once again the face of a hugely controversial advert, having posed nude for sports prediction company Novig. Are we surprised? We read from an op-ed by Marina Hyde for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/sydney-sweeney-sports-betting-ad">The Guardian</a>.
Next, it's apparently the year of the intellectual influencer. <a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/70929/1/thoughtfluencers-hot-takes-tiny-mics-explainer-epidemic-instagram-tiktok">Dazed's Laura Pitcher</a> wrote about the phenomenon happening on our algorithms, and we dissect why people are craving education on reels (hint: it's that damn phone).
We have a spring bumper Bookmarked coming to your podcast feeds later this week, so stay tuned for that!&nbsp;
Thank you for listening - Jas &amp; Mags xo

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

Culture Club

The Rise of Thoughtfluencers, Ed Vs Macklemore & Sydney Sweeney’s Ad

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