Who is Maggie's new White Boy of The Month, and why is one of Australia's biggest radio networks using an AI host?? We reference Stephanie Coombes' Substack on the topic. 

Next, South Asian clothing has been pulled into the fashion limelight recently, and has once again become the subject of cultural appropriation discourse. We discuss what the new conversation is and why TikTok's 'Scandi Summer' may be problematic. 

We reference the PTV article, Scarves, Shararas & Erasure: How Western Fashion Keeps Rebranding South Asian Heritageby Varsha Yajman and Kriti Gupta's article Fast Fashion Has A Problem With Co-Opting South Asian Designfor ELLE.

From caviar bumps to frosted martini glasses, new homeware hauls and luxury trips, despite what the headlines are shouting about an impending recession, on social media it seems that everyone is living it up. So is everyone broke or is it just you?

Financial planners have coined the term 'Money Dysmorphia', and in this segment, we discuss the New York Times' article on the topic and reference The Cut's article titled Are We All Living Beyond Our Means Now? by Claire Lampen. 

In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends Bon Appétit's On The Line YouTube series (this one and this one specifically). Jas shares the debut novel from Chloe Elisabeth Wilson, Rytual, which is available for pre-order now.

And reminder, we're chatting with Chloe live at the Melbourne Writers Festival! You can nab tickets for the May 9 show here. 

See you next time, 
Jas & Mags xo 

 

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Who is Maggie's new White Boy of The Month, and why is one of Australia's biggest radio networks using an AI host?? We reference <a href="https://www.thecarpet.com.au/p/meet-thy-the-radio-host-i-dont-think">Stephanie Coombes' Substack</a> on the topic.&nbsp; Next, South Asian clothing has been pulled into the fashion limelight recently, and has once again become the subject of cultural appropriation discourse. We discuss what the new conversation is and why TikTok's 'Scandi Summer' may be problematic.&nbsp; We reference the PTV article, <a href="https://www.pedestrian.tv/online/oh-polly-reformation-cultural-appropriation-south-asians/">Scarves, Shararas & Erasure: How Western Fashion Keeps Rebranding South Asian Heritage</a> by Varsha Yajman and Kriti Gupta's article <a href="https://www.elle.com.au/fashion/reformation-cultural-appropriation-devon-lee-carlson/">Fast Fashion Has A Problem With Co-Opting South Asian Design</a> for ELLE. From caviar bumps to frosted martini glasses, new homeware hauls and luxury trips, despite what the headlines are shouting about an impending recession, on social media it seems that everyone is living it up. So is everyone broke or is it just you? Financial planners have coined the term 'Money Dysmorphia', and in this segment, we discuss the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/style/boom-boom-spending-money-dysmorphia.html">New York Times' article</a> on the topic and reference The Cut's article titled <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/discretionary-spending-and-debt-costs-of-living-expenses.html">Are We All Living Beyond Our Means Now?</a> by Claire Lampen.&nbsp; In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends Bon App&eacute;tit's On The Line YouTube series (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsvjT1SqXAs&list=PLKtIunYVkv_Qzb47KYxPxtmaOB5T1M8HH&index=3">this one</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXZ1y0mm9SE&list=PLKtIunYVkv_Qzb47KYxPxtmaOB5T1M8HH&index=6">this one</a> specifically). Jas shares the debut novel from Chloe Elisabeth Wilson, <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/rytual-9781761346699">Rytual</a>, which is available for pre-order now. And reminder, we're chatting with Chloe live at the <a href="https://mwf.com.au/program/culture-club-podcast-live-with-chloe-elisabeth-wilson">Melbourne Writers Festival</a>! You can nab tickets for the May 9 show <a href="https://mwf.com.au/program/culture-club-podcast-live-with-chloe-elisabeth-wilson">here</a>.&nbsp; See you next time, Jas & Mags xo&nbsp; &nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.<hr>

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.

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What The Hell Is 'Money Dysmorphia'?

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