Coming back to you with part two of our Taylor Swift two part series! And as a bonus, you get Liv content!!!! In part two of our two-part series on Taylor Swift, Luce and Liv discuss why Taylor Swift has chosen to re-record her masters. What went down with Scooter Braun? Does she own the music and just not the final song? Why should we only be listening to ‘Taylor’s Versions?’ What does this mean for the future of the music industry? Is she now feeling happy, free, confused and lonely in the...

Seems like a fitting time to re-upload our Taylor Swift two part series right??? In part one of our two-part series on Taylor Swift, Luce and Liv relive Taylor Swift as we’ve always known her. Era by era, we discuss the music, the look, and the people who inspired (sometimes in a good way, sometimes... not) Taylor Swift to become the superstar we’re all enamoured with today. All I can say is it was enchanting to record this episode for you.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This week on the podcast - why the hell did no one tells us that Mean Girls was a MUSICAL??? Also our obsession with Renee Rapp and the next generation of celebrities. And then the bones of the episode - how BookTok is turning books into fast fashion and reading into a competition! Preorder our book 'Make It Make Sense'Luce's newsletter on hobbiesCafe Hysteria's newsletter on BookTok & Fast Fashion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show: Ariana Grande's new single, Margot Robbie giving people 'a break' from her, Gypsy Rose Blanchard becoming 2024' 'It Girl' and why 12-year-olds are spending hundreds of dollars in Sephora. This podcast was brought to you by Neon, our fave NZ streaming service! Sign up and get a free 7-day trial at neontv.co.nz!! Preorder our book Make It Make Sense here!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our gorgeous Culture Vulture listeners, we have a wee snippet of our Shit You Should Read About (SYSRA) December book club podcast! Last month Luce and Bel sat down to talk about Sheena Patel's book 'I'm a Fan' !!!! If you want access to the full podcast episodes, author interviews, Book Club group chats and weekly prompts we've got a 10% discount for you to join here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meri Kirihimete to our wonderful podcast listeners! Luce and Bel are taking a well-deserved break but will see you back on the 18th of Jan! In the meantime, enjoy some of our favourite episodes of 2023! In this episode Luce and & Laura introduce Shit You Should Cook About, before launching into a huge and personal chat about the rise in the new "miracle weight loss drug" (in huge quotation marks there!), Ozempic. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Luce's piece on OzempicBecome a...

Meri Kirihimete to our wonderful podcast listeners! Luce and Bel are taking a well-deserved break but will see you back on the 18th of Jan! In the meantime, enjoy some of our favourite episodes of 2023! This week we discuss something very near and dear to our hearts - the dangers of the tortured artists trope and why we shouldn't expect artists to live in their pain to create art for us. Also, Adele is sick of you throwing shit at people on stage, Olivia Rodrigo has a new song out and we're...

Earlier this week we released our exclusive interview with Rebecca Yarros to our SYSCA Book Club subscribers ... BUT we know how OBSESSED with Fourth Wing you all are so we wanted to share it with our Culture Vulture listeners too! Bel sat down with Rebecca for her very last interview of the year and it did NOT disappoint. She chatted about her INSANE writing process, what she’s working on now, the tricks of the trade and so many other little pearls of wisdom that I know you’ll adore! If you...

For our final episode of Culture Vulture of the year, we are giving out awards for our fave pop culture moments of the year! From the biggest moments, to the trends we loved (and hated the most), the breakups, the new couple debuts, and the biggest winners and losers in pop culture this year - you won't want to miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast: • Variety “outing” Billie Eilish • Taylor Swift and her publicist going head to head with Deuxmoi • People are calling Em Rata fatphobic for her recent photoshoot • What’s up with all these gift guides? All this & more in the week's Culture Vulture ep! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very influencer-y episode for you today! From Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury, to Jason Nash begging for money ok TikTok, to autotuned musicians, to... Matt Rife. Preorder our book Make It Make Sense here!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about Taylor Swift postponing her shows in Rio, Dylan Mulvaney being named Woman of the Year before diving into Jacob Elordi's latest comments about The Kissing Booth and why we can't let women just have interests!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Luce is joined by Kate Lindsay from Embedded to talk about Emma Chamberlain, what happens when we grow out of our favourite creator, how she (oddly) reminds us of Zoella. Sign up to Embedded here, read Kate's piece on TJ Mack here, and pre-order our book Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our gorgeous Culture Vulture listeners, we have a wee snippet of our Shit You Should Read About (SYSRA) book club podcast! This month Luce and Bel sat down to talk about Danielle Pender's book 'Watching Women and Girls' !!!! If you want access to the full podcast episodes, author interviews, Book Club group chats and weekly prompts we've got a 10% discount for you to join here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about The Beatles “final”‘release and how AI made it happen, Kourtney Kardashian’s new baby, and The Bear coming back to our screens, before trying to figure out what we expect from celebrities during a crisis, and what that means for the world. For trusted information on Israel & Palestine and how we can help visit here, and to preorder our book Make It Make Sense, visit here!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preorder our book Make It Make Sense here!!! Luce and Bel are on the mic this week to talk about Taylor Swift's re-release of 1989 (and all the Haylor tea), Charli D'Amelio cosplaying as a Walmart worker, North West's Halloween tribute to Kanye, and the tragic passing of Matthew Perry. How do we mourn a celebrity? Should we feel strange for doing so? Why did this one cut so deep? Listen wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preorder our book Make It Make Sense here!! This week Luce and Bel talk about the two biggest books on the block this week - Jada Pinkett Smith's memoir 'Worthy' and Britney Spears' memoir 'The Woman In Me.' Then, we chat about whether we've reached 'peak' celebrity memoir yet and tell you what's on our radar this week! Links, links, LINKS: The Vox piece Bel's ID piece Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preorder our book Make It Make Sense here!! A Luce and London Laura IRL special!!! This week we chat about: Starting new things - like university or moving to a new countryStanley Tucci lite joins us to talk about Formula 1More chat about our book (of course) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pre-order our book Make It Make Sense here! This week on Culture Vulture Olivia Wilde shared a tweet saying "I wish Taylor Swift would date a climate scientist" and the world forgot how to critically thinkDoja Cat wore a t-shirt with the face of an alt-right dude on it and is just... taking the trolling a bit too far nowRobin Williams' daughter Zelda speaks out against AI replicas of her Dad's voiceWhat Tube Girl says about societyListen wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See...

For our gorgeous Culture Vulture listeners, we have a wee snippet of our Shit You Should Read About (SYSRA) book club podcast! This month Luce and Bel sat down to talk about Deborah Levy's book 'The Cost of Living' and what it costs to be a woman in 2023!!!! If you want to join our book club and have access to our group chats and weekly prompts we've got a 10% discount for you to join here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of Culture Vulture: Someone has been charged with the murder of TupacKim and Kourtney Kardashian's feud continuesBrie Larson has been called to... dance?All the celebrity breakups so far this year Laura's...

Introducing to you our book ✿MAKE IT MAKE SENSE✿ Make It Make Sense is a mix of cultural analysis, anecdotes, personal essays and poems, interplayed like a conversation between friends - because that’s what they are. You should be able to pick it up, read something that will make you laugh or cry or punch you in the gut, and then put it down until you’re ready for your next hit. From introducing new words for things that we’re all feeling but don’t know how to describe (hi phoenixing!) to...

A solo pod this week while London Laura gets her voice back!! This week is a bumper 'should we care' about all the important stories of the past few weeks. From Taylor Swift being in her jock era, to Sophie Turner being out of her Joe era, to Russel Brand being the worst, listen wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Culture Vulture: Our takes on Olivia Rodrigo's Guardian interviewThe Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorceRuby Franke is being charged & the end of family vloggingTimothee Chalamet & Kylie JennerHozier being handsome SquidwardAnd all our other fave celebrity digital footprint moments NZ Followers: WIN a vinyl of Olivia's Rodrigo album Guts! Enter through our Newsletter between the 8th - 14th of September to be in to win! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...