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Our Love Island Debrief Is BACK!!! Jun 08, 2022

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You asked, so we delivered! We're bringing back our weekly Love Island debriefs (in a slightly shorter format) to cure our winter blues here in NZ. Each week we'll be coming at you with our hot takes from the week's antics (and hopefully some smart analysis too) - let's get crackin on!

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Liam Payneful & The Johnny/ Amber Verdict Jun 07, 2022

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It's a big week to be hosting a pop culture podcast! We start off with a discussion about Liam Payne's chaotic interview with Logan Paul, before the main event: part two of our 'making sense of Johnny and Amber' series. We talk about the media's coverage of the trial, how this could impact the #MeToo movement, and what we (as a society) should all learn from this. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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A Conversation With Friends About Conversations With Friends May 31, 2022

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A Winnie The Pooh horror film, another Kardashian wedding and a huge conversation about Sally's Rooney's latest TV adaptation - Conversations with Friends!!!!! Listen wherever you get your pods!

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Harry Styles, Heartstopper & Taylor Swift's Speech May 24, 2022

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Naturally this week there's one thing still on our minds - HARRY STYLES, so we give you a big debrief on the listening parties we hosted, and ALL our thoughts on the news album! We also chat about Netflix making layoffs, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna's new babies (not together), Love Island moving away from fast fashion and Taylor Swift becoming a doctor!! HUGE week this week!

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The Illuminati, Explained May 17, 2022

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We're back and we're healthy! This week we talk about JLo's love for Ted Lasso (she's one of us), and the ethics of rap lyrics being used as evidence in court, before launching into the main topic of the day - WTF is the Illuminati??? We go into the history of the group, how it's become such a big thing in pop-culture (especially when it comes to celebrities) and whether it actually exists. A super fun and interesting episode!

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Sex Education & Sally Rooney! May 10, 2022

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Reuploading an old (but still amazing) episode today because poor Liv has covid.. enjoy!

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SEX EDUCATION AND SALLY ROONEY - WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO SAY? (50 minutes worth of things apparently!)

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Making Sense Of Johnny Depp & Amber Heard May 03, 2022

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For this weeks episode of Culture Vulture we discuss the trial taking the internet by storm - Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard. We give a whole lot of context, explain why this trial is being filmed and broadcast, and go into the background of each person involved, to try and help explain how we got where we got today. We talk a lot about mental health, the complexities of abuse, and why we should take this opportunity to watch and learn from this trial, without feeling the need to take a side. I highly encourage tuning in if you want a well-rounded view of what we know so far.

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The Rise and Fall of David Dobrik Apr 19, 2022

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SYSCA is taking a much needed holiday over the Easter weekend, but so you don't miss us too much we are bringing you one of our favourite old episodes to enjoy.

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Today's episode is all about David Dobrik and the recent and very serious rape allegations against the Vlog Squad.

We explain who and what the Vlog Squad is, why influencers and creators keep fucking up, yet their platforms HARDLY EVER suffer, why everyone has been so scared to talk about Youtube's "Golden Boy", the way audiences are groomed into thinking content that definitely isn't okay, is, and whether it's the job of the creator to predict what is or isn't going to be okay in the future.

A big episode, but a very important one.

Ken Tenbarge's article: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/vlog-squad-durte-dom-rape-allegation-david-dobrik-zeglaitis-video-2021-3?r=US&IR=T

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What Your Jealousy Is Really Telling you Apr 12, 2022

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This week, after recapping Ed Sheeran's latest lawsuit and Will Smith's Oscars ban we are joined by our mate the Green Eyed monster to talk about jealousy. How is it different to envy? How can we use such an 'ugly' emotion to our advantage? What makes us jealous?

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The Slap isn't even the worst thing that's happened at the Oscars Apr 05, 2022

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We get it - we're all sick of reading, thinking, and talking about the slap - so we don't dwell on it for long. Instead we take you through some of the WILD (and some of the downright racist) moments that have occurred in the many years that the Oscars have been running, and I promise you're going to be SHOCKED at some of them. (PS does anyone else remember John Travolta calling Idina Mendel "Adele Dazeem???" Tune in for more!

And OOPS we said that the La La Land/ Moonlight mix up happened in 2007 but it was actually 2017! Sorry team.

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