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SYSCA Book Club: A Romantic Comedy Recap & Interview with Curtis Sittenfeld Aug 06, 2023

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For our gorgeous Culture Vulture listeners, we have a wee snippet of our Shit You Should Read About (SYSRA) book club podcast!

Luce and Bel discuss alllllll their thoughts and all your HILARIOUS answers to our book club prompts in our first-ever book club podcast, and Bel even interviewed the author, Curtis bloody Sittenfeld!!!!

If you want to join our book club and have access to the full podcast, our group chats, and weekly prompts we've got a 10% off discount for you to join here!

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Angus Cloud, Doja Cat & BARBIE Aug 02, 2023

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This week on Culture Vulture (our pop culture podcast):

A tribute to Angus Cloud
Doja Cat loses 500k followers after saying she doesn't love her fans
Emily Mariko's 'quiet luxury' wedding
Fans throwing things at Cardi B & Cardi B throwing things at fans
Every single Barbie take you could ever imagine

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Ariana Grande, Matty Healy, & Your Local Library Jul 26, 2023

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Description: Luce and Bel on the mic today to talk about

why you should fall back in love with your local library
how harry styles has reintroduced uninhibited joy to us
ariana grande and her husband dalton gomez splitting up (and who she's rumoured to be dating now)
what the 1975's statements have meant for queer youth in malaysia
Read Lucy's Pocket Collection on heartbreak here.
and our cute new book club group chat which you can join here!!

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Own The Lessons From Your First Break-up Jul 23, 2023

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Welcome back to our last episode of Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it.

This episode was built on all the things YOU’D sent in that you’d learnt from your first break up and all the things WE learnt while helping you own all these confusing feelings.

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better.

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/
To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Own Breaking-up With Shameful Feelings Jul 16, 2023

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Welcome back to Own The Feels - brought to you in partnership with Love Better - where we’re doing our damnedest to help us break up better - which means owning whatever we’re feeling and learning how to deal with it.

Break-ups are very rarely happy occasions - and often we can feel things like guilt and shame, even when we know we did the right thing. In this episode, we help you navigate and alleviate these feelings of shame, with tips on how to feel content with the decisions you made.

A huge thank you to Love Better, and everyone who gave us their stories to make these podcasts possible. If you want to know more about how to break-up better, listen to next week's episode, and head to https://www.vice.com/en/topic/love-better.

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/
To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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The Truth About Barbie Jul 12, 2023

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This week on the mic: Keke Palmer clapping back to her baby daddy in the BEST way, Zayn on Call Her Daddy, and a new Britney Spears book. Then, the main event, EVERYTHING you need to know about Barbie!

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Own The Online Break-up Jul 09, 2023

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This week we’re talking about the online break-up. With the rise of the internet, a global pandemic, and access to everyone, everywhere, all at once, how do we reconcile a break-up with someone we may not have ever physically met, but still felt deeply for?

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/
To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Lewis Capaldi & The Danger Of The 'Tortured Artist' Jul 05, 2023

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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 OBSESSED, and Zoe and Alfie are having another baby.

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Own The Situationship Break-up Jul 02, 2023

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This week we’re talking Situationships - what are they, why are they everywhere, and how do we deal with a break-up when it was never an ‘official’ relationship?

If anything you've heard in this podcast makes you think you should reach out for a little more help, please do!

Here are some spots to head to:

For peer support: https://1737.org.nz/
To talk about sexual harm: https://safetotalk.nz/
or for other advice on how to deal with a breakup you can email lovebetter@youthline.co.nz or text lovebetter to 234

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Lana Del Rey & The Kardashians Jun 28, 2023

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Luce and Laura are back on the mic this week to talk about Glastonbury, Lana Del Rey being late to her set, the girl eating mustard and raw veges, and then whether the Kardashians are still relevant. All of this and more wherever you get your pods!