Culture Hang

Content Warning: discussions of homophobic language, racism and sexualisation of children This week we discuss the polarising character that haunted and hung around the edges of celebrity culture in the mid 2000s - Perez Hilton. We cover the most controversial, petty and strange moments from this celebrity gossip blogger's jaded career and how he ended up on the floor crying in front of his camera...

Happy 2022! For our first podcast of the new year, we talked about the iconic High School Musical! We looked at the iconic looks, including Chad's slogan t-shirts and Ryan's hats, shared our favourite songs and talked about what makes the film so good. Pop culture moments of the week include Molly-Mae's controversial comments, Chris Noth sexual abuse allegations, Andy Cohen drunk on live televisio...

Happy New Year Culture Gang! Thank you for sticking with us for this mad year! As per tradition we recap the pop culture highs and lows from the past year by giving out awards! All of your heroes and villains are sure to make an apperance! See you in 2022! We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! EIGHTEEN episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club and our Met Gala 2021 Re...

In this year's festive episode of Culture Hang, we look at the numerous Vanessa Hudgens Christmas films. We discuss the Princess Switch trilogy and The Knight Before Christmas and try to understand why they are so popular! We also look at the recent rise in brands creating advent calendars with extortionate price tags, in particular, Chanel and their $800 advent calendar. Pop culture moments inclu...

Happy 2nd year of our Kardashian Katch-Up, Culture Gang, where we review all the dramas, the good, the bad and the PR stunt across the last year from the Kardshian clan! We discuss Kimye divorce drama, emo boyfriends, the tragedy of Astroworld and how they have tried to distract since to divert attention from the awfulness of the event! We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month...

This week we look at aliens and their presence in pop culture. Holly explains the bizarre 'UK Roswell' case. We discuss the history of Area 51 and the memes that surrounded it. We also look at the influence of aliens on the fashion world. Pop culture moments include Julian Morris's anniversary post for his boyfriend, another Tristan Thompson cheating scandal and Grimes' return to the internet.&nbs...

Content Warning: discussions of extreme racist behaviour, sexual harassment and discriminatory language throughout This week we look at influential yet toxic brands. We discuss Abercrombie and Fitch, American Apparel and Brandy Melville. All three brands have a history of mistreating workers, racism and sexual harassment. Pop culture moments include the Kardashian Children taking over TikTok, the...

Content Warning: discussions of extreme racist behaviour and discriminatory language throughout This week we go to the depths of the recent decade of racism and other terrible behaviour from the world's most luxurious brands. We look at blackface products from Gucci and Prada, blackface campaigns, racist stereotypes against Asian people, cultural appropriation across the board and every terrible t...

Content Warning: Discussion of Harvey Weinstein, racism and violence against women.  This week we discussed Quentin Tarantino. From his controversial attitude towards women, his casual use of the N-word and his relationship with Harvey Weinstein. We also make time to discuss his foot fetish!  Pop culture moments of the week include the Astroworld tragedy, Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal...

This week we look at the origins of the Cinderella fairy tale all the way up to its latest adapation. We talk about the films we watched and loved growing up Ella Enchanted and A Cinderella Story, both from 2004 and the good parts and the bad parts of those films nearly two decades later. Hannah discusses the pitfalls with the latest adaptation and how it's main focus on Cinderella being a girlbos...

Content Warning: discussions of domestic abuse allegations, eating disorders & addiction This week we talked about Britney Murphy's legacy and we discuss her talent and how versatile she was. We also look at the tragic background to her death and the ethics of the conspiracy theories surrounding her. Pop culture moments of the week include Zayn Malik's harassment charges, Facebook's name chang...

Happy Halloween! This year we bring you our *slightly* spooky encounters from the workplace and deep dive into the rather depressing 'conspiracy' of those who have died and 'joined' the 27 Club. We also look at celebrities who've been accused of being members of the Illuminati and who we think could *actually* be in it! Pop culture moments of the week include the ethics of Deux Moi, Alec Baldwin,...

This week we looked at AI influencers! We discuss one of the most famous virtual influencers, Lil Miquela, and her massive following. We talk about how virtual influencers can be used to spread extremist beliefs and take opportunities from others. Pop culture moments of the week include Little Mix drama, Dave Chapelle's comedy special and Megan Fox's bizarre Instagram caption. We have a Patreon wi...

Content warning: discussions of pro-ana content This week we look back into the weird and wonderful world of Tumblr 2012-2017. We discuss what we loved about it at the time and the sense of community from fandoms, the failures of Dashcon and how the ban on adult content didn't do enough to protect children accessing other harmful posts. Pop culture moments of the week include Grimes reading Marx,...

This week we continue our season of Girl Bosses with Anna Sorokin, or, as she is more commonly known, Anna Delvey. We discuss her rise on the NYC social scene, bizarre lies and her mistreatment of her friends. Pop Culture moments include R. Kelly's conviction, a positive Britney Spears update and ANOTHER Shane Dawson comeback! We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! TEN epis...

Content Warning: male violence against women at the beginning This week we look back on the high drama that occured between girlboss influencer Caroline Calloway and her documented life of being chronically online and the explosive article written by her friend Natalie Beach, titled 'I Was Caroline Calloway' and the explosive claims. Pop culture moments of the week include Grimes and Elon Musk bre...

Content Warning between 11.30-13.00 mins for discussions of sexual assault allegations This week we talk about another Girl Boss, Danielle Bernstein, and her brand WeWoreWhat. We discuss numerous allegations about her stealing designs from small businesses and the disputed position of her book as a New York Times Best Seller. Pop Culture Moments of the week include another Trisha Paytas updat...

Content Warning: ableism, discussions of restraint This week, we look at the train wreck that was Sia's insenstive attempt at portraying non-verbal autism without any autistic people in it. We look at the controversy around the film before it was released, Sia's defensive reactions to valid criticism. Pop culture moments of the week include a Trisha Paytas update, John Mulaney and Olivia Munn preg...

This week we look at the phenomenon of the nepotism baby. We talk about our favourites and those who address their privilege, as well as those who deny it! We also discuss Ryan Murphy's obsession with casting nepotism babies. Pop culture moments of the week include Beyonce and Jay-Z's new project, Kanye West's new album and the ABBA reunion! We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each...

Content Warning: discussions of emotional abuse and racism This week we look at all the drama of Dance Moms, from Abby Lee Miller's recent cancelling because of her racist history against black dancers, the biggest fights on the show and the emotional abuse the children were subjected to. We also look at the troubling relationship Abby had with Maddie Ziegler, who now seems to have replaced her wi...

Content Warning: discussions of surgical procedures and body dismorphia This week we look at plastic surgery in popular culture. We discuss celebrities who embrace their plastic surgery, the dangers of certain procedures and the extreme popularity of the Brazillian Butt Lift (BBL). Pop culture moments of the week include Britney Spears updates, Trisha Paytas and Ethan Klein drama and Cup...

Content Warning: discussions of child abuse, racism and sexual abuse  This week we look at the terrible industry practises that plague the fashion and modeling world, especially the abuses of young models around the world. We look at how abuses of power are being redressed in the post MeToo era via Instagram and TikTok with the recent allegations against Alexander Wang and Emily Ratajkowski's...

Content Warning: discussions of severe EDs and body shaming To celebrate our first YEAR of this podcast, we talk about a topic that held a lot of power over our childhoods growing up in Y2K. We talk about the impact of tabloids and fat-shaming on our childhood, the influence of 'Heroin Chic' and the iconic film: 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Pop Culture moments of the week include the Olympics, more Br...

This week we look at the #girlboss to end them all, Sophia Amoruso, the founder of NastyGal clothing and then Girlboss Media. We look at the strange phenomenon of her rise to fame and how quickly her businesses have failed in the years after it. We also get distracted by the monopoly of fast fashion and how the girlboss seems to be on the way out of popularity. Pop culture moments of the week incl...

Content Warning: discussions of sexual abuse, drug addiction and suicide For our extra special 50th episode (!!!) we're deep diving into the legendary life and status of Miss Norma Jeane, aka Marilyn Monroe. We discuss how her life and achievements have become overshadowed by her tragic death and her forever iconic images, from Andy Warhol's prints, to the white dress above the subway grate and he...