Culture Hang

The time has come to dedicate a whole podcast to our number one inspiration: Miss Britney Spears. Holly explores Britney's early years and the creepy treatment she recieved from the media from the beginning, up to Britney in 2007 when she shaved her head. Hannah discusses Britney's treatment in popular culture following this event and her contested conservatorship. Pop culture moments from th...

This week we look back upon the public feuds of the polarizing and controversial rapper, Azealia Banks. Hannah discusses the early spats with Nicki Minaj, homophobia against Zayn Malik (which got her banned from Twitter), Rihanna and that time she was left alone in Elon Musk and Grimes' mansion. Holly looks at what she's done since, including her petty fight with Lana Del Rey, Cardi B and Irish pe...

Content Warning: discussions of abuse This week we discuss Scientology and it's impact on pop culture. Holly takes us through the Church of Scientology's teachings and the celebrities associated with it, including Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Elizabeth Moss. Hannah talks about the celebrities who have left Scientology and who now label it as a cult! We also discuss important pop culture moments f...

Content Warning: discussion of eating disorders We look at the combined force of the inseperable Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen this week! Hannah tracks their early years and explores the exploitative behaviours they were subjected to as children without a childhood out of the spotlight. Holly looks at what they've been up to in their adult lives and (unsurprisingly) it has been MUCH quieter than thei...

Content Warning: discussion of sexual abuse and violence Culture Hang meets True Crime this week! We look at some celebrity robberies. Holly tells us about the infamous robberies that inspired the film 'The Bling Ring' and how Paris Hilton's house was repeatedly burgled without her even knowing and the times they also robbed Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Megan Fox. Hannah looks at Kim Kardashia...

Content Warning: discussions of sexual abuse, eating disorders and drug and alcohol addiction Back by popular demand, this week we look again at two more child stars! Hannah takes us through the troubled and stressful young life of Demi Lovato and how we think she now deserves a break from her management. Holly looks at all of the controversy surrounding Lindsay Lohan's life and what strange thing...

Content Warning: anti-semitism and racism This week on Culture Hang, we're looking at corrupt men again!! This time we're talking Disney, the man and the world. Holly discusses Walt Disney's terrible personal views people like to ignore and addresses the cryogenically frozen head rumours. Hannah explains how staff at Disney Parks are being mistreated. We also discuss all the dramatic thi...

Happy New Year! This week on Culture Hang we discuss the dangerous and neglectful endorsement from celebritites for their young, impressionable audiences. Hannah takes us through the toxic diet products pushed by influencers from the Kardashians to ex-Love Island contestants and Holly goes through the cult that is Gywneth Paltrow's goop and two mad episodes of 'The Goop Lab'. Join our Culture Gang...

Welcome to Culture Hang's First Annual Pop Culture Awards!! On this ep, we reward some of the best, but mostly the WORST behaved celebrities of 2020. The categories include the Pettiness Awards, Most Problematic Celeb, Redemption of the Year, Best Celeb and the Fall from Grace Award! Join in with us and decide who you think is the most deserving celebrity and if you think we've got it wrong, let u...

Merry Christmas from your gals at Culture Hang! To get into the festive spirit we bring you the Christmas Disco of your primary school days! We discuss our top five Christmas songs (surprisingly, some are ranked the same for both of us!), guess which singer sang the Christmas song from the lyric Indie and Pop edition, what whacky celebrity traditions are out there. To end we top it off with playin...

Get ready for A LOT of tangets, chaos and fast talking this week! We discuss some celebrity feuds that the world has forgotten about. Holly looks back to Alec Baldwin vs American Airlines, Avril Lavigne vs Mark Zuckerberg (what kind of music does he listens to??) and Azealia Banks vs Russell Crowe. Hannah takes us through the incredible detective work of Colleen Rooney during Wagatha Christie! We...

The Kardashians are back and more problematic than ever! This week we cover ALL the Kardashian controversies during the time of Miss Rona. Hannah covers March through to July as the old drama between Kim and Taylor Swift is reignited, Kourtney and Kim's drama gets physical and Kylie forgets the pandemic is happening. Holly takes us from August right through to the present delving into Kim's pregna...

This week we can't help but talk all about the enduring obsession with certain white men! Holly cateogories white male celebrities under the umbrella of Twitter's White Boy of the Month and #internetboyfriend. We have the Attractive but Eccentrics: Adam Driver and Robert Pattinson, etc.; Soft Bois: Timothee Chalamet, Noah Centineo and the newly discovered soft boi Barack Obama. We discuss the 'con...

This week Holly and Hannah return to their teenage years and the era of the YA novel! Hannah gives her opinion on John Green's early novels and his repetitive use of the whiney teenage boy and Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Holly explains why the film franchise Divergent failed and questions if it was doomed from the very beginning! They also share their very big opinions on Trisha Paytas's latest drama...

This week we talk all things memes, from the beginning to where we find ourselves now! Holly dives into the history of memes, tracing it from 2010s to Tiktoks, whilst Hannah rates iconic Vines. We talk Baby Yoda, Rise and Shine, Avocado Vines and Cake Boss. Hannah takes us through the incredible the Babadook journey to becoming a gay icon. Other topics discussed include a range of Netflix series,...

We bring you our favourite and wildest conspiracy theories. Hannah explains why Paul McCartney might be dead and how the rest of The Beatles did a bad job of covering it up.  Holly gives us a range of questionable theories, starting with some sad Britney conspiracies. She discusses how Nicholas Cage is an eternal being who is feuding with John Travolta and the glorious theory that Ted Cruz is...

This week we have a tipsy roundup of what we've been watching recently whilst playing the Culture Hang Drinking Game (check it out on our socials to play along to your favourite ep!). We get distracted by Kim K's not Covid-safe birthday, Holly comments on The Social Dilemma and Facebook Mums and Hannah discusses Trisha Paytas' new podcast and her *troubling* understanding of Judaism.  Follow...

Content Warning: racism, sexual violence and sexism Happy Halloween from your favourite rambling ladies! This week we discuss our costumes from Halloweens passed before recounting some spooky spirits from Scotland and Yorkshire! Holly talks about the ghosts of Glamis and Hannah shares the grisly details of the Black Monk of Pontefract. To calm down at the end we divulge celebrity ghost stories! St...

This week, we're feeling positive! We discuss our two favourite women: Jennifer Coolidge and Dolly Parton. Hannah talks about the icon that is Jennifer Coolidge and how, despite her memorable characters, she is never cast in a leading role. Holly discusses the multi-talented legend Dolly Parton and gives us even more reasons to stan. With all this positivity we still make time to gossip about pop-...

Content Warning: discussion of sexism, sexual harrassment & abuse and racism. This week we looked back to all the terrible, sexist things that have happened to *mainly* women on stage during  televised performances/award acceptances. Holly charts how the terrible events of Janet Jackson's 'Wardrobe Malfunction' 2004, to Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009...

Content Warning: transphobia, racism, DID, sexual and domestic abuse We're back and even more opinionated for the 10th installment of Culture Hang! This week we tackle controversial celebrities! Hannah talks about Trisha Paytas and her numerous controversies, ranging from small mishaps to harmfully damaging statements. Holly tells us all about Lana Del Rey's recent controversies, including her con...

Hello and welcome to this week's deep dive into the pop stars who made us the wonderful beings we are today! Holly talks endlessly about the one and only Lady Gaga, talking of all the highlights of both her music and acting career and her incredible outfits! Hannah reminisceces about the early Jonas Brothers drama and the impact it had on her young, forming mind! Follow us on instagram @culturehan...

Welcome to the brand new episode of Culture Hang where we delve into the past and take you right back to your school history lessons. This week we let out our inner history nerd and talk about our favourite pop culture moments from history.  Hannah discusses the Stuarts and explores the many mistresses of Charles II while Holly shares stories about Marie Antoinette and that iconic 'let t...

Wow we've got a full one for you lovely people this week! Join us as we delve into the sordid, drug-fuelled and hurting world of Fleetwood Mac as they recorded 'Rumours' in 1977, the recent scandels of Ewan McGregor's cheating and public fallout with his ex-wife and daughters! This week we have a good old fashioned rant about the whole crazy situation of the world right now! Follow us on instagram...

This week, we discuss the consequences of childhood fame and explore the dark consequences of public pressure and evil influences. Hannah explains the worrying influence of Dan Schnieder at Nickelodeon and the portrayal of young girls on his shows, while Holly looks at the sad history of Amanda Bynes. We also discuss our favourite *iconic* Amanda Bynes' films and debate whether we would ever get o...