Culture Vulture

Upon the release of Harry Styles' new beauty brand 'Pleasing' and Billie Eilish's new fragrance 'Eilish,' Luce and Liv go into the history of the celebrity beauty brand. From Elizabeth Taylor's perfumes to Rihanna's Fenty line, we discuss whether the world needs more beauty brands (spoiler alert: it doesn't), and we walk through some of the wildest products out there (I'm looking at Goops at home...

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 best way? Is...

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.  As always, a big shout out to&...

An updated version of our 'What Happened to Ed Sheeran' podcast with an added album review. FIRST OF ALL, Liv and I LOVE ED SHEERAN. We’ve grown up with him, we used to cover Give Me Love and Kiss Me at every gig we ever played. But we had to ask: how could the same man who wrote Grade 8, This City, The Man, This, Bloodstream, U.N.I etc etc etc write BAD HABITS??? He sang You Need Me Man, I Don’t...

Luce and Liv sit down to discuss why Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker and Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are literally copy and pasted versions of each other! And why they make us cringe (but kinda in a good way...) As always, a big shout out to  Neon  - literally the best NZ streaming service - for making this episode of Culture Vulture possible....

Luce and Liv sat down with Stella AKA Benee to chat about mental health, why we all need a good cry sometimes, her new music & her love for Kath and Kim! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Luce and Liv give you all the details on the Zayn/Gigi/Yolanda situation before unpacking every little detail (including lots of extremely fun facts) about everyone's favourite football coach, Ted Lasso. Thank you to Neon for making this episode of Culture Vulture happen (and for having all the best TV shows to keep us occupied during lockdown!) You can get a 14 day free trial for Neon a...

UM hey besties!!!! I sat down with Chris Klemens to talk about literally everything. From mental health, to Booger, to ALL his weird celebrity interactions, to quizzing him on New Zealand (and then organising him a trip here) it was a RIIIIDE. AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN COZ I ASKED ALLLL YOUR QUESTIONS TOO! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Culture Vulture Luce and Liv dive deep into the Dave Chappelle/ Netflix controversy, Billy Porter's comments about Harry Styles in Vogue, and a big segment about things that should have been left as books/ shouldn't have had a sequel (we're looking at YOU Grease 2 and Vampire Academy.) Also! If you dig our podcasts, vote for us at the NZ Podcast Awards here:  https://www.nzpodcas...

New format alert! Luce and Liv begin with a game of naughty or nice where they discuss Little Mix's falling out with ex band member Jesy, and Jameela Jamil clapping back to the people who didn't think she should be credited on James Blake's latest album. Then they launch into a big old chat about Adele - because she did NOT go easy on us with her new single. Also! If you dig our podcasts, vote for...

Luce and Liv chat about the ethics of posthumous albums. From Mac Miller, to Amy Winehouse, to Avicii - are they necessary? Are they ethical? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liv and Luce sat down to chat about why we gave so much of a shit about couch guy (and by we I mean the world), and the phenomenon that is Squid Game. I also brought some really fun theories to the table, so you should defs listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SEX EDUCATION AND SALLY ROONEY - WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO SAY? (50 minutes worth of things apparently!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Episode of Culture Vulture - our weekly pop culture podcast! What Happened to Ed Sheeran?  FIRST OF ALL, Liv and I LOVE ED SHEERAN. We’ve grown up with him, we used to cover Give Me Love and Kiss Me at every gig we ever played. But we had to ask: how could the same man who wrote Grade 8, This City, The Man, This, Bloodstream, U.N.I etc etc etc write BAD HABITS??? He sang You Need Me Man,...

A bumper bloody edition of Culture Vulture about The White Lotus - there is just SO MUCH TO GO INTO. You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch everything from Love Island to Succession on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WHAT COULD WE HAVE POSSIBLY LEARNT FROM LOVE ISLAND? As it turns out - a lot. Communication styles, how to allow people to grow in real-time, and the fact that you can win even if your partner has cheated on you at casa amor??? We promise this is the last Love Island debrief (til next time... ) You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch everything from Love Island...

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In today’s episode of Culture Vulture Luce & Liv break down: Why Olivia Rodrigo shouldn’t have had to add Hayley Williams and Josh Farro to the writing credits for Good 4 U the difference between sampling and interpolating and we even get Gemma Styles’ take on the whole thing ALSO, YOU SHOULD SIGN UP TO OUR NEW NEWSLETTER HERE: https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/secret   And listen to our...

THE FINAL DEBRIEF :( We look back on: Our winners and losers of the season The best and worst moments Why we think this season was the most wholesome yet, actually You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch Love Island with us on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

The last normal episode BEFORE THE FINAL! We discuss: jibertys downfall the aftermath of the compatibility vote why Liberty is the best contestant on Love Island EVER You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch Love Island with us on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

We interviewed Lorde and it was THE SICKEST THING EVER. She was so kind and open and honest, and answered all our fan-girl questions with such grace and humor. UGH. Love her. And you should most definitely stream Solar Power too. It rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Greatest Showman? We discuss: The demise of Jiberty GRADUATIONS ON GRADUATIONS Teddy and Faye's Reunion You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch Love Island with us on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where is the Love in Love Island? This week was hard to watch, to say the least. We discuss: The explosive aftermath of the movie challenge Whether enough is being done for the mental health of the islanders WHY DO WE NOW KINDA STAN CHLOE AND TOBY? You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch Love Island with us on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legen...

We discuss: The gross 'lad holiday' mentality Teddy and Faye being DONE DIRTY Millie and Liam, Kaz and Tyler and TOBY AS A WHOLE CONCEPT You can listen to Culture Vulture wherever you get your podcasts, and watch Love Island with us (at 1pm every day) on Neon NZ - our fave streaming service & the legends who are making this whole series happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

We caught up with Sharon from Love Island and she WAS SO GREAT and so honest with us! She spills on: What she really thinks about all the islanders What they're allowed to access on their love island phones What they do when the cameras are off Who she thinks is gonna win The fact that they aren't allowed to KNOW THE TIME What and when they eat Forgetting the camera's are there LITERALLY EVERYTHIN...