Podcast
Two Girls One Culture
Hosted by Claudia Zoetmulder and Sadie Wilcox · EN
Join two girls as we verbally doom-scroll through culture and the internet's most charted territory.
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Khia Aslyum: The Stan Twitter-ification of Music Criticism
Mar 601:11:41Tap to summarizeHello everyone, welcome back to Two Girls One Culture! Today we enter the world of stan twitter through the lens of the ‘Khia Asylum,’ a fictional prison in which pop music artists are locked for not charting or having cultural impact. We discuss the influence of stan twitter on music criticism, the fact that ‘normie’ spaces internet have now been infiltrated with stan twitter humour and language, and the tendency towards misogyny that this space of the internet tends to take.Khia Asylum Escape plan: Our cultural guide to understanding and escaping the asylum The Khia Asylum- Anthony Fantano and The Switologist https://youtu.be/FcJWRM-RNXw?si=B44BnObHF30GCiDsThe Horn Of Plenty Honky Tonk - Nymphet Alumni https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qgAzqf0K21jRtj9cWYrpo?si=3VWKEZ2lSIucbSoYEhtsoAFreeing Myself From The Shackles Of Hate: The Gracie Abraham’s Files https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yNkqzli2I3gIMWkm9ujq6?si=uUUYJkZqRsq0Nnwg3lLxjgFeeding Starving Celebrities FT. Charli Xcx https://youtu.be/oZ6WuIvsljI?si=y5ExkE7jLHRMNyAaHalsey: BADLANDS, Tour & Pop Stardom | Zane Lowe interview https://youtu.be/LMDAcg6r4-M?si=_yROjB0sipzWPdNgShaad D'Souza's review of the Tennis album Face Down in The Gardenhttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tennis-face-down-in-the-garden/
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Plastic Surgery: Misadventures in Silicone Valley
Dec 701:04:58Tap to summarizeHi everyone! Welcome back to Two Girls One Culture. Today we are discussing plastic surgery culture in 2025. We traverse the trends of plastic surgery at the moment such as buccal fat removal, BBL removal and smaller breast implants, and discuss how this reflects body image trends in 2025 of skinnier bodies. The episode tracks plastic surgery trends over time in intersection with social media and pop culture, and then tracks the perception of plastic surgery with feminism and feminist thought. We hope the episode is thought provoking and we hope you enjoyed!
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Recap Episode Two: West End Girl, Gay Halloween, Sydney Sweeney...
Nov 1800:43:08Tap to summarizeHi guys, welcome back to Two Girls One Culture, Today we have the second recap episode - this week we discuss the release of Lilly Allen's West End Girl, Rosalia's Lux, Charli XCX's new singles for Wuthering Heights and Eusexua Afterglow by FKA Twigs. We also discuss Sydney Sweeney's destruction of her own career, American Horror Story season 13, the idea of hating gay halloween because what do you mean your costume is Jemima Jo Kirke saying her guilt is never pleasurable.... and 67. Hope you enjoy!
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The Rise of Conservatism: 2016 vs 2025
Oct 2801:12:09Tap to summarizeHi guys, welcome back to Two Girls One Culture! Today we are taking you back 10 years in time, to look at the political landscape of the western world when Donald Trump was elected in the US for the first time. We survey the differences in fashion, music, social media and pop culture between 2016 and 2025 to explore the undeniable rise of conservatism as the leading cultural political movement. We hope you enjoy!
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Recap Episode One: Life of a Showgirl, Cardi B vs Nicki Minaj, Fashion Week...
Oct 1400:38:36Tap to summarizeHi guys, welcome back to Two Girls One Culture. Today we bring you a new kind of episode - the pop culture recap! This episode we discuss the Life of a Showgirl release week, the twitter beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, Paris and London fashion weeks, One Battle After Another, Charli XCX’s new movie, and Timothee Chalamet’s buzzcut! We hope you enjoy!
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The Endless Adaptation
Oct 600:42:37Tap to summarizeHi guys, welcome back to Two Girls One Culture! Today we interrogate the reasoning behind the internet's uproar surrounding Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights. We look at successful adaptations of classic literature, discuss the endless churn of carbon copy content and look into what it means to make art with creative restraints. Hope you enjoy!
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Taylor Swift: Culture's Most Polarising Showgirl
Sep 1501:28:56Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Two Girls One Culture! On this week’s episode, we wade into the notoriously dangerous waters of Taylor Swift and her accompanying lore. Using her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, we examine the ways in which she has embodied ‘the showgirl’ throughout her career, unpacking her relationship with fame and the media. We focus on how Swift's particular brand of showmanship has propelled her to one of the most consistent fixtures of popular culture. We also examine what she means to the culture in terms of feminism, environmentalism, fan culture, music industry and conspiracy, all in attempt to understand where artist and showgirl meet, and why the whole world seems to care about about one miss Taylor Swift!
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Endless Youth: The Fascination with Indie Sleaze
Jul 2300:50:54Tap to summarizeHi guys! Welcome back to Two Girls One Culture, today we are discussing the 'Indie Sleaze' movement that appeared in popular culture from around 2006-2012, through the lens of the key musical and fashion influences. We discuss the attempted comeback of indie sleaze that has been circulating recently, pushed by the success of the Dare, who takes strong influence from the electro-clash side of the era. We also distinguish two separate sides of indie sleaze, the physical media of the time, and preciousness of a culture that existed pre-social media. Hope you guys enjoy, and see you soon!PS. Claudia has created a special playlist to accompany this episode…https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yK1Jg63BruVbpGYNUjaOv?si=VPT3M8uFRtKle2AaKnCJuQ&pi=w0BDEathRsCHC&nd=1&dlsi=23d3e32eec98476c
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Manifesting Pop: The Addison Rae Vision
Jun 5, 202501:03:12Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Two Girls One Culture!Today, ahead of the release of Addison Rae's self-titled album, we have a lighthearted and chatty look at the idea of Addison the artist and Addison the person.We discuss Addison's rise to fame, her fashion and visual choices and the single and music video roll-out so far. Hope you enjoy listening, and let us know what you think of the album!
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The Pop Girl Effect: A sliding Scale of Sexuality (Part Two)
May 21, 202501:20:34Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Two Girls One Culture!Today we bring you part two of the Pop Girl Effect episode. We take an in depth look at female pop-stars from the 2010's to present day 2025, in order to unpack the culture's obsession with female sexuality and all the ways the music industry has sold this to us. Looking specifically at the modern class of pop stardom we interrogate the child star to pop diva pipeline, examine the phenomenon around Billie Eilish's fashion choices and explore Sabrina Carpenter's suggestive image.Hope you enjoy!
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