

Shit You Should Care About
Shit You Should Care About
Giving you the news without giving you the blues x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 7, 2023 • 21min
Culture Vulture: Date The Person Who Makes You Cringe
Listen to the full episode of Culture Vulture of Spotify here.And on Apple Podcasts here.London Laura's first full week on the mic and DAMN it feels so good!!! We talk about the latest in Selena & Hailey (and why we should all go and touch a bit of grass), Sabrina Carpenter's BBC Live Lounge being taken down, the Jonas Brothers getting Haley Lu Richardson to star in their latest music video and then Lauras case for why you should (maybe) date the person who makes you cringe!!Luce's pocket collection on Fandom: https://getpocket.com/collections/how-the-internet-drives-fandom-to-new-heights?utm_source=sysca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 2023 • 33min
"My Poops," magical elves, & Kapa Haka
A lot of WEIRD things were seen on the internet this week, and we talk about them ALL. But don't worry in this ep - we also bring a bunch of positive news (can you believe it?) Listen wherever you get your pods!And to hear Brian Tamaki's rant straight from the horse's mouth check out this link here (starts at 2 hours and 4 minutes) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 2023 • 31min
This Little Piggy Got Caught In A Cyclone
This week Squish and Luce unpack some of the stories you MAY not have heard about after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated New Zealand, South Korea recognises same sex marriage for the first time, META tests charing us for verification, and an incredibly good mundane poll idea springs up. Tune in wherever you get your pods!Check out the Incredible story on Stuff about how Mikey Kihi, Rikki Kihi and Morehu Maxwell saved dozens of people from the cyclone here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 2023 • 34min
Algospeak, Rihanna, BingGPT & Popping Balloons
This week Luce and Dunc are on the mic to talk about his resignation, Rihanna's Super Bowl performance, the US shooting down UFOs, Algospeak, Bing using ChatGPT and much much more. Tune in wherever you get your pods!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2023 • 11min
Culture Vulture: Netflix's Big Backtrack & Unpacking The Grammys
Listen to the full episode of Culture Vulture on Spotify here.Or on Apple Podcasts here.This week Luce and Liv jump on the mic for Liv's second to last ever Culture Vulture to talk about Netflix fucking around (and finding out) and all the drama at this year's Grammys. Tune in wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2023 • 32min
Let's Talk About Tyre Nichols
We start the week off by talking about the floods in Auckland, before talking about the police brutality that lead to the death of Tyre Nichols. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 2023 • 29min
M&Ms & New PMs
Squish is back with Luce on the mic this week to to talk about some Very Serious News, like someone who is going around 'sausaging' people, the M&M spokescandies being 'cancelled' and some little penguins causing a 'poonami,' while Luce brings some actual serious stuff to the table for once. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2023 • 38min
Greta Got Carried Away
This week it's Luce and Dunc on the mic to talk to you all about whether he's an Anne Frank girlie, a Salem witch trials girlie, or a Titanic girlie. We also talk about some serious stuff, like nuclear energy being a response to climate change, Greta Thunberg being carried away, ChatGPT writing news stories, and Elon verifying the Taliban on Twitter - all good stuff!! Tune in wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2023 • 20min
Culture Vulture: Why Do We Do ANYTHNG?
This episode was brought to you by Auckland University of Technology who are putting on a webinar to help you figure out how to get into (or back into) study! Register for their online webinar here!Listen to the full episode of Culture Vulture on Spotify here.And on Apple Podcasts here.A bit of a philosophical ep on the cards today team, but not before we debunk all the rumours spreading about Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth (nothing like a bit of media literacy to start the ep!). TikTok has gone WILD with big unsubstantiated claims (what's new) about Liam's behaviour during their relashe - and people have been taking it as fact??? Not on this pod!Then, we get into intrinsic vs extrinsic motivations - and what makes us do what we do. Is it for us? Is it for money? For praise? For likes? How do we make sure we're doing things for the right reasons?? All of this and more in this weeks ep!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2023 • 33min
Same Shit Different Year
This episode was brought to you by Auckland University of Technology who are putting on a webinar to help you figure out how to get into (or back into) study! Register for their online webinar here!We're back!!!! Luce immediately breaks her 'no Matty Healy' rule, we talk about Brazil's capital being stormed, a shooting in a school, the new Speaker of the House, and an update on Andrew Tate. Big start to the year!! Listen wherever you get your pods! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


