How Rage Bait Replaced Moral Compasses
Is it cynical to question if podcasts are being recorded just to get viral social media clips? And is it ironic that we're saying that on OUR podcast?This week, hosts Ione and Gina delve into the murk...
13 Loka 202425min
Celebrity Culture Is Dead and Fandom Killed It
Last week The Last Dinner Party caught major heat from fans after security at their show screened cis male attendees. Meanwhile across the pond, Billie Eilish stans are overstepping boundaries by hurl...
6 Loka 202431min
Sally Rooney, Post Individualism and How Marketing Became a Part of Culture
Has the internet killed our sense of self? Why are the advertising campaigns for films, albums and books lauded more than the art itself? And can everyone leave Sally Rooney alone already? This week I...
28 Syys 202433min
Body Horror, Beauty Standards, & The Substance as a Feminist Masterpiece
This week we've partnered with MUBI to bring you an extra special live episode from HOME Manchester to dig into The Substance - Coralie Fargeat’s flamboyant body horror that provocatively lambasts bea...
22 Syys 202442min
Summer Catch Up: Chappell Roan, Nikocado Avocado, Harry Potter Castings And Taylor Swift's Politics
The Polyester Podcast is back after a couple of episodes break so our hosts could go on holidays and for this extra special episode Ione and Gina are digging into all of the discourse we missed in the...
15 Syys 202432min
The Dark Chaos Of The 'It Ends With Us' Press Tour
Our feeds have been overrun with a new celeb squabble as the press rollout for the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 'It Ends With Us' goes absolutely tits up. Both TikTok and X users have spent the...
18 Elo 202430min
The Spirituality Girly To Alt Right Pipeline
How does embracing your divine feminine turn into an interest in eugenics? Are conspiracy theories making hippies move away from liberal spirituality and towards alt right ideals? This week, hosts Ion...
11 Elo 202434min
So… We Got Cancelled
Last week, Polyester suffered a great injustice on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter as right wing journalists piled on our humble hosts for sharing a pitch call out. This week, Ione...
4 Elo 202427min
