<p>We're back for 2026 with a fresh, new look! We discuss our new era and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTMWHRkEvkL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jas' Instagram post</a> sharing her feelings about building a creative project. Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are packing on the PDA at awards season, and creating discourse including <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/when-a-guy-calls-his-girlfriend-partner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GQ's take</a> about using the term 'partner'. In Culture Shock, we break down what's going on with Ashley Tisdale's supposedly <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/ashley-tisdale-french-mom-group-mean-girls-parenting.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">toxic mum group</a>.</p><br><p>As we enter a new year, many people have been setting goals to be more offline—but in our tech-obsessed lives, is this even possible? We reference <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@flylikeadove?_r=1&amp;_t=ZN-92jfounh7wY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tamara's 365 Buttons</a>, people turning on <a href="https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS55TYpBM/https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS55TYpBM/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen Z's internet speak</a> and the proliferation of AI slop, including <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTKUEAUgOT1/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeanswest's strange</a> Instagram rebrand. We ask if the chronically online will become a new type of class, as posed by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm2Q9HkbLsQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube creator, Magic</a>. And, in a world of personal branding and content creation, can we even <a href="https://medium.com/@LongGameStudio/why-people-want-to-go-offline-and-why-not-everyone-can-1e12dea87b56" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">afford to go offline</a>? We reference a piece from The Cut, titled <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing</a> by Kathryn Jezer-Morton and attention as a form of prayer by TikTok user, <a href="https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS55T21Pv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Stobes</a>.</p><br><p>In Bookmarked, Jas recommends <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Amy-Taylor-Ruins-9781761068515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Taylor's novel Ruins</a> while Maggie recommends the Scottish documentary, <a href="https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/the-golden-spurtle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Golden Spurtle</a>.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening and thank you again to everyone who sent a kind word via Jas's post or Apple reviews! We're so grateful to have you and can't wait to create more in 2026. </p><br><p>Our new cover art is by Katie Zhou and podcast and jingle editing is by India Wallis. </p><br><p>Jas &amp; Maggie xo</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>