About this episode

The episode features a group chat discussing various cultural topics including theatre etiquette and Madonna.

Every second Thursday we have group chat: a chance to talk about the stories that might not make the news bulletins but do fill up your social media feed, Jesse is joined by Culture 101's Perlina Lau, Olivia Wilson, senior producer on Afternoons and film aficionado Kate Rodger.

People in this episode

Host: Jesse

Guests: Perlina Lau, Olivia Wilson, Kate Rodger

Topics covered

• social media
• theatre etiquette
• cultural discussions
• current events
• entertainment

Keywords

• Amisfield
• theatre
• Madonna
• social media
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Culture 101

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