Everything Is Content

Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

In a world where Everything Is Content - Beth McColl, Ruchira Sharma and Oenone are here to guide you through the stories that have ignited the internet each week.

Films, viral long reads, Instagram scandals, celebrity nonsense, reality TV obsessions and TikTok trends- if you can post about it online, then we can (and will) turn it into discourse.

Every week, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone will delve into the biggest and splashiest pop culture stories, before weighing in on the conversations that they have ignited online. Why are we so interested in these stories? And what does this say about us as we try to navigate life in the "real" world?

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May 3, 2024 · 48 min
Match Of The Slay, Marathon Bandits & The Reality Of Reality TV Love
Game, set, match (is that what they say in tennis?!) This week on Everything Is Content join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we discuss what may well be the film of the year so far - Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers. We also dive into a debate that has fired up the running community and we discuss Chloe Burrows' new Channel 4 documentary - The Truth About Reality Love. We loved chatting with you guys in the DMs about Taylor Swift last week - if you have anything to say to us get in touch @everythingiscontentpod! — And if you’re looking for a way to brighten up your life on a budget, Beth’s book Romanticise Your Life is only 99p on Kindle for the rest of May. Through anecdotes, inspiring tips and journal prompts, Romanticise Your Life is a non-fiction guide to doing more of what you love, feeling like the main character & seeking the joy that’s already all around. — AUDIBLE: Green Wing Resuscitated CHANNEL 4: Green Wing TATLER: Every photograph from Lady Lola Bute’s spectacularly indulgent 25th birthday party ROLLING STONE: Kendrick Did Everything He Needed to on ‘Euphoria’ THE GUARDIAN: Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance GQ: How gay is challengers, really? LA TIMES: Law Roach breaks down Zendaya’s tennis-inspired ‘Challengers’ looks and ‘method dressing’ YOUTUBE: Zendaya training for Challengers RUNNER’S WORLD: When You Bandit a Race, You Ruin It For Everyone CHANNEL 4: The Truth About Reality Love MEG GOLDBERGER: How much money I made from my breakup series OENONE FORBAT: Bad Influence — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 · 34 min
Everything In Conversation: True Crime, Bad Women & BookTok with Eliza Clark
Well, what’s this then?! Welcome to the first edition of Everything In Conversation - where Beth, Ruchira and Oenone chat to the people behind the content that we’ve all been loving! This week - we will be in conversation with Eliza Clark, the author of Boy Parts and Penance. We LOVED Penance when we read it as our book club choice - and we had loads of questions for Eliza - so we asked her to come and chat to us about the book that we all loved so much! Was she a chronically online Tumblr girlie? Does she actually care about true crime? And what is it like when you get compared to your characters, especially when those characters do murders… Penance is out in paperback this week on 2nd May. Grab your copy in your local bookshop or you can buy one here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571371785-penance/ Follow Eliza on Instagram @fancyeliza — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2024 · 44 min
The Internet Ruining Baby Reindeer, Drake Vs. Kendrick & Taylor The Tortured Poet
Hello! We’ve got another episode of Everything Is Content for you - this week the internet has slightly soured the way we’re looking at Baby Reindeer, did we all miss the point of the show? Drake has been using AI in a diss track - is it ethically ambiguous or is this the new frontier of diss tracks? We also, of course, discuss Taylor Swift’s new album - The Tortured Poets Department. Has she managed to win over three non-Swifites? If you want to understand more about the issue of stalking - listen to Ruchira's podcast Anatomy of A Stalker, which is available on all podcast platforms. — NETFLIX: Ripley WELLCOME COLLECTION: The Cult of Beauty (closes on 28th April) BBC: 'Seagull Boy', nine, wins European screeching competition VOGUE: Inside Victoria Beckham’s Star-Studded 50th Birthday Party THE GUARDIAN: Spice Girls reunite at Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party DAVID BECKHAM: I mean come on x THE GUARDIAN: The dangerous fallout from Baby Reindeer PASTE: Taylor Swift Strikes Out Looking on The Tortured Poets Department NEWSNIGHT: “I think of the uniqueness of Taylor Swift is that she speaks for an audience that is not always spoken for” 29Secrets: Taylor Swift Is Chevrolet: TTPD And Brand Evolution PITCHFORK: Drake Taunts Kendrick Lamar Again on Diss Song With AI 2Pac and Snoop Dogg Verses BILLBOARD: Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens to Sue Drake Over Diss Track Featuring AI-Generated Tupac Voice — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2024 · 40 min
Joe Lycett's Fake News, Coachella Flops & Should Kids Be Banned From Pubs?
This week on Everything Is Content - Ruchira, Beth and Oenone have been glued to Netflix watching Richard Gadd’s new drama-thriller Baby Reindeer. Meanwhile, Coachella fashion has become increasingly uninspired, Joe Lycett’s been planting fake news and this week’s debate on X has been about whether pubs should be allowed to be ‘child free’. Got something to say to us? Cool! Get involved with our Instagram @everythingiscontentpod - we’re also on TikTok under the same username! — DAZED: Why ‘girl’s girl’ feminism is bullshit SISTER WIVES DAZED: Coachella is having a fashion identity crisis THE GUARDIAN: Joe Lycett discloses four fake stories he planted in UK media NEW STATESMAN: Joe Lycett’s self-serving fake news stunt JOE LYCETT: More, More, More - How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? KYLE: Found My New Local NETFLIX: Baby Reindeer ANATOMY OF A STALKER: Apple Link ANATOMY OF A STALKER: Spotify Link DIGITAL SPY: Why Baby Reindeer's Teri was so important to the show THE GUARDIAN: ‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’: Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2024 · 46 min
Are We Dating The Same Guy, The Sexualisation Of Former Child Stars & Gay Pop
In the week that Jojo Siwa entered her bad gal era - here on Everything is Content we’re unpacking what it means for a former child star to graduate into adulthood. How does the media respond when child-stars reinvent themselves… and why is Jojo Siwa claiming to have invented gay pop? We also take a dive into a story that has lit up the timelines this week of a husband who ghosted his pregnant wife, and her crusade on Facebook to try and find him and serve him divorce papers. Do we have the right to disappear online, and does that go away if we do bad things? If you want to chat to us - please head to our Instagram @everythingiscontentpod. We’re also now on TikTok (I KNOW, look at us keeping up with the modern technology) it’s @everythingiscontentpod there too. Please join us! — TIKTOK: Nick White - Dull Co-Worker SADLER’S WELLS: What’s On BBC SOUNDS: Miss Me? PEOPLE: JoJo Siwa Always Wanted to Have Her Miley Cyrus Bangerz Moment with New Look VULTURE: Is JoJo Siwa’s ‘Karma’ a Flop or a Flop? INQUIRER: She asked the internet to find husband who ‘ghosted’ her and their kids. He was tracked down within hours LSE: Whatsapp Vigilantes THE WEEK: 'Are We Dating the Same Guy?': do Facebook groups harm or help? — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2024 · 45 min
Age Gap Relationships - A Deep Dive
Bonjour - we’ve gone international! Oenone has moved to Paris for the spring (oooh la la!) so we’re coming to you from both sides of the channel today. We’ve got something a (tiny) bit different for you in this episode - the internet was set on fire last week by The Cut who published a personal essay about an age gap relationship, so we've decided to go DEEP diving into both the article itself, and our general perception of age gaps in relationships. We also celebrate on behalf of our US listeners - who have had Sex and The City drop in full on their Netflix this week. What are some of the most iconic moments and does the show have a Gen Z equivalent? We think it’s about time that we read another book together - so let us know on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod if you’d be up for reading Middlesex with us - or drop us a suggestion if there’s anything else you want us to read as a group! — GQ: Hunter Schafer on Art, Love, Ambition—and Life Beyond Euphoria CHANNEL 4: Married At First Sight Australia NETFLIX: The Parisian Agency JEFFREY EUGENIDES: The Marriage Plot JEFFREY EUGENIDES: Middlesex THE CUT: The Case For Marrying An Older Man THE INDEPENDENT: There’s a reason we love to talk about age-gap relationships ROLLING STONE: Aaron Taylor-Johnson: Britain’s next leading man BBC: What will Gen Z make of Sex And The City, now it's on Netflix? VARIETY: Sex and the City’ on Netflix: What the Ultimate Period Piece Might Mean to a Gen Z Audience — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2024 · 38 min
Cowboy Carter, Flag Culture Wars and Twitter’s Main Characters
The trio is finally trio-ing again! Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone for this week’s Everything Is Content, which goes everywhere from Bean Dad to Beyoncé. As we celebrate the birth Bisexual Land, er, sorry - I mean *England* football kit, we also have some juicy long read recommendations for you and we weigh in on beefs of the internet variety. — JEFFREY EUGENIDES: The Virgin Suicides NOWTV: Mary and George NEW YORK MAGAZINE: Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control TEXAS MONTHLY: How Jesse Plemons Came to Star in, Well, Pretty Much Everything VANITY FAIR: Anne Hathaway on Tuning Out the Haters and Embracing Her True Self BBC: FA defends new England kit over flag design NEW YORKER: What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? ALISTAIR GREEN: Voxpop - New England Shirt INDEPENDENT: Pregnant woman says fiancé’s family rocking chair doesn’t fit nursery room ‘theme’ SLATE: We Suddenly Have My Stepson Every Weekend. Please, No! REFINERY29: Here’s Why Everyone Is Talking About Bean Dad BILLBOARD: Azealia Banks Takes Aim at Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Album Cover & Title BILLBOARD: Azealia Banks vs. The World GUARDIAN: Jason Aldean’s Try That in a Small Town sums up the delusions of the right wing — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2024 · 41 min
Banksy, Irish Wish & 2010s Feminism Is Back, Baby!
It’s another week where we’re pining for our baby girl Ruchira, but luckily the pop-culture universe has served us a big SCOOP of content to dissect this week… Join Beth and Oenone as we discuss the movie that everyone is talking about - Lindsay Lohan’s Irish Wish, the arrival of a new Banksy on someone’s gaff in Islington and the return of everyone’s problematic fave… 2010s feminism! — NETFLIX: Love Is Blind NETFLIX: Irish Wish NETFLIX: The Durrells NETFLIX: Scoop Trailer METRO: This Morning viewers can’t cope over ‘sensational’ Kate Middleton blunder NME: Owner of Banksy mural flats says he won’t put up rent – but could be tempted to sell NEW STATESMAN: The return of 2010s feminism RUTGER BREGMAN: Utopia For Realists — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2024 · 46 min
Kate Middleton Conspiracies, Ruby Franke & Sydney Sweeney In A Bikini
Beth and Oenone sail the Everything Is Content ship as a duo today because Ruchira is having the time of her life on holiday. Not jealous at all… but who needs a holiday when you have content… right?! We talk about the topic that has seeped into every corner of the internet this week - the royal photoshop fiasco, as well as child influencers speaking out and the Oscars! During our discussion of child influencers we mention eating disorders, child abuse and sexual predators. If you would like to avoid that section, please skip from 23’00 - 37’00. — NETFLIX: Green Book JONATHAN FRANZEN: Purity NEW YORK TIMES: Meghan Markle - The Losses We Share THE ATLANTIC: Kate Middleton and the End of Shared Reality GLAMOUR: Kate Middleton’s Health Is Not A Spectator Sport COSMOPOLITAN: What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content? TEEN VOGUE: Influencer Parents and The Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content THE GUARDIAN: Ruby Franke, YouTube mom vlogger, sentenced to prison for child abuse NEW YORK TIMES: What’s so funny about a naked man? MATTXIV: John Cena NATIONAL POST: Wokeness is no match for Sydney Sweeney's undeniable beauty SLATE: Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs Are Not That Big — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2024 · 39 min
Shame Kinks, Celebrity Big Brother & True Crime Novels
Can we add ‘rom-dram’ to the lexicon? We’re going to try to… whether you like it or not! This week on Everything Is Content, Beth explains to Oenone the concept of Celebrity Big Brother, Ruchira has been to see a brilliant play at the Garrick Theatre and we all get stuck in to discussing the book that you all voted for - Penance by Eliza Clark! Our discussion of Penance does contain some adult themes and we also discuss plot points in the book - so tread carefully. — CHANNEL 4: Alice & Jack NEW YORK TIMES: The Sunday Read - How Tom Sandoval became the most hated man in America SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE: Real Housewives with Elizabeth Day THE GARRICK THEATRE: For Black Boys… ITV: Celebrity Big Brother NEW YORK TIMES: Want to feel bad? Ask TikTok how old you look ELIZA CLARK: Penance THE GUARDIAN: Penance by Eliza Clark - art or porn? ANOTHER MAGAZINE: Eliza Clark’s New Novel Explores the Twisted Ethics of True Crime — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2024 · 45 min
Glasgow's Viral Willy Wonka Experience, Reformation x Monica Lewinsky & RIP Vice
Treat yourself to one jellybean and half a cup of lemonade as we head into the AI Wonka Hellscape - prepare to be captivated by an audio spectacle! This week on the podcast, join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we discuss Reformation’s new supermodel, a bawling Taylor Swift fan and the very sad closure of our beloved Vice. — WILLY’S CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE (link still live at time of posting) INDEPENDENT: Angry Oompa Loompas and no chocolate ROLLING STONE: Huckster Behind ‘Willy Wonka’ Event Also Sells AI-Written Vaccine Conspiracy Books ELLE: Monica Lewinsky on Becoming a Fashion Campaign Star at 50 ROLLING STONE: ‘I’m Laughing Along’: Taylor Swift Fan From Viral Exile Video Thinks It’s Funny Too OBSERVER: I used to be ashamed of being a fangirl TIKTOK: IHOP Happy Dance THE GUARDIAN: Why angry ‘anti-fans’ turn on the influencers they once loved HANNAH EWENS: Fangirls THE GUARDIAN: Vice’s cunning, irreverent journalism is dead RYAN BRODERICK: Tiktok is for millennials, it turns out VICE: What Your Choice of Crisps Says About You VICE: Ovum Easy, Please VICE: Westminster Dog Show… on acid! VICE: How Dublin Celebrated the 48-Hour Legal Ecstasy Loophole — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2024 · 44 min
The Rom-Com Renaissance, Insane Personal Essays & Who TF DID She Marry?!
We’ve stepped out of our ‘This Is Me… Now’ daze to bring you this week’s podcast - which also includes news of the rom-com renaissance, the cliff notes on the 52-part TikTok storytime and a deep-dive into the morality of the personal essay genre. In this episode we discuss a story that's centred around living with poor mental health. If you, or someone you love needs advice or guidance in this area, the NHS is a great place to start. The Samaritans also provide a free listening service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year if you ever need to talk about something that's upsetting you. UK listeners can call 116 123 to access this service. Wherever you're listening, you should always reach out to your doctor or a certified medical professional if you've been affected by anything you've heard and you feel you need more support and guidance. — NEW YORK TIMES: The ‘Daddy’ Will See You Now REESA TEESA: Who TF Did I Marry? ROLLING STONE: ‘Who TF Did I Marry’ THIS IS ME… NOW THE CUT: The Lure of Divorce THE CUT: The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger THE TIMES: My husband used to be hot THE NEW YORKER: Cat Person THE TIMES: Dolly Alderton VOX: Everyone’s a sellout now JIA TOLENTINO: Trick Mirror — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2024 · 48 min
The Super Bowl, One Day On Netflix & Is Galentine's Day Fake?
Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone for this loved-up edition of Everything Is Content! So… what happened this week, lovebirds? A terrifying turtle was fished out of a pond in Cumbria, Ice Spice learned the rules of American football and we all got to enjoy Zac Efron’s Lord Farquad-esque hairdo in The Iron Claw. And look, we are going to talk about the Super Bowl - but we’re going to steer clear of Taylor Swift discourse for this week. Every time we mention her we’ll be putting £1 in our private jet fund... promise. And a gentle reminder for you to get your copy of Eliza Clark’s Penance. We’ll be discussing it on the podcast on 8th March. On the podcast for you today we have... 0:54 - What have we been loving this week? 7:20 - Galentines Day 17:18 - One Day 32:41 - The Super Bowl — THE GUARDIAN: The Iron Claw review APPLE TV: Criminal Record BBC: Happy Valley BBC: Meet Fluffy the alligator snapping turtle found in Urswick Tarn, Cumbria NEW YORK TIMES: 13th February - A Holiday I Prefer Not To Celebrate NETFLIX: One Day BBC: I rarely saw people like me in lead roles, says Ambika Mod AMAZON: Mr. & Mrs. Smith Beyoncé announces Act II of Renaissance at the Super Bowl and releases two singles Michael Cera X Cera Ve — Beth’s book Romanticise Your Life is out now! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1398720860/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1706812058&sr=8-1 — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2024 · 36 min
Apple Vision Pro, The Grammy's & Is Oppenheimer Babygirl?
Guys… bear with us… but we’re talking about Taylor Swift again - and who can blame us? The timeline has been all about Grammy’s discourse this week so we’re wading in. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro goggles and a captivating long read. There is reference to sexual assault in this episode. If you would like to avoid this, please skip from 2:30-5:30 in this episode. This episode also contains some very strong language We’ve decided that we’re going to read Penance by Eliza Clark as a group! We’re giving you plenty of time to get on with it, and we’ll discuss it at the start of March. — NEW YORKER: A Teen’s Fatal Plunge Into the London Underworld https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/a-teens-fatal-plunge-into-the-london-underworld JODI KANTOR, MEGAN TWOHEY: She Said https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-said/jodi-kantor/megan-twohey/9781526603265 THE GUARDIAN: ‘For 11 years I’ve kept it quiet’: Rylan on his breakdown, comeback – and the hidden story of The X Factor https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/06/rylan-on-his-breakdown-comeback-and-the-hidden-story-of-x-factor (trigger warning: this article discusses sexual assault) THE GUARDIAN: All of Us Strangers review – Andrew Haigh’s drama grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/28/all-of-us-strangers-review-andrew-haigh-andrew-scott-paul-mescal VULTURE: How Taylor Swift Beat Sinatra https://www.vulture.com/article/grammys-2024-how-taylor-swift-midnights-won.html JASON OKUNDAYE: When did Taylor Swift become Taylor Swift? https://twitter.com/jasebyjason/status/1754433866620719303?s=48 HAIG98: Working in the NYC subway on the go with Apple Vision Pro?! https://twitter.com/haig98/status/1753839916948009316 GRAZIA: Jacob Elordi Is ‘So Babygirl’, But What Does That Actually Mean? https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/babygirl-meaning-definition/ — Beth’s book Romanticise Your Life is out now! — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2024 · 35 min
Stan Culture Extremes, Existential Elmo & Vanderpump Rules
It was the week that Elmo asked us if we were all ok… spoiler alert: we’re not. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone have been to a VERY exciting screening... there's a deep dive on stan culture (please don't come for us!) and we take a look at how our 2024 reading goals are going so far. Warning: your TBR may double (or triple) in size after this episode... Let us know on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod what book you'd like us to read together - we'll decide before next week's episode and then will all discuss it together in March! On the podcast today: 1:02 - Stamptown 3:18 - Existential Elmo 6:58 - Stans 18:36 - Vanderpump Rules 25:37 - Reading Update — BETH MCCOLL: Romanticise Your Life STAMPTOWN INDEPENDENT: Sesame Street’s Elmo is inundated with existential dread after asking the internet: ‘How is everybody doing? INDEPENDENT: A timeline of Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion’s feud: From Hot Girl Summer to Hiss and Big Foot GUARDIAN: Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes ANATOMY OF A STALKER HAYU: Vanderpump Rules --- BOOKS FOR YOUR TBR PILE: The Secret History - Donna Tartt Parason Against The Axe - Helen Oyeyemi Issac and the Egg - Bobby Palmer The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa The List - Yomi Adegoke War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy Poor Things - Alasdair Gray Come and Get It - Kiley Reid Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Penance - Eliza Clark Boy Parts - Eliza Clark I’m A Fan - Sheena Patel The Guest - Emma Cline BOOKS FOR YOUR PRE-ORDER LIST: Private Rites - Julia Armfield Revolutionary Acts - Jason Okundaye Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2024 · 34 min
TikTok Tradwives, Big Boys & Are The Oscar Noms A Feminist Issue?
The timeline has been on fire with talk about this year’s Oscars nominations - so obviously, it’s time for Beth, Oenone and Ruchira to weigh in on the discourse. Does this prove the point of Barbie, or are we casting a white feminist lens over a wider issue? We also discuss TikTok Tradwives and Jack Rooke’s sitcom Big Boys. — BBC IPLAYER: The Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors NOWTV: True Detective https://www.nowtv.com/watch/true-detective/016fda5f94dee410VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ NEW YORK TIMES: Why Greta Gerwig was snubbed for a Best Director Nomination https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/greta-gerwig-barbie-oscar-snub.html LOS ANGELES TIMES: Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-23/barbie-oscar-snubs-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-movie-point TIKTOK: Nara Smith https://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith?lang=en THE CUT: Is Tradwife content dangerous or just stupid? https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html EDUCATED: Tara Westover https://www.waterstones.com/book/educated/tara-westover/9780099511021 CHANNEL 4: Big Boys https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-boys METRO: I was scared of straight men until I walked into a random house https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/like-big-boys-straight-mates-helped-come-gay-20106577/ --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 19, 2024 · 38 min
Mob Wife Winter, Reboot Fatigue & Poor Things
Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we celebrate all things Mob Wife Winter - and ask why we’re so obsessed with making everything into a ‘-core’. We take a deep dive into Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film Poor Things and Beth has a confession to make about the Love Island All Stars reboot. — YOUTUBE: Back To Black Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4VJLCyD3g ITV: Love Island All Stars https://www.itv.com/watch/love-island-all-stars/10a5231/2a3697a0505 GUARDIAN: Mean Girls review – high-school sadism comedy as sugar-rush movie musical https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/10/mean-girls-review-high-school-sadism-comedy-as-sugar-rush-movie-musical-tina-fey DAZED: Leopard, leather and lashings of gold: how to dress like a mob wife https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/61746/1/leopard-leather-gold-how-to-dress-mob-wife-winter THE REST IS HISTORY: Sixties Fashion - Swinging London https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/sixties-fashion-swinging-london/id1537788786?i=1000625845804 REFINERY29: is there personal style in the era of tiktok aesthetics? https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2022/09/11103764/personal-style-core-aesthetics-tiktok THE TIMES: Poor Things and the trouble of too much sex https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/poor-things-and-the-trouble-with-too-much-sex-2dcgdctzm EMMA GARLAND: Gabrielle - A Newsletter About Desire https://substack.com/@emmagarland BARBICAN: The Costumes Of Poor Things (until 26th January) https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/the-costumes-of-poor-things ITV: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3K3-B1sd57l72zsuvwKhQoQ9MoMazlxJT6kd2-Ybp_yrHuJG5x3L3QaAsJoEALw_wcB --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2024 · 40 min
Gaylor Swift, Gypsy Rose Blanchard & The Traitors
It was the week we all spent lipreading what Selena Gomez said to Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes… Beth has managed to convert Oenone and Ruchira to the Traitors. We also deep dive into the newfound social media fame of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Anna Marks’ New York Times article about Taylor Swift. — INDEPENDENT: Ayo Edebiri has flustered reaction to co-star Jeremy Allen White’s viral Calvin Klein photoshoot https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ayo-edebiri-jeremy-allen-white-golden-globes-b2475183.html COSMOPOLITAN: Selena Gomez *Wasn't* Talking About Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the Golden Globes https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a46317748/selena-gomez-wasnt-talking-timothee-chalamet-kylie-jenner-golden-globes/ EMMA GARLAND: Substack https://substack.com/@emmagarland BBC: The Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors?seriesId=m001ttsm INSTAGRAM: Gypsy Rose Blanchard https://www.instagram.com/gypsyrose_a_blanchard/?hl=en NEW YORK TIMES: Look What We Made Taylor Do https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/taylor-swift-queer.html THE CUT: Why is The New York Times publishing Gaylor theories? https://www.thecut.com/2024/01/new-york-times-op-ed-taylor-swift-gaylor.html?utm_campaign=thecut&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=insta THE PINK NEWS: Taylor Swift defended by queer country singer named in NYT sexuality article https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/08/taylor-swift-new-york-times-sexuality-chely-wright-social-media/ NME: Billie Eilish responds to Variety “Outing” her https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-responds-to-variety-outing-her-i-like-boys-and-girls-leave-me-alone-about-it-please-3552827 --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2024 · 37 min
Overconsumption, Paul Mescal’s Runs & The Stanley Cup
Hello 2024! In our first episode of the year we discuss: INS AND OUTS The Ins and Outs list meme is well and truly IN. Why has this trend won us over so much this New Year? THE STANLEY CUP We take a long sip from the water bottle of the moment... 2024 READING GOALS A new year means it’s time to discuss our reading goals for 2024. — BBC: The Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors?seriesId=m001ttsm VULTURE: ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City recap: Reality Reckoning’ https://www.vulture.com/article/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-recap-season-4-episode-16.html MAIL ONLINE: Paul Mescal at the centre of urban myth which claims he 'picks up women in bars and sprints away from them while on a walk the next morning' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12920273/paul-mescal-women-bars-run-away-walks-morning.html LOVE OF HUNS: Ins and Outs https://www.instagram.com/p/C1bwElHoWth/?igsh=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw== GREEN MATTERS: The Stanley Cup Craze Has Gotten Out of Hand — What It Says About Waste, Consumption, and Status https://www.greenmatters.com/news/stanley-cup-craze INDY100: What is the big deal with Stanley Cups ? https://www.indy100.com/viral/why-stanley-cups-so-popular TWITTER: Stanley Cup stampede in Target https://twitter.com/acechhh/status/1741857419053940743?s=46 DELISH: What is WaterTok and why is it causing controversy? https://www.delish.com/uk/food-news/a43641097/water-tok/ TWITTER: Brandy Jensen https://twitter.com/BrandyLJensen/status/1740855356228567259 GEORGE ORWELL: Down and Out In Paris and London https://www.waterstones.com/book/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/george-orwell/9780141184388 YOMI ADEGOKE : The List https://harpercollins.co.uk/pages/the-list-yomi-adegoke --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2023 · 40 min
The 9 Month Cruise, Cop Slide & Smothered
We wrapped the studio in tinsel to record our last episode of 2023. Today Beth, Ruchira and Oenone share their pop-culture highlights of 2023 as well of some of our favourite things from this week. We have a new obsession with Cruise Tok, a 13-year-old's Christmas list has gone viral, and we are loving Monica Heisey's Smothered. — AYO EDEBIRI https://www.instagram.com/ayoedebiri YOUTUBE: Police Officer Tumbles Down Giant Playground Slide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t3eKgW-siM HUFFINGTON POST: Why The Boston Cop Went Down The Slide So Fast, According To A Physicist https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-boston-cop-went-down-slide-fast_n_64cbdd75e4b099151f36cd5c TIME: Why Vanderpump Rules Is Suddenly Everywhere https://time.com/6260504/vanderpump-rules-drama-explained/ METRO: A first-look inside the 9-month-long cruise that’s blowing up on TikTok https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/17/tiktoker-shares-life-like-a-9-month-cruise-a-peek-inside-19985182/ TIKTOK: Meet ‘The Cast’ of the Ultimate World Cruise https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeNbxHcK/ LADBIBLE: People left 'speechless' by 13-year-old girl's Christmas list this year https://www.ladbible.com/community/teen-christmas-list-nike-apple-twitter-781985-20231218 THE CUT: TikTok Is Taking Over My Teen’s Multistep Skin-Care Routine https://www.thecut.com/article/tiktok-is-taking-over-my-teens-multi-step-skincare-routine.html MONICA HEISEY: Really Good, Actually https://www.waterstones.com/book/really-good-actually/monica-heisey/9780008511760 GUARDIAN: Smothered review – this fresh twist on a romcom is utterly lovely https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/07/smothered-review-this-fresh-twist-on-a-romcom-is-utterly-lovely JAY RAYNER: With yourself doesn’t count does it. https://twitter.com/jayrayner1/status/1622143353713315840 --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma @oenone --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.