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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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  • Dec 15, 2023 · 40 min

    Notes App Apologies, May December & The Giant Meatball

    This week on Everything is Content - Beth, Ruchira and Oenone dive into: I THINK I LIKE THIS LITTLE LIFE Is this the most annoying TikTok trend of 2024? Or are we villainising people who are just romanticisng their lives? YELLOWFACE A Goodreads scandal has reminded us of one of the biggest books of the year… MAY DECEMBER Todd Haynes’ new film about a controversial age-gap relationship. Next week, we’ll be chatting about Monica Heisey’s new sitcom Smothered. Stream it now on Sky Comedy and Now TV so we can all chat about it next week, please! — INDEPENDENT: Ikea confuses customers with debut of turkey-sized meatball https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/ikea-big-meatball-reactions-b2459596.html ALASTAIR GREEN: I Think I Like This Little Life https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNJs2s9zy/?hl=en THE GUARDIAN: Publisher drops author for using fake accounts to ‘review-bomb’ peers https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/13/cait-corrain-publisher-drops-author-fake-accounts-review-bomb#:~:text=A%20writer%20has%20been%20dropped,to%20apologise%20for%20her%20behaviour. INEWS: Black and LGBTQ+ authors say they’re being harassed on Goodreads and trolled with one-star book reviews https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/goodreads-book-reviews-black-lgbtq-authors-harrassed-trolled-949179 YELLOWFACE by Rebecca F. Kuang: https://www.waterstones.com/book/yellowface/r-f-kuang/9780008532772 THE GUARDIAN: Rebecca F Kuang - ‘Who has the right to tell a story? It’s the wrong question to ask’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/20/rebecca-f-kuang-who-has-the-right-to-tell-a-story-its-the-wrong-question-to-ask THE GUARDIAN: May December review - wildly enjoyable Todd Haynes melodrama https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/18/may-december-review-todd-haynes-natatlie-portman-julianne-moore YOUTUBE: Full Interview with Mary Kay Letourneau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RezOEn0daNU --- 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 8, 2023 · 42 min

    Renaissance, Surveillance Capitalism & The £85 Grinch

    Beth, Ruchira and Oenone are taking a break from their relentless December social calendars to dive into this week’s pop-culture. On today’s episode: THE £85 GRINCH How are we handling the pressure of Christmas? What is Elf On The Shelf, exactly?! RENAISSANCE Is Beyoncé’s silence too loud? Have we reached the saturation point with celebrity documentaries? TIKTOK SURVEILLANCE What is this new worrying TikTok trend, and what does this mean for women on nights out? And a bit of gentle homework for you, next week we’ll be chatting about May December - which you can stream on Netflix from today. — VULTURE: The End of His Heartthrob Era An assessment of Chalamet’s sex appeal as he steps into the role of Willy Wonka. https://www.vulture.com/article/timothee-chalamet-sex-appeal-heartthrob-era-ends.html INSTAGRAM: Let’s Talk About… the stress of christmas https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz8lPMZokuN/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D DAILY MAIL: Mother pays £85 for a 'Grinch visit'… only for an entertainer to WRECK her home https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10307689/Mother-pays-85-Grinch-visit-entertainer-WRECK-home-pour-juice-SON.html VULTURE: The Silence Is the Loudest Part of Renaissance: A Film https://www.vulture.com/article/renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-review.html#_ga=2.265171724.223446767.1701768303-370695103.1701177855 NEW STATESMAN: The Rise Of Reality Star Documentaries https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2023/03/rise-reality-star-documentary POP CULTURE WITH CHANTÉ: Can Pop Culture Do ADHD? (spoiler: no) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-pop-culture-do-adhd-spoiler-no-pop-culture-with/id1650625380?i=1000605497209 GLAMOUR: Women are being filmed on nights out without their consent – why can't they just enjoy themselves in peace? https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/manchester-nightlife-tiktok-series-misogynistic THE GUARDIAN: ‘It’s not a public service, it’s toxic’: welcome to the world of gossip surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/22/tiktok-overheard-gossip-sharing-trend --- 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 1, 2023 · 42 min

    Saltburn, Performative Hyper-cleanliness & Reality Rehabilitation

    We’re here for our *soft launch* and we’re ready to get down and dirty in the discourse. This week on the podcast Beth, Ruchira and Oenone discuss: SALTBURN Can you make a good film on vibes only? and can you call it a period drama if it’s set in 2006? YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE Is this serious - or is it just clickbait? I’M A CELEBRITY When did reality TV become rehabilitation for politicians? Why is it Nella Rose’s job to hold Nigel Farage to account? --- GQ: Rosamund Pike on Saltburn's class backlash: “Make fun of me, criticise me, whatever" https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/rosamund-pike-saltburn-interview DAZED: Saltburn: Can posh people write good class satire? https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/61407/1/saltburn-can-wealthy-people-write-good-class-satire-eat-the-rich-emerald-fennell VANITY FAIR: The “It Girls” of Every Decade https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2016/10/it-girls-of-every-decade THE TIMES: Linda Evangelista: ‘I Don’t Blame Myself Anymore’ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/linda-evangelista-i-dont-blame-myself-any-more-8bxgf998h TIKTOK: you need to clean your christmas tree https://www.tiktok.com/@rhema.br/video/7305456716173413637 --- Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod @beth_mcoll @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.