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 14, 2025 · 31 min
Everything In Conversation: Sick Of Hearing About Your BF
For this mid-week helping of discourse we're asking... are you sick of hearing about your friends' boyfriends? Inspired by this piece by Asli, our conversation begins with boy madness and judgement towards single people, takes a detour towards the healing powers of female gossip before ending up somewhere in the region of Sally Rooney quotes and good old fashioned advice. Thank you all so much for your takes on this- as always they were the perfect blend of sharp-tongued, funny, insightful, thought-provoking and candid. If you want to get involved in next week's ep just follow us on IG @everythingiscontentpod. Also while you're here... ratings are so helpful for homegrown podcasts like ours, and we'd be eternally grateful if you could leave us a good'un. (Five stars if you're asking). See you on Friday for more pop culture analysis, recommendations and hot off the press discourse. Byeeee! O, R, B x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2025 · 53 min
AI – A Deep Dive (Part Two)
Grab your poison of choice, as it's time for part 2 of our AI double-bill! Last week we looked at AI infiltrating the arts, but this week we look towards society. From friendships, to relationships to our interior worlds, just how much are we already trusting AI to form connections with others? And how did this become so commonplace? Thank you to everyone who listened and messaged about AI part 1. It was so reassuring to know some of what we said resonated or sparked something. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider sharing us with a friend and giving us a review! Both of these things ensure we can keep on going <3 In partnership with Cue Podcasts. ------ Scientists Reveal Why Using ChatGPT To Message Your Friends Isn’t a Good Idea AI can help write a message to a friend – but don’t do it Meet My A.I. Friends Could AI help cure ‘downward spiral’ of human loneliness? Friend or Faux The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits Using generic AI chatbots for mental health support: A dangerous trend We Still Need To Talk Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7, 2025 · 30 min
Everything In Conversation: Is The Bush Back?
Just call us the American voting public in 2000 because this week we're asking "Bush or no Bush?" With your help we're diving into the discourse vis-à-vis shaving your pubes & asking all of the most important questions: why is 2025 being heralded as the year of the bush, are female pube-plants really on the rise, could pubes be a recession indicator, is hair down there ever unhygienic and just how exhausted are we of our bodily features being sucked into yet another trend cycle? Thank you all SO much for your opinions on this topic- they were as candid, insightful, thought-provoking and hilarious as EVER. Le bush c'est chic! If you enjoy the ep we'd loooove a share on your socials (tag us @everythingiscontentpod), a mention in the group chat or a rating and review wherever you're reading this. It helps SO much. See you on Friday for the second and final part of our AI deep dive. O, R, B x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 2, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
AI - A Deep Dive (Part One)
It's a beautiful day to be a human, bathing in the glorious sunshine of this week's heatwave. However, it's also a pretty good time to be Artificial Intelligence... or a bot. This week on the podcast we’re kicking off a two part AI deep dive. Firstly, in this episode, we will talking about the recent author protests outside of Meta’s London offices, asking whether AI can really make art, and looking at how AI is creeping into our everyday lives. It recently emerged that Meta, the tech conglomerate formerly known as Facebook Inc, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads has scraped millions of books from the pirate data library Library Genesis- more commonly known as LibGen- to use to train its flagship AI model Llama 3. Last month, icon, illustrator and Studio Ghibli co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki, was being copied and mimicked thanks to thanks to OpenAI’s latest version of its ChatGPT tool.. His water-colour, hand drawn illustrations truly are so loved across the world and bring so much beauty to those films. As creatives we perhaps have a particularly purist approach to the incorporation of AI into our work, not only from a moral and ethical standpoint, where so many people may soon be out of work, but also from a creative protectionist point of view, where the time and practise and skills needed to create valuable and adored art should be celebrated rather than replicated by machines; but what about in other industries? In education? In schools? Join us next week for part 2 where we will be diving into how the tech’s increasingly seeping into our relationships and internal worlds. O,R.B xx ‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’ The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Why I – and other bestselling authors – are protesting outside Meta today Ben Affleck explains why it's 'highly unlikely' AI will destroy film, claims it may even enhance the industry Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘disgusted’ thoughts on AI resurface following Studio Ghibli trend Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000 Does A.I. Really Encourage Cheating in Schools? Is AI Turning Me Into an Obsolete Machine? Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2025 · 40 min
Everything In Conversation: Dining Alone & Solo Travel (ft. Emma Gannon)
You spoke; we listened. Dining alone is more delicious than a Gü pudding, according to you. This week's Everything in Conversation is a dive into journalist, author and podcaster, Emma Gannon's gorgeous piece for The Guardian on the joy and stigma of dining alone. We also had the absolute pleasure to speak to the writer herself about this, her new novel A Table For One, and how she's built up her career. Thank you so much for your incredible takes on this as always. Could you consider gifting a friend this episode if you enjoyed it? It would mean the world to us and help us continue to keep making this podcast. (Is it cheeky to ask for a review too? x) See you on Friday for our main episode! <3 xxxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
The Supreme Court Ruling, Money Dysmorphia & Fighting In Relationships
The sun is shining (emotionally and hopefully literally wherever you are), as it's time for another EIC episode! On Wednesday 16th of April The Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. The ruling sparked a wave of horrendous transphobic discourse. We are appalled and wanted to unpick how this happened, and JK Rowling's role in this abhorrent outcome. Next, The New York Times published a piece on 'money dysmorphia'. Is it another BS term, or a real phenomenon for the over-spending, and money hoarding camps many of us fall into regardless of our finances? Finally, George Clooney has flexed that he and his illustrious wife Amal *never* fight. We dive into the debate around what a healthy relationship and conflict looks like. Thank you so much for listening and for everyone who's reviewed us. We read every single IG message and review! If you haven't already, we'd love if you could on your podcast player app <3 and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @everythingiscontentpod In partnership with Cue Podcasts. ----- This week Ruchira loved Stalked and Last One Laughing. Oenone's been loving The Offing. Beth has been loving the 'I'm so hungry' TikTok trend. Are You the Only One Who’s Broke? Or Is It ‘Money Dysmorphia’? Defining a woman solely by biological sex is a step backwards Not a Phase The success of J.K. Rowling's transphobic fight depends on the future of "Harry Potter" If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us? Gender identity, England and Wales: Census 2021 Welcome to Terf Island: How Anti-Trans Hate Skyrocketed 156% in Four Years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2025 · 39 min
All Fours, Miranda July - Everything In Conversation, Book Club
It's conversation day! This week, we’re discussing All Fours by Miranda July, so just to flag, this episode will contain spoilers, so if you’re planning on reading the book and don’t want to know what happens, maybe bank this episode for a future listen. Despite a great critical reception, the novel has certainly been divisive among readers, and most definitely in our DMs. The novel follows a 45-year-old perimenopausal woman who, after having an extramarital affair during a road trip, has a sexual awakening. It covers themes that we often love to discuss on the podcast, such as relationships, motherhood, aging, mortality, desire, intimacy, identity and ultimately, the meaning of life. We hope you enjoy this special book club episode - please do slide into our dms with any other books you'd love us to feature + talk about. We'll see you on Friday for the main ep, O, R, B x We will see you Friday :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Black Mirror, Blue Origin & Too Hot To Work
Happy Friday, happy Good Friday, happy Easter & happy Everything Is Content Day! This week on the podcast we’re talking about Black Mirror season 7, The celestial sisters who went to space, & ask whether or not you can be too hot to work. Charlie Brooker’s dystopian tech anthology Black Mirror is back for its seven series, and lots of the reviews have been really positive saying it’s one of the most human series yet, and a return to its best form i.e. its first season. This one is star-studded, with Chris O’Dowd, Tracey Ellis Ross, Issa ray, Emma Corrin, Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti to truly only name a few. Next up, in what sounds like an episode of Black Mirror but isn't... Katy Perry went to space… for eleven minutes. She was joined by Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez and CBS presenter Gayle King, who was reported to have said a highlight of the flight was hearing Perry sing Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'. We discuss. And finally, we are talking about t-shirts. Okay, not quite. We’re talking about a debate which was sparked on X, in part, by pictures of two t-shirts. Here’s what happened- on April 8th the writer Ashley Reese tweeted this as part of a wider conversation about women and work. She wrote: “1) women have always worked 2) it's incredible that women are able to be financially independent in ways that were not as common just a few generations ago and I'm not charmed by jokes—especially from other women—about how gainful employment is the worst thing to happen to women.” Is it that deep? Or is it just some silly t-shirts? Listen to find out! Ruchira has been loving Hacks season 4 Beth has been loving Who Wants Normal, Frances Ryan Oenone has been loving Last Of Us Season 2, Broad City and What Did You Do Yesterday? Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future - Louis Anslow Katy Perry In Space T-Shirt Tweet Cartoons Hate Her Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2025 · 27 min
Everything In Conversation: Coachella
Happy hump day! Grab a brew, connect your headphones, and get ready to chat. This week we're heading (conversationally) to California to discuss weekend one of Coachella! We share all of our thoughts- and yours!- about whether America's biggest festival is still a vibe (if it ever was), how it stacks up against Glasto, whether the outfits were outfitting, what acts looked unmissable and what we think is wrong with the luxury festival market. Thank you so much to everyone who sent in their takes, we looooove being in conversation with you. We would also looooove if you'd leave us a glowing review and 5 star rating on this podcast player (and any others that spring to mind) and this helps others to find the podcast so that we can keep making it. See you Friday for our main episode! O, R, B x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
The White Lotus Finale, Film Industry Satire & Russell (Re)Brand
Welcome to a brand new EIC! Seth Rogen and his long-time collaborator Evan Goldberg have taken aim at the film industry – and no one is safe. A star-studded cameo line-up is the least interesting thing about The Studio, which is a testament to the brilliant writing of this hilarious satire. (TW; we mention sexual abuse from 23 mins in.) Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault. We explore the historic public image evolution he's undergone, and his rebrand to a conspiracist. Finally, we're being forced to check-out of the White Lotus and it doesn't feel good! Here's what we thought of Mike White's ambitious meditation on desire, demons and drama. In collaboration with Cue Podcasts. Ruchira has been loving Lucky Boy. Beth has been loving The Righteous Gemstones and Dying For Sex. Oenone has been loving Costa's pistachio cookie. The Studio review – Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire is fast, furious and beautifully fun 'White Lotus' and the pain of desire The off-the-grid adventures of Walton Goggins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2025 · 37 min
Everything In Conversation: Morning Shed & Ageing Dread
It's Wednesday, which can only mean one thing... we've got to have a chat! There always used to be a sort of joke about how when we're asleep it is the only time we're not conforming to patriarchal beauty standards, when we’re free from being advertised to and commodified, only now the billion-dollar beauty and wellness industry has managed to infiltrate that, too. Women of the internet are sharing their 'morning shed' where they remove various layers of skin-care products and anti-ageing aids. We discuss what we make of this new trend, and hear from you at home, too! Thank you so much to everyone who sent in their thoughts, we love being in conversation with you. We would love it if you left a review and rating on your podcast player app, it helps others to find the podcast and us to keep making it :) Remember we will be back on Friday for the main episode - so we will see you then, enjoy! xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2025 · 58 min
Dystopian TV, Tabloid Cruelty & Hailey Bieber
Everything is Friday! And Friday is for content. In this week’s big and beautiful main episode we kick off discussions with the Netflix game show Inside. Is watching already-rich people cosplay frugality for money really where we're at? Next up: why so many stories about the same couple, Daily Mail? We ask- when does celeb gossip cross the line into cruel harassment? Is there even a line at all? And lastly, what’s all this about Hailey Bieber stalking her husband? An 18-minute “documentary” tried to expose her and we have THOUGHTS. Thanks so much for listening! While we have you, a rating and a review would be amazing for us so we can keep making EIC! In collaboration with Cue Podcasts ------ This week, Ruchira was loving Free Solo Beth was loving liking The Residence Oenone was loving Last One Laughing and The Vegetarian Netflix - Inside S2 The Guardian - *** Inside review NYTIMES - Willing To Die For Mr Beast Amazon Prime - Beast Games The Guardian - Rebekah Vardy's bid to sell story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2025 · 37 min
Everything In Conversation: Gen Z Partying & The Death Of Nightlife
Whoah – the number of messages in our inbox for this week's Everything In Conversation was huge. Turns out you all have lots of thoughts for.... our deep-dive into allegations Gen Z are killing the club, and forecasts nightclubs are set to become extinct as a result. Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts. It was such a pleasure to sift through them and wade into this topic with your help. Please consider giving us a review and following us on your podcast player. It ensures we can go on making EIC <3 ---------- Central London to get designated “quiet zones” amid ongoing nightlife battle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Wuthering Heights, Misogyny Slop & The End of 'Very Online'
The most blessed day of the week is here – EIC drop day. Bury your face in some classic online discourse with this week's furore around a few grainy pics of Margot Robbie on-set for Wuthering Heights. Perhaps less silly – the misogyny slop network funnelling you into alt-right content... Finally, we might be spending hours online a day, but are any of us Very Online anymore? Thank you so much for listening! If you could give us a rating on your podcast app, we would be SO grateful! In collaboration with Cue Podcasts ------ This week, Ruchira was loving Perfect Days Oenone was loving It's My Party Beth was loving Parks and Recreation and The End of Children Why Fans Are So Mad About Emerald Fennell's Adaptation of Wuthering Heights Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation looks terrible already Margot Robbie Drifts Through The Moors In A Wedding Dress In The First On-Set Photos From Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights How Pop Culture Is Radicalizing You The age of being 'very online' is over. Here's why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2025 · 28 min
Everything In Conversation: Modern Masculinity & Morning Routines
It's Wednesday- let's talk. This week we chatted with you about the now infamous and highly-memed morning routine of American fitness influencer Ashton Hall, which included multiple ice dunkings, healthy food prepared by female staff, some mid-air hovering and a lot of alone time. With over 2.93 million subscribers on YouTube and 4.7 million followers on TikTok (at time of recording), he’s in the ears and eyes and minds of many modern men. What we want to know- and try to figure out- is if this is a new and healthier frontier of manliness or something more insidious How has something that would have been relentlessly mocked a decade ago now the epitome of high value and peak performance? As always we loved being in conversation with you! If you want to take part in future episodes, see behind the scenes clips or just have a chat with us in our DMs or comments, follow us on IG and TikTok @everythingincontentpod. See you Friday! O, R, B Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2025 · 54 min
Adolescence, Severance & Fatphobic Filters
Congratulations – you've made it through the week. Your gift is a brand new EIC episode! Everyone has (rightly) been floored by Netflix's latest drama tackling misogyny, online bullying and radicalisation. Adolescence has been praised as 'flawless' TV. Is four episodes enough to explore such a rich issue? And are the right characters platformed in this story? Severance stans – you've waited long enough. We finally clocked in for our Severance shift, and dissected the much-loved Apple TV thriller, and its second series. Meanwhile, if things weren't dark enough in pop culture, IRL fatphobic TikTok filters have been gaining in popularity. But how did we get here... again? The blatant cruelty is galling. Thank you so much for listening! Please consider leaving us a review and rating, and following us wherever you're listening <3 In partnership with Cue Podcasts. Ruchira has been loving... Lady Gaga's Mayhem and The End of Seriousness Beth has been loving... Tea alarm and Ellie and Natasia Oenone has been loving... Running Point Adolescence Adolescence review – the closest thing to TV perfection in decades The Parental Panic of Adolescence Severance The ‘Chubby’ and ‘Skinny’ TikTok Filters Prove Fatphobia Is Worse Than Ever Society has never hated fat people as much as we do now Maintenance Phase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2025 · 48 min
Everything In Conversation: Mel Robbins' 'Let Them Theory'
Hello EIC-heads, happy Wednesday... let's chat! One two-word phrase has blown up on the internet in the past year - let them. Its creator, Mel Robbins, is a popular motivational speaker and self-help figure. In 2023, she posted a tiktok on the theory, which now has 20m views and an instagram post where she said 'I’ve just learnt about this thing called the ‘let them theory’. The Cut’s review of the book makes a really good point for why ‘let them’ resonates with our times - ‘One is that it’s catchy and sounds easy to do. Another, more depressing hypothesis: Let Them Theory appeals to passive resignation, placing all real power outside our control. Let Them is easily adopted by people who want to do what they were already going to do while pretending their actions don’t really matter, because change is impossible and we’ve already lost.' She’s also been criticised for not crediting the poet Cassie B Phillips, whose poem Let Them went viral in 2022 - i.e. a year before Mel’s viral post on it. Cassie has spoken out about the situation on a number of occasions, and believes she’s been plagarised. She’s even drawn parallels between the theory and her poem, which has lines like ‘let them lose you. You were never theirs’ and ‘trying to control any outcome regarding their decision is a waste of time. Just let them be, and let them do it on their own.’ So if you will let us, let's get into it ;) As always we'd love to hear your thoughts! Send us a dm, and don't forget to leave us a review on your podcast player app! 'Let them’: can this viral self-help mantra change your life? - The Guardian Does Mel Robbins' 'The Let Them Theory' Work?: A Review Chanté Joseph FOMO TikTok Mel Robbins conceals the truth of her let them “discovery” - Andy Mort Cassie Phillips Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
Millennial Nostalgia, The Female Manosphere & A Women's Only Gym
Happy Everything Is Content day & Happy Friday! Ruchira is back from her holiday... We're SO back... but we're also so sorry to tell you that we’re now old enough that Gen Z are romanticising the 2010s. After years of us Millennials being an absolute joke to them, they’re now craving a life of Buzzfeed, hipster myspace and American Apparel disco pants. We ask what it is about Millennial culture that is so cringe, but also, somehow better than whatever is going on right now. Next up, women in male dominated fields! Beth found a really interesting article on the website Semafor by Max Tani called “Young conservative women build an alternative to the manosphere.” And in the piece Tani explores several key female right wing creators who are now building empires and audiences in a way that feels very new and separate to the existing right wing media, which has historically been very male-dominated, often headed by controversial middle aged men who focus on recruiting young men into the fold and tend to espouse really misogynistic views that aren’t particularly appealing to women anywhere on the political spectrum. Was it only a matter of time before we got a femosphere? And lastly, our timelines have been absolutely ablaze this week after Natalee Barnett, founder of the women's only gym, The Girls Spot, went back on her 2021 statement that her gym would be inclusive of trans women. We share our thoughts! We hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and remember to follow on your podcast player app :) In Production Partnership with Cue Podcasts Beth's been loving, Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead, Letter Loop Ruchira's been loving, Hacks, A Real Pain Oenone's been loving, I Found A Body, White Lotus Recap Pod Millennial Redemption Arc Substack @romulusedits TikTok Young conservative women build an alternative to the manosphere What’s Going On With the Pretty Little Thing Rebrand? Influencer’s U-turn on decision to set up trans-inclusive gym sparks massive backlash online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2025 · 31 min
Everything In Conversation: Millie Bobby Brown & Public Shaming
It's another highly requested Everything In Conversation! This time we're diving into the discourse surrounding actor Millie Bobby Brown, after she was highly criticised for 'looking old'. Are we right to scrutinise young stars and their aesthetic choices, or have we slipped back into 00s cultural shaming? Thank you to everyone to messaged in with thoughts for this. Remember you can also get your hands dirty in these pop culture debates just by following us on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod. Also PLEASE could you give us a glowing review? We're growing thanks to your help, and this is the primary way to make sure we can keep going as an indy podcast <3 See you on Friday for the main episode! xxxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
The Oscars, Anora & Bringing Flirting Back
Happy EIC Day to all who celebrate & all who don’t! This week the show is sadly still sans Ruchira but don’t worry- she will be back next Weds. Running wild yet again, Beth & Oenone trade TV, book & Swedish pop recommendations before chatting everything #Oscars. What films have we seen, what moments did we love, who was dressed to the nines & who failed to fully deliver on the red carpet(s)? Next up we deconstruct the themes of Anora- feminist masterpiece, stymied by the male gaze or a secret third thing? And to finish we’re talking about 'flirting parties'- a fascinating new event as tested by Rachel Connolly for The Cut. Would we attend a flirting party & do we think society is losing its sexy bantering recipes? Follow us on IG & TT @everythingiscontentpod and flirt a little more in the reviews- 5 stars please ;) O, R, B x In Production Partnership with Cue Podcasts ------ THE GUARDIAN - Rain Dogs by Daisy May Cooper FABER - Universality by Natasha Brown CHANNEL 4 - MAFS ABBA VOYAGE ANGEL FOOD MAG - Romance Labor by Marla Cruz VULTURE - Introducing the strippers and stars of Sean Baker VANITY FAIR - Vanity Fair Oscar Party: All The Looks TELEGRAPH - "Anora is cringy and patronising" THE GUARDIAN - "Sean Baker's screwball Cinderella tale vaults him towards greatness NYTIMES - 'Anora' review: Her glass slipper is a Swarovski stiletto THE CUT - Does dating feel depressing? Throw a flirting party. THE LONDONER - Where are all the men? THE ATLANTIC - Americans Need To Party More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.