Everything Is Content

PSA: This is EIC's last episode of 2024. We'll be back 8th January with our extra episode, and 10th with our main. Please take this time to go back through our back catalogue to reminisce over the good times should you wish! This week, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone run through the best books, TV and film from their year, so you're well-equipped for a week off work. You'll hear recommendations they've s...

It's the penultimate episode of Everything is Content for 2024! Sadly Beth was travelling this week, so Oenone and Ruchira lead this very special extra episode.  This week, the girls are in conversation with *the Emma Appleton*. You might know her as the lead from Dolly Alderton’s BBC adaptation of her memoir, Everything I Know About Love , but she’s now leading Paramount’s new rom-com series...

Ho-ho-how is it less than two weeks to Christmas already?! On this most jolly Friday the 13th, join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone for a look at Sabrina Carpenter's Christmas special (now airing on Netflix). What were our fav bits and do we think SC could be ready to ascend to Mariah Carey levels of December Diva-hood? Also this week- a film about a harried mother who thinks she's turning into a dog. Ad...

Happy Everything In Conversation day! The EIC newsroom has been flooded with allegations of cheating, pump and dumps and new celeb pregnancies. Listen to get your essential briefing on the world of pop culture. This week on extra episode, we tackled the allegations against MasterChef co-presenter Gregg Wallace. A BBC investigation unearthed 13 people's testimonies of sexual harassment from the pre...

Happy birthday to us! EIC is officially a year old! Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as they briefly become Miranda Priestly for the week, delivering the highs and lows of the celeb-filled Fashion Awards. Did you see that Rita Ora wore custom Primark on the red carpet...? We've got lots to talk about there. Also this week, a woman proudly shared the news she had passed her PHD viva. Time to celebrate...

Happy Wednesday and even happier Everything In Conversation day! The EIC newsroom is back open for business with the headlines you need to know. Hot new orca trends, disgraced TV hosts, Stormzy being a babe and more. Lock in! And then possibly one of our most expansive topics yet. Actress Florence Pugh has opened up about having her endometriosis diagnosis dismissed by a doctor and we want to know...

What is this feeling so sudden and new? Yes, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone saw Wicked and they're not afraid to report back. Welcome to a very special, very magical (and very juicy) Wicked episode. Listen to find out their review of the year's biggest blockbuster. There were lots of tears... from Cynthia and Ariana. How did the rollout for Wicked turn out so unhinged? Is this an example of theatre kid...

Happy humpday! As always our first order of business is catching you up on all the important pop culture headlines. Kim Kardashian has a robot, another musician joins OnlyFans and a famous couple flee America after the election. And then onto our main topic: Sabrina Carpenter's brand of sexy and whether it's as dangerous as some claim. We share both our thoughts and yours. As always, thank you for...

Beth, Ruchira and Oenone have been watching, listening and reading... as always. This week, they've all been binging the new historical drama, Say Nothing. The new nine part Disney Plus show is an adaptation of Patrick Redden Keefe’s bestselling book of the same name. The book came out in 2018, the series just dropped last week. It follows closely to the narrative of the book, which was about the...

Welcome back to the EIC news empire! First up: your bulletins. Why is the president in the forest? How's Channing T doing after his recent break-up? And Nicole Kidman said what ? This week we caught up with you all about Twitter, Bluesky and the changing face of the internet. Are you clinging onto X, migrating to bluer pastures or giving up social media for good? As always, thank you so much for l...

For the second time this week Beth, Ruchira and Oenone are in your ears talking all things pop culture. First we're discussing Skincare- a film that sounds like it has all the active ingredients for glowing success. Elizabeth Banks stars as an aesthetician & skincare mogul whose life starts to wrinkle after being targeted on & offline. 5 stars or total wet flannel? Next up we're examining...

The EIC newsroom is back with your essential pop culture briefing. Find out which celeb announced her pregnancy this week, and which nepo baby has the internet's heart for simply being tall. Ruchira, Beth and Oenone ensure you're up-to-date with everything in the content world. This week you voted for us to dive into underconsumption core and de-influencing. Is it a trend, or is it here to stay? L...

Happy Friday (following the longest week of 2024). First up, artist and poet James Massiah has claimed that bestselling author Coco Mellors (Blue Sisters) brazenly based one of her characters on him. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone dig into the story and ask: just how much can artists borrow from real life, especially when inspiration comes from people around them?  Also, would you sign up for an in...

The rumours were true. A second weekly Everything is Content episode is dropping starting right now, and here at HQ we are so excited. Firstly, welcome to the EIC newsroom. Oenone, Beth and Ruchira give you the week's biggest and best pop culture stories - everything from a new celeb lookalike contest, to the latest Hollywood breakup. Forget Sky or the BBC, we have you covered.  Also introduc...

BOO - Beth, Ruchira and Oenone are back to scare you with some scarily-astute analysis of pop culture in time for Halloween week. First, just how much do they love horror as a genre? From memories of sleepovers and scary-movies, to the recent rise of artistic horrors with social commentary i.e. Jordan Peele's 'Get Out', they dive into their changing relationship to jump-scares and frightening film...

This week on the Podcast, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone discuss the devastating news that broke last week, that One Direction singer Liam Payne had died unexpectedly and tragically at the age of 31 in Argentina. We think most people have felt this is quite seismic, and wanted to look at how the coverage of this has seemed and felt so far, both in the papers and on social media. Is it time for there to...

This week on pod, The Three Musketeers are back together. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone soldier through the battlefield of streaming services, why is it that Netflix loves to cancel shows in their infancy? We want to fight them! Kaos might not have reached number one on Netflix's charts, but it certainly has become beloved to everyone who has plunged their eyeballs into the reimagined Greek Mythology....

This week on the pod, Ruchira and Beth are taking The Substance! Taking it for a spin around the content playground, that is. We discuss whether Mubi’s latest film release is a feminist masterpiece, or just a mess of blood, guts and big fake boobs. Did we love it, hate it or rush out of the cinema retching before it was over? Listen to find out! Next up is the Kamala Harris x Call Her Daddy interv...

It's Sally Rooney week here at Everything is Content! Beth, Ruchira and Oenone dive into their pop culture recommendations from the week, before plunging into the biggest literary event of the year: Sally Rooney's new novel Intermezzo. So, how good is it? The girls answer that core question, and dissect just how compelling her male characters are. The chat is fairly spoiler free, but do...

This week it’s our beloved Oenone’s turn to be ill- she was very missed but the show went on with Ruchira and Beth getting stuck into the debate about modern concert etiquette after a viral call out after a Chappell Roan gig. Are we forgetting how to behave at events or are times simply changing? Next up is Jamali Maddix’s documentary on so-called ‘passport bros’ who encourage young men to travel...

In another very special bonus episode, join Beth and Oenone in conversation with the brilliant and bestselling author Dawn O'Porter. Her brand new novel Honeybee is out on the 26th of September and follows 22 year old best friends Renée and Flo as they navigate the adult world of love, work, partying and friendship in the early 2000s. We loved the book and had such a great time chatting with Dawn...

Gorgeous babe Beth is ill this week, so Oenone and Ruchira steer the content ship into port. The pair dive into Netflix's new documentary starring funny-man Will Ferrell and his long-time bestie and collaborator, Harper Steele. The documentary makes for a tearful, moving examination of friendship, allyship, and what it means to be a trans woman in the US. Grab your tissues before watching! Next-up...

In another very special bonus episode, join Beth and Oenone in conversation with the brilliant writer Bella Mackie.  Bella Mackie is the bestselling author of both Jog On and the dark comedy How To Kill Your Family, which has recently been picked up for adaptation by Netflix.  Her new novel What A Way To Go follows the death of very wealthy businessman Anthony Wistern at his own birthday...

Today on Everything Is Content we’re kicking back and sticking the TV on. Is The Perfect Couple worth a binge or shall we just rewatch The White Lotus? Is ITV’s Bad Boyfriends classic reality chaos or an exploitative step back? And WHEN are they getting an HR department on Selling Sunset? We also chat about Dolly Alderton’s rules for life. What did we love and what would we add? Finally,...

This week on Everything Is Content we’re bidding farewell to Brat summer and saying hello to September. Does that back to school feeling ever go away? What kind of autumn are we aiming for? And when is too soon to see Christmas decorations in shops?  We then head to the smoking area to discuss news of a possible ciggie ban in beer gardens. An attack on freedom or a necessary step to keep...