{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655ce147a2b4520012ffdbe8/68a7781573bf5b62989d91f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ozempic Menus, London's Real Housewives & (eek!) Taylor Swift","description":"<p>TGIF from EIC! Let's just get <em>into</em> it, shall we?</p><p><br></p><p>The first episode of Real Housewives of London aired this week and so of course, we're discussing it. What do we make of the franchise's latest crop of rich, glamorous and fiery women? Could this series hold a candle to earlier iterations or are British sensibilities too... sensible?</p><p><br></p><p>Up next, the potential impact of weight loss drugs on restaurants and hospitality. Is fine dining falling victim to shrinking appetites and growing disinterest in food as a result of wider use of GLP-1s? We also discuss the upcoming Mounjoro price hike.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, we're risking it all and talking about Taylor Swift. Last week we learnt that the high empress of pop was releasing her 12th album The Life of a Showgirl. While some fans are a little confused/fatigued, we actually might be the most on board we've ever been.</p><p><br></p><p>Pleeease could you vote for us in the British Podcast Awards Listener’s Choice category <a href=\"https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here?</a> We’re in the top 20 and it would make our year if made the shortlist! (and a cheeky review on your podcast player app?)</p><p><br></p><p>In partnership with <a href=\"https://www.cuepodcasts.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cue Podcasts.</a></p><p><br></p><p>-----</p><p><br></p><p>Beth has been loving <a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/girls/kirsty-capes/9781398713062\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Girls by Kirsty Cape</a>s, Oenone has been loving <a href=\"https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twelfth Night or What You Will</a>, Ruchira has been loving <a href=\"https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crashing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crashing</a> (although perhaps slightly less after finding out there's only one series). </p><p><br></p><p>Click <a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/events/women-of-fiction-ella-berman-and-kirsty-capes-in-conversation-with-beth-mccoll/london-trafalgar-square\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for tickets to Women of Fiction, an in conversation event with Beth McColl x Kirsty Capes &amp; Ella Berman.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.indy100.com/tv/real-housewives-london-teeth-dentist-drama-panthea-juliet-explained\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What is teeth-gate? Real Housewives of London episode one drama explained </a></p><p><a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/style/food/article/theyre-just-not-eating-as-much-now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'They're just not eating as much': restaurants in the age of weight loss drugs </a></p><p><a href=\" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/arts/music/taylor-swift-showgirl-popcast.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times - Anticipating Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' </a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Beth, Ruchira & Oenone"}