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MAFS Allegations, Harry Styles' Tour Critique & Elon vs. The Odyssey
Hello EICorroborators! Happy Friday and welcome back to Everything Is Content- your one stop podcast shop for everything pop culture and beyond.
This week- and trigger warning for discussion of sexual violence and abuse- we're discussing BBC Panorama's harrowing new documentary ‘The Dark Side of Married at First Sight' in which former MAFs UK contestant Shona Manderson alleges that her on-screen partner had sex with her without a condom against her wishes. She alleges the team took her to get the morning after pill, but that nothing else was done. The show has pulled all of its episodes from the internet while discussions continue to rage on about how reality TV can't seem to stop failing its subjects. We share our takes as (former) fans of the show.
Next up we're talking about Harry Styles' new tour- which has been criticised after some attendees reported having little to no visibility of their fav as he happily scampered around his enormous walkway stage set-up. Has the singer prioritised his Strava over his set design? We investigate.
Then we mull over Jacob Elordi's love life after the actor was spotted out and about with model and the inventor of tequila, Kendall Jenner. The internet has separated into two camps in response to the possible pairing- people saying "huh??" and people saying "duh...". Plus: Everything In Conversation with... Kylie?
Also (and we're sorry) we chat about Elon Musk's latest MORONIC OUTBURST after the friendless loser suggested that Oscar winning actress and generational beauty Lupita Nyong'o was somehow badly cast as the fictional generational beauty Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of Homer's Odyssey. We insult Elon Musk's pathetic existence discuss with consideration for all sides.
And finally we revisit the topic of internet fakery and advertising creep after a new piece in Vulture by Lane Brown suggested that just about everything we see online nowadays has been placed there to sell us something. From the piece: "On social media, popular opinion is being formed, measured, and manipulated all at once, and every signal the platforms produce... can now be fabricated by unseen actors with hidden agendas." In other words... is it time to log off?
This week Ruchira was loving Legends on Netflix and Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash, Oenone was loving Sister Europe by Nell Zink and Beth was loving SNL UK and London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Thank you SO much for listening, commenting, agreeing, disagreeing, sharing us on socials or leaving us a review. It means the world and really does help us keep making the show. See you Wednesday! O, R, B x
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BBC iPlayer - The Dark Side of Married at First Sight / Panorama
Vanity Fair - Why Can’t Elon Musk Shut Up About Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey?
Vulture - The Feed Is Fake by Lane Brown
Waterstones - The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
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161. Reform UK's Surge, The Politics of Tourism & Amandaland's Incredible Return
50:28||Season 2, Ep. 161Hello EICookies, we've got a thought-provoking episode for you this week.Firstly, we have to discuss the depressing local election results and how we begin to process it and move forward. A Substack essay on the end of the Western earnest tourist our interest on if we'll ever regain the sense of wonder and charm from a path rarely travelled in the age of TikTok travel content, and Google Earth shining a light on every corner, far and wide, on the planet. Finally, she's back: Amanda and her cringy exploits have returned to screens.Also Beth is back next week, so do not fear our third essential ingredient will be back in the mix ASAP.This week Oenone loved Why More Americans Are Seeking Religion and wanted to dive into Charli XCX's Rock Music. Ruchira loved Gen Z's New "Anti-Woke Voice" and Hacks season 5.Also could we request a lovely review on Apple or Spotify? It's a huge push for the podcast and helps us continue to grow <3Lots of love, O,R,B xoxox-----The More Than 30 Scandal-Hit Reform Candidates Elected Last WeekMinority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins?Reform cold calling public in bid to find ‘paper’ candidates for local electionsThe End Of ElsewhereThe Myth of Authentic TravelAmandaland
160. Everything In Conversation: To Voice Note Or Not To Voice Note
22:35||Season 2, Ep. 160Happy Wednesday EIChatters!To voice note or not to voice note, that is the question. In a piece for the Independent from the start of the year Helen Coffey explored whether a rise in voice notes has helped kill the art of conversation. She writes that despite being an initial sceptic about voice notes and finding them awkward and less useful than a phone call, she has since come around and become a primary source of communication in her circle.A 2025 survey commissioned by Sky Mobile found that 62% of voice note recipients had experienced ‘voice note fatigue’, and 20% said they’d personally received a voice note longer than 10 minutes. More than one in ten said they received over 10 voice notes a day, and 44% said they listened at double speed to get through them quicker. There’s also apparently a geographical element to this that suggests the UK is actually lagging behind other countries in our adoption of recorded messages. A 2024 YouGov survey found that 48% of Indian respondents either preferred receiving voice notes or liked them just as much as texts, compared to just 18% of people in Great Britain. We dive in with your help!We hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and share us with a friend :) Kisses! O,R,B xThe inexorable rise of voice notes: ‘I’m thinking of you – I just don’t want to speak to you’VOICE-NO! Brits call time on long voice notes159. Tech Bros At The Met Gala, Devil Wears Prada 2 & Celeb Traitors
54:21||Season 2, Ep. 159Happy Friday EIContrarians! Beautiful Beth is sunning herself on hols, so Ruchira and Oenone are driving the content car through the winding roads of the World Wide Web discourse.First up Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their lawsuit, Britney Spears finds herself in trouble and Celebrity Traitors is back!Secondly, The Met Gala! One of this year’s biggest themes was Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez’ presence at the gala, with rumours the Amazon founder spent $10m to sponsor the event. We get into our fave, and least fave, looks from the evening, and what we made of the event as a whole.And last but by no means least, 20 years after the original film, The Devil Wears Prada is back! The hotly awaited sequel has had everyone's tongues wagging, including ours.We hope you enjoy! As always, please do rate, review, and subscribe. Mwah O,R,B xxxRuchira's been loving: Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype, Tracey EminA Second Life, The FarewellOenone's been loving: Dandelion Is Dead, The Handmaid's Tale, Surrender (The God Shot)Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over It Ends With Us filmBritney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI caseThe Celebrity Traitors series 2 line-up confirmedThe Best-Dressed Stars At The 2026 Met GalaMet Gala 2026: Activists leave nearly 300 ‘bottles of urine’ in protest of Bezos’ involvementThe Devil Wears Prada 2? Groundbreaking. What The Sequel Got Right
158. Everything In Conversation: Tradwife Propaganda, Social Media & Yesteryear With Caro Claire Burke
44:44||Season 2, Ep. 158Happy Wednesday EIChickadees! What a show we have for you today.To celebrate the release of her much-hyped debut novel Yesteryear, we sat down with the brilliant Caro Claire Burke to discuss everything from favourite tradwives to the process of selling the film rights to a novel. As well as being a phenomenally talented writer, Caro is also the co-host of Diabolical Lies- one of Ruchira's most recommended podcasts.A quick synopsis of Yesteryear: Natalie is a trad wife influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers. As far as her audience knows, Natalie loves her farmhouse, her well-behaved children, making sourdough from scratch and her perfect husband Caleb. But behind the scenes of her Instagram content, everything is very, very different. Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in the 1800s. Her phone, her assistants, they’re all gone. Is it a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie just knows she has to escape. And don't worry- no spoilers!Vanity Fair - Lifestyle Creator Nara Smith... Wants to Clear Up Some ThingsSpotify - Diabolical Lies Waterstones - Yesteryear Indie Wire - Anne Hathaway’s Controversial New Horror Movie About a ‘Tradwife’ Is Already Hell OnlineSubstack - Matriarchal BlessingSubstack -Matriarchy Report 'What's so scary about a tradwife?'157. Awkward Engagements, Circumcision Activism & Sheerluxe's AI Influencers
56:52||Season 2, Ep. 157Hello EICabbages!Strap in because today we're taking you on a tour of the most salacious, strange and shocking stories in the news. Russell Brand running for mayor, TERF nonsense in the running space, Hannah Spencer calling out Westminster's drinking culture and a murder used for sexist click bait.From there we're taking on a topic that depressed us way back in 2024 after UK fashion and lifestyle magazine Sheerluxe introduced yet more AI influencers to its roster, with Brooke, Gigi, and Eden joining their OG AI-fluencer Reem. Comments on their socials are uniformly negative, but Sheerluxe seem undeterred. We discuss.And last (but not least) we're talking circumcision after The Cut published a piece titled ‘‘The Men Who Want Their Foreskins Back". The story centres on a 30-year-old man who was circumcised as a baby and recently underwent reconstructive penis surgery- plus the thriving online community of men going to lengths to manually "restore" their own foreskins. Not a topic we know much about, but we share what we learned from the piece and how it's shaped our current opinions.This week Oenone has been loving The Testaments on Disney+, Beef on Netflix, I Just Want You To Be Happy by Jem Calder (out 21st May) and The Cage on BBC iPlayer, Beth has been loving Expectation by Anna Hope and Ruchira has been loving Ex Machina, Search Party on YouTube and (secretly) Temptation Island on Netflix.Links: BBC - Influencer dies days after being hit by car in Soho Hannah Spencer Instagram Feminegra - Daily Mail's BBL Influencer Headline Sparks BacklashThe Standard - Russell Brand announced plan to run for London MayorPolitics Joe - What it's REALLY like in Westminster | Hannah Spencer interviewBBC - Sheerluxe defends use of AI influencer The Cut - The Men Who Want Their Foreskins Back
156. Everything In Conversation: The Panic About Fake Fans
20:19||Season 2, Ep. 156Happy extra episode day EICulture critics, this week we're diving into the panic around bots, fake fans and inauthentic musicians. US rock band Geese were dragged into a PR nightmare when eagle-eyed people noticed Chaotic Good, a digital marketing agency, claimed they were behind the recent meteoric rise of the band thanks to an orchestrated social media campaign. Just how manipualtive are these carefully-crafted popularity pushes, and do they detract from the artists' talent? We dive into all of it with your help <3 love O,R,B xoxox-----Fake FansThe wild Geese chaseThe Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop155. Lena Dunham: A Voice of a Generation?
01:01:07||Season 2, Ep. 155Hello EICupcakes,Moustache fingers up because we're diving into one hell of a millennial memoir this week. Lena Dunham is back into the zeitgeist with Famesick, her second memoir, detailing her unique experience of fame and chronic illness during her 20s and 30s. We dive into the lore, the controversies and the legend of Lena, including our wonderful experience at Intelligence Squared's event with her in convo with Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton.A reminder we're chatting to the incredible Caro Claire Burke, author of Yesteryear, next week so get your questions IN for this one.We are an ambitious independent podcast and would love if you could give us a review on Apple/Spotify, as it helps push us to other people and keep us going <3 love O,R,B xxx------This week, Oenone has been watching Euphoria episode 2 and reading Yesteryear. Beth has been enthralled by the reception to Losing My Friend Over Wegovy, while Ruchira has been intrigued by Zoe Kravitz' suspected engagement ring.Lena Dunham has apologised for disbelieving a rape allegation – and made matters worseLena Dunham: My Apology to Aurora"Life Is Just So" w/ Lena Dunham (Las Cultaristas)The Interview (Lena Dunham)