Everything Is Content

Kisses from EIC – we're back with a spicy episode...The Bop House is a content creator house made up of OnlyFans creators with 3.6m subscribers on TikTok. They’ve had tonnes of controversy because lots of the creators who range from 18-24 exaggerate their baby faces and present what some say is a barely legal fantasy with braces they don't need, girly voices and cartoon PJs.Are they the natural amalgamation of reality TV, TikTok virality and online sex work? What is their impact? Thank you for all of your messages! Would you consider giving us a rating pleeeease? Thank you, love O, B, R xoThey Make Millions Acting Like Sexy Babies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Friday EIC-heads, this week on the podcast we’re delivering part one of our two part friendship deep dive, sharing our favourite fictional friendships, before discussing how friendships change as we get older and the myth of being a low-maintenance mate. From low maintenance and medium friends to friendship and motherhood, how does the modern world shape our friendships, and how do we navigate friendships as we get older?Thank you to Cue Podcasts for production.We hope you enjoy, thank you for listening O,R,B xxI Thought Being The Low Maintenance Friend Would Set Me Free. Instead, It Made Me Lonelier Than Ever- Chante JosephThe Vexing Problem Of The Medium Friend - Lisa Miller Why Is It So Hard To Maintain Friendships From Your 20s In Your 30s? - Carola LoveringIf babies are ruining your friendships, the problem is probably you - Olivia Petter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello QTS, we're back with a not very cute subject, let's go to the dark side...Last week we read a piece on Substack called “We Have To Talk about Dark Romance” by Stella Tate, in which she grapples with a problematic literary genre. Dark romance, for anyone not aware, is a subgenre of romance literature, that features characters, relationships and dynamics that are typically taboo in other genres, often involving violence, obsession, stalking, emotional abuse and sexual assault. Basically the romantic heroes of these stories would often be the clear villain in any other story. And as Stella writes: “from the perspective of a highly non-judgmental book lover (or at least that’s who i aim to be), dark romance is mainly a romance that takes the shape of a horror story, or possibly a horrific tale dressed up as a romance. dark romance is a genre bender, with elements of romance and horror, not always in equal parts… dark romance doesn’t seem to be one thing or another; instead, it seems to me like a wide spectrum, where you can find all 50 shades of grey and more, from the lighter vampire love stories to the harder to swallow stalker romances with sexual abuse and all sorts of triggering content.” We delve in!We Have To Talk About Dark RomanceThanks so much for all of your takes and comments on this topic, we love being in conversation with you all! O,R,B xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EIC school is in session – get your notebooks out!This week on the podcast we’re tackling Elizabeth Gilbert’s wild promo ride for her new memoir All the Ways to the River, which is out on 9th September. As part of it she shared some excerpts for The Cut in a long read titled, ‘My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story When my best friend was diagnosed with cancer, I promised to be there until the end. Then all hell broke loose.’ Oh what a read...Next we tackle Rylan’s misinformed and dangerous comments over immigration and asylum seekers. How was he allowed to spread right-wing falsehoods on national TV?Finally the biggest stories across pop culture from a new celeb hook-up, to one viral star's unexpected pivot to modelling fast fashion...In collaboration with Cue Podcasts.This week Oenone loved Calvary, Black Books and Sorry, Baby Beth loved Real Housewives of New York Ruchira loved The Summer I Turned Pretty and Christian Girl Autumn.The Cut pieceThe Big Issue: Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello EIC heads, happy Wednesday, happy September, and happy Everything In Conversation day...Earlier this month Niamh Duffy wrote a Substack titled, ‘I’ve protected my peace so much, I’ve accidentally made myself boring.’She writes, ‘I’ve been so busy safeguarding my mental health and pruning my life of stress that I seem to have pruned myself of… fun. I’m not even sure I remember how to have it anymore. Not the kind of fun that comes with bubble baths and to-do lists and reading about attachment styles, but the messy, impulsive, human sort that happens at 2am over chips and existential conversations with someone you met that evening.’In it she details how in the pursuit of self care, boundaries and rest, she has lost a vital part of herself, her sense of spontaneity, community and perhaps, humanity? We seem to value right now, above all else, performance, productivity and ‘health’, but at what cost?Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and takes on this topic, we love being in conversation with you all! O,R,B xxxI’ve protected my peace so much, I’ve accidentally made myself boring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy EICelebrations! This week on the podcast we've got... an analysis of the backlash to Millie Bobby Brown's adoption, our review of Netflix's latest reality TV retrospective and Celine Song's love triangle romcom The Materialists. Thank you so much for listening. Could you please gift us a review on Apple or Spotify and vote for us in the British Podcast Awards <3 xxxxxxIn collaboration with Cue Podcasts.Ruchira has been loving Eddington and The Summer I Turned Pretty; Oenone has been loving Zoe Kravitz and Harry Styles papped Rome date and Beth has been loving Love Is Blind UK.The Guardian: Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser review – how did television ever sink so low? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A dream guest has joined the EIC studios... this week we're joined by actor, singer and dancer Alyson Stoner. Any child of the 90s and 00s will have grown up with Alyson on their screens. They were in Step Up, Cheaper By The Dozen, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Camp Rock and have since become a sharp analyst on the fame and the entertainment industry online. They've just released a memoir of their upbringing as a child star and (for the first time) shared details of acting from aged three, developing and seeking help for an eating disorder and having their finances mismanaged by their team.It's an incredible conversation and we feel so honoured to have had it. If you enjoyed this episode please consider giving us a rating on your podcast player app AND voting for us in the British Podcast Awards. Thank you <3 xxxBritish Podcast AwardsSemi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TGIF from EIC! Let's just get into it, shall we?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?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.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.Pleeease could you vote for us in the British Podcast Awards Listener’s Choice category here? 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?)In partnership with Cue Podcasts.-----Beth has been loving Girls by Kirsty Capes, Oenone has been loving Twelfth Night or What You Will, Ruchira has been loving Crashing (although perhaps slightly less after finding out there's only one series). Click here for tickets to Women of Fiction, an in conversation event with Beth McColl x Kirsty Capes & Ella Berman.What is teeth-gate? Real Housewives of London episode one drama explained 'They're just not eating as much': restaurants in the age of weight loss drugs NY Times - Anticipating Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roll up, roll up! The EICircus is in town and for this week's extra episode we're discussing Molly Mae and the epidemic of mum shaming.Since having her daughter Bambi in 2023, the influencer Molly Mae Hague has been at the epicentre of all kind's of scrutiny, and perhaps never more so than when she candidly shared her frustration at having done "nothing fun" all summer. Does a multi millionaire girl boss and influencer extraordinaire have a right to complain that mothering leaves little room for other things? Is she being ungrateful or is this exactly what we've been begging public figures to do for years?Thanks so much for your thoughts on this & let us know what you made of the episode/ this discussion on Instragam @everythingiscontentpod or in our comments.O, R, B xSubstack - Molly Mae Not Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello EIC kittens, we're back with a brand new episode!  Katie Price is one of the UK's most famous reality stars and continues to dominate the tabloids today. Her daughter, Princess, is following in her parents' footsteps with a new reality series centred around her.  TikTok's latest viral storytime hinges on a woman claiming to have fallen in love with her psychiatrist. The ethics of the story are all over the place, as is the response to the videos. Are we watching the extreme soap operafication of TikTok confessionals?Finally, ChatGPT updated last week and one community was left distraught: women with AI boyfriends. We dive into what happened and how concerned we should be.In partnership with Cue Podcasts.Pleeease could you vote for us in the British Podcast Awards Listener’s Choice category here? 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?)-------This week Oenone loved Make Me a Offer, Ruchira loved Tart and Chappell Roan’s The Subway and Beth has been loving Fargo.The Princess DiariesThe AI boyfriend ticking time bomb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.