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 culture stories, before weighing in on the conversations that they have incited 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? Get in huns, we're making content about content. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @EverythingIsContentPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Everything In Conversation: Where Are All The Male Authors?

    5D AGO

    Everything In Conversation: Where Are All The Male Authors?

    Hello EICritical Thinkers & happy humping day (or whatever the saying is). This week we're discussing the apparent mass-vanishing act of male authors, after a piece for The Guardian suggested that David Szalay's Booker win has "put masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction." Oh! Ok! In a rebuttal for Vogue, author and friend of the podcast Eliza Clarke argues that it’s time to put this debate to bed. She writes: “Male writers still continue to dominate literary awards. They make up a large portion of our bestsellers, all the while continuing to be viewed as more worthy and deserving of critical plaudits. Bernadine Evaristo remains the only Black woman to have won a Booker Prize, ever, and she had to share that win with Margaret Atwood.” With your help and takes we ask: is there any truth to it? And if so: what's driving women's dominion in literary fiction? Thanks for all of your thoughts as ever! Follow us on IG @everythingiscontentpod. Love O, R, B x Links: Vogue - It's Time To Put The "Where Are All The Male Novelists" Debate To Bed Compact Mag - The Vanishing White Male Writer Current Affairs - The White Male Writer Is Fine I Promise GQ - Why men need to read more novels The Guardian - Do we need more male novelists? VOX - What happened to the bestselling young white man? Unherd - How to read like a man? Wikipedia - Performative Male The Guardian - The truth about boys and books Substack - The dawn of the post-literate society Books mentioned: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín Atonement by Ian McEwan Normal People by Sally Rooney Loren Ipsum by Andrew Gallix Flesh by David Szalay Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  2. NOV 14

    Real Housewives of London, Rosalía & Rini (Skincare For Children)

    Hey EIChihuahuas, happy Friday! To celebrate, we gift you a brand new episode, kisses. This week on the podcast it’s just Oenone & Beth steering the content ship through the choppy waters of: The Real Housewives of London, the biblical new release from Rosalía, & a controversial new celebrity skincare line. First... Real housewives of London premiered this summer, with many curious as to how this beloved show would fare across the Atlantic. The series follows eight women navigating London’s ultra-wealthy social circles, balancing old money, new money, & country piles. There’s glamorous events, designer drama, & class tensions with the expected Housewives mix of alliances, gossip, & fallouts. The series sees the women get into blows over some dubious dentistry aka teeth-gate, renting outfits, not picking up the bill & the definition of ‘best friend’. We share our thoughts on the series & the explosive two-parter reunion. Next up, on November 6 Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell launched a new line of sheet masks for children. Everyone’s writing about it from Glamour, to Marie Claire, The New York post & The Metro, & not an insignificant number of you guys in our DMs, too. So is this a dystopian nightmare, or just a bit of harmless fun that’s been blown out of proportion? And last but by no means least, an album hotly anticipated globally, but also very much on this podcast, & that is LUX, the fourth record by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. According to Pitchfork it’s “a heartfelt offering of avant-garde classical pop that roars through genre, romance, and religion”. The BBC called it “radical and riveting” & NME said it’s “an arresting album of astonishing scope and ambition”. The 33 year old, who is a trained Flamenco singer, sings in 13 different languages on the album, including Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Latin and Sicilian, and worked for a year writing the lyrics and working with professional translators to make sure they were just right. It is receiving an avalanche of five star reviews for artistry, composition, narrative, lyrics. The album is now out, we’ve both listened to it... We’re by no means musical experts, but we give our thoughts. Thank you so much to Cue podcasts for the edit. Beth's been loving: Shirley Valentine, The Missing Kayaker Oenone's been loving: Loren Ipsum, Andrew Gallix Real Housewives Of London Shay Mitchell statement on Rini What Dermatologists Really Think About Sheet Masks for Toddlers - Rosalía Has Biggest Streaming Debut of Any Female Spanish-Language Artist on Spotify love ya O, R, B xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m
  3. NOV 7

    Boyfriends Are Embarrassing, Selling Sunset & Emma Stone's New Face

    TGIF! This week on Everything Is Content... a viral article, chaotic reality TV and rumours of yet another celebrity face lift. First up, if you've not read Chanté Joseph's mega viral Vogue article titled Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? then you've definitely seen the discourse. Julia Fox has weighed in (she says it is) and now it's our turn. We ask: what did we make of the piece, do we think this is an IRL phenomenon or strictly an online shift, and what do we think is behind it? Secondly we're back in LA LA land for a brand new series of Selling Sunset. Ruchira finished it in 3 days, Beth in 2 and we're all obsessed. We discuss the inherent toxicity of reality TV, this series' houses and whether we like seeing behind the curtain on these kind of shows. And last but not least, rumours of cosmetic surgery have been swirling around Emma Stone for the last few months and people are feeling a type of way about it. But is that fair? Can we reasonably feel disappointed when our fav female stars decide to opt out of growing older naturally or is it simply none of our business? Thank you SO much for listening this week and every week. Pleeease could you gift us a review on your podcast player app so other people can find us? We adore everyone who has already. Love O, R, B xoxox In partnership with Cue Podcasts. ------ This week Beth was not really loving Think Again by Jacqueline Wilson (though she remains a lifelong devotee and fan), Oenone was loving Zadie Smith's appearance on Adam Buxton's podcast and Ruchira was loving Rosalía's interview on Popcast and season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The New York Times - Shibboleth Vogue - Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? Substack - is having a boyfriend embarrassing now? yes and that's why we're hiding them Spotify - Call Her Daddy x Spencer Pratt Substack - I Feel Sad About Emma Stone's New Face Timestamps: 15:00: Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? 41:41 Selling Sunset 57:37: Emma Stone's face Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
5
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28 Ratings

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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 culture stories, before weighing in on the conversations that they have incited 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? Get in huns, we're making content about content. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @EverythingIsContentPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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