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Happy EIChicks! It's Friday, which means we're attempting to sail through the sea of Tiktok trends, mass hysteria and major headlines...This week on the podcast, we’re diving into why parts of TikTok were prepping for an apocalypse this week, America’s dystopian censorship of Jimmy Kimmell and queuing in pubs – should you?Thank you so much for your love thus far. You can follow us @everythingiscontentpod on IG and the Tok. Also please could you give us a review – we'd be so grateful!In partnership with Cue Podcasts.-----This week Oenone has been loving Caledonian Road and The Hunger Games. Ruchira has been loving Top Boy: Summerhouse.Why are TikTok conservatives predicting the rapture this week?The Rapture Didn’t Happen, And The Internet Is DisappointedWhen Did Cancel Culture Become ‘Consequence Culture’?Trump criticises countries' migration and climate policies in scathing UN speechBrits Undecided About Queuing At The Bar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pop your card into the EIC-ATM and get ready to withdraw some content- because this week we're talking all about the rise of "cute debt" and whether buy-now-pay-later schemes are really targeting the girls.In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Annie Joy Williams explores how female shoppers are being heavily marketed to by the likes of Klarna and Afterpay, who are drawing on fun, girly aesthetics to sell their services and make debt seem fun, silly and generally NBD! We share our own experiences and hear from you at home about why so many of us are falling victim to a splash of pink, a celeb endorsement and a cute Y2K moment.Thank you for all of your messages this week! If you're really in the mood to spoil us, how about a five star rating wherever you're listening right now? Thank you so much! Lots of love,R, O, B xoThe Atlantic - The Rise of 'Cute Debt'The Guardian - Where did it all go wrong for Wonga? Emma Budget App Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Friday to all who celebrate. This week we’re serving up part two of our two part friendship deep dive, first discussing affirmation culture and how avoiding tough love can rob us of growth within relationships. Then we get into the meat of modern friendship and how influencers can further the idea that we're all better alone. Finally we ask whether we think more people should consider reinventing the family pursuing a platonic marriage.Thank you to Cue Podcasts for production.We hope you enjoy, thank you for listening O,R,B xx--------Is Affirmation Culture Sabotaging Our Friendships and Ourselves? Dunbar's Number: Why we can only maintain 150 relationships Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.