Everything Is Content

Happy Wednesday EIConversationalists. This week we ask, should everything be content?

As of early February 2026, there are at least seven major television and streaming documentaries specifically focused on the case of Lucy Letby. The latest documentary The Investigation of Lucy Letby landed on Netflix earlier this month, featuring, in their words ‘never-before-seen footage as well as interviews with case investigators, a friend of Letby, and one of the victims’ parents.’

The words “digitally anonymised” popped up every time the grieving mother, or Letby’s college friend, “Maisie”, appeared on screen, because although the documentary used their real voices, and real words they used Ai generated humans to represent them.

In a piece for Newsweek H. Alan Scott writes, ‘On paper, the logic is sound. In practice, it is deeply unsettling. The closer you look, the more the illusion unravels. They are talking FaceTuned images—avatars trapped in the uncanny valley, mimicking sorrow without any of the soul, Instead of honoring the victims and grappling with the incomprehensible horror of Letby's crimes, we are left debating the ethics of a visual effect.’

Netflix defended the decision to Esquire, stating the technology was used "to protect the anonymity of the contributors at their request."

The evening standard said it was 'a morally egregious use of AI slop'

Aside from the AI issue which we go into, we can’t stop thinking about how many documentaries are popping up, seemingly constantly, about things that have just happened or are still happening.

Do true crime documentaries need to have such a big place in our culture?

Thank you so much for all of your opinions and takes on this topic, we love being in conversation with you all. O, R, B xxoxo

The Investigation of Lucy Letby review – this sensationalist take isn’t what this awful case needs

Why The Investigation of Lucy Letby's 'Digitally Anonymised' Documentary is Causing Controversy

Lucy Letby’s parents: Netflix show is an ‘invasion of privacy’

Netflix’s Use of AI Deepfakes is a Betrayal of True Crime

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Hello EICruisers! This week on the pod we're all over the map of pop culture, discussing everything from Brooklyn Beckham's tattoo cover-ups to cancelled RHONY stars to Taylor Swift's Croydon music video to France's open letter "reminding" 29-year-olds to have babies.

We also get deeper into the newly released batch of Epstein files and discuss the fallout so far, how we're choosing to consume this news and why nobody can seem to easily frame this story.

There's also some soul-searching to be had as the three of us ask... are WE performative? One commenter thought so after last week's episode. No hate to them (promise!) but it did make us think... where has this insult come from and what does it actually mean?

Beth's been loving Schitt's Creek and a dognapping drama, Ruchira's been loving Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show and Oenone's been loving Industry and chatting to old men in Waterstones (more on her Substack here).

Thanks so much for listening! If you've read this far could we pleeeeease be cheeky and ask for a rating, review or a share of the podcast on your socials? It really helps us grow and keep making EIC. Love you! O, R, B

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Links:

The Guardian - France's letter to 29-year olds to remind them to have babies
Nasdaq - Ring Super Bowl Ad Promoting AI Pet Search Raises Privacy Fears
How to Survive the Broligarchy - We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world by Carole Cadwalladr
"Jmail" (Epstein Files Gmail mirror)
Pod Save America
The Guardian - So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it's about the mass abuse of women and girls.
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Hello EICheetahs,

This week we're discussing the rise of male body image pressures, from increased testosterone use and right-wing pushes to get bigger, to cosmetic surgeons coming for male celebs online. Are we seeing a slow equalising between men and women? And why does this feel so depressing?

THANK YOU to everyone who messaged in for this one as always.

And thank you so much for listening, ORB xxx

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Beefcakes Are Back

T-Maxxing Has Gone Too Far

The Toxic World of Perfect Looks

The Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Essay Every Woman Should Read

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Happy Friday EICritics. It's a full house of hosts again at EIC headquarters, hallelujah! This week, we're wondering if little pins add up to big outcomes? And why the internet has suddenly turned on Olivia Dean.

A lot went on at this year's Grammy’s which took place on Sunday night in LA. Kendrick Lamar won record of the year, Bad Bunny won album of the year and his reaction of disbelief and processing is already circulating as a meme, Olivia Dean was named as best new artist, and Billie Eilish won best song with Wildflower. But aside from the accolades, a big feature of this year’s ceremony- and something that’s been discussed a lot since- were the ICE Out pins that were worn by many attending - Kehlani, Billie Eilish and Finneas, both Justin and Harley Bieber, Joni Mitchell, plus a handful more. Should we be praising this, or questioning if celebrities scared to participate in true activism?

Next up, in 2022, one of the internet's favourite culture writers Rayne Fisher-Quann coined a term when she tweeted, ‘Ottessa moshfegh is on the verge of getting woman'd | can feel it (woman'd is what I call it when everyone stops liking a woman at the same time)’, we ask, is this happening right now to Olivia Dean?

Beth's been loving - Bridgerton

Ruchira's been loving - Oh,Mary! , Perfection

Oenone's been loving - The Count Of Monte Cristo

2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody

What the “Ice Out” Pins at the Grammys 2026 Mean

the one about whether celebrities should also be activists

Does it matter when celebrities like Bad Bunny castigate Trump and ICE at the Grammys? You bet!

Being ‘Woman’d’ Is Becoming A Depressing Inevitability For Us All

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Hello EICrumpets! Welcome to Wednesday. For this week's Everything In Conversation we're talking about sex in films after actor and director Olivia Wilde responded to the statistic that almost half (48.4%) of Gen Z don't want to see as much sex in film and on TV. She said "I think the way that sex has been portrayed in film for a long time hasn’t been particularly realistic. There’s been this movement now towards authenticity, which is really good. So I choose to interpret that statistic maybe as Gen Z saying, ‘We don’t want to see inauthenticity anymore. We want to see real relationships, and we want to have something that feels more genuine.”

Is she right that Gen Z are only rejecting poor representations of sex OR are they in fact a truly prudish generation who won't be happy until all love scenes are abolished and everyone involved put in jail? Let's find out!

Links:
Spotify - Diabolical Lies
Variety - Olivia Wilde Says Sex in Movies Hasn't Been 'Realistic' for a 'Long Time'
LinkedIn - Heated Rivalry and the Rejection of Romanticised Harm
The Guardian - Almost half of gen Z viewers want less sex on screen study finds
Ladbible - Gen Z Intimacy Statistics Revealed
The Guardian - Passages film review
Everything Is Content Porn Deep Dive Part One
Everything Is Content Porn Deep Dive Party Two
The Times - Gen Z want more realistic sex scenes. Here's why
The Guardian - Pornhub to stop new UK users accessing site from next week
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