Everything Is Content

Morning EICitizens! And welcome to the Republic of Content. On this week's docket...

We head briefly over to Beverly Hills to discuss last Sunday's Golden Globes. What did we think of the winners and who do we deem the best dressed/worst behaved?

Then we get stuck into Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie's new sports comedy-drama fronted by Timothée Chalamet. In it he plays ruthlessly ambitious Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman with grand plans to become the ping pong world champ. The film is getting rave reviews (and has just earned TC his very first Golden Globe)- but what did we think? Worth the hype or just another tired tale of a selfish man with big ambitions?

Next up: Grok. 2026 started with mass digital violations, as huge numbers of women (and children) were targeted with deepfakes thanks to a new feature of Elon Musk’s AI tool which allowed digital undressing of real photos. As of this Wednesday Grok will apparently now ignore instructions to generate sexualised images, but we argue that the damage is already done. What do we think is behind this trend (spoiler: it's misogny) and what else should be done?

Finally we investigate if people online are growing tired of content about useless male partners, especially if their wives and girlfriends won't listen. Comment threads are now full of the same sentiment: if you're not going to leave him, then leave us out if it. Is this a fair response? And does it speak to a cultural divide or just a digital one?

Thank you SO MUCH for listening- as well as for your lovely messages and reviews. Please keep them coming as we love hearing from you and it helps us continue making the podcast. Love B, R, O x

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This week Beth was loving The Golden Globes coverage (e.g. the outfits), Ruchira was loving Industry (available on iPlayer in the UK and HBO elsewhere) and Oenone was loving Marty Supreme (in cinemas now!).

The Hollywood Reporter - Timothée Chalamet and Josh Safdie: How We Made 'Marty Supreme'
BBC - X could 'lose right to self-regulate', says Starmer
The Telegraph - Elon Musk's X stops bikini bot undressing women
The Guardian - 'Add blood, forced smile': how Grok's nudification tool went viral
BBC - Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over explicit deepfakes
Distractify - TikTok "Butter Dish Woman" Complains About Fiancé's Small Gift
TikTok - The Original Single List
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Happy Hump Day EICamels. This week we're delving into the world of male-led podcasts, specifically, Steven Bartlett's.

Last week, Instagram account @notyourpolitefeminist posted a carousel titled ‘The Diary Of A Misogynist’. Meredith writes, ‘The Diary of A CEO is often framed as thoughtful, emotionally intelligent, and progressive. it presents itself as a space for growth, vulnerability, and "having the hard conversations." And on the surface, that's exactly what it looks like: reflective language, slow pacing, men talking about feelings. but here's my problem with Bartlett, it stays focused on men's inner worlds - their fear, their insecurity, their unmet needs without really interrogating the systems that still benefit men even when they're struggling. The podcast leans heavily on therapy language: trauma, attachment, healing, vulnerability. but stripped of any feminist analysis, those words lose their power.’

Steven Bartlett released the first episode of DOAC in September 2017, but what started out as a hobby, and ‘way to learn from other business leaders’, has grown to become one of the biggest podcasts in the world, last year it reached one billion streams. However alongside its astronomical success, has it slowly descended into something very different, and perhaps even dangerous?

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 xx

@notyourpolitefeminist's post
BBC Investigation
New Statesman - Steven Bartlett's Empire of Bluff
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We're back EICuties!

We have so much to catch you up on re: Christmas TV binges. Also a meme has been travelling round TikTok about 365 buttons. Do you get it?

Next-up, we dive into the sci-fi, genre-bending Apple TV series that everyone is obsessed with, Pluribus. And finally 2026 already has an internet villain in the shape of a dad who claims to struggle spending more than 10 minutes with his child.

Thank you SO MUCH for your lovely messages and reviews. Please keep them coming as we love hearing from you <3 love O,R,B xxxx

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The Traitors

Stranger Things

Emily in Paris

We Need To Talk About ‘The Traitors’ And Unconscious Bias

Why is it so perilous to be a person of colour on The Traitors? | Zoe Williams | The Guardian

365 buttons: could the biggest meme of 2026 change your life? | Social media | The Guardian

Pluribus Is About Everything and Unlike Anything Else

Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible

Vince Gilligan Would Prefer You Explain Pluribus to Him

'Pluribus' Review: Season 1 Is A Frustrating, At Time Brilliant, Slog

Pluribus Finale, or The World’s Most Helpful Apocalypse

“Am I just a monster?”: Dad admits, unprompted, that his “blood starts to boil” if he has to spend over 10 minutes with his kids

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Happy Boxing Day EICarollers. We hope you had a delicious Christmas, and now, to get you through the gooch of the year, we present to you the things we've loved the most in 2025, and the things we can't wait for in 2026.

Every week this year we’ve told you guys what each of us have been loving- literally dozens and dozens of film, TV, podcast, article and book recommendations for you all to get stuck into. And so we’re ending the year with a “what we’ve been” loving round-up- some old, some new but all with the EIC stamp of approval.

We’ll also be helping you mark your content calendars for 2026, with a reminder of what’s coming and what we literally cannot wait for.

But just before we do that, we all want to say thank you so much to anyone who has listened to us, shared the podcast on social media or with a friend, left us a rating or a review, sent us a DM or commented, contributed to our Everything In Conversation eps or stopped us in the street to say you’re a fan. It really means the world, so thank you.

Thank you to Cue Podcasts for this edit.

We love you all! O, R, B

Ruchira’s picks:
Blue Moon
Bugonia
The Rehearsal s2
Last One Laughing UK
Search Engine/search engine - dubai chocolate
Adolescence
Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives
Hacks

Beth’s picks:
LA Women by Ella Berman
The Jack & Ash Show
Too Much
The Baby Died, Whose Fault lIs It?
Frankenstein
Weapons
Platonic
The Goon Squad

Oenone's picks:
The Year Men Broke by Tell The Bees
The Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Essay Every Woman Should Read
Four Seasons
What Did You Do Yesterday
The Vegetarian Han Kang
Ballad Of Wallis Island
In Memoriam
Slow Horses
The Night Manager

See you in 2026!

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Happy Christmas Eve EICherubs! 🎄

For this mid-week truffle episode we're diving into our Christmas plans, our pop culture predictions from the beginning of this year AND our very fresh, very hot ones for next year ft. Timothee Chalamet, White Lotus, Charli XCX and Taylor. Join us for some big swings on upcoming marriages, break-ups, film debuts and casting forecasts. And more importantly share your thoughts in the DMs and Spotify comments!

Thank you SO MUCH for listening all of this year. We love this podcast and the incredible community that's come with it. We have the Friday episode for you and will then be going on a mini break before diving straight into the news, celeb goss and viral trends with you in 2026.

Before you go, could we request a lovely review wherever you're listening and could you share us with a friend (or enemy)? Word of mouth is huge for us. Lots of love O,R,B xxxxxx
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