Happy Friday! Last week we dropped the first part of our EIC special on porn, looking at the creators and platforms taking over the industry. This week our (highly anticipated) second part looks at the people behind the screens: the consumers.

First up, why is porn addiction such a divisive topic among academics? And does it even exist? We answer that question and look at the deeper issues contributing to widespread compulsive porn-use.

Next, we look at the rise of non-consensual user-generated porn i.e. deepfakes and revenge porn, and the fact young people are accessing this content. 

Finally, ethical porn has promised to right the wrongs of an often exploitative, discriminatory industry. Just how true is this, and can porn ever ethically be consumed?

In Production Partnership with Cue Podcasts

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Psyche: If you think you’ve got a porn addiction, you probably haven’t

BBC: Is 'porn addiction' a real thing?

Children’s Commissioner: ‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’- Young people and pornography

Channel 4: My Deepfake Porn

The Guardian: Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape review 

Girlguiding: Girls face a crisis of confidence in an unequal world 

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In our first Everything In Conversation of 2025 we’re talking to thee Shon Faye- brilliant author, writer and journalist. Shon’s first book The Transgender Issue was a bestseller and her new non-fiction Love in Exile is already one of our favourite reads of this year.

Exploring both her own experiences of love, heartbreak and feelings of unworthiness as well as the problems and challenges of modern love from multiple angles, this is a book for anyone in love, out of love, wanting to understand love and romance in new and radical ways. 

In our chat Shon talked about romcoms, break-ups, community, addiction, different ways of mothering and what she’s learned about the history of love. She's funny, she's brilliant and we can't wait for you to listen.

Follow Shon on Instagram @shon.faye and pick up your copy of Love In Exile here or in any good book shop! (Out in the U.S. in May)

If there’s anyone else you want us to chat to- drop us a line @everythingiscontentpod. 

O, R, B 

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Happy Valentines Day - as a special treat, we've got a double deep dive for you - Everything Is Content, and some things, are Adult Content.

This week on the podcast we’re delving into the world of OnlyFans and digital sex work for part one of our two-part Porn series. In this instalment we are going to be talking about sexy subscription services, the Lily Phillips documentary and Bonnie Blue’s banned OnlyFans video.

So possibly more than anything else in the history of the pod, we have been asked by you at home, to talk about OnlyFans- the London based subscription service for content creators that has seen global success and cultural notoriety since it was founded 9 years ago, becoming especially popular with adult performers and sex workers producing pornography and selling other digital sexual services.

We discuss a Substack by the very popular writer, creator, PHD candidate, and podcaster Maalvika Bhat, titled “What OnlyFans Billions reveal about the market value of male desire”, and ask, do we think some men might resent the freedom that OnlyFans allows women in terms of monetising sexuality? Why do women get so much of the “blame” for OF’s popularity when it’s men who are the biggest customer base? Can a site like OF alter desire on a broad scale? Are we maybe even seeing this happen?

We then go on to discuss 23 year old Lily Phillips and her documentary with Josh Pieters, as well as another key figure in this conversation, Bonnie Blue, a 25-year-old sex worker and content creator who became even more famous for claiming to have slept with 1,057 men in 12 hours. 

Tune in next week for part-two, where we will be looking at the consumers of porn, the dangerous misuse of it, and whether or not it can ever, truly, be ethical.

In Production Partnership with Cue Podcasts

What OnlyFans billions reveal about the market value of male desire:

https://maalvika.substack.com/p/what-onlyfans-billions-reveal-about

https://magdalene.substack.com/p/the-tech-oligarchy-is-stealing-your

Lily Philips documentary: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFySAh0g-MI&ab_channel=JoshPieters

https://www.joe.co.uk/news/bonnie-blues-1000-men-stunt-video-banned-from-onlyfans-474458

https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/opinion/ashley-james-bonnie-blue/

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It's the extra episode!! This week we're diving into the most divisive topic we've done yet: the ethics of surrogacy. Our DMs were flooded with requests for this, after Lily Collins and her husband got a huge amount of backlash for sharing the news that they'd welcomed a baby into the world through surrogacy.

Thank you so much for your thoughts on this one. Just a reminder to follow us on the gram (IG, Insta, whatever you want to call it) to join in the discourse. We read out listener messages to help shape our own opinions and reflections in these Wednesday episodes.

IG AND TIKTOK: @everythingiscontentpod

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It’s no wonder millennial women are annoyed by Lily Collins’s surrogacy – they can’t afford their own kids

Like Lily Collins, I welcomed my children through surrogacy. Why do I have to justify that decision?

The joy and the trauma of carrying a celebrity's baby

Families created through surrogacy: Mother-child relationships and children’s psychological adjustment at age 7

Full Surrogacy Now

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 It's TIIIIIMEEEEE for Everything Is Content - Happy Friday EIC heads, we did it, another week bites the dust.

As HUGE Motherland fans, we were eagerly anticipating the new BBC spin off Amandaland. The sitcom, produced by another love of our life, Sharon Horgan, follows Amanda (the leader of the alpha-mum’s from the original show, with her perfectly blow-dried blonde hair, insufferable lack of self-awareness and yet somehow endearing charm) who is now divorced and has re-located from Chiswick to South Harlesden with her teenagers. She deals with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco-anxiety, as well as establishing herself as an interiors influencer with her new business ‘sensuous’. Joanna Lumley, who plays Felicity, Amanda’s mother, is her best self as an ab-fab-esque ex model. The show has ginormous boots to fill, so we ask, has it lived up to the hype?

Next up - this year's Grammys... Two people who apparently did not stay long enough to enjoy themselves were Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and his wife Bianca Censori, who showed up, stood for photos and then were apparently- if rumours are to be believed- asked to leave the ceremony following Bianca’s outfit reveal. We discuss our reaction to her fit - or lack there of - and ask whether this is a sign of something horrible and sinister happening in front of our eyes, or if it’s just a display from two people who are equally invested in giving us all a good show.

Lastly, one of the more gorgeous moments from the Grammy’s, was Tampa rapper Doechii getting her well-deserved flowers, winning best rap album and in the process becoming one of three women to win the award. We discuss her beautiful speech, her sensational lyricism, and why we are so pleased to have her in our ears.

Aaaand, if you're happy to have us in your ears... a 5* review wherever you listen would mean the world, Thank you so much in advance <3

High Fidelity 2020 Series

High Fidelity Film

In Memoriam - Alice Winn

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig (audiobook)

Search Party

Amandaland

The Naked Truth About Bianca Censori’s Grammys Look - Raven Smith for Vogue

Doechii Reigns Supreme on ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ - Rolling Stone

Doechii is irreverent, raunchy and hilarious on Alligator Bites Never Heal — album review FT

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Happy hump day EIC heads! As a reward for making it halfway to the weekend here’s a brand spanking episode of Everything In Conversation for you- and it’s a doozy. 

This week we’re discussing a new branch of the nepo baby discourse that sprouted after 24-year-old singer and Messy internet sensation Lola Young was “outed” as being the niece of mega-successful children’s author Julia Donaldson (e.g. the creator of The Gruffalo). 

This revelation sparked conversations online about whether this connection was enough to open doors, if we even should be labelling Young a nepo baby, and what having a rich or high profile relative can mean when navigating a career in the arts. Armed with a pile of brilliant listener messages we try to find some answers, as well as getting stuck into the complications of the UK class system, code-switching, the sexism inherent in the term nepo baby and what we think we should all actually be talking about instead. 

Thanks so much for listening and/or taking part in this In Conversation episode. If you want to be a part of next week’s discussion just follow us on IG @everythingiscontentpod. We’d also love if you could leave us a rating or a review or even share us on socials- it means the world and helps us grow!

O, R, B 

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Prince Charles Cinema - Sign the petition

Vulture : How a Nepo Baby Is Born

The i Paper : Here’s why you shouldn’t call me a nepo baby 

Square Mile : Eve Austin 

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TGIF and TGIEICD (thank god it's Everything Is Content Day... is this gonna catch on?)

This week, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone dip their toe in the fashion discourse, if 2025 Haute Couture is anything to go by, then quiet luxury and stealth wealth might be being booted out for loud luxury, extravagance and labels, sorry Sofia Richie Grainge!

Next up, Selena Gomez posted a tearful video on Instagram Stories on Monday, before quickly deleting the post. In the video, she responded to the US' nationwide immigration raids over the weekend, which saw the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest 956 people on Sunday — the largest number of arrests on a single day under Trump. He announced several extreme executive orders on immigration from his first day. US Senate candidate Sam Parker called to 'deport Selena Gomez' on X, while the left basically called her self-involved. They ask, why do you think we’re so cynical of emotional outbursts online?

And last but by no means least, is society shifting now towards intentional and consensual round the clock tracking? Beth found a fascinating piece called “We are all Big Brother now: The largest system of surveillance isn’t run by the government or corporations. It’s the grass-roots panopticon we’re using to judge one another.” It was written by Alan Levinovitz, and published in the Boston Globe last June. At EIC headquarters the girls are quite worried!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/events/schiaparelli-and-dior-couture-review/

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/selena-gomez-crying-immigration-trump-b2687656.html

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/20/opinion/nextdoor-ring-nest-grassroots-surveillance/

https://fortune.com/2023/09/12/gen-z-find-my-friends-life360-location-tracking-privacy-safety/

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Everything In Conversation is BACK with a meaty one for you. With your incredible input, we waded into the threat of a TikTok ban in the US.

Just how impactful would losing the platform be for creators and audiences; could any good come from it; and what are the political motivations at play? President Trump has positioned himself as the short-from video saviour, but this isn't strictly true...

Thank you so much for listening to our extra episode, and please do follow us on Instagram and TikTok to get stuck into the discussions. If you enjoyed this episode (we hope you did) please leave us a rating wherever you're reading this! xxxx

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Am I being censored? Some US TikTok users say app feels different after ban lifted

TikTok restores US service after Trump says “we have to save it”

The Best TikToks About TikTok Getting Banned

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Happy Friday! Happy Everything Is Content day more importantly! 

One story that dominated the news cycle this week - the inauguration. Whether we liked it or not, Donald Trump's speech and questionable guest-list was unavoidable. We dived into the rise of the broligarch, our fears for Trump 2.0 and the promises he's already made on trans rights and climate action (i.e. to protect neither).

Life is about the light and the dark, but the Molly-Mae doc didn't really offer as many laughs as we'd hoped! Listen to our review of the highly-anticipated 'tell-all' from the UK's influencer-in-chief. Was it as salacious as we wanted?

If you haven't already, go listen to our last Everything in Conversation too. Aaaand, give us a rating and a 5* review wherever you listen to us pls, pls, pls. Thank you so much <3

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(A Complete Unknown) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563598/

(Babybels) https://groceries.asda.com/product/465888??utm_source=organic&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=ghs&srsltid=AfmBOopxC78YpwXHFy1TvOY_UgmAgSR177Q2MfQzs1AvaR9lzHKo8TK0eF8

(Harris Dickinson on Off Menu) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zRK3iLzWNkmzvR40OtGVO

(Severance) https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/395646/trump-inauguration-broligarchs-musk-zuckerberg-bezos-thiel

https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/01/the-inaugural-address/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwaEuDeqM8

(Molly Mae: Behind it) All https://www.amazon.co.uk/Molly-Mae-Behind-All-Season-1/dp/B0DN24C8NT

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Happy Wednesday, or unhappy Wednesday, it's been a weird week. Here at the EIC newsroom, we will fill you in - welcome to Everything In Conversation.

This week on the extra episode, we discuss BrewDog founder James Watt's approach to work/life balance... which is to not have one. He came under fire after he shared a video of him and his fiancé, Georgia Toffolo, where he says, ‘so I just think the whole concept of work life balance was invented by people who hate the work that they do’, to which Georgia replies ‘it’s so true’.

After he received a huge amount of backlash, including unacceptable threats of violence, as well as lots of more balanced takes,  Watt asked on LinkedIn,  “What does it say about our society that a post extolling the virtues of hard work gets met with this kind of furious backlash?” calling it a “bizarre controversy”. He said: “As a nation, we love to joke about the French being lazy, but the reality is that our output per hour is 13 per cent lower than theirs."

 James Watt is worth an estimated 262 million pounds at present, and has also previously been accused of presiding over a “toxic” culture. 

Beth, Ruchira and Oenone rummage around in the mess, and with help from the listeners, try to answer the question, is The UK workforce, work-shy?

https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/24851034.roz-foyer-james-watt-spouting-nonsense-work-life-balance/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/has-brewdogs-toxic-culture-pierced-craft-beer-balloon/#:~:text=A%20staple%20on%20supermarket%20shelves,out%2C%20afraid%20and%20miserable%E2%80%9D.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/14/uk-is-among-most-work-shy-nations-claims-brewdog-founder/

https://inews.co.uk/news/house-prices-young-people-nothing-to-work-for-3457041#:~:text=NEWSLETTER%20(%C2%A3)%20Work%20no%20longer,a%20home%20of%20their%20own.&text=This%20is%20Home%20Front%20with,newsletter%20from%20The%20i%20Paper%20.

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