Stan Culture Extremes, Existential Elmo & Vanderpump Rules

It was the week that Elmo asked us if we were all ok… spoiler alert: we’re not. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone have been to a VERY exciting screening... there's a deep dive on stan culture (please don't come for us!) and we take a look at how our 2024 reading goals are going so far. Warning: your TBR may double (or triple) in size after this episode...Let us know on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod what book you'd like us to read together - we'll decide before next week's episode and then will all discuss it together in March!On the podcast today: 1:02 - Stamptown 3:18 - Existential Elmo 6:58 - Stans 18:36 - Vanderpump Rules 25:37 - Reading Update —BETH MCCOLL: Romanticise Your Life STAMPTOWNINDEPENDENT: Sesame Street’s Elmo is inundated with existential dread after asking the internet: ‘How is everybody doing?INDEPENDENT: A timeline of Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion’s feud: From Hot Girl Summer to Hiss and Big FootGUARDIAN: Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakesANATOMY OF A STALKERHAYU: Vanderpump Rules ---BOOKS FOR YOUR TBR PILE: The Secret History - Donna Tartt Parason Against The Axe - Helen OyeyemiIssac and the Egg - Bobby Palmer The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa The List - Yomi AdegokeWar and Peace - Leo TolstoyPoor Things - Alasdair GrayCome and Get It - Kiley Reid Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Penance - Eliza ClarkBoy Parts - Eliza ClarkI’m A Fan - Sheena PatelThe Guest - Emma ClineBOOKS FOR YOUR PRE-ORDER LIST: Private Rites - Julia ArmfieldRevolutionary Acts - Jason Okundaye Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors —Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.