Awkward Engagements, Circumcision Activism & Sheerluxe's AI Influencers

From Everything Is Content by Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

May 1, 2026 · 57 min · Season 2 · Episode 157

About this episode

The episode discusses various current events including circumcision activism and the rise of AI influencers in media.

Hello EICabbages! Strap in because today we're taking you on a tour of the most salacious, strange and shocking stories in the news. Russell Brand running for mayor, TERF nonsense in the running space, Hannah Spencer calling out Westminster's drinking culture and a murder used for sexist click bait. From there we're taking on a topic that depressed us way back in 2024 after UK fashion and lifestyle magazine Sheerluxe introduced yet more AI influencers to its roster, with Brooke, Gigi, and Eden joining their OG AI-fluencer Reem. Comments on their socials are uniformly negative, but Sheerluxe seem undeterred. We discuss. And last (but not least) we're talking circumcision after The Cut published a piece titled ‘‘The Men Who Want Their Foreskins Back". The story centres on a 30-year-old man who was circumcised as a baby and recently underwent reconstructive penis surgery- plus the thriving online community of men going to lengths to manually "restore" their own foreskins. Not a topic we know much about, but we share what we learned from the piece and how it's shaped our current opinions. This week Oenone has been loving The Testaments on Disney+, Beef on Netflix, I Just Want…

People in this episode

Hosts: Oenone, Beth, Ruchira

Topics covered

circumcision activism
AI influencers
media criticism
cultural commentary
current events

Keywords

circumcision
AI influencers
Russell Brand
Hannah Spencer
Sheerluxe
The Cut
media
cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sheerluxe, The Cut

Books & works: The Testaments, Beef, I Just Want You To Be Happy, The Cage, Expectation, Ex Machina, Search Party, Temptation Island