iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

In this week’s main chunky friday episode: fast fashion on the red carpet (relatable or ridiculous?) the PHD pile-on (stupid men hate smart woman & water goes on being wet) & Julia Fox’s guide to being a freak (is freaky the new eccentric?) Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Screenshot of my podcast tile- myself and my two millennial cohosts lie on the floor and stare at the camera. The title of the episode is Fashion Awards, PHD Gate and Julia Fox’s guide to being a freak.

“Some Twitter news now, and I apologize in advance. The worst people on Elon Musk's Godforsaken app have chosen their latest victim. A Cambridge based teacher and recent Cambridge PHD grad, Dr. Ally Louk has gone viral after posting a photo to celebrate passing her PHD VIVA, which is an oral exam in front of a panel of academic experts.”

From Everything Is Content: Fashion Awards, PHD Gate and Julia Fox's Guide to Being a Freak, 6 Dec 2024.

182

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

my brother took his dog home. don’t text x

A photo of me, 31 year old white woman with medium length blonde-brown hair wearing black leggings and a striped white and red sweater, holding a miniature schnauzer on my lap while we sit on a bright orange sofa. He has his head cocked & gazing up and I am looking at him.

A photo of me, 31 year old white woman with medium length blonde-brown hair wearing black leggings and a striped white and red sweater, holding a gorgeous miniature schnauzer on my lap while we sit on a bright orange sofa. He is looking down at the floor & I am smiling at the camera.

5761

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

anyway I ran around on the beach today with a dog. you can’t argue with that

A Welsh beach in the winter- wet sand, green hills and a cottage in the distance, blue sky peeking through clouds.

Grey-green craggy rocks surrounded by water. In the background the choppy sea and headland.

0831

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

2025 better be good i sweater GOD

A scene from excellent sketch show I Think You Should Leave: a man lays his head in his arms on a conference table as he says “I’m just, like, the tiredest I’ve ever been in my life”. He also is concealing a hot dog in his sleeve that he is eating secretly but that’s not relevant for my purposes.

0585

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

New episode of EIC is up! This week: we review Wicked (two musical newbies & one Proper Theatre Kid™️- what could go wrong) before discussing the bizarre press tour & the commentary on the film’s stars. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Screenshot of my podcast Everything Is Content. Three millennial woman smile in the cover image. The title is Holding Space for a Wickedly Weird Press Tour. It’s one hour and two minutes and came out today- 29th November.

Screenshot of our transcript. Speaker one: Oh my God I think Elphaba might be a bit

Speaker two: I think Elphaba is bi. Yeah.

081

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Brand new midweek episode of the podcast where we discuss if the criticism of Sabrina Carpenter as a “sexy baby” who scares teenagers is fair or childish. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Tweet by pop fan account: You guys are disgusting and weird for defending a literal weirdo. I’m 17 and AFRAID of Sabrina Carpwnter when she’s performing. You guys need help

0184

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

cat or cat shaped black hole? you decide.

My legs in grey tracksuit trousers extended on a grey sofa, a black cat asleep along my legs, looking like a void where a cat should be.

4600

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

look who came to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mr-bingo.bsky.social

31 year old me, crouching on a mossy rock surrounded by fir trees. It’s a grey and wet day. I’m wearing a light blue hiking jacket, black trousers and boots, plus a pair of pink tinted sunglasses. My hair is tied back, my face turned to one side, my left hand smoothing my hair.

Black and white photo of two people in the pub. On the left, Mr Bingo sips from a full pint glass. On the right I hold a tall glass of gin and tonic. We are both in big comfy jumpers. Between us a fire.

2160

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

from today’s paid substack post called 90%. bethmccoll.substack.com/p/90?utm_cam...

I expect I will feel younger next June than I do right now. The ending of this year is playing tricks. 90% done and what have I done with it? 90% of all those days and did I really just move in with my parents, feel frighteningly depressed and end my relationship? 90% done and should it be this hard to list the achievements? This is depression talking directly through my fingertips and I am doing my best to talk back. What’s the meme of the man in the hospital bed? I survived bitch, or something like that? Well, same.

2331

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

posting reviews feels like the final boss of self promotion but we work so hard & have been making this largely on our own. it’s a tough industry & we’re up against a lot of famous & rich faces. so if any of this sounds like a show you or someone you know would like- try us out or tell a pal

A 5 star review that reads “I’ve listened to every episode of this podcast and enjoyed every second. I originally started listened because I missed The High Low, but now I just love this podcast in its own right and I look forward to each new episode. The topic choices are always on point and the hosts are witty, wise, honest, relatable and funny. Keep up the amazing work girls!

A five star review reading 10/10 best podcast out there. Listening to smart women discuss pop culture in the most relevant, insightful way.

A five star review reading: I love the dynamic between you all, the intelligent culture and analysis and the topics you cover. I look forward to it every week.

A five star review reading: Listen without fail every week and is definitely filling the high low shaped hole in my life. Keep up the amazing work gals.

This is followed my three clapping emojis.

1315

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

sorry i talked about you all on our today’s bonus episode about bloosky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Speaker 1: We have quite a few followers. We have got… it’s quite glitchy, so it’s taking quite a while to load.

Speaker 2: This is not a good advert for Bluesky.

Speaker 1: We’ve got 22 followers Ruchira. Can you believe it?

1262

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

what’s everyone having for dinner later

John Stamos wearing a perfectly smooth bald cap. His expression is serene and confident. His head is egg like.

5230

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

the cat- who mostly pretends i don’t exist- came and SLEPT on my leg last night while i was reading which meant i had to go to sleep with my head at a violent angle because there was no way i was risking disturbing her. i’m in agony today. 10/10 couldn’t be happier

a crude stick figure drawing i did of me in bed, head twisted and practically falling off the bed while a black cat lies on my legs. i am smiling!!

11381

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

me convincing everyone to come over here to read the same 6 posts an hour that i’m reading

0846

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

the CAT has TUCKED herself IN

A grey sofa. A thick green blanket. A hand pointing at a cat sized bulge under the blanket.

2330

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

thought i might go to Edinburgh in the new year for a couple of days. but actually now you mention it , no

A screenshot of prices from Trainline.com showing the cheapest tickets at £253 or £622 for first class

2270

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

the first in the series icymi- how to date when you’re prone to fantasy www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

The headline of a Dazed article reading “How to date when… you’re prone to fantasy.”

The first paragraph of the piece reading “Very few of the men I dated in my twenties actually existed.
I’m not saying they weren’t real people – they were. They occupied human bodies, had skin and postcodes, took the bus and drank coffees from Pret. What wasn’t real, however, were the characteristics I would furnish these men with to suit my own romantic agenda. Whole imagined personalities, attributes and intentions in service of the storylines that I was constantly writing and rewriting in my head.”

0194

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I have a bimonthly dating column for Dazed. The latest: how to date someone when you hate their pet. www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

An excerpt from the column mentioned reading:

“A few years ago, my best friend and her boyfriend went on a break. It was upsetting for all involved – but perhaps me the most. Yes, they were both heartbroken, adrift in sadness and longing for each other – but I lost access to his Disney+ account which totally fucked up my Desperate Housewives rewatch. Anyway, in the time they were apart, she planned to get a cat, even though he is allergic to cats. Long story short: she got the cat, they got back together, he remained allergic.”

072

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

i blocked them for this and i meant it

A post on Bluesky reading “there are no hot people here so it doesn’t matter” - the author has been left anon.

1432

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

going on the “popular with friends” tab and it’s all my own posts

Kiera Knightly in the infamous Love Actually scene where she realises bee wedding videographer spent the whole day zooming in on her.

11336

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

just remembering when i was last in london and a man was staring at me on the tube. just undisguised gawping. so i was staring back because that usually works but not with this guy. so we were just on the train like this for several stops. as always i’m kevin

Handsome tall actor Jacob Elordi leans forward with hands on hips, a wry smile on his lips.

British TV presenter and designer Kevin McCloud squints into the camera wearing an orange hard hat and what appears to be several jackets.

3702

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

she’s somewhere in the void!

A black cat curled up asleep on a faded leather chair.

2500

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

it’s face post friday on bluesky! it comes around sooner and sooner every week

Selfie: me, a 31 year old woman, sitting outside against a white background in a navy jumpsuit and gold necklaces and rings.

A close up black and white shot of me on the beach

Me in a field in the summer at a music festival. I’m wearing green soft shorts, a black crop top, white trainers. I’m holding a drink up- cheers!

Me sitting on a sofa in jeans and a charcoal off the shoulder jumper. The wallpaper is swinging monkeys. I’m smiling

1590

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

New episode of the podcast is out! This week we discuss… a “horror” film about skincare, why we’re craving more middlebrow movies & whether the Aussie government’s plans to ban kids from social media is madness or genius! If you liked The High Low pls try us out 💖 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

1101

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Actually very useful because I do and will forget constantly

A screenshot of the BlueSky accessibility settings to display “require alt text before posting” has been toggled on.

1261

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

releasing a podcast twice a week is fun to do, it’s easy and nobody is stressed

0120

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

just met a very rude umbrella handle in the garden

2511

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

listen to Everything Is Content!

0370

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

don’t have any new selfies DO have this from last night of me after we tried recording video for this Friday’s podcast (nearly blew up zencastr/ we need a better way) and my face got soooo pink. so

2550

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

anyway i had a great day today x one like = one admittance to “grandpa’s crew” x

blonde woman smiling on a leafy city street wearing light blue Levi jeans and a big navy jumper that says Grandpa’s Crew with various American sounding girls names on it across white anchors

1250

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 14/05/2023

woke up feeling worn out by last night’s relentless sexist commentary about me that spilled from Twitter to Instagram to my WORK EMAIL. sat with it. took it with me for a swim. ate four plates of breakfast food. now listening to this on repeat. feeling better

190

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

some support from an ex who only ever hits me up late at night for sex. yes i AM on holiday and it IS good for me

0321

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

being tutted at in German is mad actually!!

1110

Beth @bethmccoll.bsky.social · 09/05/2023

zip on my jumpsuit broke in the loo of a nice restaurant during a family meal and I had to call my brother to send my sister down to bring me a jacket. wore my inspector gadget pervert coat for the rest of the meal. humbling!