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Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast
Hosted by Chelsea Devantez · EN
Celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.
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Viral Article Book Club: Wedding Cake Smashes, Red Flags, and the Culture of Humiliation
Sep 2600:58:03Summary readyGuest host Traci Thomas (The Stacks podcast) returns for another Viral Article Book Club with “Higher Learning” host, author, and the best former “Bachelorette” lead, Rachel Lindsay. Together, they dig into Carly Lewis’ Cut article “The Grooms Smashing Wedding Cake in Their Brides’ Faces,” which examines the rising trend of aggressive wedding cake smashing, how the tradition has shifted from funny to violent, and why it reflects the larger cultural moment we’re living in. Plus: hot takes on wedding etiquette, dessert, and why this article is Traci’s Roman Empire. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including domestic violence and a reference to suicide. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Where to find our guest host: Traci Thomas The Stacks podcast Substack Instagram Show Notes: The Grooms Smashing Wedding Cake in Their Brides’ Faces (The Cut) - Featured Article Kerri Washington Memoir Episode (with Rachel Lindsay) Where to find our Guest: Rachel Lindsay Higher Learning Podcast Morally Corrupt Podcast Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SummaryCharlie Sheen's Memoir The Book of Sheen (with Chris DeRosa and Jo Feldman)
Sep 2301:47:31Summary readyMonster memoir correspondent and Fixing Famous People host Chris DeRosa sits in for Chelsea and, along with comedian and writer Jo Feldman, dives into Charlie Sheen’s memoir “The Book of Sheen” to decide if it’s “winning” or a monster memoir. From Sheen’s early life traveling for his father Martin Sheen’s career, to his first big break in a B-movie with Laura Dern and George Clooney, they trace every peak and valley of his career through “Two and a Half Men” and his journey with sobriety. Plus: a clown car of celebrity cameos, including Marlon Brando, O.J. Simpson, Rob Lowe, Sean Penn, Jennifer Grey, Denise Richards, Mira Sorvino, Slash, and more. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including substance use, sexual violence, and domestic violence. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chris DeRosa: Instagram Fixing Famous People Podcast Show Notes: Kris Jenner Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa) Kathy Lee Gifford Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa) Lynn Spears Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa) Dru Hammer Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa) Hilaria Baldwin Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa) Lauren Sanchez Monster Memoir (Video) Documentary Book Club: Martha on Netflix (with Jo Feldman) Kelly Bishop’s Memoir The Third Gilmore Girl (with Jo Feldman) Carnie Wilson’s memoir Gut Feelings (with Jo Feldman) 30 for 30 series on Bikram Yoga founder and controversies Where to find our guest Jo Feldman: Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The List: Self-Devotion, Teachers Are Wearing WHAT, Getting Influenced, And True Friends
Sep 1900:55:30Summary readyWe’re dropping something special into the Glamorous Trash feed this week… and the voices are VERY familiar. Join former guests Maria Randazzo, Tocarra Elis, and Quincie Zari, along with Papirossa, for an episode of The List! Are you devoted to yourself? Do you have opinions on what teachers should and should not wear? Have you ever surprised yourself with a parasocial relationship? And who are the ride or die friends in your life? Name them! Thank them! Join us as we welcome Papirossa back on the pod and unpack it all on this episode. Listen & Follow: The List: Listen to The List Follow The List on Instagram Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon SHOW NOTES: Mel Robbins Explains the “Let Them Theory” Discipline is Out, Devotion is In Slow Progress is Still Progress Teacher’s Fashion Sense Raises Eyebrows Hanging Out With Friends is Good For You Maria’s next show: That Show at UCB NY *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SummaryMichelle Williams’ Memoir Checking In (with Quincie Zari)
Sep 1601:29:38Summary readyTocarra Elise returns to guest host and welcomes her The List podcast co-host Quincie Zari to dive into “Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life and Can Save Yours,” the memoir of singer and actor Michelle Williams. Together, they trace Michelle’s rise to superstardom as a member of Destiny’s Child and explore her mental health journey through depression and self-doubt. Plus: the viral “106 & Park” fall, her reality TV romance, and the big question… did we finally find a book Tocarra actually enjoyed? Listen to find out! A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including suicidal ideation, depression, and negative self-talk. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Tocarra Elise: Instagram @tocarraelise Listen to The List Show Notes: Ricki Lake’s Memoir Episode (with Tocarra Elise) Jennifer Hudson’s Memoir Episode (with Tocarra Elise) Josephine Baker’s Memoir Episode (with Tocarra Elise) Tina Knowles Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo) Destiny’s Child 106 & Park Performance Destiny’s Child Harmonizing Compilation “Survivor” Destiny’s Child Where to find our guest Quincie Zari: Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Viral Article Book Club: Elizabeth Gilbert and the Messiness of Memoir
Sep 1200:52:36Summary readyGuest host Traci Thomas (The Stacks podcast) continues her Viral Article Book Club takeover with author and Thanks for Asking host Nora McInerny. Together, they unpack Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir excerpt "My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story," featured in The Cut. Traci and Nora debate the boundaries of memoir, the privilege undercutting Gilbert’s story, and the hard truths of loving someone through their last chapter. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including substance use. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Where to find our guest host: Traci Thomas The Stacks podcast Substack Instagram Show Notes: My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story (The Cut) - Featured Article Where to find our Guest: Nora McInerny Website Instagram Tiktok Thanks For Asking *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SummaryK-Pop Demon Hunters, And Just Like That’s Wild Finale, Emmy Picks, and Chelsea’s Check-In
Sep 501:07:27Summary readyIt’s a Cookie Jar episode! Producer Kristina Lopez welcomes back Maria Randazzo (The List podcast) to unpack the pop culture highlights (and lowlights) in the cookie universe, including the surprise hit “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” the wild “And Just Like That” series finale, our picks for the upcoming Emmys, and a few bonus tidbits from the Parker Posey memoir. PLUS: Chelsea drops in with even more hot takes on “Love is Blink UK,” the Netflix documentary “Unknown Number,” and Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest memoir revelations. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including body image. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Kristina: Instagram @kristinalopez Show Notes: Skip to the 50-ish minutes into the ep to hear from Chelsea Parker Posey Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo and Katie Rich) Griffin Dunne Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo) Tina Knowles Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo) Sony sold Netflix the rights to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ in a pandemic-era safety play—and now it’s Netflix’s biggest movie ever (Fortune) Cookie Favorite on AJLT: Sentimental in the City: RIP And Just Like That (Sentimental Garbage) Emmys 2025: List of Nominees Parker Posey’s Red Carpet Cannes Look from “Irrational Man” “Unknown Number” (Netflix) The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie (Lauren Conrad) My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story (Elizabeth Gilbert for The Cut) Where to find our guest Maria Randazzo: Instagram @mariafreakin Listen to The List *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Everyplate - Get a special offer of only $1.99 a meal at everyplate.com/podcast and use code GLAMOROUS199 Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SummaryHolly Madison’s Memoir Down The Rabbit Hole (with Wes Perry)
Sep 201:26:49Summary readyWe revisit a previously subscriber-only episode where Chelsea and Wes Perry bravely swim the waters of early 2000s Playboy culture with Holly Madison’s 2015 memoir “Down The Rabbit Hole.” Come on to our house for the tea on how gross the Playboy Mansion really was, the unhinged financial arrangements in place for Hef’s “girlfriends,” and the real jaw-dropper of the episode… Hugh Hefner’s unexpected hobby. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including sexual harassment, substance use, body image talk, and disordered eating. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: Lauren Bacall Episode (with Wes Perry) RuPaul Memoir Episode (with Wes Perry) Dylan Mulvaney Memoir Episode (hosted by Wes Perry) Crystal Hefner Memoir Episode Where to find our guest Wes Perry: Instagram @yeshairy *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Everyplate - Get a special offer of only $1.99 a meal at everyplate.com/podcast and use code GLAMOROUS199 Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Tangle (featuring Chelsea Devantez)
Aug 2900:53:29Summary readySurprise! We’re dropping a little something special into the Glamorous Trash feed this week. Former guest Kyle Ridley recently interviewed Chelsea on his podcast The Tangle, where they unpacked the evolution of the Glamorous Trash podcast, why some memoirs are off the table, and Chelsea’s bittersweet reflections on her own memoir one year after its release. Subscribe to The Tangle: Find out where to listen Show Notes: Betty Gilpin Memoir Episode (with Kyle Ridley) How to Pitch a Memoir (with Kyle Ridley) *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Everyplate - Get a special offer of only $1.99 a meal at everyplate.com/podcast and use code GLAMOROUS199 Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SummaryParker Posey’s Memoir You're on an Airplane (with Katie Rich)
Aug 2601:39:31Summary readyGuest host Maria Randazzo welcomes comedian and writer Katie Rich (“Saturday Night Live,” “Harley Quinn”) to unpack Parker Posey’s memoir “You’re on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir.” They examine the “White Lotus” and “Party Girl” star’s rise to 90s indie film darling, her friendship with writer-director Nora Ephron, the joys of working with Christopher Guest, and the possibly coded messages about some terrible Hollywood men. Plus, dog psychics, a trashy Chex Mix recipe, and why Robert De Niro just wanted Parker to commit. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including sexual harassment and body image. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Maria Randazzo: Instagram @mariafreakin Listen to The List Show Notes: Parker Posey T-Shirt - VeraMeat.com Liz Phair Memoir Episode (with Katie Rich) Griffin Dunne Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo) Tina Knowles Memoir Episode (with Maria Randazzo) Matthew McConaughey Memoir Episode Mia Farrow Memoir Episode Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct - NY Times Louis C.K. Responds to Accusations: ‘These Stories Are True’ - NY Times Where to find our guest Katie Rich: Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Everyplate - Get a special offer of only $1.99 a meal at everyplate.com/podcast and use code GLAMOROUS199 Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Viral Article Book Club: Are We All Bad Friends?
Aug 2200:41:33Summary readyIt’s a Viral Article Book Club episode! Guest host Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast is joined by book influencer and writer Cree Myles to unpack “Some of You Are Bad Friends and That’s Why You’re Lonely,” by CNN’s Kristen Rogers. From overprotecting your peace to flaking on plans, they explore why authentic connection feels harder than ever. Plus: how a slice of cake might be the secret to building community that lasts. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: Some of you are bad friends, and that’s why you’re lonely (CNN) - Featured Article The 13 Essential Traits of Good Friends (Psychology Today) Best Friend Breakups Glamorous Trash Episode Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity Where to find our guest host: Traci Thomas The Stacks podcast Substack Instagram Where to find our guest Cree Myles: Instagram All Ways Black - Penguin Random House All Ways Black Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Everyplate - Get a special offer of only $1.99 a meal at everyplate.com/podcast and use code GLAMOROUS199 Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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