Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast
Celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.
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August 5, 2025 • 47 mins
Chelsea brings back writer and Talk Girl host Sam Reece to travel back to the 2000s and dive deep into the mother-daughter memoir "Heart to Heart" by Britney and Lynne Spears. Together, they unpack the core trauma hiding between the pages, the Ryan Gosling mix-up, and the deeply cringeworthy poetry that lands somewhere between purity culture and a "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" fever dream. Plus: Was this actually just written...
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August 1, 2025 • 59 mins
In our inaugural Viral Article Hall of Fame episode, Chelsea welcomes "Text Me Back!" hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays to dig into one of the wildest viral articles of all time: Vanity Fair’s How Sarma Melngailis, Queen of Vegan Cuisine, Became a Runaway Fugitive. They recap the story that inspired the Netflix doc "Bad Vegan," unpack revelations from Sarma’s self-published memoir, and explain how Alec Baldwin is somehow inv...
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July 29, 2025 • 87 mins
Chelsea welcomes comedian and The Parting Shot podcast host H. Alan Scott to dive deep into “You Wanna Be On Top?”, the memoir by author and “America’s Next Top Model” cycle 9 contestant Sarah Hartshorne. Brace yourself to revisit the chaos of “ANTM,” from body-shaming photo shoots to extraordinarily problematic makeovers and queer coming-out stories that never made it to air, all served with a side of Tyra Banks tea.
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July 22, 2025 • 97 mins
Chelsea invites Bravo expert and Watch What Crappens podcast host Ben Mandelker on to decide if “My Good Side: A Memoir” by “Vanderpump Rules” star Scheana Shay is a meh-moir or a wild reality TV goldmine. They unpack her reality star roots, the Hooters lawsuit that almost made her famous, and her entanglements with peak early 2000s celebs like Eddie Cibrian, John Mayer, and Jesse Metcalfe. Plus: the spark behind her marriage to Br...
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July 18, 2025 • 30 mins
In a Viral Article first, Chelsea dives into an article with the writer! Journalist and podcaster Jess McHugh (Deep Cover: The Truth About Sarah) joins Chelsea to talk about her empowering Washington Post piece, “How Women Invented Book Clubs, Revolutionizing Reading and Their Own Lives.” They explore the radical history of women’s reading groups and salons that led to the modern-day book club. Plus: they also unpack celebrity book...
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It’s a Cookie Jar episode! Chelsea and producer Kristina dig into everything from Jennifer Aniston’s casting in the TV adaptation of Jeanette McCurdy’s memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” to the messy return of “Love Island USA.” Plus: why we’re still watching “And Just Like That” and reexamining the legacy of Barbara Walters.
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July 8, 2025 • 27 mins
Chelsea chats with Parvati Shallow, “Survivor” winner and “The Traitors” star, about her memoir “Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power,” out July 8th. Parvati opens up about escaping a controlling commune, how Joe Manganiello was almost a “Survivor” contestant, and what it’s like to be labeled a villain in front of millions.
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July 8, 2025 • 86 mins
Chelsea welcomes cookie Caitie Rosen to break down “Nice Girls Don’t Win,” the memoir of reality royalty Parvati Shallow, a “Survivor” winner and star of “The Traitors” Season 2. They unpack Parvati’s traumatic childhood escaping a commune (cult?), her rise to reality fame with the clever Black Widow Brigade, and her journey to untangle complex PTSD. Plus: a little “Traitors” tea and the wonders of a strap-on.
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July 1, 2025 • 49 mins
Chelsea welcomes back The Vault podcast host Amir Yass to dive into pop culture icon Janet Jackson’s 2011 memoir, “True You.” They unpack this sort of memoir slash diet book that includes Jackson family trauma, Janet’s secret marriage, trips to Studio 54 at age 11, a Paula Abdul cameo, and a recipe for oatmeal pancakes you’ll never want to try.
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June 27, 2025 • 38 mins
Chelsea is joined by Greta Johnson (Nerdette podcast) to unpack “You May Now Venmo the Bride,” an article by Elizabeth Genco in The Cut. They break down the rise of bridal party donation requests on social, the financial gymnastics of weddings, and whether Venmoing the bride is cringe or clever. Plus: the chaos and joy of weddings and how to celebrate love without going broke.
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June 24, 2025 • 100 mins
Chelsea welcomes actor and documentarian Nicole Boyd to dig into “Uptown Girl,” the memoir of the supermodel Christie Brinkley. They unpack Christie’s supermodel career, plus her 4 marriages and many wild romances. Get ready to jump on a boat with Billy Joel, and run into Whitney Houston, Elle MacPherson, and Muhammad Ali! Plus: magical sand that saves her from a traumatic helicopter crash and what it's like to get negged by Sylves...
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June 17, 2025 • 105 mins
In this special episode released from the paywall, Chelsea and comedian Maria Randazzo dissect the memoir of Practical Magic director, Griffin Dunne. Griffin’s memoir, "The Friday Afternoon Club,” is a celebrity family saga that will have your jaw on the floor. It features 100 celebrity cameos, from Carrie Fisher to JFK to Sean Connery, ending with a tragic murder that shaped Griffin’s art and family legacy.
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June 13, 2025 • 46 mins
Get ready to hear some of the juiciest celebrity memoir stories ever! Chelsea is joined by actor and comedian Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”) to talk about his memoir, “Actress of a Certain Age,” and dish out their top 10 funniest and most jaw-dropping moments from other celebrity memoirs. From Rue McClanahan’s sex rating scale to Celine Dion’s first subway ride to Liam Neeson proposing and then ghosting Brooke Shields, get the ...
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Chelsea and Kristina are back for a jam-packed Cookie Jar episode! They kick things off with the jaw-dropping updates from Tina Knowles’ memoir (yes, Matthew Knowles is involved somehow), then dive into the emotional depths of the new documentaries centered on the Judds and another on Paul Ruebens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman. Plus: a breakdown of Solange’s astrological vibe, another theory on Roseanne’s right turn, and the Blake...
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June 5, 2025 • 68 mins
Chelsea is joined by author and podcaster Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, “Everyone Is Lying to You”) for a Season 2 analysis of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” They break down what made this season so hauntingly wonderful, from the plastic surgery Utah waves alchemy to Taylor's mom getting her 15 minutes of fame in her new AI bot form, to breaking down what each wife brought to season 2, to quote Demi, put your earbuds in and ...
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June 3, 2025 • 75 mins
Chelsea and comedian Catherine McCafferty (“Pretty Gay”) unpack “So Gay for You,” the memoir-slash-love-letter from “The L Word” stars Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey. They dish on Kate and Leisha’s stories of friendship, chosen family, and life on an iconic queer show that changed TV history. Plus, why Jenny Schecter might deserve a second look in 2025, a KD Lang surprise, Pam Grier’s pension advice, and what went wrong with the re...
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May 30, 2025 • 54 mins
Chelsea and Traci Thomas (The Stacks podcast) are back for Viral Article Book Club, and this one is packed with hot takes on four articles. They break down red state versus blue state baby names (spoiler: there are several variations of the name Oakley), a $10,000 dating coach slash possible grift (?), and whether being an artist today means being an influencer too. Plus, a quick dive into TikTok’s soft-spoken trad wives and why so...
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May 23, 2025 • 86 mins
Surprise! We’re dropping a little something special into the Glamorous Trash feed this week. We loved Ronna and Bryan on our Roseanne Barr episode, and now we’re bringing over their hit advice podcast, Ask Ronna, to our feed! Listen as Chelsea joins them to dish out advice on two wild listener dilemmas: one about a dog walker who finds something unexpected and the other about a not-so-suave kisser.
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May 22, 2025 • 57 mins
Chelsea and Emily Walker are back to recap “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 2, Episode 2: “The Book of Accountability,” and things are getting dark. From messy parties to more ancestry drama for Ben Affleck to emotionally manipulative barbecues, this episode delivers. With Jen’s disappearing friends and the emotional polygamy in the group, it’s so toxic… and we can’t look away.
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May 20, 2025 • 57 mins
Author Mallory O’Meara (Reading Smut) joins Chelsea to break down silent film legend Louise Brooks’ scorched-earth essay collection “Lulu in Hollywood.” Louise floods the book with tea from the Golden Age of Hollywood, dragging Humphrey Bogart and torching the studio system that abandoned her. Chelsea and Mallory also spill bonus tea, calling out Charlie Chaplin. Plus, they explore why Louise’s era wasn’t so golden, and why her rag...
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