

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast
Chelsea Devantez
Celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 1h 35min
Kendra Wilkinson's Memoir Sliding Into Home (with Jo Feldman and Caro Claire Burke)
Guest host Jo Feldman welcomes “Yesteryear” writer and Diabolical Lies co-host Caro Claire Burke to dive into “Girls Next Door” star Kendra Wilkinson’s first memoir, “Sliding Into Home.” From her childhood days that rival scenes from “Thirteen” to becoming one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends, Kendra’s path to fame is a 2000s fever dream complete with cameos from Jack Nicholson and Criss Angel. Jo and Caro sift through the strange nights in the dilapidated Playboy Mansion, Hefner lore, and the culture of misogyny that defined a generation of reality TV.
A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including substance use, disordered eating, self-harm, and suicide. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here.
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Show Notes:
Holly Madison Memoir Episode
Crystal Hefner Memoir Episode
Where to find our guest Caro Claire Burke:
Pre-order her novel “Yesteryear”
Diabolical Lies Substack
Instagram
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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:
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Sep 26, 2025 • 58min
Viral Article Book Club: Wedding Cake Smashes, Red Flags, and the Culture of Humiliation
Guest 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.
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Where to find our guest host: Traci Thomas
The Stacks podcast
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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
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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

Sep 23, 2025 • 1h 48min
Charlie Sheen's Memoir The Book of Sheen (with Chris DeRosa and Jo Feldman)
Monster 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.
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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
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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.
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Sep 16, 2025 • 1h 30min
Michelle Williams’ Memoir Checking In (with Tocarra Elise and Quincie Zari)
Tocarra 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.
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Instagram @tocarraelise
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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
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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.
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Sep 12, 2025 • 53min
Viral Article Book Club: Elizabeth Gilbert and the Messiness of Memoir
Guest 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.
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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
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Epiphanies (New Yorker) - Referenced
Where to find our Guest: Nora McInerny
Website
Instagram
Tiktok
Thanks For Asking
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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.
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Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 7min
KPop Demon Hunters, And Just Like That’s Wild Finale, Emmy Picks, and Chelsea’s Check-In
It’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 “KPop 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.
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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
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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.
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Sep 2, 2025 • 1h 27min
Holly Madison’s Memoir Down The Rabbit Hole (with Wes Perry)
We 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.
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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
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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.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 53min
The Tangle (featuring Chelsea Devantez)
Surprise! 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.
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Find out where to listen
Show Notes:
Betty Gilpin Memoir Episode (with Kyle Ridley)
How to Pitch a Memoir (with Kyle Ridley)
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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.
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Aug 26, 2025 • 1h 40min
Parker Posey’s Memoir You're on an Airplane (with Maria Randazzo and Katie Rich)
Guest 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.
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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
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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.
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Aug 22, 2025 • 42min
Viral Article Book Club: Are We All Bad Friends?
It’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.
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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
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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.
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