
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 27, 2025 • 40min
Viral Article Book Club: Venmo Brides and Bachelorette Capitalism
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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Show Notes:
“You May Now Venmo the Bride” - The Cut
Donate - World Central Kitchen
Donate - Feed the Streets
Nerdette Episode with Chelsea and Kristina
Where to find our guest Greta Johnsen:
GRETAGRAM Substack
Instagram
Nerdette Podcast
The Official Game of Thrones Podcast (HBO)
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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.
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Jun 24, 2025 • 1h 43min
Christie Brinkley’s Memoir Uptown Girl (with Nicole Boyd)
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 Sylvester Stallone’s brother.
A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including child abuse, diet culture, body image talk, and substance use. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here.
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Show Notes:
Nicole’s Christie Brinkley Spreadsheet / Timeline
Where to find our guest Nicole Boyd:
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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Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 48min
Griffin Dunne’s Memoir The Friday Afternoon Club (with Maria Randazzo)
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.
Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including domestic violence, suicidal ideation, and murder. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here.
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Show Notes:
Carrie Fisher Memoir Episode
Penny Marshall Memoir Episode
Selma Blair Memoir Episode
Elizabeth Taylor Memoir Episode
Dominic Dunne’s Vanity Fair Articles
Dominic Dunne’s Vanity Fair Piece on Dominique’s trial
Where to find our guest: Maria Randazzo
Instagram
Website
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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
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Jun 13, 2025 • 49min
10 Must-Know Moments in Celebrity Memoirs (with Jeff Hiller)
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 tea that somehow slipped past legal.
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Show Notes:
Order “Actress of a Certain Age” on Bookshop.org
Paris Hilton Memoir Episode
Demi Moore Memoir Episode
Rue McClanahan Memoir Episode
Brooke Shields Memoir Episode
Celine Dion Memoir Episode
Lynne Spears Memoir Episode
Dolly Parton Memoir Episode
Delta Burke Memoir Episode
Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) Memoir Episode
Ginger Rogers Memoir Episode
Jessica Simpson Memoir Episode
The Judds Memoir Episode
Kathleen Hanna Memoir Episode
Ione Skye Memoir Episode
Where to find our guest Jeff Hiller:
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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Jun 6, 2025 • 1h 3min
Matthew Knowles Scandals, The Judds and Pee-Wee Docs, and a Blake Lively Hair Product Review
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 Lively hair mist that did not deliver.
Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide and child abuse. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here.
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Show Notes:
Show Notes:
Tina Knowles Memoir Episode
The List podcast
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told (Lifetime)
The Judds' Memoirs (with Akilah Green and Erin Dewey Lennox)
Pee-wee As Himself (HBO Max)
Cucumber Melon Bath & Bodyworks Body Spray
Where to find our Guest: Kristina Lopez
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
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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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 11min
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 Analysis (with Jo Piazza)
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 "LOOK ME IN THE EYES, YOU NARCISSIST"
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Show Notes:
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 Premiere: Soft Swinging & Sexy Baptisms
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S2E2: Barbecue Breakdown and Affleck Drama
The Secret Life of Mormon Wives & A Well-Trained Wife: Scandals and Faith (Glamorous Trash)
Loretta Lynn’s Memoir Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust (with Emily Walker)
Where to find our guest Jo Piazza:
Order Everyone Is Lying To You
Under the Influence Podcast
Substack
Instagram
Website
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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
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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Jun 3, 2025 • 1h 18min
Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey's Memoir So Gay For You (with Catherine McCafferty)
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 reboot.
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Where to find our guest Catherine McCafferty:
“Pretty Gay” Patreon
Instagram
Website
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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
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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May 30, 2025 • 56min
Viral Article Book Club: Baby Name Hot Takes, the $10K Dating Coach, and Viral Art
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 someone is trying to help those women escape.
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Show Notes:
The red-blue divide shows up even in baby names (Boston Globe)
A 39-year-old woman ‘invested’ $10k for a dating coach and got a fiancé (The Grio)
The Runaway Tradwives of TikTok (Elle Magazine)
So You’re an Artist? How Many Followers Do You Have? (T - The New York Times Style Magazine)
Where to find our guest: Traci Thomas
The Stacks podcast
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:
Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous
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

May 23, 2025 • 1h 28min
Ask Ronna (with Chelsea Devantez)
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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Show Notes:
Roseanne Barr Memoir Episode (with Ronna and Bryan)
Where to find our guests Ronna Glickman & Bryan Safi:
Ask Ronna Podcast
Ask Ronna Instagram
Ronna’s Instagram
Bryan’s Instagram
Ask Ronna Patreon
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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
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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May 22, 2025 • 59min
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S2E2: Barbecue Breakdown and Affleck Drama
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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Show Notes:
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 Premiere: Soft Swinging & Sexy Baptisms
The Secret Life of Mormon Wives & A Well-Trained Wife: Scandals and Faith (Glamorous Trash)
Loretta Lynn’s Memoir Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust (with Emily Walker)
Where to find our guest Emily Walker:
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
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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