Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

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 rage still hits hard in 2025. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Chelsea’s episode of Reading Smut (about the door knob) Lauren Bacall Memoir episode (with West Perry) Louise Brooks Interview Films mentioned: Pandora’s Box (1929) Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) Desert Hearts (1985) Where to find our guest Mallory O'Meara: Reading Smut Podcast Reading Glasses Podcast Order “Daughter of Daring” today Mallory’s Instagram Website *** 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

Chelsea is joined by Jameela Jamil (Wrong Turns podcast) to dig into one of the most talked-about essays on the internet: “Don’t Have Children,” by Kate Manne. They debate whether it’s a feminist call to arms or too narrow to be a real rallying cry. From the failures of U.S. healthcare to the politics of reproductive labor, they take on burnout, birth rates, and the power in choosing not to reproduce. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Don’t Have Children by Kate Manne (Substack) Wrong Turns Podcast with Jameela Jamil Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously (Associated Press) US has the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income nations. Norway has zero (CNN) Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2022 (Centers For Disease Control) Climate Equality: A planet for the 99% (OxFam) Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests (The Guardian) What the data says about food stamps in the U.S. (Pew Research Center) Where to find our guest Jameela Jamil: Wrong Turns Podcast Jameela’s 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 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

From temple scandals to ketamine therapy and sad cowboy-themed influencer parties, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is back with a bang for Season 2. Chelsea welcomes back writer Emily Walker to break down every jaw-dropping twist: Miranda’s surprise return, Taylor crying with the rage of a thousand dad-less daughters, and Zach Affleck’s career twist. Plus, they dive into the cult of perfection, Mormon loopholes, and what happens when fame competes with faith. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: 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 *** 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

It’s a Glamorous Trash x Ask Ronna crossover as Chelsea, Ronna Glickman, and Bryan Safi dive into “My Lives,” Roseanne Barr’s woman-on-fire second memoir. This one is wild!!! From feminist hot takes to showrunner warfare on the set of “Roseanne,” they unpack the dizzying evolution of a working-class icon into a MAGA mouthpiece. Plus: Cocaine in the ’80s, hot mics, (DRINGO!) husbandger Tom Arnold, and a shockingly moving final page. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including molestation, incest, suicidal ideation, domestic violence, and substance use. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Tom MacDonald & Roseanne Barr - Daddy's Home (Roseanne Rapping) Roseanne Barr singing the “National Anthem” Where to find our guests Ronna Glickman & Bryan Safi: Ask Ronna Podcast Ask Ronna Instagram Ronna’s Instagram Bryan’s Instagram Ask Ronna Patreon *** 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

Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, founder of House of Deréon, and Destiny’s Child stylist, spills some Tina Tea! Chelsea is joined by writers Matt Whitaker (“The Four Seasons”) and Maria Randazzo (The List) to unpack Tina’s unreal legacy. They dive into how she became a surrogate parent to Kelly Rowland, her beauty salon ingenuity, and the wisdom embedded in every rhinestoned Destiny’s Child costume. Plus: her marriage to disastrous dad-ager Mathew Knowles, her divorce-era glow-up, and why we’re begging her for a multi-cam sitcom.  Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Griffin Dunne’s Memoir The Friday Afternoon Club (with Maria Randazzo) Tina Knowles interview with Oprah Winfrey about her Memoir (Video) Tina Knowles’ Corny Joke Time Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, and Unpacking Country Music History (With Sam Sanders) Will Taylor Swift, Beyoncé & Barbie change everything?? (with Ashley Nicole Black) Jessica Simpson's Open Book (with Ashley Nicole Black) Where to find our Guests:  Maria Randazzo: The List - Listen to the Podcast Instagram Website  Matt Whitaker 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 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

Chelsea and Kristina are back in the Cookie Jar with pop culture chaos and cookie-fueled commentary. They break down JoJo Siwa’s “Big Brother” identity arc and wrap-party breakup, Coach Bill Belichick’s decades-younger girlfriend running his PR, and a rare Rob Lowe moment they actually agree with. Plus: a deep dive into romance novel discourse from the Patreon cookies and the cultural double standard that treats women’s stories like trash. Also: JK Rowling is still a loser, but can fan fiction be a form of resistance? Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including sexual assault. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Sign up for Chelsea’s Newsletter Rob Lowe Mensmoir Episode Rob Lowe Rant About How Nothing Shoots in Los Angeles Millennial Jojo Memoir Episode The Queer Ultimatum Episode How Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Barbie brought back the goddamn economy Where to find our Guest: Kristina Lopez 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 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

Chelsea and Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale dive into Lucinda Williams’s memoir “Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” They explore the Southern women who influenced Lucinda’s life, her late-in-life rise to fame, and the time Rosanne Cash tried to glam her up for the Grammys (and Lucinda ghosted). Plus: age-gap relationships, Rick Rubin’s album power play, and an odd cameo from Ryan Adams. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide, sexual assault, child abuse, and substance use. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Chelsea on Death, Sex & Money with Anna Sale Lucinda Williams on Death, Sex & Money with Anna Sale Where to find our Guest: Anna Sale Death, Sex & Money Podcast Listen to Death, Sex & Money on Apple Podcasts Anna Sale’s Substack/Zine From Somewhere Death, Sex, & Money 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: Visit Brooklinen.com and use code TRASH to get $20 off your order of $100 or more. 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

Comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman joins Chelsea to dive into the Romantasy scandal at the heart of Katie Waldman’s New Yorker piece, “Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?” From agents co-writing in Google Docs to the publishing industry’s obsession with vampires in Vegas, they explore the boom of Romantasy against the backdrop of the scandal and the nightmare of realizing your agent may have ghosted you... for someone else's career. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Where to order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org  Find other places to order Show Notes: Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story? (The New Yorker) WATCH Zach Zimmerman’s SURPRISE ME Stand Up Comedy Special WATCH Our Lauren Sanchez Live Show Replay Viral Article Book Club: Money Dysmorphia and the Cost of Being Chronically Online Viral Article Book Club: Blake Lively, Meghan Markle & The Internet Rage Machine Viral Article Book Club: When Parenthood Changes Friendships Viral Article Book Club: The NY Times on Dating Women of Color to Advance 'Antiracism' Where to find our guest: Zach Zimmerman Instagram TikTok X/Twitter YouTube Show Dates and more Website *** 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

Chelsea is joined by Smart Bitches Trashy Books host Sarah Wendell to break down Danielle Steel’s unhinged 2013 dog memoir “Pure Joy.” Spoiler alert! It’s not really about the dogs. They unpack Danielle’s FIVE marriages, her habit of surprise dog-gifting, and a 20-hour writing schedule that explains everything and nothing all at once. Plus, poop politics and a ranking system for dogs so tough, her first dog didn’t even make the dedication page. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide and sexual assault. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Correction: Danielle only had 5 husbands - Danielle wrote about the husband mix-up in a blog post. Smart Bitches Trashy Books Ep on Gilded Age with Joanna Shupe History of Danielle Steel’s 55-room San Francisco Mansion Danielle Steel blogs about her dogs Barbra Streisand’s Memoir Ep Where to find our Guest: Sarah Wendell Smart Bitches Trashy Books Podcast Website  Instagram Bluesky *** 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

Carolyn Huynh, a novelist and screenwriter known for her compelling stories about unhinged women, joins the conversation. They discuss the eye-opening concept of money dysmorphia and its rise amidst social media's glam and illusion. The duo tackles the pressures of creativity versus financial success in writing and the differing spending habits seen at events like Coachella. They also delve into societal perceptions of wealth and success, revealing the complexities young people face in navigating financial realities.