When Amanda Hirsch started her Instagram account in 2016 and began pushing out funny memes and hot pop culture takes, she never could have imagined it would lead to her podcast, “Not Skinny but Not Fat” being a destination on A-List celebrities’ press tours. Amanda recounts the moment she learned Kim Kardashian was a fan, tells me which celebrities make her fangirl out, describes how persistence played a role in her success, and runs down a list of 2025 pop culture moments we either loved or can definitely move on from.

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