Glamorous Trash - Cookies Only

In this Cookie Jar episode, Producer Kristina Lopez and Fixing Famous People co-host Chris DeRosa break down the biggest pop culture stories from Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s shocking divorce to Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show and Hilaria Baldwin’s turn on “Dancing With the Stars.” Plus: Chelsea Devantez drops in to give her hot take on “Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul becoming the next “Bachelorette.”

Follow Kristina Lopez:

• Instagram

Show Notes:

• Late-Night TV Isn’t Dying—It’s Being Strangled (Vanity Fair Pt. 1)

• Are Studio Screwups Choking Late-Night TV? (Vanity Fair Pt. 2)

• Charlie Sheen Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa)

• Wicked Pt. 1 Recap Episode

• Hilaria Baldwin Memoir Episode (with Chris DeRosa)

• Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban Separated (TMZ)

• Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce from Keith Urban (TMZ)

• Nicole Kidman Has Been 'Fighting to Save Her Marriage' to Keith Urban Before Separation: 'She Didn't Want This' (People)

• Keith Urban Getting 'His Own Place' Was a Turning Point in Nicole Kidman Split: 'Writing Was on the Wall' (People)

• Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer is an obvious - and subversive - choice (CNN)

• Okja Film (Netflix)

• 20 Feet From Stardom Documentary(Netflix)

• A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension (Business Insider)

• Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

• Murdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the US’s TikTok deal (The Guardian)

• How Press-Shy Stars Are Finding Their Voice in Hollywood During the Podcast Era (Variety)

• Wicked: For Good Trailer

• The Girlfriend (Amazon Prime)

• Olivia Dean album “The Art of Loving” on Spotify

Where to find our guest Chris DeRosa:

• Instagram

• Fixing Famous People Podcast

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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.

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.

Where to find our guest host: Traci Thomas

• The Stacks podcast

• Substack

• Instagram

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.

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.

Join the cookie community:

• Become a member of the Patreon

Follow Chris DeRosa:

• Instagram

• 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.

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.

Join the cookie community:

• Become a member of the Patreon

Follow Tocarra Elise:

• Instagram @tocarraelise

• Listen to The List

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.

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.

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

• All The Way To The River by Elizabeth Gilbert

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.

Chelsea’s back hosting just for this subscriber only episode! Ahead of Charlie Sheen’s upcoming memoir, Chelsea and author Claire Linic dive deep into Denise Richards’ 2011 memoir “The Real Girl Next Door.” They revisit her iconic role in “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” that infamous threesome scene in “Wild Things,” and her turn as Bond girl Dr. Christmas Jones. Then they unpack every single red flag in her relationship with Charlie Sheen. Plus, a little dish on Denise’s reality TV run on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

Show Notes:

• Jennifer Hudson Memoir Episode

• Vivica A. Fox Memoir Episode

Where to find our guest Claire Linic:

• 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.

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.

Join the cookie community:

• Become a member of the Patreon

Follow Kristina:

• Instagram @kristinalopez

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.

We revisit an 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.

Join the cookie community:

• Become a member of the Patreon

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.

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.

Subscribe to The Tangle:

• 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.

Guest host Maria Randazzo (The List podcast) 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 her 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.

IMAGES FROM THE EPISODE

Follow Maria Randazzo:

• 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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