Literally Heinous

Let's get physical!!! At the start of this year my mom, my brother Vic, and I had a real health reckoning — we get into the whole story, including the intense moment that kicked it off.

Seven months later we successfully concluded that fitness is fully integrated into our lives, strength training is just a thing we do now no matter what. 

Vic talks about  hearing what his mom said to him that day and what flipped in his head afterward: a hard conversation about his health turned into three people who genuinely have a gym routine now. I'm also sharing my gym tips: best days and times to go, the mental hacks that make me want to be there instead of dreading it. 

Recorded in Tybee Island, GA and you can hear the cicadas!

My mom and I attended Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine tour in Atlanta and we are recapping our experience!!! I'm a die hard Ariana fan; my mom was along for the ride after my initial concert buddy couldn't come. (F*** YOU AIRLINES!!)

As a healing guru and energy healer, my mom was totally moved by the show and its symbolism. Ariana's concert was MASTERFUL in its depiction of the healing journey and its ugly heads. It spoke to both of us on so many levels, me at 28 and my mom at 56. The concert successfully converted my mom to a die hard stan and solidified my love for my ultimate queen and dream guest.

WE LOVE YOU ARIANA!!! <3

My mom is back on the podcast for some mom daughter time that we recorded for the Heiniacs ;)

• My mom's journey as a spiritual psychic medium
• Talking to ~dead people~ 
• My LA trip recap (story about this crazy film bro I met) & why I love LA soooo much
• Aging and maintaining a youthful spirit
• Managing control issues, specifically at my fiancé's 30th birthday party where I spiraled for 6 hours
• Chic or Freak (my mom comes up with them!!!) 

Comedian, actress and Love Island commentator Savannah DesOrmeaux joins the pod for an emergency Love Island episode! We are talking about Love Island USA s8 through movie night!

Hot takes include:

• Aniya is annoying sorry
• KC is a little bit justified 
• Jen is a flop but we love her 
• Kenzie is the only one doing Love Island right
• We like Sincere OK?!
• Ranking the couples that survived Casa Amor
• Predictions for the mass execution upcoming 

NYC dancer, choreographer and model and MY OG BFF Elsa Stallings is finally on the pod! Elsa is a classically trained ballerina, former back up dancer for Beyoncé and Lenny Kravitz, briefly worked as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and so much more. And she’s spilling it all. 

If you’re curious about the dance world, working with celebrities, going to college for dance, and experiencing your 20s in NYC nightlife, this is for you

Comedian and beauty queen Victoria Chuah joins Lit Hein fresh off going viral for her coverage of the NYC WAsian meetup — which s parked a whole debate about the ethics of celebrating WAsian-ness.

Victoria competed at both Miss USA and Miss America, and she spills about the inner workings of pageants and her various enemies (nothing is her fault btw). We also get into how she spots white guys who are weird about Asian girls, Taylor Swift's ongoing Sombre fixation, and a very special Wasian celebrities edition of Chic or Freak.

Maggie Crane is CRACKING ME TF UP!!!! She's a stand-up comedian, nanny to the children of the stars, Catholic maxxer, and certified emo girl. Her solo show Side by Side skyrocketed her career.

This episode: how Panic at the Disco carried her through her brother's death, what nobody tells you about growing up as the sibling of someone with a severe disability, and her completely unwavering loyalty to Brendon Urie.

Vulnerable episode alert!!!! After two bad drinking experiences back to back, I'm finally doing what I should've done years ago: taking a hard look at my relationship with alcohol and creating a new normal.

I'm breaking down why I don't drink like other people do (if you've never questioned how you've made it home, don't talk to me), what it means to be sober curious without committing to full sobriety, and why I keep getting conflicting advice — everyone says I don't need to quit, but why do I feel like I need to?

Will people stop inviting me out if I'm not drinking? Will I seem boring? And most importantly: will this tank the Literally Heinous brand I've spent years building? I share the mindset shifts and practical tricks that are helping me maintain my youthful spirit and zest for life while also putting my health and career first.

But first a Knicks rant. SORRY

The extremely fabulous Erik Martini is on Lit Hein!!!!!!!!!!! Erik is a stand-up, sketch, and improv comedian, certified pop star expert, and gay icon. We start at the beginning: growing up in Texas, running his high school and college improv teams, and landing in NYC (during covid) and killing the alt comedy scene.

He's now performing alongside some comedy icons. We talk about his internet fame and getting recognized, how he makes his videos, the pop girls (rankings were discussed), and of course Chic or Freak!!!!

BONUS EPISODE!!! I’ve had a lot on my mind celebritologically and all the fun Lit Hein interviews are taking the spots of where my pop culture episodes go!!!! I’m talking about Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt and how they broke up four months after their whirlwind romance and subsequent baby. I talk about Hayden Panettiere’s memoir and some of the revelations from that and why she’s not as big of a star as we think. Lastly, I'm talking about Cannes film festival: what exactly it is, what it means in the industry, and how Jordan Firstman from I Love LA (and public enemy #1 of many) walked away as the winner and we might be hearing more from him. Sigh.