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On today's ep—Oscars recap, Anora discourse, Meghan Markle's new show, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin's new show, and HBO's John Wilson joins us to talk the Ridgewood restaurant scene. Join us at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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TGIF, Club Kids! It's part deux of our epic final episode at iHeart—and we're going down kicking and screaming! To hear the whole story, and continue to get Steven & Lily in your ears every Friday—join us at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Well, the cat is out of the bag. We've reached the end of our iHeart era. But fear not—CBC will continue! Get new episodes every Friday at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod. For our final day in the red studio, we're going meta with famous thorn in the side of corporate radio—Howard Stern, and his book "Private Parts." In true Stern style, we bring in our producers on the mic and take the show out into the office—including an iHeart fridge mukbang. Don't worry, Club Kids. This isn't the end. It's the beginning. Head to patreon.com/cbcthepod to embrace the future.

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Yooo, who wants to drink some turpentine under a starry night with me? This week we hunkered down in the studio and read OG struggling artist Vincent Van Gogh's book, "The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh." Stretch your canvas as we discuss glamorizing peasants, immersive exhibits, eating overcooked quail, wholesale paint brushes, his dope Dutch sister-in-law Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, the nostalgia of drawing, and brothels. Plus, we try to get to the bottom of what really went down in Brittany with Gauguin???

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Hello, Lover! Slip into an ethically made negligee and get comfortable because we are back in the boudoir with our annual Club Kid LOVELINE call-in episode. We don our Esther Perel hat and discuss how to find sperm, s**tting on the first date, greater Boston love triangles, squirting (again), off-grid courtship, how to get over a toxic crush, and–last but not least–ethical non-monogamy. BESOS!

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Dear Mr. Club Kid, you're the one in the corner of the coffee shop listening to my podcast with no headphones on because you don’t give a f**k, who orders a black coffee and drinks it all day while writing in a red notebook with a pen that hardly works... Umm sorry, we got carried away. This week we dive into acclaimed actress Mary Louise Parker’s semi-autobiographical book of letters, "Dear Mr. You." We discuss the longing for strangers, retro Coke, getting railed in the East Village, the erotic loss of the father, wearing opera gloves to breakfast, and analyze why she isn’t a hag. Light up, Moms!

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Jabba the what?! A long time ago in a gay club far, far away... Princess Leia was slaying the house down BUNS! Hop in your Millennial Pink Falcon—we're imbibing "Wishful Drinking," the one-woman show-turned-memoir from Hollywood (and galactic) royalty Carrie Fisher. The daughter of Debbie Reynolds, Carrie is Hollywood to her imperial core—and that's on Whobacca! From cocaine addiction and electroshock therapy to gay best friends dying in your bed and Lily's pronunciation of Tatooine, this is one jedi-licious martini that'll finally answer the question: "Who Outer Rimmed whom?" Ewok, don't run to this endor-able episode. Help us iHeartPodcasts, you're our only hope!

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Somebody call 9-1-1 because it’s getting hot in here! We finally listened to all you horny club kids, and read Hot Mugshot guy's memoir "Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks." This book may be triple spaced but it’s actually an important text that looks into the prison industrial complex, fame, class, B-movies, marrying into money, Morocco, and what it’s like to be raised a lesbian Naval officer. Cleanup on aisle CBC!

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We’re back, babe! Welcome to Part 2 of "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," ya dig? We dive into how Cher became a gay icon, making love to David Geffen, Chaz Bono’s lumbering lesbian walk, when Aspen was weird, what Gregg Allman was packing, and how Cher got out of her bad deal with her cigar smokin' no-good hubs Sonny. Do you believe in life after love?

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This week on the VIP Lounge— Meghan Markle's new Netflix show, The Golden Globes, Angelina Jolie's "comeback," Justin Trudeau's resignation, and a ski accident. Subscribe to get more of us every Friday (and ad-free main eps every Wednesday) at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Gypsies, Tramps, and Podcasts! We are kicking off 2025 by studying the goddess known as Cher and her new book "Cher: The Memoir, Part One" in two parts…ya dig, babe? We attempt to discuss everything from her mother’s five marriages, swimming with Warren Beatty, fur vests, Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, how to shop with men, the rise of Sonny and Cher, dining with Dalí, and why Cher cantered so Kim Kardasahian could gallop. I Got You Babe - there’s more Cher next week.

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Heyeth, best friends in Christ! The Lord hath sent us His Most Fabulous Messenger—Catherine Cohen of the village of Houston—to discuss His “Second Testament,” aka The New Testament, aka Season 2 of the Holy Bible. From weeping for thine Jewish friends who will burn in the fires of Hell to why Jesus resembleth a member of Fleet Foxes, the divine sex workers of Nazareth, Jesus having only child syndrome, TEDxBethlehem, and addressing if the Virgin Mary was a liar (yes). This is the Book of All Books, The Lastest of all Suppers. Come break unleavened bread and Slay In The Name of All That Is Holy. Amen.

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Get on your knees, ladies! Toxic gay Twitter frenemy Ben Mora joins our favorite Massholes for the world’s biggest celebrity—God—and his 1300 B.C. bestseller, The Bible. From everyone on the pod having COVID (God’s work) to which Bible characters are non-binary, Nazareth’s circumcision obsession, Noah’s red carpet, Lily and Ben’s Unitarian Universalist pasts, and why God is a JAP—this is a journey of biblical proportions. Amen, brother.

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I was rooting for you!! We were ALL rooting for you!!! This week we read Jay Manuel's "novel"/self-insertion fan fiction about what it was like to work on America’s Next Top Model in "The Wig, the Bitch and the Meltdown." We dive into this burn book and discuss the 2000’s hot spots Tao and Buddakan (and why Jay chose to put them in a novel that takes place in 2020), doing Tyra dirty, Miss J's d*ck pics, why Janice Dickinson is our favorite, and that scene where Jay gets to pretend that Nigel Barker wanted him carnally. Move over Rachel Cusk, there’s a new queen of auto-fiction in town!

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Come in and kick off your boots, y’all! This week we read and ate our way through Reba McEntire’s new cookbook "Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots." Between bites of her lip smackin’ ribs we discuss what it’s like to be a single mom who works two jobs, loves her kids, and never stops. Plus, how she became a camp icon, revitalized a small Oklahoma town, and overcame her fears to become the first-ever female KFC Colonel Sanders. Amen!

CW: Eating delicious southern food on air.

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What if Einstein was a chick??? This week we read wildly popular millennial comedian Iliza Shlesinger’s book "Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity." You might be asking, "What the hell is GL™?" Well, my liege, we’ll explore together. In this research project we discuss white jeans, nose jobs, awesome stepfathers, backup boyfriends, Emerson College, study abroad behavior, how to get female friends, and a time when Sarah Silverman was the hottest comedian. Plus, we'll address the age old question: Can men and women actually BE friends???

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Namaste, chicas! It's everyone's favorite yoga wife, mompreneur, Hamptons homemaker & flamenco queen—Hilaria Baldwin—and her spiritual how-to guide, "The Living Clearly Method." Roast some poblanos for the Spanish Rachel Dolezal as we dive into chair pose, having 30 children, how Lily literally went to high school with her, the power of breath, meeting your husband while grabbing tapas, and what happens when you really do make studying abroad your personality. Olé!

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<br>INPUT (prompt), var1, var2!</br> This week we read Apple computer inventor/Kathy Griffin's ex-boyfriend's memoir "iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It." We create a code in order to discuss the evolution of Mac, insane tension between Woz and Steve Jobs, early Silicon Valley, scam-ass printers, how we used to fix our own TVs, Freemasons, and ask the ultimate question: does technology really help us or has it gone too far?

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We are 2 blessed 2 be stressed because this week we have lesbian pop superstar King Princess up in the studio to discuss Mass chanteuse JoJo Levesque and her new book "Over The Influence: A Memoir." We talk about JoJo's rocky musical journey from being a breakout teen star in the early 2000’s to the trappings of a bad record deal with Aaliyah’s shady uncle, Coolatas, Galentines at Taylor Swift's house, the pressure to be pop, and--damn--just figuring out this crazy ass business. AGAPE!

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I couldn’t help but wonder if Samantha should be the one writing a book about sex. Maybe she could finally explain where the G-spot is, or would it just end up being an episode of CBC? This week, we are pleasuring ourselves with Canadian sex god Kim Cattrall’s book "Sexual Intelligence." We go deep inside the part history-part outsider art photography book and discuss ancient aphrodisiacs, what Toronto singles really want in bed, the phallus in art, oysters, female Viagra, bundles of nerves, outdoor lovemaking, and where our fantasies really come from.

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Tomato, Garlic, Basil, Simmer. This week we read beloved actor-turned-food journalist Stanley Tucci’s new book "What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)." Join us at the market as we select the perfect ingredients to pair with this delicious diary—including his possibly open marriage to Emily Blunt's sister, dining with King Charles, bad Italian food in Italy, discovering tequila with Blake Lively, under-seared scallops, parenting toddlers at 60, shopping for a group vacation, loving hotels, and how to make the perfect meal with only onions. Mangia!

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Noted cyberbully Ben Mora joins us to discuss Slovenian fashionista Melania Trump and her not-that-revealing new memoir "Melania." From a bucolic childhood in Sevnica to strutting the catwalks in Milan, renovating marble floors, being confused on January 6, her failed caviar moisturizer, battling Rosie O'Donnell, and of course, the infamous Zara jacket—this is a high-octane story of cheekbones, checkbooks, and the American Dream.

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LGBTGIF! Internationally renowned platinum recording artist King Princess is in the VIP Lounge! From bisexual foreigners to Kamala's Glock, vaginal births, shingles, homosexual Allegiant airlines flight crew, pilates, whether butches should pay on the first date, and all your harness questions answered—this is herstory in the making. Hear the whole thing at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Babe, can you grab my hobo bag and a Venti Valium Latte from Starbs??? I’m headed to the Golden Globes to style Debra Messing, and there’s crazy traffic on the 405. This week we are studying iconic stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe’s book "Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour." We cover layering camisoles, altering Nicole Richie's size 10 dress in Vegas, her revolutionary TV show, Anne Hathaway's views on denim, not eating, and how she invented pairing a vintage Chanel belt with an H&M dress. I die, this episode is so glam!

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Wet your quills, boys! The year is 1660. England has a monarchy again, and a certain London-based naval bureaucrat has a LOT of secrets. This week, we dive wig-first into the most famous chronicle of life during the Stuart Restoration—The Diary of Samuel Pepys. The Forrest Gump of his era, the horny civil servant takes us through the Great Plague of 1665, the Great Fire of 1666, kissing mummies, burying parm in your garden, shtupping your maid, beating your houseboy, and swilling tankards of London's best mead. Say it with me: Ale, wench, repeat.

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Childless Cat Ladies, assemble! Save your debate hot takes for the couch, mawmaw. We're reading hated holler hottie JD Vance’s bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." We try to cover this book, U.S. history, immigration, Amy Adams, the decline of the industrial Midwest, China’s labor policies, the opioid crisis, coastal elitist Appalachian cosplay, and everything else NOT in Kamala’s plan--all in 63 minutes. Holla!

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This week on the VIP Lounge! NY Mag reporter Olivia Nuzzi's emotional affair with RFK Jr, Diddy's crimes against humanity, and former Uncommon James employee Shannon Ford's big fat influencer wedding in Positano. Hear the whole thing at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Bonjour, frogs! Miss Piggy here, typing away from my new corner office at the glam iHeart studios in Manhattan. Forgive moi if there are any typos. I just got a mani-pedi. The fabulous Steven and Lily are discussing moi’s book "The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do" today on their incredibly chic and popular podcast. They’ve never read a book by a pig -- can you believe that??? Well, they don’t hold back at all and discuss my on-and-off relationship with Kermie, feminism, moi’s affairs with Hollywood hunk George Clooney, the battle of the sexes/species, and moi’s style evolution. Plus they ask the age old question: Why do frogs love remotes so much?? Kissy kissy, I have a dinner rezzie!

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Lily goes Mother Theresa mode at a Yankees Game, the humiliation of checking out at the Diesel store, the latest viral bagel, a new Italian restaurant, and the return of Lex Post of the Week™. Subscribe and get VIP Lounges every Friday and regular episodes ad-free every Wednesday! Patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Pour yourself a stemless glass of Josh™ and hang a cross because it's Jana Kramer day. You know and love her from season seven of "One Tree Hill" and her 2015 hit country song "I Got the Boy." Her book "The Next Chapter" is about how to heal from toxic exes, why straight people love game night, filming "Cowboy Christmas 2," Hot Topic priests, and most of all walking to different rooms in your massive Nashville home. Amen!

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TGIF! Runway icon Chelsea Fairless from the global sensation podcast "Every Outfit" is here to discuss which designers she doesn't fuck with, being married to Katy Perry's stylist, all things Australia, and the new Elin Hildebrand Netflix show "The Perfect Couple." Subscribe at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Lace up your Docs and photocopy some zines, ladies! We're getting hardcore with the original riot grrrl herself—Kathleen Hanna—and her new memoir "Rebel Girl." From founding Bikini Kill and Le Tigre to getting super wasted with Kurt Cobain, stripping in Portland, criticizing the capitalist patriarchy through visual art, and f*cking one of the Beastie Boys' brains out—this is one badass journey through rock herstory.

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Bonjour, les enfants de club! This week we debone, season, and roast iconic French chef Jacques Pépin’s buttery memoir “The Apprentice.” From giving Charles de Gaulle gout to inventing the midtown souperie, Craig Claiborne’s sassy homosexuality, befriending la (trés) grande dame Julia Child, the shame of the American supermarket, communal bread ovens and the proper way to kill a canard— ça c’ést une journée délicieuse! Bon appétit, bitch.

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The legendary Cole Escola joins us for sassy ranch chef/mommy blogger Ree “The Pioneer Woman” Drummond and her riveting memoir “Frontier Follies.” Fire up the gas grill as we talk homeschooling, vertigo on your honeymoon, the redhead threshold for childbirth pain, kidnapping paranoia, piling into a massive SUV with two other couples, gala etiquette, and all the spinach artichoke dip you can handle.

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Walk the runway with us as we dig into American fashion icon Donna Karan and her memoir "My Journey" live from Bowery Ballroom. We discuss her journey from commuting to Parsons to becoming the Queen of 7th Avenue, and everything in between. We delve into her uneven friendship with Barbra Streisand, why you can never gain weight in the shoulders, steamy affairs, branding DKNY, fundraising for Haiti with Wyclef Jean, and of course redefining the way women dress #desk2dinner.

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Crouching Pillow, Hidden Fridge! This week we kneel and pray to the interior design power couple Syd and Shea McGee as we discuss their marital memoir, "Make Life Beautiful." No teaching of John is left untouched while we talk about falling in love at BYU, their hit Netflix show "Dream Home Makeover," marrying a gay guy, the anti-dining-room revolution, Cat Power, inventing “the drop zone,” Shea’s bracelet business, and deciding Mormonism is actually the most indie religion of them all. Our two-year mission is completed!

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Hear all about our European follies in this action-packed new VIP Lounge—from Olivia Rodrigo live in Barcelona to a furious run-in with Andorran border patrol, masc lesbian PJ sets, grizzly sex, and so much more. Subscribe at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Pass that duchess! California resident Meghan Markle has finally penned a children's book called "The Bench." Join us on a journey from Toronto to Buckingham Palace to Tyler Perry's pool house as we uncover the not-so-subtle messaging in the abdicated Duchess' fatherhood fantasia, talk about her still-launching jam/wine/yoga/salt brand American Riviera Orchard, oxford commas, supporting your ballerina son, the incredible dialogue of "Suits," her defunct lifestyle blog, and the most strained bench metaphor in herstory. God Bless America.

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Giddy up, cowgirls! Time travel with us to the 1870s as we read famously problematic wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer’s book "Boots and Saddles." This historical ho spent her whole life writing books defending husband General Custer’s legacy…obsessed much?! We try to cover it all and talk about plover sandwiches, the Sioux tribe, beautiful fabrics, wartime pranks, rewriting history, making love in saloons, getting drunk on lamp oil, our boy Ulysses S. Grant, horse death, and generally being a freaking guy's girl.

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Happy Pride, awesome humans! This week we celebrate queer actor (better known as the pan/poly star of the TV show "Younger") and activist Nico Tortorella and their book "The Space Between." We discuss setting boundaries, painting with c*m, threesomes with Zoe Kravitz, bottoming, white dreads, making saddle bags, sticking a spoon up your a**, toxic breakup emails, the heyday of the CW, and MORE because, just like polyamory, podcasting is a never-ending conversation.

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Mix up a Brandy Alexander and sink into your living room as we discuss yacht rock king Michael McDonald's memoir, “What a Fool Believes.” We dive into the prolific sexy baritone's tome and discuss The Doobie Brothers, going from punchline to legend, eating Taco Bell in the 70s, piano lessons, running "snow" for chicks, discovering hummus on tour, and why indie guys love Steely Dan so much. Plus, we ponder how we would've gotten out of the Nam draft. Take this episode to the streets, baby!

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Get in loser, let's start a business! We are finally discussing Bethenny Frankel’s entrepreneurial Bible, “Business is Personal.” The self-proclaimed “only woman to retire from RHONY” takes us on a journey as only she can through the highs and lows of her career from the birth of Skinnygirl™ to doing the walk of shame through Trump Tower. She talks swimsuit lines gone wrong, negotiating with Andy Cohen, nannying for Paris Hilton, girls named Zoe, and admiring Kathy Ireland’s sock/insurance business model. Plus, stay tuned for stock tips from our very own Bethenny (aka Steven)! 

CW: We do a taste test of a Skinnygirl™ salad dressing. You’ve been warned!

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Calling all country lunatics! This week we have fellow best friend and host of KFM Radio Sam Buck on to talk about badass woke mama, Maren Morris, and her children’s book, "Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure." We talk about the animal kingdom, how Maren wrote a children’s book just so she could make some non-binary characters, basil, how ladybugs F*%K, Brittany Aldean, and leaving "country music.” Plus, Sam explains Maren's fallout with Kacey Musgraves, and we ask the question: how do you really know when the bones are good?

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Don't you wanna join the club... of Club Kids? This week we discuss a fallen Red Sox pitcher, sailing girls vs biking girls, Zuni Café in San Francisco, Place Des Fetes in NYC, and the latest Bennifer gossip. Hear it all at patreon.com/cbcthepod

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Maaaaaaaaa, where’s my hair gel??? This week the hilarious Italian American princess Edy Modica joins us to talk about Mafia Donna, Victoria Gotti, and her book "This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti." We get a pot of sauce simmering and discuss Victoria’s best-selling political thrillers, cutting your husband with a fork, why John Gotti can’t dance, her grandparents' sex life, losing $17K in Vegas, money laundering, Edy’s dad attending a Gotti function, veal cutlets, paying off waste management, Il Cantinori, and of course, the best places to murder someone. Ciao Bella!

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What if I told you Hollywood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? This week we read award-winning actress Constance Wu’s memoir “Making a Scene” and it’s, dare we say, pretty random. We discuss her time as a struggling actress, sex in Union Square, canceling a “Fresh Off the Boat” producer (and co-star backlash), owning a bunny, Mormon-owned coffee shops, not really talking about “Crazy Rich Asians,” theater kid drama, Michelle Yeoh dictating texts to her iPad, and Constance’s many, many ex-boyfriends.

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Driver, drop me at Bergdorf Goodman! Come roam the halls of the famed department store with us as we discuss their fabulous in-house stylist Betty Halbreich and her memoir, “I’ll Drink To That.” (Most CBC title ever, btw). We trace her path from Chicago to Chanel and talk about hanging at the Copacabana, why Geoffrey Beene walked so Isaac Mizrahi could run, palazzo pants, teaching President Carter how to hold a gown, mediocre Japanese food, Pat Field, the patriarchy of the sleeve, and most importantly when to stop stuffing your closet with fox fur.

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On this week's VIP Lounge, we talk Utica dive bars, the new Luca Guadagnino film Challengers, and Sophia Bush coming out as queer.

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Hell yeah, brother! This week we bodyslam our way through bleached blond wrestling icon Hulk Hogan's memoir "Hollywood Hulk Hogan." We hop in the ring and discuss WWE fandom culture, eating 25 eggs a day, Vince McMahon, his sex tape and Gawker lawsuit, homoeroticism, inventing wrestling merch, Mr. T’s insecurities, and of course his French chalet-inspired greater Tampa mansion. HULKAMANIA FOREVER! 

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MOTHER ALERT ! It’s Gypsy Rose Blanchard week, and we are unpacking her recently published eBook "Released: Conversations On The Eve of Freedom with Melissa Moore." With empathy and humor she discusses her Munchausen Mama, Wicca, bottoming for butches in prison, true crime adaptation ethics, why she loves her now ex-husband Ryan, and ultimately her hopes and dreams for the rest of her life. To quote Ms. Blanchard, “This is Gypsy’s Version.”

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