Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Chelsea welcomes back her mother-in-law, Vicki Lester, to dig into Whoopi Goldberg’s memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” Together, they tackle Whoopi’s touching relationship with her mother, her brother’s charm with the ladies, and the complicated dynamic between Whoopi and her daughter Alex. And just when you think you’ve heard it all, Vicki drops her own celebrity stories—including an encounter with Ray J.  Where to order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to order Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: Viola Davis Memoir Episode Elizabeth Taylor’s Memoir Episode Brittney Griner Episode Where to find our Guest Vicki Lester: 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. Visit Cheekbone Beauty and get 30% off your order using the code GLAMOROUSTRASH30! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Renee Raap, Charlie XCX and Taylor Swift dominating the headlines this summer there's so much to get into. Who is horny for who? What does "sapphic" mean? Why is the media sleeping on Tinashe and Normani? How did Chappell get so big so fast? And are our pop girlies feuding? Not to mention... do we miss feuds? I think we do?? Producer Kristina Lopez and Associate Producer Jerrin Padre join Chelsea for a retrospective, celebrating how queer and empowered our artists are now, and just how much has changed since 2004, when icons like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, Mandy Moore and Pink were our reigning divas. Where to order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to order Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: Will Taylor Swift, Beyonce and “Barbie” Change Everything?? Our Britney Spears memoir episode Beyond the Memoir: Interpreting Britney Spears’ Instagram Our Jessica Simpson memoir episode Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo vs. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Welcome to the Golden Age of Sapphic Pop Horniness (Them.us article) Where to find our Guests: Kristina Lopez Instagram Jerrin Padre 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: Tanteo Tequila - @tanteotequila Pattern Brands - @patternbrands 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

CAN YOU BELIEVE it's been two years of Celebrity Book Club?? We are about to take our first ever short break, and all it took was Chelsea and Producer Kate both getting married within 30 days of each other. Plus, an update to the Jennette McCurdy episode, and some Emmys stories! See you in a couple weeks with more juicy episodes!   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Alison Rosen (Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend, Upworthy Weekly) get raw with Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me. This episode addresses many important questions, like: How much karate is too much karate? Does Elvis go down? Is it weird if your fiancé’s ex throws you a bridal shower? Why did Elvis want Nixon to give him a federal narcotics badge? Elvis… is a chode?    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and June Diane Raphael (How Did This Get Made, Grace & Frankie) get nosy with the noTORIous Tori Spelling’s 2009 memoir. This book has everything you want, and a few things don’t: mother-daughter trauma, bird bite nose jobs, nepotism, relationships with ghosts, and whether having sex on your wedding night is a thing anymore.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a Very Special Episode, Chelsea and Alison Leiby (Oh God, a Show About Abortion) recap EVERY ABORTION STORY ever featured on Celebrity Book Club, plus a bunch of never heard before tales. With the repeal of Roe v Wade, shame around abortion is being weaponized once again, and the best way we can combat that is to talk about abortion openly. Tune in to hear stories from Gabrielle Union, Uma Thurman, Whoopie Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Sally Field, Stevie Nicks, Viola Davis, and many more.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, subscribe to Celebrity Book Club on Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards (The Antidote) introduce Chelsea to the inspiring world of Tunde Oyeneyin - Peloton’s star instructor -and her 2022 memoir SPEAK. They dive into almost having multiple reality shows, dealing with professional rejection, surviving overwhelming grief, and making huge life changes. Plus, some dish on a hall of fame bad ex boyfriend!    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Gaby Dunn (Bad With Money, Just Between Us) are driven almost entirely out of their minds by Sophia Amoruso’s 2014 memoir. Get ready for a deep dive into mid-2010s white feminism, going from freegan to “the poster child for capitalism”, and what we can learn and do very differently going forward.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve got another twofer for you! Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) read Rob Lowe’s memoir Stories I Only Tell My Friends, and Chelsea read Melissa Gilbert’s Prairie Tale (AND Rob Lowe’s book) and guess what - this couple of 6 years has two very different recollections of their past! Chelsea and Paul sift through the Brat Pack years, Hollywood cameos, and the art of not talking about a sex tape.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) go deep on Dynasty queen Diahann Carroll’s 2008 memoir “The Legs are the Last to Go”. There’s SO MUCH to get into here - a 9 year affair with Sidney Poitier, drama on the set of Grey’s Anatomy, whether you should get your car fixed so people think you’re rich, and a much needed workaholic reckoning. Get your live show & livestream tickets here for 6/12!  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices