Viral Article Book Club: Elizabeth Gilbert and the Messiness of Memoir
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.
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Show Notes:
My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story (The Cut) - Featured Article
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Epiphanies (New Yorker) - Referenced
Where to find our Guest: Nora McInerny
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Instagram
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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.
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KPop Demon Hunters, And Just Like That’s Wild Finale, Emmy Picks, and Chelsea’s Check-In
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.
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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.
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Holly Madison’s Memoir Down The Rabbit Hole (with Wes Perry)
We revisit a previously subscriber-only 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.
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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
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The Tangle (featuring Chelsea Devantez)
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.
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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.
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Parker Posey’s Memoir You're on an Airplane (with Katie Rich)
Guest host Maria Randazzo 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 Parker 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.
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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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