Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.

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261 episodes
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Apr 15, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
Alexandra Billings' Memoir "This Time For Me" (with Alex Corona)
Performer and activist Alex Corona joins Chelsea for an equal parts heart-wrenching and resilient trip through Alexandra Billings brand-new memoir. It’s serving drag, a fraught mother-daughter relationship, a beautiful love story, and some advice...
Apr 1, 2022 · 1 hr 22 min
Ricki Lake's Memoir Never Say Never (with Tocarra Elise)
Chelsea and TV writer Tocarra Mallard (The Problem with Jon Stewart) dive into Ricki Lake’s 2012 memoir, Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits. Prepare yourself for a surprisingly horny journey through her early success, the media’s obsession...
Mar 18, 2022 · 1 hr 32 min
Ronnie Spector's Memoir "Be My Baby" (with Azie Dungey)
Chelsea and Azie Dungey (Ask A Slave, Girls5eva) laugh and cry over the stories Ronnie Spector tells of her incredible early days with the Ronettes, surviving an abusive marriage to Phil Spector, and her victorious escape and inspiring recovery. ...
Mar 4, 2022 · 55 min
Danny Pellegrino's How Do I Un-Remember This? (with Danny Pellegrino)
In the podcast’s first MENSMOIR, Chelsea chats with Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic) about his new book How Do I Un-Remember This?. They reminisce about Chicago comedy and ER trips, how life-ruining the movie Blue Valentine was, and how mad...
Feb 25, 2022 · 1 hr 18 min
Kirstie Alley's The Art of Men (with Kara Klenk and Liza Treyger)
Kara Klenk and Liza Treyger (Thats Messed Up: An SVU Podcast) bravely join Chelsea for a tour of Kirstie Alley’s wild 2012 memoir. They discuss scientology and body image, plus some dressage horse drama, Kirstie’s emotional affairs, and her...
Feb 11, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
Dionne Warwick's My Life, As I See It (with Anna Drezen)
This week, former SNL Head Writer Anna Drezen comes on to contemplate the many life lessons Dionne Warwick has bestowed upon us in her 2010 memoir My Life, As I See It. Anna tells Chelsea what it was like to work with Dionne on SNL, and they share...
Jan 28, 2022 · 1 hr 42 min
Reba McEntire's Memoir My Story (with Bari Finkel & Matt Bellassai)
Chelsea and guests Bari Finkel & Matt Bellassai (Unhappy Hour) get fancy with Reba McEntire's 1995 Memoir My Story. From the ultimate Husbanger to preganancy math to Burt Reynolds, Reba tells her story loud and proud!
Jan 14, 2022 · 53 min
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism (with Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar)
This week, Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers) and her sister Lacey Lamar join Chelsea to share their deeply horrifying (and deeply hilarious) stories of racism, from corporate culture to car...
Dec 31, 2021 · 48 min
Happy New Year from Celebrity Book Club (with Gina Yashere)
This week, Chelsea bids farewell to 2021 with year-end highlights and a heartfelt and hilarious interview with comedian Gina Yashere (Bob Hearts Abishola, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) about her memoir, Cack-Handed....
Dec 3, 2021 · 1 hr 30 min
Huma Abedin's Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds (with Pantsuit Politics)
In this special Apple Spotlight crossover, Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland of the Pantsuit Politics podcast join Chelsea to discuss Huma Abedin's memoir — which they describe as The West Wing meets Bridget Jones's Diary — covering her years...
Nov 19, 2021 · 1 hr 34 min
Shania Twain's From This Moment On (with Molly McGlynn)
Chelsea and *Canadian* writer/director Molly McGlynn (Bless This Mess, Mary Goes Round) untangle Shania Twain's memoir, From This Moment On, a turbulent account of parental loss, questionable pranks, and pop-country superstardom. For more book recaps...
Oct 29, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
Elvira's Yours Cruelly (with Brea Grant)
Happy Halloween, Cookies! In this episode Chelsea and horror aficionado Brea Grant (Heroes, After Midnight, Lucky) get creepy with spellbinding tales from the one and only mistress of the dark. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on...
Oct 22, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
Mary Tyler Moore's After All (with Melissa Fumero)
Chelsea and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn 99, M.O.D.O.K.) cover T.V. queen Mary Tyler Moore's memoir, After All, a funny and surprising account of the real person behind the woman "who can turn the world on with her smile." For more book recaps &...
Oct 8, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
Rue McClanahan's My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away (with Sofiya Alexandra)
This week, Chelsea and Sofiya Alexandra (This is Not Happening, 420 Day Fiance, Private Parts Unknown) run away with Golden Girl Rue McClanahan's 2008 memoir, a book packed with enough wit, scandal, and silky negligees to make Blanche...
Aug 27, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Patti LuPone: A Memoir (with Ariel Dumas)
Chelsea and Ariel Dumas (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Second City) study the many lessons of stage and screen with Patti LuPone's memoir, a passionate account of Patti's starring roles, long-held grudges, and the wrecked dressing rooms left in...
Aug 20, 2021 · 53 min
Cecily Strong's This Will All Be Over Soon (with Cecily Strong)
In this week's special bonus episode, Chelsea and Cecily Strong (SNL, Ghostbusters, Schmigadoon!) are two comedy gals getting real about depression and cruise ship crew bars while discussing Cecily's new memoir, a portrait of grief...
Aug 13, 2021 · 1 hr 36 min
Rosie Perez's Handbook for an Unpredictable Life (with Erin Dewey Lennox)
This week, Chelsea and writer Erin Dewey Lennox (Academy Awards, Game On, MTV's Ridiculousness) get down with Rosie Perez's memoir — a book that proves just how far a resilient spirit can carry you (and that sometimes good things DO happen in...
Jul 30, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
Julie Andrews' Home (with Anne Libera)
Chelsea and Anne Libera (Second City, comedy professor) get cozy with Julie Andrews's account of her childhood and early years in the theater. The book reads a bit like a fairytale: shiny cottagecore exterior with trauma lurking just below the...
Jul 2, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins' A Sick Life (with Blair Socci)
Chelsea and comedian Blair Socci (Comedy Central, Blair’s Lair) discover what set TLC apart from other girl groups of their era (spoiler: it involves bats), and how Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins balanced a debilitating illness with global superstardom....
Jun 4, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Diane Guerrero's In the Country We Love (with Claudia Restrepo)
Chelsea and Claudia Restrepo (Your Daily Horoscope, Pero Like, Vida) unearth the threads of loneliness, heartbreak, and resilience common to the teenage and immigrant experience with Diane Guerrero's eye-opening memoir, In the Country We Love. For...

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Alexandra Billings' Memoir "This Time For Me" (with Alex Corona)

Ricki Lake's Memoir Never Say Never (with Tocarra Elise)

Ronnie Spector's Memoir "Be My Baby" (with Azie Dungey)

Danny Pellegrino's How Do I Un-Remember This? (with Danny Pellegrino)

Kirstie Alley's The Art of Men (with Kara Klenk and Liza Treyger)

Dionne Warwick's My Life, As I See It (with Anna Drezen)

Reba McEntire's Memoir My Story (with Bari Finkel & Matt Bellassai)

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism (with Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar)

Happy New Year from Celebrity Book Club (with Gina Yashere)

Huma Abedin's Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds (with Pantsuit Politics)

Shania Twain's From This Moment On (with Molly McGlynn)

Elvira's Yours Cruelly (with Brea Grant)

Mary Tyler Moore's After All (with Melissa Fumero)

Rue McClanahan's My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away (with Sofiya Alexandra)

Patti LuPone: A Memoir (with Ariel Dumas)

Cecily Strong's This Will All Be Over Soon (with Cecily Strong)

Rosie Perez's Handbook for an Unpredictable Life (with Erin Dewey Lennox)

Julie Andrews' Home (with Anne Libera)

Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins' A Sick Life (with Blair Socci)

Diane Guerrero's In the Country We Love (with Claudia Restrepo)