Celebrity Memoirs, Pop Culture, and Books! Join us as we book club female celebrity memoirs through a thoughtful lens.
Chelsea is diving deep into Hulu's “The Secret Life of Mormon Wives” and the memoir “A Well-Trained Wife” by Tia... more
Chelsea welcomes back her mother-in-law, Vicki Lester, to dig into Whoopi Goldberg’s memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother,... more
Chelsea and producer Kristina Lopez return with a jam-packed Cookie Jar episode, where they dish on Jennifer Lopez and Ben... more
It’s a recap of “Love Island USA” Season 6, plus all the ensuing online drama to get you prepared for... more
Chelsea and Rachel Dratch (“Saturday Night Live” alum and host of “Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch”) dive into the life... more
Chelsea and Caissie St. Onge (“Busy Phillips is Doing Her Best” podcast) book club Busy Philipps' 2018 memoir, "This Will... more
Chelsea teams up with “Add to Cart” podcast hosts Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak to discuss Brandi Glanville's collection of... more
Get a glimpse of our bonus content in this newly released ep where Chelsea is joined by Tess Barker and... more
Chelsea is joined by her mother-in-law, Vicki Lester, who described this book "as eye-opening and life-changing as the bible!" Together,... more
Chelsea and Heather McMahan (“Love Hard,” “Good Grief”) think Paris’s 2023 memoir is so hot. From teen detention camps to... more
It’s all things Celine Dion! First, Chelsea welcomes Chris DeRosa (Fixing Famous People) to unpack the legendary singer’s new documentary... more
With Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Renee Raap, Charlie XCX and Taylor Swift dominating the headlines this... more
Get ready for diamonds, diets, and drama! Chelsea welcomes back her mom, TMomZ, to the pod to explore Elizabeth Taylor’s... more
Chelsea welcomes comedian Emily Walker to the pod to discuss best friends, best friend breakups, and Loretta Lynn’s wonderful memoir,... more
It’s Chelsea’s memoir episode! Chelsea invites besties Ashley Nicole Black, Kenzie Elizabeth, and Akilah Green to do a deep dive... more
Download the audiobook and listen on Audible or Libro today. Buy a hard copy of the book here. Learn more about your... more
Chelsea welcomes special guest Emily Farris to discuss Emily's memoir, "I'll Just Be Five More Minutes," and her viral article,... more
Chelsea and Holly Laurent (Mega podcast co-host) embark on a horny (yet also biblical) journey into the electrifying world of... more
Chelsea and How Did This Get Made? host Paul Scheer discuss his new memoir, "Joyful Recollections of Trauma." They talk... more
“Girls to the front!!!!” Chelsea is joined by Nora McInerny (It’s Going To Be OK) to discuss Kathleen Hanna’s iconic... more
Celebrate Chelsea's birthday with a special Cookie Jar episode! Chelsea and producer Kristina Lopez unpack reactions to our Delta Burke,... more
It’s a musical memoir! Tune in as Chelsea and Liam Gareau (host of the Tell Me Everything podcast) unpack Linda... more
Join Chelsea Devantez and Emmy award-winning producer Kyle Ridley (Good Day DC) for a practical guide to pitching your memoir.... more
Join Chelsea and guest Joy Osmanski as they dive into the poignant and candid memoir of comedy icon Margaret Cho.... more
Join Chelsea in a deeply personal and revealing interview with the Emmy-nominated actress Delta Burke. In Delta’s first interview in... more
Join Chelsea and The Big Flop host Misha Brown as they unpack Rebel Wilson's memoir, “Rebel Rising.” Rebel spills the... more
In a follow-up to our deep dive into Britney Spears' memoir, Chelsea and Sarah Fraser delve into the pop legend's... more
Chelsea and guests, Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett, examine Vanessa Williams and her mother’s joint memoir “You Have No Idea:... more
Grab your hat and saddle up! Before the release of Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter," Chelsea and Sam Sanders (co-host of the... more
Chelsea and guest Erin Dewey Lennox review the whirlwind that was "Love is Blind” Season 6. Together they unpack the... more
Chelsea and Reagan Jackson (“Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist”) sit down for five questions Chelsea would love... more
Everybody say love! Join Chelsea and guest Wes Perry in their picnic day drag, as they sashay through RuPaul’s memoir... more
Chelsea and guest Brittany Ashley (Don’t Tell The Babysitter Mom’s Dead) break down Ani DiFranco’s "No Walls and the Recurring... more
Remember the backlash around Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo? Why does the reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce feel... more
Dust off your Playboy Bunny belly button rings! Chelsea tackles Crystal Hefner’s memoir along with Cookies Amy and Beth. Together... more
Chelsea and Amir Yass break down the incredible “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” finale and explore why the success... more
Chelsea and Ronnie Karam (host of "Watch What Crappens") dive into Ariana Madix's spirited book, "Single AF Cocktails: Drinks for... more
Chelsea and Becca Platsky (host of the Corporate Gossip podcast) work their way through Kimberly Guilfoyle’s memoir "Making the Case,”... more
Chelsea sits down for Book Talk with Kate Kennedy (One in a Millennial, Be There in Five podcast) for five... more
Chelsea and Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (One Day at a Time, Gordita Chronicles, Chelsea’s Bridesmaid) settle in with Barbra Streisand’s massive celebrity... more
Chelsea and Vivian Tu (Your Rich BFF, Rich AF) sit down for five questions Chelsea would love to be asked... more
Chelsea and Karen Chee (Late Night with Seth Meyers, Pachinko) waltz through Ginger Rogers’ 1991 memoir, My Story. From being... more
Chelsea and Molly Quinn (Castle, Guardians of the Galaxy) dive into an oldie but a goodie, Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann’s... more
Welcome to the 2023 Glamorous Trash Celebrity Memoir Awards! Chelsea Devantez and Casey Balsham take you through a thrilling year... more
Chelsea and Jo Feldman (Party Down, The Goldbergs) dig into the Carnie Wilson’s 2001 memoir, Gut Feelings. From her iconic... more
Chelsea sits down for Book Talk with Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic, and the author of the brand-new The Jolliest Bunch)... more
Chelsea and Elizabeth Day (How to Fail) take a hard look at two often compared memoirs: Tara Westover’s 2018 memoir... more
Chelsea and Meredith Scardino (Girls5eva) sit down with Penny Marshall’s memoir My Mother Was Nuts. From Laverne and Shirley, to... more
Glamorous Trash Talk: Best Friend Breakups (with Sam Reece) Chelsea and Sam Reece (Shitty Craft Club) get BFF’d while discussing best friend... more
Chelsea and Angela Tucker (You Should Be Grateful, The Adoptee Next Door) dive into the whirlpool of trauma that is... more
Chelsea and Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (Gordita Chronicles, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) get cozy on the Glamorous Trash couch to break down this season... more
Cookie spokesperson Chris DeRosa (Fixing Famous People) takes over the podcast to chat with Chelsea about her upcoming memoir I Shouldn’t... more
Chelsea and Lauren Ash (Not Dead Yet, True Crime & Cocktails) get the New York "It Girl" experience with Julia... more
Chelsea and Traci Thomas (The Stacks pod) get guru’d with Jada Pinkett Smith’s 2023 memoir Worthy. From getting proposed to... more
Chelsea & Rob Anderson (Gay Science) get their dancing knives out for Britney Spears’s brand-new book, the best-selling celebrity memoir... more
Chelsea and Taylor Vaughn Lasley (Marvel’s Moon Girl) have a true trash talk going over the events of Love Is... more
Chelsea and Susie Meister (Road Rules, Brain Candy Podcast) go all “Marcia Marcia Marcia” with Maureen McCormick’s 2008 memoir Here’s... more
Chelsea and Patty Lin (Breaking Bad, Friends) break down the cautionary tale that is Joyce Maynard’s 1998 memoir At Home... more
Chelsea and Rachel Lindsay (The Bachelorette) swim in the shallows and depths of Kerry Washington’s just-released memoir, Thicker Than Water.... more
Chelsea and Hunter Harris (Gossip Girl, Hung Up newsletter) wade through the onslaught of celebrity beauty brands - are they... more
Chelsea sits down with London Hughes (To Catch a Dick) to ask her 10 questions for memoirists. They discuss London’s... more
Chelsea and Lizzie Bassett (What Went Wrong) pounce on Tippi Hedren’s 2016 celebrity memoir. From coming up in the 1950s... more
Chelsea and her manager and producing partner Jordan Moncada sit down to talk about Glossy, the new book about Emily... more
Chelsea and Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls) and Caissie St Onge (Busy Phillips is Doing Her Best) are absolutely in... more
Chelsea and Beth Silvers & Sarah Stewart Holland (Pantsuit Politics) get overly self-assured with Melissa Etheridge’s new celebrity memoir, Talking... more
We’ve rebranded! The content of the podcast is staying the same, but the name is changing! For 3 years we have... more
Chelsea & Rebecca Woolf (Sex & The Single Mom, The Braid) get sincere with Jewel’s 2016 memoir Never Broken. From... more
Traci Thomas (The Stacks) and Chelsea deep dive into the Bachelorette finale, whether the Bachelor has anything worthwhile in store... more
Chelsea and Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir (Our Ladies of Brooklyn, Basic Witches) get down to show business with Carol... more
Chelsea and Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting In Real Life) rise and grind on Vivica A. Fox’s 2018 memoir/”guide... more
Chelsea & Janie Haddad Tompkins (Stay F. Homekins, Night Court) get “unladylike” discussing Geena Davis’s 2022 memoir, Dying of Politeness.... more
Chelsea and fellow podcasters Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta Greenberg (How To Be Fine/By The Book) get royally screwed by Duchess... more
Chelsea and comedy friend Ali Lu climb Mount Crushmore with Gina Yashere’s 2021 memoir, Cack-Handed. You may recognize Gina’s book... more
Chelsea brings back official Monster Memoir Correspondent Chris De Rosa (Fixing Famous People) for two of Kathie Lee Gifford’s TEN... more
In this episode of Glamorous Trash Talk, Chelsea and Cookie Caitie recap and discuss Caroline Calloway's brand new memoir and... more
Chelsea and Traci Thomas (The Stacks) discuss three nonfiction books that Traci recommended and Chelsea read, and then get deep... more
Chelsea, Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel (2 Black Girls, 1 Rose) get salacious with Karrine Steffans’ memoirs Confessions of a... more
Chelsea and bestie Kenzie Elizabeth to discuss their favorite reality show of the year: The Ultimatum: Queer Love. They yell... more
Scandoval summer has come to a close! Chelsea brings on her friend Jo Feldman to discuss the highlights of season... more
Chelsea and Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) get prolific for this wide-ranging episode that covers SIX MENSmoirs... more
Chelsea and Chris DeRosa (The Real Housewives of New York, My Unorthodox Life) get maternal for this doozy of a... more
Chelsea and New Mexico bestie Molly Thornton journey through Minka Kelly’s brand-new memoir Tell Me Everything. From her remarkable survival... more
Chelsea and Danielle Robay (PrettySmart, E!’s While You Were Streaming) wade through Kelly Ripa’s 2022 memoir Live Wire. From Mark... more
Season 4 of Love Is Blind just ended, and Chelsea’s got some yelling to do about Mean Girls and bullying!... more
Chelsea and Kyle Ridley (Good Day DC) get obsessively metaphorical with the absolute poetry in Betty Gilpin’s 2022 memoir. From... more
Chelsea believes The Bachelor franchise is a cultural clock on America telling us what time it is - and damn,... more
Chelsea and Clara Amfo (BBC’s Live Lounge Show, Future Sounds) get in an Empire State of Mind with Alicia Keys’... more
Chelsea and Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic) DON'T keep it sweet with Heather Gay’s 2023 memoir Bad Mormon. From being a... more
Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy on Netflix, Bless This Mess) get vulnerable with Anne Heche’s 2001 memoir Call Me Crazy,... more
Chelsea and Lauren Lapkus (Newcomers, Threedom) kick Valentine’s Day off with Pamela Anderson’s 2023 memoir Love, Pamela. From getting discovered... more
Chelsea and Sequoia Homes (Black People Love Paramour, Glass House) discuss Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir Becoming. From racist college roommates... more
Just when we thought we were done with mensmoirs…. this one was too juicy not to cover! Chelsea and Nikki... more
We’re kicking off the new year with a doozy! Chelsea and Debby Ryan get grungy with Carrie Brownstein’s 2015 memoir... more
As we close out 2022 we're greeting 2023 with this 1990 memoirish/lifestyle guide from Angela Lansbury. Chelsea and Mattie Bayne... more
Chelsea and Lynae (Parking Lot Pimpin’) celebrate the HOLIDAYS with a little... Billie HOLIDAY. They dive into her 1956 memoir... more
Things got a little too wild for good audio recording at the live show, so here’s an all-new episode! Chelsea,... more
Chelsea brings back two CBC all-stars for a mens-moir too juicy to ignore! From an early tennis career to whiskey... more
Chelsea and Alexandra Corti travel back to 2004 to dissect Jenna Jameson’s memoir, How To Make Love Like a Porn... more
It's a wedding planning episode! First, Chelsea and wedding influencer Caroline Crawford Patterson get matrimonial as they dive into Vera... more
It’s Wedding Month, cookies! Chelsea's guest this episode is her future husband Yassir Lester and they go on a 90s... more
Sooooo tell me what you want, what you really really want - the details on how the Spice Girls fired... more
CAN YOU BELIEVE it's been two years of Celebrity Book Club?? We are about to take our first ever short break,... more
Chelsea and Marcella Arguello (Woke Bully, 2 Dope Queens) are blown away by Jennette McCurdy’s brand-new best-selling memoir I’m Glad... more
Chelsea and Alison Rosen (Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend, Upworthy Weekly) get raw with Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir... more
Chelsea and June Diane Raphael (How Did This Get Made, Grace & Frankie) get nosy with the noTORIous Tori Spelling’s... more
In a Very Special Episode, Chelsea and Alison Leiby (Oh God, a Show About Abortion) recap EVERY ABORTION STORY ever... more
Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards (The Antidote) introduce Chelsea to the inspiring world of Tunde Oyeneyin - Peloton’s star instructor... more
Chelsea and Gaby Dunn (Bad With Money, Just Between Us) are driven almost entirely out of their minds by Sophia... more
We’ve got another twofer for you! Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) read Rob Lowe’s memoir Stories I... more
Chelsea and Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) go deep on Dynasty queen Diahann Carroll’s 2008 memoir “The Legs are the Last... more
A mini episode to get us ready for the the 6/12 live show covering ALL THREE Judd’s memoirs! Wynonna Judd,... more
Welcome to the 2nd annual Ask Chelsea Anything episode! This year, we set up a voicemail for Cookie Patrons, and... more
In the last installment of New Release Month, Chelsea and Ryan Bailey (So Bad It’s Good podcast), recap Selma Blair’s... more
Released mere weeks ago, Molly Shannon’s "Hello Molly!" made Chelsea & Molly Tarlov (Awkward., G.B.F.) BOTH cry multiple times. This... more
Continuing New Book Release Month, Chelsea and Barbie Adler (Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother), read Jennifer Grey’s brand-new... more
To kick off a very special podcast month of NEW BOOK RELEASE episodes, Chelsea talks with Jessi Klein (Inside Amy... more
Performer and activist Alex Corona joins Chelsea for an equal parts heart-wrenching and resilient trip through Alexandra Billings brand-new memoir.... more
Chelsea and TV writer Tocarra Mallard (The Problem with Jon Stewart) dive into Ricki Lake’s 2012 memoir, Never Say Never:... more
Chelsea and Azie Dungey (Ask A Slave, Girls5eva) laugh and cry over the stories Ronnie Spector tells of her incredible... more
In the podcast’s first MENSMOIR, Chelsea chats with Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic) about his new book How Do I Un-Remember This?.... more
Kara Klenk and Liza Treyger (Thats Messed Up: An SVU Podcast) bravely join Chelsea for a tour of Kirstie Alley’s... more
Celebrity Book Club went LIVE! Casey Balsham (Shady Sh*t) joins Chelsea on stage at Caveat in New York City to... more
This week, former SNL Head Writer Anna Drezen comes on to contemplate the many life lessons Dionne Warwick has bestowed... more
Chelsea and guests Bari Finkel & Matt Bellassai (Unhappy Hour) get fancy with Reba McEntire's 1995 Memoir My Story. From... more
This week, Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers) and her sister Lacey Lamar join Chelsea to share their... more
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... more
This week Chelsea and writer Marcos Luevanos (Life in Pieces, Charmed, Love, Victor) dish on Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi's... more
In this special Apple Spotlight crossover, Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland of the Pantsuit Politics podcast join Chelsea to... more
Chelsea and *Canadian* writer/director Molly McGlynn (Bless This Mess, Mary Goes Round) untangle Shania Twain's memoir, From This Moment On,... more
Chelsea and writer/actress Lydia Caradine cover Gabrielle Union's highly anticipated second memoir, a book packed with even more strength, vulnerability,... more
Happy Halloween, Cookies! In this episode Chelsea and horror aficionado Brea Grant (Heroes, After Midnight, Lucky) get creepy with spellbinding... more
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... more
This week, Chelsea and Sofiya Alexandra (This is Not Happening, 420 Day Fiance, Private Parts Unknown) run away with Golden Girl... more
This week, Chelsea and Albertina Rizzo (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter) turn back time with Cher's 1998 memoir,... more
Chelsea and Ariel Dumas (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Second City) study the many lessons of stage and screen... more
In this week's special bonus episode, Chelsea and Cecily Strong (SNL, Ghostbusters, Schmigadoon!) are two comedy gals getting real about depression and... more
This week, Chelsea and writer Erin Dewey Lennox (Academy Awards, Game On, MTV's Ridiculousness) get down with Rosie Perez's memoir... more
In this recording of Celebrity Book Club's first-ever live show, Chelsea, Joy Osmanski (Grey's Anatomy, Stargirl, Samantha Who?), and special... more
Chelsea and Anne Libera (Second City, comedy professor) get cozy with Julie Andrews's account of her childhood and early years... more
Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy, Bless This Mess) unpack the vulnerability and volatility of Sinéad O'Connor's new memoir — including... more
Chelsea and comedian Blair Socci (Comedy Central, Blair’s Lair) discover what set TLC apart from other girl groups of their... more
Chelsea and Katie Rich (SNL, Second City, Our Cartoon President) tour the world of flannel, Fenders, and faux feminism with... more
Chelsea and Claudia Restrepo (Your Daily Horoscope, Pero Like, Vida) unearth the threads of loneliness, heartbreak, and resilience common to... more
In this special bonus episode, Chelsea interviews ghostwriter to the stars Hilary Liftin on deadlines, divas, and why helping a... more
This week, Chelsea has a very special guest on the podcast: her mom, affectionately known as TMomZ! Listen as they... more
In this episode, we hear from you, the Cookies (celebrity + bookies), as Chelsea answers your most burning questions. Plus,... more
In this special (and nearly spoiler free!) episode, Chelsea welcomes actress Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Bitch Sesh, The Hotwives) on to discuss... more
Chelsea and Jenni Konner (Girls, Camping, Single Drunk Female) explore the many hot takes in Sharon Stone's 2021 memoir, discovering... more
Chelsea and Madison Shepard (Single Drunk Female, Wow Rude Podcast) dive into Jenifer Lewis's The Mother of Black Hollywood, a... more
This week, Chelsea and Danielle Schneider (Bitch Sesh, The Hotwives, Black Monday) read Sally Field’s In Pieces, a memoir and master... more
In this episode, we hear from you, the Cookies (celebrity + bookies), as Chelsea answers your most burning questions. Plus, a special... more