Literally Heinous

Today is my birthday! It’s also my podcast’s birthday! I’m deep into my Saturn Return, which is the astrological concept that shows from ages 27-29, you experience crazy life changes and a rebirth to finally become an adult in the astrological world. I have on Deborah Coons, a career astrologist, to explain the concept and give advice for when you’re going through it The rest of the episode is rec...

Internet sketch king Jack Maloney (Betches, Upright Citizens Brigade) is on the pod! Jack goes deep about his mental health journey, his struggles with OCD and binge eating, and how an intense, competitive musical theater BFA made it all worse. We talk about rebuilding his relationship with his body and whether making comedy helps or hurts. We also get into going viral, why you don’t need a massiv...

Former Book of Mormon star PJ Adzima (nine years as Elder McKinley!) joins the pod to talk about Slam Frank , the off-Broadway musical everyone in New York is debating.  Slam Frank is a play-within-a-play satire of woke politics, inspired by a 2022 tweet asking whether Anne Frank ever acknowledged her white privilege, and PJ is one of the lead producers who took it from a wild internet idea to a s...

My mom is back on the podcast! Sarah’s here to talk about Soul Stretch Retreats, how she vets who comes on them (some people need a group retreat first, some need one-on-one work before they’re ready), and what she does on a private retreat when ~the magic~ hasn’t happened yet, which for one very skeptical guest came down to a night-blooming flower. We also talk about a recent event where she was...

My Aunt Kate is on the pod to tell her story! Kate is 37 years sober and now works in drug intervention in Kentucky. She grew up in the ’70s in a lawless house with five kids and two alcoholic parents, where she knew she was gay (and that her dad was too) but had to keep it buried. She started drinking at 12, got kicked out of college for drinking, wasn’t the mother she wanted to be, but now she’s...

This one's for the 365 party girls. Downtown NYC girls and nightlife experts Gabby and Lucy join the pod to tell me how they became such icons, where in NYC they go out, and how to get into exclusive clubs. We get into the male photographer epidemic plus what NOT to do when you meet people out. Then we play a very long Chic or Freak and talk party hot takes. New episodes every Tuesday!

The funniest girl alive Belle Decker is finally on Lit Hein. We’re talking about childhoods: growing up with 3 siblings in a WWE household, playing Barbies until a little late in life and working in immersive theater for four years. Belle is a literally princess and am addicted to her vibe!!!!

Another high school friend back on the pod which means lore and gossip from our crazy Atlanta private school. Julianne is an improv icon in both LA and Chicago and is now breaking into Hollywood. She’s improvised with Doja Cat in a Taco Bell commercial and had a guest spot on The Comeback.  She tells what it's like being an actor in LA right now and gives her best audition tips and the best an...

Lit Hein fav Erik Martini is back on the pod after a harrowing injury!! He snapped his ankle clean off! He spent 19 days in the hospital and racked up a $200k hospital bill and is giving us the podcast exclusive. Erik takes us through his electric summer leading up the Ankle Gate, how the accident happened, army crawling for help, and how this injury has changed his perspective on his career, frie...

Mika Stein is an NYC comedian and a certified politics and history junkie. He joins Lit Hein to talk about growing up Black and Jewish in Texas and rising through the ranks of the Jewish community. We briefly met at a Jewish youth group (BBYO) convention in 2013, when he served as International President, taking a gap year to advocate for Jewish teens and Israel. Since then he's become outspoken a...

I’m recapping the most important parts of Alix Earle’s “Earle Meets World” Netflix reality show, and sorry but I did like it overall! I break down the Earle family lore and how an FBI investigated prostitution ring that led to the resignation of the NY governor is the foundation of the blended family that the show is centered on. I go through the biggest plot points, the drama, and my take on why...

Stella Lefkofsky is the nepo baby of the moment and she is not helping her own case. Daughter of tech billionaire Eric Lefkofsky, she dropped her first album, and is now catching a bunch of flak for being a billionaire and still ripping off Noah Kahan. I get into who she actually is, how she blew up, and why this is a different animal than other industry plant allegations. I'm talking about Ch...

I discovered ⁠Ari Ehrlich⁠ through his ⁠viral Substack⁠ about a friend trip to Nantucket that went completely sideways: the cold shoulder, no explanation, a girl world nightmare, and I had so many questions. We get into what it was actually like growing up with the children of Manhattan's elite, his other salacious Substack stories where he's reporting on who's banging who and how he&#...

Syracuse professor and TV writer Taylor Vaughn Lasley joins the podcast to talk about the trial that’s sweeping the nation! Taylor has worked in Hollywood for years as a writer and now teaches screenwriting. She’s gone viral on TikTok by covering the trial and using her writer brain to poke holes in the case.  Before we get into the case, we talk pop culture, her experience going to high school wi...

Why is there so much shame around friend breakups? Is anyone else feeling insane? This week I'm getting into friend breakups and the four distinct flavors they come in: Will We Won't We Conscious Uncoupling Confrontational Fall Out The Ghost I talk about my relationship to friendship as a whole and how it's shifted over the years. Where do friends fit into our lives? When is it worth it to confron...

Fan favorite Genna Cifelli is back on Lit Hein to promote our upcoming show ( tickets here )!!! Genna and I were frenemies in high school but we worked it out on the remix. In this episode, we get the exclusive of her experience being hit by a car in NYC: how it happened, what it felt like and what some of the benefits were. We talk about Ariana’s new album and her current public perception and wh...

*Content warning: this episode discusses sensitive material including sexual assault, death threats and mental health grapplings.  A year after a breakdown following the public resurfacing of a painful chapter, Jess Elgene is on the pod telling her side of the story, from start to finish. In 2014, a former romantic partner accused Jess of sexual assault while they were both students in college. Je...

In late 2023, Hope Woodard declared to her followers she was going Boysober — no dating, no sex — in effort to break a generational pattern of male-centerenedess. What was intended to be a personal mission to stop being a “generational slut” (her words, not mine!), the internet latched onto the term and Hope accidentally became the face of Gen Z celibacy. Her internet fame took off and had her rep...

Tina hand is singer, performer, comedian, internet personality and my new sister from another mister. Tina was a pioneer and early hero of Tik Tok in 2020 and now is a rising pop star and NYC icon who is regularly starting trouble online! She  performs concerts around New York city and recently opened for Twink and a Redhead at their sold out show at gramercy theater.  Tina MATCHED MY FREAK in way...

NECESSARY LISTEN if you plan on seeing The Odyssey!!! I saw it a few days ago completely blind and I don't recommend it, that movie is LOUD and I spent half the runtime trying to make out dialogue instead of just enjoying the story. So this episode is me handing you all the context I wish I'd had going in, who everyone is, what's actually happening, the whole deal. I'm also talking...

Let's get physical!!! At the start of this year my mom, my brother Vic, and I had a real health reckoning — we get into the whole story, including the intense moment that kicked it off. Seven months later we successfully concluded that fitness is fully integrated into our lives, strength training is just a thing we do now no matter what.  Vic talks about  hearing what his mom said to him that...

My mom and I attended Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine tour in Atlanta and we are recapping our experience!!! I'm a die hard Ariana fan; my mom was along for the ride after my initial concert buddy couldn't come. (F*** YOU AIRLINES!!) As a healing guru and energy healer, my mom was totally moved by the show and its symbolism. Ariana's concert was MASTERFUL in its depiction of the h...

My mom is back on the podcast for some mom daughter time that we recorded for the Heiniacs ;) My mom's journey as a spiritual psychic medium Talking to ~dead people~  My LA trip recap (story about this crazy film bro I met) & why I love LA soooo much Aging and maintaining a youthful spirit Managing control issues, specifically at my fiancé's 30th birthday party where I spiraled for 6 h...

Comedian, actress and Love Island commentator Savannah DesOrmeaux joins the pod for an emergency Love Island episode! We are talking about Love Island USA s8 through movie night! Hot takes include: Aniya is annoying sorry KC is a little bit justified  Jen is a flop but we love her  Kenzie is the only one doing Love Island right We like Sincere OK?! Ranking the couples that survived Casa Amor Predi...

NYC dancer, choreographer and model and MY OG BFF Elsa Stallings is finally on the pod! Elsa is a classically trained ballerina, former back up dancer for Beyoncé and Lenny Kravitz, briefly worked as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and so much more. And she’s spilling it all.  If you’re curious about the dance world, working with celebrities, going to college for dance, and experiencing your 20s in NYC...