Infamous

Jen Shah may be off our screens, but scandal among Mormon influencers is having a second life — from tradwives and Ballerina Farm to discourse to the chaos surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul. Amy Kaufman, author of best-selling book Bachelor Nation, talks to us about the Bachelorette situation, plus there's new stars and new controversies. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on App...

In part three, Vanessa and Natalie turn to the fallout: Jen Shah’s explosive arrest, the cast’s on-camera reactions, and the victims waiting to tell their stories in court. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Re...

We dive into the larger culture of wealth, influence, and illusion surrounding  Jen Shah and Utah’s elite, where ambition, religion, and money collide in surprising ways. Neither Jen Shah nor Koa Johnson granted interviews for this episode. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great...

Before she served her time in prison, Jen Shah was made for reality TV—but behind the designer clothes and explosive one-liners was something much darker. In part one of this series, Vanessa and Natalie trace the beginnings of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star’s alleged scam through the story of Bridget Knight, a former special ed teacher who thought she was building a fresh start online....

Lululemon built its brand on positivity, goal-setting, and high performance, but in 2011, a Bethesda, Maryland store became the scene of a brutal, high-profile murder. In the first episode of this four-part series, Vanessa and Natalie examine the crime scene and share audio from police files. Listen to Part 2 here. Then, listen to Part 3 and Part 4. For more on the case, see Dan Morse’s The Yoga S...

From The Binge, ⁠Crime Scene⁠ plunges you into stories you can’t stop thinking about—revisiting cases that deserve a second look. Join Jonathan Hirsch (My Fugitive Dad, Dear Franklin Jones) and investigative reporter Cooper Moll as they crack open overlooked details, challenge the official narrative, and uncover what others missed. Each episode delivers the depth of a true crime mini-series in a s...

Karen Read was acquitted of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe — but the case is far from over. This week, Natalie and Vanessa talk with journalist and podcaster Rebecca Lavoie about the snowstorm death that turned into a referendum on police power, small-town loyalty, and who gets believed when facts are murky. As civil suits ramp up on both sides, they examine the contro...

How do looksmaxxing, Clavicular, and incels connect to Twin Flames? This week, Vanessa and Natalie speak with journalist Alice Hines, who explains that plus neurolinguistic programming (NLP), the self-help technique explored in her new podcast Mind Games, and how language itself can become a tool of control. She's also behind Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flame Universe about the onl...

Newly released Epstein files show thousands of messages between Jeffrey Epstein and wellness guru Deepak Chopra. What were they talking about—and why was Epstein so interested in consciousness and spirituality? Vanessa and Natalie are joined by Matthew Remski, co-host of the podcast Conspirituality, to unpack Chopra’s rise, the business of wellness, and why the world’s richest men keep turning to...

Updated with the correct link! America’s Next Top Model was our early-2000s obsession—until the rewatch era exposed disturbing content hiding in plain sight. Natalie talks to pop-culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, host of Curse of: America’s Next Top Model, about Tyra Banks’s role, the show’s most disturbing moments and why “winning” the series didn’t mean a modeling career. Click ‘Subscribe’ a...

In addition to our regular episode this week, we’re dropping Episode 2 of Vanessa and Justine Harmon’s podcast Fallen Angel, “Emotional Content.” It’s about how Ohioan businessman Les Wexner, the richest man in that state, acquired the brand Victoria’s Secret and grew into the global sensation it is today — and the man who he was involved with financially, Jeffrey Epstein. Listen to the rest of th...

Glynnis MacNichol, author of I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself, returns to join Vanessa for a deep dive into Hulu’s buzzy new series Love Story, which chronicles the magnetic — and ultimately tragic — romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Together, they unpack what the show gets right, where it leans into mythmaking, and why America remains so captivated by this iconic couple. Th...

Vanessa and Natalie talk to journalist Ezra Marcus about his viral New York Magazine story, “The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse.” They unpack the rise of crypto “wrench attacks” and what one bizarre kidnapping case in Soho reveals about the new frontier of digital wealth. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access where...

This week, Vanessa and Natalie talk to The Cut writer Angelina Chapin about Selena Gomez and her mother Mandy Teefey’s mental-health startup, Wondermind. They discuss allegations from former staff and the pressures created when celebrity and mental health advocacy become a business. Read Angelina’s story, “What Happened at Wondermind?” and stay tuned at the end of the episode for more on mother-da...

This week, Vanessa and Natalie dive deep into the Beckham family fallout. They talk to Lindsey Weber (Who? Weekly) about the tension, the wedding drama, and how celebrity families control narratives—until they can’t. For more on family estrangement in the modern era, check out Eamon Dolan’s The Power of Parting. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetT...

If you’ve been listening to Dead Certain, the new show about the Martha Moxley murder, you probably know Andrew Goldman. But we had him on a couple years ago. He’s talking about Harvey Weinstein. Before  Weinstein’s serious crimes were exposed to the public, he was simply known for being a successful — and notoriously volatile — film producer. When Andrew Goldman attends the same ritzy event as Ha...

Vanessa and Natalie unpack the kid-centric platform that’s quietly reshaping advertising, culture, and online life. They talk with tech reporter Sam Biddle, who explains why Roblox feels less like a game and more like a vision of the internet’s future. For more, check out Sam’s article on Roblox. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to g...

To celebrate the time of year when we all make resolutions to better our lives—and to understand why it can be so hard to follow through with them—Vanessa sits down with Wharton/UPenn economist Dr. Corinne Low, author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. They talk about why so many of us feel maxed out—especially women juggling kids, work, and...

This week, Natalie talks to journalist and biographer Amy Odell about her new book, Gwyneth: The Biography, and Marty Supreme. They also discuss Gwyneth’s early Hollywood power plays, the Miramax years, and how Goop turned controversy into an empire. To hear more from Amy, check out her podcast Back Row with Amy Odell. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or vis...

Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in her ski crash trial against a retired optometrist. But as new facts emerge, is it possible that Gwyneth could be one of America’s most-hated celebrities and also a brave defender of justice? Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from...

For the holidays, we’re rerunning our story about a ski run mishap. Gwyneth Paltrow is as famous for her luxury lifestyle as she is for her movies. But when she collides with a man on a ski slope in Park City, Utah, she finds herself in a real-life high-end whodunnit, where fact is stranger than fiction. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge....

Fashion writer Amy Larocca joins Vanessa to unpack the modern wellness obsession—from expensive self-care gadgets to Ozempic and glow culture. They dig into Amy’s book How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time and ask when wellness became a moral obligation. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get...

Michael Crichton’s widow says HBO’s hit medical drama The Pitt is cashing in on her late husband’s creation, ER. Now, they are in court. New York Times reporter Nicholas Kulish joins Vanessa and Natalie to explain how Noah Wyle’s nostalgic reboot pitch turned into a massive battle. You can read the original story here. Also, listen to our episode on Mean Girls. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the...

Investigative reporter and Gen-Xer Jason Leopold (Bloomberg News), and freedom-of-information lawyer Matt Topic, join Vanessa and Natalie to unpack how they dig government secrets out of the dark, from the $2 million sale of “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli’s one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang album to Epstein’s personal emails. Listen to Matt and Jason’s podcast Disclosure. You can also learn more about Matt’s leg...

Orgasmic Meditation was supposed to close the “pleasure gap.” Instead, it led to a federal indictment. Natalie talks to Bloomberg’s Ellen Huet, author of Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness, about the woman behind OneTaste and the explosive allegations that led to the startup’s downfall. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetT...