Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily

I couldn’t help but wonder if Samantha should be the one writing a book about sex. Maybe she could finally explain where the G-spot is, or would it just end up being an episode of CBC? This week, we are pleasuring ourselves with Canadian sex god Kim Cattrall’s book "Sexual Intelligence." We go deep inside the part history-part outsider art photography book and discuss ancient aphrodisiacs, what To...

Tomato, Garlic, Basil, Simmer. This week we read beloved actor-turned-food journalist Stanley Tucci’s new book "What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)." Join us at the market as we select the perfect ingredients to pair with this delicious diary—including his possibly open marriage to Emily Blunt's sister, dining with King Charles, bad Italian food in Italy, discovering tequila with Blake...

Noted cyberbully Ben Mora joins us to discuss Slovenian fashionista Melania Trump and her not-that-revealing new memoir " Melania." From a bucolic childhood in Sevnica to strutting the catwalks in Milan, renovating marble floors, being confused on January 6, her failed caviar moisturizer, battling Rosie O'Donnell, and of course, the infamous Zara jacket—this is a high-octane story of cheekbones, c...

LGBTGIF! Internationally renowned platinum recording artist King Princess is in the VIP Lounge! From bisexual foreigners to Kamala's Glock, vaginal births, shingles, homosexual Allegiant airlines flight crew, pilates, whether butches should pay on the first date, and all your harness questions answered—this is herstory in the making. Hear the whole thing at  patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show:...

Babe, can you grab my hobo bag and a Venti Valium Latte from Starbs??? I’m headed to the Golden Globes to style Debra Messing, and there’s crazy traffic on the 405. This week we are studying iconic stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe’s book " Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour."  We cover layering camisoles, altering Nicole Richie's size 10 dress in Vegas, her revolut...

Wet your quills, boys! The year is 1660. England has a monarchy again, and a certain London-based naval bureaucrat has a LOT of secrets. This week, we dive wig-first into the most famous chronicle of life during the Stuart Restoration—The Diary of Samuel Pepys. The Forrest Gump of his era, the horny civil servant takes us through the Great Plague of 1665, the Great Fire of 1666, kissing mummies, b...

Childless Cat Ladies, assemble! Save your debate hot takes for the couch, mawmaw. We're reading hated holler hottie JD Vance’s bestselling memoir " Hillbilly Elegy." We try to cover this book, U.S. history, immigration, Amy Adams, the decline of the industrial Midwest, China’s labor policies, the opioid crisis, coastal elitist Appalachian cosplay, and everything else NOT in Kamala’s plan--all in 6...

This week on the VIP Lounge! NY Mag reporter Olivia Nuzzi's emotional affair with RFK Jr, Diddy's crimes against humanity, and former Uncommon James employee Shannon Ford's big fat influencer wedding in Positano. Hear the whole thing at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonjour, frogs! Miss Piggy here, typing away from my new corner office at the glam iHeart studios in Manhattan. Forgive moi if there are any typos. I just got a mani-pedi. The fabulous Steven and Lily are discussing moi’s book "The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do" today on their incredibly chic and popular podcast. They’ve never read a book by a pig...

Lily goes Mother Theresa mode at a Yankees Game, the humiliation of checking out at the Diesel store, the latest viral bagel, a new Italian restaurant, and the return of Lex Post of the Week™. Subscribe and get VIP Lounges every Friday and regular episodes ad-free every Wednesday! Patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Pour yourself a stemless glass of Josh™ and hang a cross because it's Jana Kramer day. You know and love her from season seven of "One Tree Hill" and her 2015 hit country song "I Got the Boy." Her book "The Next Chapter" is about how to heal from toxic exes, why straight people love game night, filming "Cowboy Christmas 2," Hot Topic priests, and most of all walking to different rooms in your mass...

TGIF! Runway icon Chelsea Fairless from the global sensation podcast "Every Outfit" is here to discuss which designers she doesn't fuck with, being married to Katy Perry's stylist, all things Australia, and the new Elin Hildebrand Netflix show "The Perfect Couple." Subscribe at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Lace up your Docs and photocopy some zines, ladies! We're getting hardcore with the original riot grrrl herself—Kathleen Hanna—and her new memoir "Rebel Girl." From founding Bikini Kill and Le Tigre to getting super wasted with Kurt Cobain, stripping in Portland, criticizing the capitalist patriarchy through visual art, and f*cking one of the Beastie Boys' brains out—this is one badass journey thr...

Bonjour, les enfants de club! This week we debone, season, and roast iconic French chef Jacques Pépin’s buttery memoir “The Apprentice.” From giving Charles de Gaulle gout to inventing the midtown souperie, Craig Claiborne’s sassy homosexuality, befriending la (trés) grande dame Julia Child, the shame of the American supermarket, communal bread ovens and the proper way to kill a canard— ça c’ést u...

The legendary Cole Escola joins us for sassy ranch chef/mommy blogger Ree “The Pioneer Woman” Drummond and her riveting memoir “Frontier Follies.” Fire up the gas grill as we talk homeschooling, vertigo on your honeymoon, the redhead threshold for childbirth pain, kidnapping paranoia, piling into a massive SUV with two other couples, gala etiquette, and all the spinach artichoke dip you can handle...

Walk the runway with us as we dig into American fashion icon Donna Karan and her memoir " My Journey"  live from Bowery Ballroom. We discuss her journey from commuting to Parsons to becoming the Queen of 7th Avenue, and everything in between. We delve into her uneven friendship with Barbra Streisand, why you can never gain weight in the shoulders, steamy affairs, branding DKNY, fundraising for Hai...

Crouching Pillow, Hidden Fridge! This week we kneel and pray to the interior design power couple Syd and Shea McGee as we discuss their marital memoir, " Make Life Beautiful."  No teaching of John is left untouched while we talk about falling in love at BYU, their hit Netflix show " Dream Home Makeover,"  marrying a gay guy, the anti-dining-room revolution, Cat Power, inventing “the drop zone,” Sh...

Hear all about our European follies in this action-packed new VIP Lounge—from Olivia Rodrigo live in Barcelona to a furious run-in with Andorran border patrol, masc lesbian PJ sets, grizzly sex, and so much more. Subscribe at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pass that duchess! California resident Meghan Markle has finally penned a children's book called "The Bench." Join us on a journey from Toronto to Buckingham Palace to Tyler Perry's pool house as we uncover the not-so-subtle messaging in the abdicated Duchess' fatherhood fantasia, talk about her still-launching jam/wine/yoga/salt brand American Riviera Orchard, oxford commas, supporting your balle...

Giddy up, cowgirls! Time travel with us to the 1870s as we read famously problematic wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer’s book " Boots and Saddles ." This historical ho spent her whole life writing books defending husband General Custer’s legacy…obsessed much?! We try to cover it all and talk about plover sandwiches, the Sioux tribe, beautiful fabrics, wartime pranks, rewriting history, making love in sa...

Happy Pride, awesome humans! This week we celebrate queer actor (better known as the pan/poly star of the TV show " Younger")  and activist Nico Tortorella and their book " The Space Between."  We discuss   setting boundaries, painting with c*m, threesomes with Zoe Kravitz, bottoming, white dreads, making saddle bags, sticking a spoon up your a**, toxic breakup emails, the heyday of the CW, and MO...

Mix up a Brandy Alexander and sink into your living room as we discuss yacht rock king Michael McDonald's memoir,  “What a Fool Believes.”  We dive into the prolific sexy baritone's tome and discuss The Doobie Brothers, going from punchline to legend, eating Taco Bell in the 70s, piano lessons, running "snow" for chicks, discovering hummus on tour, and why indie guys love Steely Dan so much. Plus,...

Get in loser, let's start a business! We are finally discussing Bethenny Frankel’s entrepreneurial Bible,  “Business is Personal.”  The self-proclaimed “only woman to retire from RHONY” takes us on a journey as only she can through the highs and lows of her career from the birth of Skinnygirl™ to doing the walk of shame through Trump Tower. She talks swimsuit lines gone wrong, negotiating with And...

Calling all country lunatics! This week we have fellow best friend and host of KFM Radio Sam Buck on to talk about badass woke mama, Maren Morris, and her children’s book, " Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure ." We talk about the animal kingdom, how Maren wrote a children’s book just so she could make some non-binary characters, basil, how ladybugs F*%K, Brittany Aldean, and leaving "country music.” P...

Don't you wanna join the club... of Club Kids? This week we discuss a fallen Red Sox pitcher, sailing girls vs biking girls, Zuni Café in San Francisco, Place Des Fetes in NYC, and the latest Bennifer gossip. Hear it all at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.