Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily

Four score and three weeks ago artist and international chanteuse Mykki Blanco came to a new nation, conceived in liberty, called iHeart Studios to discuss "Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings." No one holds back in this Civil yet Honest discussion of ol’ Abe’s writings. We get into his homoerotic friendships, horse riding etiquette, Mary “Gotti” Todd’s mob wife antics, dying of infect...

TGIF! Our review of Saltburn, the lesbian murder mystery Deadloch, breaking up after baby, and TikTok throuples. Hear the whole thing at  http://patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blow Me! This week we read badass mama and Drybar™ co-founder Alli Webb’s new memoir "The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business for Millions but Almost Lost Myself." We talk about the blowout revolution, Steven’s Kerastase addiction, why giving away free sh*t works, custody battles at QVC, finding a true top, the Meatpacking District, and coming up with a million-dollar idea. Be a girl boss and shop...

But first, coffee! Meet us at Luke’s Diner for a fast-paced discussion about Lauren Graham’s recent book of essays, "Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don't Want to Forget to Remember." We talk about playing the cool mom, rooming with Connie Britton, why sitcoms aren't set in the city anymore, and how Gen-X Lauren invented the millennial Netflix-binging weighted blanket takeout culture. Plu...

Goodbye, 2023! We're doing our first ever Best of the Year Awards! From Best Sandwich to Best Bar, Best Hotel to Best Mid Sized City, Best Lesbian to Best Water (Still and Carbonated), and so much more. Hear the cream of the crop at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas, B*tch! This week we bite into the debut poetry book "Pretty Boys are Poisonous" by the darkest girl in Hollyweird--Megan Fox. We discuss Santa, trad vs emo girls, Adam and Eve discourse, watching retro porn with Machine Gun Kelly, loving men, hating men, poems about slaughtered lambs, gold rush feminism, and fucking heartbreak. We bleed for you, Club Kids. Support the show: https:...

This week we dive into prolific German documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog's new memoir. We discuss his obsession with walking, war, hard boiled eggs, and of course American obesity. This cinema queen spills all the tea and tells us about Tom Cruise, filming in the jungle, his love/hate relationship with Errol Morris, actors that almost killed him, and what it's like to not know what color your ow...

WICKED PISSAH! We return to our beautiful hometown for the first ever Boston live show at Brighton Music Hall. Steven's Dad Doug joins us onstage for a flirty game of "Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard." Then we dive into OG horny poet Sylvia Plath's 900 page diary and discuss the tragedy of being a straight girl at Smith, dusty Cambridge houses, wearing velvet, pleasuring yourself under a quilt, fre...

Have mercy! John Stamos finally spills the tea on a storied career in his new, sort-of-a-bombshell memoir "If You Would Have Told Me." From General Hospital to Full House, getting a handie under the table at Le Dome to getting a DUI on the way to Spago, this is one wild, extremely PG-13-rated journey with America's hottest uncle. RIP Bob Saget. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod S...

TGIBF! Our financial bestie is here—Mrs. Dow Jones! Sales FOMO, budgeting advice, should Steven invest in a wine bar?, why Lily's mom has 11 siblings, what to get your parents, hot cousins at Thanksgiving! To hear the whole thing: http://patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brrr! Lace up your skates, ladies—it's America's original winter princess and Massachusetts native Nancy Kerrigan, and her breezy, tense memoir "In My Own Words." From growing up as a guy's girl in Stoneham, to landing a triple toe-triple toe at the Olympics, this one's a 10.0. Plus, how medals aren't jewelry, the joy of Zamboni work, why pale girls excel at winter sports, and the class tensions s...

Oops!…We did it again. It’s the sequel to our blockbuster Britney Spears episode—and this one’s even more toxic. In part deux, we get in the zone with K-Fed’s musical stylings, Colin Farrell’s animalistic sexual energy, her Vegas wedding, and why Adderall girls are more annoying than drunk girls. Gimme (even) More! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for...

It's Britney, bitch! This episode can't be overprotected any longer—we slammed Miss Britney Jean Spears' first and only memoir, "The Woman In Me," in less than 48 hours to bring you an explosive, two-part episode—spanning two hours of podding, 274 pages, and 41 years of Louisiana pop royalty. From her court-ordered lithium regimen to smoking Virginia Slims, Justin Timberlake's blaccent to their ha...

Happy Halloween! We're talking the "Taylor Swift: Eras Tour" movie, plus a robust Queer Exchange: Western Mass dive. Then, we imagine a horror version of an AJLT episode. Hear it all at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dive into Melrose Place alum, Depends model, and RHOBH star Lisa Rinna’s groundbreaking lifestyle book "Rinnavation: Get Your Best Life Ever." We talk blowjob AND handjob techniques, how 90’s it is to work at an eyewear store, blood type diets, and the secret to her famous lips. Lisa pushes us to assess our own wardrobes and ask the question “Are you a long haired girl or a short hair...

Live from New York—it's our sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom! Cuisine queen Alison Roman joins us for everyone's favorite celebrity kitchen innuendo game, "hanging pots vs hidden fridge," before judging a rousing martini contest. Then we dive into the touching dual diary, "Sisters First," by infamous White House hell-raisers Jenna and Barbara Bush. From getting drunk at Yale to having deep res...

Hasta la vista, baby! It's iconic bodybuilder/politician Arnold Schwarzenegger and his brand new book (out this week!), "Be Useful: Seven Tools For Life." From a tiny village in Austria to conquering Muscle Beach, jacuzzis vs hot tubs, making your own January 6th response video, assessing the Governator's tenure, and lunchtime cigars. Plus, Steven randomly rides hard for political randomization. W...

TGIF! On today's VIP Lounge, we're prank calling our friends! Plus—a harrowing bathroom saga, an amazing new Eastern European resto, and the return of Lex Posts of the Week. Hear the whole thing at http://patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taping in Los Angeles, so why do a book—when we have actual celebrities? In a huge coup for New York podcasts everywhere, we are honored to welcome the inimitable Charles Rogers, noted gay guy and creator of the hit television series Search Party. From a childhood in Acapulco to the cult-adjacent life-changing magic of the Hoffman Institute, destroying your past, Memphis design, Steven's fai...

Farm to boots! We devour the legacy of San Francisco heroine/grandmother of the farm to table movement—Alice Waters—by reading her daughter's book, "Always Home" by Fanny Singer. From being the most precocious little French-speaking brat in the kitchen to shopping organic in Oaxaca, Utah open container laws, wine-based lower back tattoos, personal oceans, and all the tomatoes in Berkeley—this is a...

Papa DO Preach! Open Your Heart and Get Into The Groove, we're Burning Up for the original Material Girl—Madonna—and her 2005 children's book "The English Roses." Listen as we go Deeper and Deeper into her Anglophilia, get Hung Up on her corset obsession, decide if her daughter's music career is in Vogue or should stay Frozen, and reveal which Madge songs we'll always Cherish. This episode is like...

Hey Boo Thang! This week we read our favorite Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby’s new book "XOXO, Cody." We go all the way off and discuss DWTS drama, Peloton politics, cheat meals and how sometimes you gotta say no to JLO. Secure the bag henty! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A long time ago, in an English garden far, far away.... we finally read Alec Guinness's delightful romp of essays "A Positively Final Appearance." A thespian of the utmost gravitas, Alec was furious that most of the world knew him only for his role as wise Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' blockbuster claptrap, and now we're adding insult to injury with this episode title. Lily finally watches...

Come to my window! We’re back from summer vacation with legendary lesbian Melissa Etheridge’s 2001 memoir "THE TRUTH IS…." annnd girl does she tell the truth. From busking in Boston, getting discovered by a women’s soccer team, letting KD Lang f** her GF, and of course securing David Crosby's famous sperm, this is a steamy sapphic overshare of a book. We too open the sharing circle and talk about...

Ciao, ragazzi! Steven is back from Europe with lots of tales to tell—from Sicilian vineyards to Naples sex clubs, Alpine lesbian punks to the world's best pasta, the actual pizzeria Julia Roberts goes to in Eat Pray Love , treacherous gay beaches, and so much more. Lily went upstate. Also—buy your tickets to the Club Kid Tour today! https://linktr.ee/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon...