Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily

This is Dr. Frasier Crane, I’m listening. This week we finally answer your sexy salacious voicemails. We hear queries from lesbians in Maine, Boston teens, Seattle gays, newlyweds in Amish country and MORE! We discuss exercise trends, Harbormasters, hi-fiving during s*x, delicious 30 minute meals, Matthew McConaughey TEA, how to spice up an LTR, and last but not least why Steven wants to move to A...

IMPEACH THIS! This week we read Monica Lewinsky’s 2014 groundbreaking Vanity Fair article "Shame and Survival" (yes it's summer and we are reading articles). Monica reflects on THE AFFAIR and finally tells her side of the story. We discuss why second wave feminists hated her, owning the narrative, why Bill found her so sexy, Linda Tripp’s Christmas store and of course her incredibly chic and moder...

You don't wanna miss this one. We've got a live tasting of J Lo's new cocktail line, the Miranda Lambert concert selfie controversy, Lily breaks down the RHONY premiere party, and by popular demand—the return of Lex Posts of the Week™! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's that smell? Perfume enjoyer and West Coast Best Friend Maddie Phinney, of the podcast Nose Candy, graces our nostrils for the scent-illating memoir of global perfume sourcer Dominique Roques, "In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Sources of Nature's Scents." From chestfeeding goats to Bulgaria's Valley of the Roses, questioning the legitimacy of pheromones to questioning Steven'...

For the first time in CBC history, we investigate not just one celebrity—but two. Using their email correspondence published in T Magazine as a primary source, we finally uncover the depths of intellectual flirtation between Israeli-American heartthrob Natalie Portman and noted Brooklyn dad/author Jonathan Safran Foer. From Poconos vacations to forcing your children to be pretentious, 12-course fo...

We dive into the Jonah Hill controversy, Lily makes a pilgrimage to the real Laguna Beach, Steven tastes the forbidden fruit of the "New Nantucket." Plus—a shocking reveal about a certain ubercool NYC Dimes Square restaurant. Call in for our special call-in episode at 347-878-0311. Subscribe to the Patreon at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio....

Get in bish, we're getting pregnant! This week we read Nantucket native and Grammy award winner Meghan Trainor's book "Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood from Your Bestie." We go into labor live on air and talk about Meghan's sexy marriage to the guy from Spy Kids, at-home sonograms, parenting trends and what NOT to bring to the delivery room. PLUS we reveal our futur...

Good Morning, Canada! This week we read Elliot Page’s brand new memoir "PageBoy." What’s billed as a groundbreaking memoir about transitioning in Hollywood is actually just a Canadian history book. From f**king Kate Mara at the Bowery Hotel, to secretly f**king his Juno co-star, there actually is some gossip. PLUS some real talk where Lily gets real about their gender journey and goes he/they mode...

Hard to starboard, ladies! Batten down the hatches and meet us on the bridge, we're setting sail with the sternest lesbian on television—Captain Sandy Yawn—and her riveting collection of sea shanties, "Be the Calm or Be The Storm: Lessons in Leadership from a Woman at the Helm." The star of Bravo's Below Deck: Mediterranean charts a rocky course through Yemeni war zones, Adderall prescriptions, in...

It’s a famine of podcasting! We finally dive into “The Chiffon Trenches” with legendary Vogue Editor André Leon Talley. From Fran Leibowitz’s penny loafers to Diana Vreeland’s chain mail, Karl Lagerfeld’s footstools, Bianca Jagger’s luggage, the great falling out with Anna Wintour, DVF the debt payer, and becoming the Creative director of Zappos. WALK!    To hear an extra episode every week, subsc...

Hello, sharks! Hop in the tank with the scion of streetwear, FUBU founder, male jewelry wearer and Shark Tank investor—Daymond John—and his rambling business seminar, "The Brand Within." From changing the game of 90's urban fashion to becoming the only Shark of Color, Jimmy Buffet's business acumen, Lily's transracial identity, why "beautiful" is great branding but "fun" is challenging, and Steven...

You asked, we answered! Today's VIP Lounge is entirely devoted to a recap of Netflix's The Ultimatum: Queer Love (please note: this was recorded before the finale aired, we will do an emergency ep on that asap). In the meantime, get all the lowdown on the year's most demented television experience. Subscribe at patreon.com/cbcthepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudi...

Pack your knives, this is a juicy one. We get spicy with empress of the judges table—Padma Lakshmi—who just this week announced she'd be leaving Top Chef after 20 seasons! (We didn't plan that but ok, spirit.) Sink into her delicious career as a model, actress, writer, television host, cookist, jewelry designer, lover of older men, cigarette smoker, endometriosis sufferer, foundation starter, have...

Namaste, chicas! It's everyone's favorite yoga wife, mompreneur, Hamptons homemaker & flamenco queen—Hilaria Baldwin—and her spiritual how-to guide, "The Living Clearly Method." Roast some poblanos for the Spanish Rachel Dolezal as we dive into chair pose, having 30 children, how Lily literally went to high school with her, the power of breath, meeting your husband while grabbing tapas, and wh...

John Wilson returns to the VIP Lounge and leaves nothing to the imagination! HBO's hunky host teaches us “How To” throw a dope bachelor party for an awesome group of guys, play Magic: The Gathering, rail poppers, book a non-working hot tub on VRBO, drive to Boston naked, and get frisky on a ferris wheel. Plus—a live tasting of Wandering Barman Ghost Negroni. A tour de force! Support the show: http...

School's Out For The Summer! Dust off your air guitar, it's legendary horror-glam rockstar and the grandfather of guyliner— Alice Cooper—with his golf-themed memoir "Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict." The iconic heavy metalist schools us on being emo, why James Bond is a bitch for drinking vodka, stacked high school chicks, the infamous biting a head off a chick...

You can do it! Chalk up your hands and skip lunch—we're taking it to the mat with Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci, and her weirdly tense memoir "Letters to a Young Gymnast." The first person to ever receive a perfect 10 at the Olympics (Montreal, 1976), the blonde bombshell ever so slightly opens up about getting groomed by infamous coaching couple the Karolyis (who went on to invent Mar...

On today's Patreon-only VIP Lounge, we go through the entire list of "It Girls" recently published by New York Magazine, and answer once and for all—are they or aren't they? Get the lowdown on all your faves, including but not limited to: Dasha Nekrasova, Paz De La Huerta, Olivia Palermo, Hari Nef, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Jenny Shimizu, Jemima Kirke, Hannah Bronfman and more! This is one listicle...

Could we BE any more of a podcast? We're bravely shattering our titling format to celebrate everyone's best Friend—Matthew Perry—and his addiction tell-all "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing." From the difficulties of being "Canadian-American" to having a hot politico for mom and the Old Spice guy for a dad, NBC's golden era, Chandler's unique linguistic cadence, the under-sung Craig Bie...

All I Wanna Do... is roast some almonds! Put on a poncho and play for mosquitos, we're cruising down Santa Monica boulevard with the queen of blues-infused folk-pop country-rock & roll—Sheryl Crow—and her exhausting cookbook "If It Makes You Healthy." Yes, that is actually the title! Join us on a winding road as we soak up the sun—and the truffle oil—in this early 2000's tour de force, as Stev...

Color, cut, clarity, carat. Brush up on your gemology, we're stepping back into 1960's Cleveland with the world's most notorious jewel thief—"Diamond Doris" Payne—the silky coal miner's daughter who became a self-taught diamond bandit worth millions. From her soot-covered childhood in West Virginia to walking out of the Cartier store in Monaco with a $500,000 ring on her finger, getting in bed wit...

Reading Lana Del Rey’s book Violets Bent Backwards Over the Grass  Under a bridge looking over the freeway  Thinking of LA  Thinking of nothing Lana make me a weird stew  Sepia toned photos of kitchens Lana you stay in your room   Jealous of your orange trees  Lana with your trad cosplay  Watching basketball on low volume  Driving to Macy’s in your big truck  Lana, can I come over ?  Do you have g...

TGIF! We’re cruising down to the Big Easy, as Steven recounts the first half of his wild trip to New Orleans. Snooping maids! Celebrity gossip! Haunted real estate! And are TV shams chic?? Plus—Lily shocks the world with a heartwarming, gender-affirming semi-nude encounter in the YMCA “run-down Sheraton vibes” women’s sauna.   To hear the whole thing, go to http://patreon.com/cbcthepod   Support t...

The podcast is present. Throw on your best Yohji dress, we're going to the opening for Slavic seductress, mistress of MoMA, and iconic performance artist—Marina Abramović—and her durational memoir, "Walk Through Walls." From growing up under the communist regime of Tito's Yugoslavia to becoming the Queen Bee of the contemporary art world, living with the Aborigines, getting poisoned with pulverize...

I’m Gay! Head to Orlando and frost your tips as we dive into former *NSYNC member Lance Bass’s bestselling memoir, "Out of Sync." We discuss his rise to fame in the Mississippi state fair circuit, breaking away from famously abusive manager Lou Pearlman, the faux Backstreet rivalry, coming out to Reba’s head of PR, his nonexistent relationship with Justin Timberlake, dating OG gay celeb Reichen Le...