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We’ve got a situation on our hands. An inspiration. An instigation. A designation. Taking us to a destination: the Jersey Shore. This week we’re opening up the brand new memoir from the star of the Jersey Shore Mike Sorrentino. He joins us at the end to discuss his journey from sneaking drugs onto reality TV to cleaning up and starting a gorgeous family.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://cele...

Take your sexism to the cleaners girl rock stars can be just as self centered as boy rock stars!!! This week we jump into Liz Phair’s very interesting attempt at self discovery. Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ NEW MERCH NEW MERCH!!! https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.com/ COME SEE US ON TOUR 1/18/24 - Phoenix, AZ 1/19/24 - Los Angeles, CA 2/15/24 - Vancouver,...

Ohhhh Barbra. We tried not to hold the fact that you wrote 990 pages against you but it is genuinely so mean. If you’re a Barbra stan everything you’ve ever wanted to know is in this book and if you’re a casual enjoyer of her work, we read the book so you never ever ever ever have to.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ NEW MERCH NEW MERCH!!! https://celebritymemoir...

Finally, we’re diving into former Daily Show host Trevor Noah’s hella acclaimed and hella requested story. If you’re here to find out how he became one of the biggest comedians in the world, wait for the next book but if you’re wondering where exactly he came from and you were educated by the united states it’s a really important look at the world!  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritym...

Jailhouse rock takes on a whole new meaning when you learn how the late rock star Elvis Presley met his teenage wife. Priscilla Presley tells the entire story of meeting one of the biggest stars in the world when she was only 14 and how she became the perfect wife, until she realized there’s no such thing.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHI...

Dig in, we're getting into the Duggars. Jill Duggar is finally opening the gates of the Big House (a place where she’s actually not welcome.) She explains what it felt like to grow up on reality TV and what it meant to go against her family for her own safety and sanity.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://celebritymemoir...

Have some friggin mercy, John Stamos is trying his best. Aside from being very handsome, John Stamos also cares about self improvement and his family. So that’s very nice.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.com/ COME SEE US ON TOUR 11/14 - Denver, CO 11/15 - San Francisco, CA 12/7-12/8 - BR...

Jada, Jada, Jada, WILL she ever learn. This week Jada Pinkett Smith takes us way behind the curtain to reveal the truth about love, life, and showbiz but it actually only makes things more confusing.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ RSVP to our event at July! VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.com/ COME SEE US ON TOUR 10/1...

It’s Britney bitch!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t even really know what to say. After years of being the most sought after pop star on earth and horrific mistreatment by the press, followed by years of horrific mistreatment by her family she’s finally telling her story.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ RSVP to our event at July! VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://...

Whether you know him as a Shakespearean legend or as the captain of one of the world's most famous spaceships, Sir Patrick Stewart has been in the game for a long time. His book takes us from a home without indoor plumbing in Northern England to a haunted (but fancier) house in Los Angeles AND we’re topping the episode off with a chat with Sir Patrick himself.  Keep up with all the latest:  https:...

It’s just like the book but if the pages were chatting right to you! For an extra special bonus episode Julia Fox joined us in the studio to discuss her new memoir, Down the Drain.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.com/ COME SEE US ON TOUR 10/11 - Nashville, TN 10/12 - Atlanta, GA 11/3 - W...

Julia Fox may be Down the Drain but she’s sure as hell not getting flushed away. The artist, writer, and actress has been both famous and infamous for way longer than you’ve known her name. From doing drugs on the bayou to starring in an Oscar winning film, she’s seen a lot and now she’s writing it down.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRT...

Dive in baby, Kerry Washington is taking us for a swim through her early days growing up in The Bronx and life as an actor in a shocking number of award-winning life-changing projects, before you even knew her as THE Olivia Pope. Through it all she was finally able to discover herself.   Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ JUST ANNOUNCED: Come see the Celebrity Memoi...

Heavens to Betsey, throw some mixed prints on and do some high kicks we’re about to revolutionize the fashion industry. Betsey Johnson is one of the most important designers to ever exist especially if you were lucky enough to come of age during her heyday (which quite frankly is about to come back full force).  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWE...

It’s the September episode baby, we’ve prepared all year for this! Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful has an incredible ability to create images in his head and bring them to life as some of the greatest editorials and magazine covers of the last decade. His memoir does an incredible job walking us through his career and his appreciation for cool stuff.  Keep up with all the latest:  http...

Alright fellas let’s rerun the numbers. Almost exactly three years ago we started a podcast with a Barnes and Nobles gift card and a dream. We had no idea what the bar was for a celebrity memoir, we didn’t understand the perfect recipe of honesty, humility, and 9/11s. This week we decided to revisit the first book ever covered on this podcast. We’re revisiting Jessica Simpson’s glitter cups and mo...

Nancy Jo, this is Alexis Neiers writing to finally give us her side of the story. It’s not about shoes, it’s not about the Bling Ring, it's a little bit about living a life that was Pretty Wild, but it’s definitely about a girl who was let down by every person in her life.   Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ CMBC MERCH IS HERE https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun...

Marvel’s Simu Liu will do a backflip right now if you prefer that version of his story. After moving to Canada at a young age he did the bare minimum to keep up with his parents’ intense expectations but he’ll do the most to get the marvel universe on his side.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https://celebritymemoirclub.limit...

What would happen if you took a memoir and covered it with shiplap? It would be classic and timeless and offer absolutely nothing for the eye or brain to grab onto, and that’s exactly what Joanna Gaines has done here tonight. In her latest book, The Stories We Tell, she manages to tell not one discernible story and she fixer uppers this podcast from two yammering bitches to a perfect silent black...

Former beauty editor and founding editor at xoJane Cat Marnell led the New York City mid 2000s life you’ve always wanted and took a real honest whack at burning it all to the ground. Cat tells a story of the rise and fall of an it girl. And how a public fall leads to an even higher rise?  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ VERY SMART WORM SWEATSHIRTS ARE BACK https:...

No industry has ever seen a multi-hyphenate as prolific yet anonymous as Jason Derulo. The chart topping pop star slash groundbreaking tik toker could be in the room with us right now and he’s finally telling his story. We may not know who he actually is, but luckily neither does he.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ UGLIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD ATTACK MERCH IS HERE...

Game, set, swing. In no surprise to anyone who has listened to this podcast before, professional tennis player Andre Agassi dives into his memoir with much more intensity and far more pages than necessary. We get half truths about love, relationships, addiction, and full truths about every point ever scored during a professional or semi professional tennis match.  Keep up with all the latest:  htt...

Has anyone ever captivated every generation ever quite like Dolly Parton? The absolute master of telling people just enough tells us just enough in her book, My Life So Far. With one liners and smash hits, Dolly might just be one of the best writers in showbiz.  Check out our episode of Sounds Like a Cult on the Cult of Dolly Parton! Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.bi...

It’s a very sequel summer and we’re checking in where we left off with THE Gabrielle Union. In her second book she explores parenting, her role in Hollywood, and being married to a man who everyone thinks is awesome but he’s still just a dude.  Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ UGLIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD ATTACK MERCH IS HERE https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.co...

It’s the Summer of Spelling babydoll! In our first ever sequel, we’re back at the Manor to check in on how Tori and her mom are doing, how Tori and Dean are making it work, and how Tori manages to be the CEO of one billion important businesses. Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ UGLIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD ATTACK MERCH IS HERE https://celebritymemoirclub.limitedrun.co...