Chelsea and guests Bari Finkel & Matt Bellassai (Unhappy Hour) get fancy with Reba McEntire's 1995 Memoir My Story. From the ultimate Husbanger to preganancy math to Burt Reynolds, Reba tells her story loud and proud! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 28, 2022•2 hr 42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers) and her sister Lacey Lamar join Chelsea to share their deeply horrifying (and deeply hilarious) stories of racism, from corporate culture to car dealerships. Visit Chelsea's Instagram for pictures and stories from the memoirs featured on the show. Become a Cookie Patron! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 14, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea bids farewell to 2021 with year-end highlights and a heartfelt and hilarious interview with comedian Gina Yashere (Bob Hearts Abishola, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) about her memoir, Cack-Handed. Visit Chelsea's Instagram for pictures and stories from the memoirs featured on the show. Join the Cookie Patreon Community! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/chelseadevantez See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Dec 31, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Chelsea and writer Marcos Luevanos (Life in Pieces, Charmed, Love, Victor) dish on Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi's memoir, a book filled with enough juicy details (like her impassioned activism, penchant for dating older men, and modeling woes) to win over even the staunchest non-foodie. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Le...
Dec 17, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special Apple Spotlight crossover, Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland of the Pantsuit Politics podcast join Chelsea to discuss Huma Abedin's memoir — which they describe as The West Wing meets Bridget Jones's Diary — covering her years working under Hillary Clinton and turbulent marriage to Anthony Weiner. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To get access to future bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Patreon Learn more abou...
Dec 03, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and *Canadian* writer/director Molly McGlynn (Bless This Mess, Mary Goes Round) untangle Shania Twain's memoir, From This Moment On, a turbulent account of parental loss, questionable pranks, and pop-country superstardom. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and writer/actress Lydia Caradine cover Gabrielle Union's highly anticipated second memoir, a book packed with even more strength, vulnerability, and Bring it On references than its predecessor. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Halloween, Cookies! In this episode Chelsea and horror aficionado Brea Grant (Heroes, After Midnight, Lucky) get creepy with spellbinding tales from the one and only mistress of the dark. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn 99, M.O.D.O.K.) cover T.V. queen Mary Tyler Moore's memoir, After All, a funny and surprising account of the real person behind the woman "who can turn the world on with her smile." For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea and Sofiya Alexandra (This is Not Happening, 420 Day Fiance, Private Parts Unknown) run away with Golden Girl Rue McClanahan's 2008 memoir, a book packed with enough wit, scandal, and silky negligees to make Blanche Devereaux blush. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea and Albertina Rizzo (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter) turn back time with Cher's 1998 memoir, a revealing look at what drives this chart-topping diva (mostly sequins and a whole lot of failure). For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Ariel Dumas (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Second City) study the many lessons of stage and screen with Patti LuPone's memoir, a passionate account of Patti's starring roles, long-held grudges, and the wrecked dressing rooms left in her wake. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's special bonus episode, Chelsea and Cecily Strong (SNL, Ghostbusters, Schmigadoon!) are two comedy gals getting real about depression and cruise ship crew bars while discussing Cecily's new memoir, a portrait of grief during the pandemic's early days. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices....
Aug 20, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea and writer Erin Dewey Lennox (Academy Awards, Game On, MTV's Ridiculousness) get down with Rosie Perez's memoir — a book that proves just how far a resilient spirit can carry you (and that sometimes good things DO happen in nightclubs)! For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Aug 13, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this recording of Celebrity Book Club's first-ever live show, Chelsea, Joy Osmanski (Grey's Anatomy, Stargirl, Samantha Who?), and special guest Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva, 30 Rock, All-American Girl) dive into the Asian-American Hollywood experience and the importance of making your opinion matter most. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book C...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Anne Libera (Second City, comedy professor) get cozy with Julie Andrews's account of her childhood and early years in the theater. The book reads a bit like a fairytale: shiny cottagecore exterior with trauma lurking just below the surface. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy, Bless This Mess) unpack the vulnerability and volatility of Sinéad O'Connor's new memoir — including why she says the famous moment that nearly ended her career actually set her back on the right path. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and comedian Blair Socci (Comedy Central, Blair’s Lair) discover what set TLC apart from other girl groups of their era (spoiler: it involves bats), and how Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins balanced a debilitating illness with global superstardom. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Katie Rich (SNL, Second City, Our Cartoon President) tour the world of flannel, Fenders, and faux feminism with musician Liz Phair's memoir, Horror Stories. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Claudia Restrepo (Your Daily Horoscope, Pero Like, Vida) unearth the threads of loneliness, heartbreak, and resilience common to the teenage and immigrant experience with Diane Guerrero's eye-opening memoir, In the Country We Love. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special bonus episode, Chelsea interviews ghostwriter to the stars Hilary Liftin on deadlines, divas, and why helping a celeb share their story is a bit like being a therapist. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea has a very special guest on the podcast: her mom, affectionately known as TMomZ! Listen as they explore the life and loves of Jane Fonda through the memoir that ignited Chelsea's passion for the genre. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we hear from you, the Cookies (celebrity + bookies), as Chelsea answers your most burning questions. Plus, a special Me-moir segment from the Head Cookie herself. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special (and nearly spoiler free!) episode, Chelsea welcomes actress Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Bitch Sesh, The Hotwives) on to discuss her new memoir, The Wreckage of My Presence, an ode to theater geeks, wacky families, and finding your inner voice. The Wreckage of My Presence is available everywhere May 4th. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Cele...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Jenni Konner (Girls, Camping, Single Drunk Female) explore the many hot takes in Sharon Stone's 2021 memoir, discovering how the Oscar-nominated actress survived a devastating stroke and Hollywood before #MeToo. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Madison Shepard (Single Drunk Female, Wow Rude Podcast) dive into Jenifer Lewis's The Mother of Black Hollywood, a memoir filled with hilarity, mental health awareness, and oh-so '70s seduction techniques. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Chelsea and Danielle Schneider (Bitch Sesh, The Hotwives, Black Monday) read Sally Field’s In Pieces, a memoir and master class in acting, healing, and growing past the need to be universally liked. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and writer Tami Sagher (How I Met Your Mother, Orange Is the New Black, Shrill) examine how the One Day at a Time star found her path and learned to forgive the darkest parts of a rock and roll fantasy upbringing. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and writer Joanna Quraishi (The Big Show Show, Weird Loners, Head of the Class) unpack the creativity and contradictions of Dolly Parton, from her legendary songwriting and underrated comedic genius to her absolute refusal to give up on her dreams. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Mar 19, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Hayley Marie Norman (Adam Ruins Everything, Top Five, Deal or No Deal) honor the trailblazing life and career of acting legend Cicely Tyson with the memoir she wrote at age 96, titled Just as I Am. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 05, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast