Drew Afualo Can't Stop Digging + Bethenny’s $42 bagel + Stephen A.'s Thumbs Down

Drew Afualo's damage control is making things worse, not better — I'm breaking down where it went wrong. Then: Bethenny Frankel's $42 bagel and what it says about diet culture's rebrand, the BookTok drama I accidentally started this week, and why the NABJ gave Stephen A. Smith a thumbs down award. Let's get into it.Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes:https://www.patreon.com/c/queenthingspodhttps://queenthings.substack.com/Join the conversation:TikTok -@queenthingspod⁠,⁠ @iam_kjmiller⁠YouTube - www.youtube.com/@iamkjmillerIG:⁠@kjmillerGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-millerReferences:Lemme Fix It! Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@FixItpodThe Kara Goldin Show:https://karagoldin.com/podcast/Drew Afualo and ER Fightmaster:https://www.them.us/entertainment/celebrity/controversy-drew-afualo-er-fightmasterBethenny Frankel’s Cafe in the Hamptons:https://www.fastcompany.com/91591361/bethenny-frankel-supermodel-cafe-response-skinny-culture-backMy TikTok on BookTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@iam_kjmiller/video/7675084494814153997?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7626447009641842206Authors of Color I’d recommend:Kennedy Ryan:https://kennedyryanwrites.com/Tia Williams:https://www.tiawilliamswrites.com/Ashton Lattimore:https://www.ashtonlattimore.com/S.A. Cosby:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._CosbyTayari Jones:https://www.tayarijones.com/Addie E. Citchens:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addie_E._CitchensAbby Jimenez:https://www.authorabbyjimenez.com/R.F. Kuang:https://www.rfkuang.com/Elaine Chou:https://www.elainehsiehchou.com/NABJ Gives Stephen A. Smith Thumbs Down:https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-08-16/stephen-a-smith-lashes-out-after-receiving-nabj-thumbs-down-awardWhat I’m Reading:The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah:https://kristinhannah.com/books/the-great-alone/Dominion, by Addie E. Citchens:https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374609337/dominion/The True Love Experiment, by Christina Lauren:https://christinalaurenbooks.com/books/the-true-love-experiment/