Episode 66: Chelsea Devantez

"Celebrity memoirs have always been my favorite book genre," reflects podcast guest Chelsea Devantez, the Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, director, and host of the celebrity book club podcast "Glamorous Trash." "That is what happens when your nearest bookstore growing up is a Wal-Mart. That was my fate."  Chelsea is just out with a celebrity-adjacent memoir of her own, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway), from Hanover Square Press. It's a book that might surprise her loyal podcast listeners, or viewers who know her from her work as a television writer for shows like "Not Dead Yet," "Girls5Eva," and "Bless This Mess," or as the head writer for the Apple TV+ show "The Problem with Jon Stewart."  The book is wildly funny in spots, but harrowing and traumatic in others, as Chelsea tells her story through a series of essays about the many women who have given her life shape and meaning, recounting a tumultuous childhood, a series of toxic relationships, and a pattern of domestic violence that might have upended a less determined soul.  Join us as we talk with Chelsea about her new book, about her unlikely career path, and about the current state of the celebrity memoir, in a conversation that will hopefully make you think about the stories we share, and the ways we go about sharing them.  Learn more about Chelsea Devantez: Website "Glamorous Trash" podcast Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Patreon Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog  Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount