r/CelebrityMemoirPod

I could have gone my entire life without knowing about a man jerking off while killing a cat…but for some reason that is a topic they chose to discuss today. I can’t believe we went from silly memoirs to a man skinning rabbits. Like what a pivot.

Lisa Guerrero just posted a lengthy interview with Karissa Shannon, talking about the "twin gimmick" with her sister Kristina, their current relationship and what life has looked like since the Secrets of Playboy interview they did a few years ago.

I got it bc of the caroline calloway drama (needed the gossip after fluently forward which i just unsubscribed to her patreon) and I was like shit well I have it for the month, might as well see what I missed (I unsubscribed to good noticings patreon like in march bc I don't really watch reality TV and tbh Clare was pissing me off) and I didn't realize how good of an interviewer Clare is?? She's so good on the ep with Kardashian Kolloquim and so fucking great talking Aesthetica with Josh TelltheBees. Like I'm not a fan of Good Noticing I think/thought it was a huge mistake, but Clare as an interviewer? Somewhere between Late Night and NPR? I like it. I'm now scanning through the Patreon for interviews regardless of if I've read the book or not.

I know so many people have said this and I’ve always kinda been like whatever, I’m a sarcastic direct person too I understand her takes. But damn the worm to the wise episodes lately where she is just so mean to listeners of HER podcast is making me want to tune out. Yea people ask dumb questions (I’m sure they have some super young listeners) but she can choose not to answer instead of be so mean. I’m so sad bc this was my favorite podcast for a long time and I’m slowly getting the ick. I feel like she truly hates her audience. What a bummer.

Is there anywhere where the recs from the beginning of the episodes are compiled, eg Instagram/ Patreon? I'd like to see some of the recent TV/ film recommendations and I don't want to trawl back through listening to all the eps.

I’ve not had much of a problem with the main pod, but god the Patreon is dull 😭 I’ve been thinking about cancelling for a while and thank god for Caroline Calloway being insane and making it a bit more interesting. I’ve seen the line up for this week’s Patreon and I may skip it all together it looks so boring

I am sure I will be dragged because I know this isn't the tone of posts here, but I like the new format. The old format was fun for big hitter memoirs, but it was getting stale. It's not always a perfect podcast, but two non-experts discussing things is not new for a podcast format (MFM, Arm Chair experts, Stuff you Should Know)..... I for one am here for it.

I wish people would stop review bombing it, it is genuinely one of the highlights of my week and I hope it keeps going.

Edit: typo! I had put “big hitter members” but meant memoirs.

I miss CMBC but still listen to GN. However,

I feel like this year they’ve been trying a lot harder to sound academic or intellectual, and sometimes it feels like they’re extrapolating a level of depth or meaning from things where there maybe isn’t that much there.

I think it’s a broader podcasting trend rather than something specific to them or to female podcasters — there seems to be a style of podcasting now where everything has to become a deeper cultural analysis or have some kind of intellectual takeaway. I actually think it’s fine to just talk about pop culture at face value sometimes! Not everything needs to be analysed to death. Also reminds me of the criticism Emma Chamberlain caught for intellectualising (if that is a word) her content - people said she would benefit from going to college.

I do wonder if they’ve been influenced by podcasts like Shameless and Diabolical Lies, which I think lean more into that style, but I don’t mean that as a criticism of female podcasters generally. It’s just not really the direction I enjoy as much.

And I really wish they’d stop talking about tech and AI so much.

I prefer their old episodes reviewing celebrity memoirs, their dynamic is so much better, they’re really good at summarising a book. I wish they kept doing celebrity memoirs and added the new format as a separate episode like beyond the blinds or a separate podcast. I still listen to the new show but it doesn’t hit the same as the old one.

Can someone please give the intel on their response to caroline calloway on the podcast. I’m in China for a few weeks and Patreon is not available to download. Thanks!

I’ve gone back and can’t find it in the most recent pods. I swear it started with an S or was a one or two word title. I remember looking it up and it seemed good but now can’t find it! Thnx