It’s your lucky day! We’re unlocking a full VIP Lounge episode (originally aired on 5/20/22) so you can see how the other half lives. Subscribe now and not only get access to Part 2 of our Tour Diary (aired last week), but you’ll also get today’s fresh VIP episode— along with a full extra VIP episode every single week! It’s a truly wild amount of content. Sign up for the VIP Lounge at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a> PLUS! Tickets to our NYC live show are on sale now:06.24.2022 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn<a href="https://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/shows/detail/435092-celebrity-book-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/shows/detail/435092-celebrity-book-club</a>

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Fresh powder, anyone? It’s all downhill from here as we carve into female (!) snowboarder Tina Basich’s deeply random 2003 memoir “Pretty Good For a Girl.” From Sacramento’s skater scene to whether the Waldorf school is for hippies (it is), Lily’s childhood skilessness, Steven’s favorite French resorts, anti-snowboarder propaganda, dating Dave Grohl, heli-jumping with the Beastie Boys, and wearing flannel PJ’s to the Playboy mansion—this is one goofy trip down the half-pipe. Tix to our Chicago show on 10/7: <a href="https://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=5959158&amp;method=restoreToken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=5959158&amp;method=restoreToken</a> PLUS! In this week’s VIP Lounge—prescriptions sunglasses, a classic red sauce joint nails it, and a huge Rolo’s misfire. To get this week’s VIP, subscribe at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>

Tina “Fresh Pow Pow” Basich

TGIF Broads and Dames! Los Angeleno Ruby McCollister sticks around to talk Marianne Williamson, Hollywood gossip and middle school hookups. PLUS she reveals what’s in her bag baby. To hear the whole episode, subscribe to our Patreon and get exclusive access to the VIP Lounge: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>.

*Teaser* VIP Lounge: Middle School Muffs

Lights! Camera! Scandal! Iconic downtown comedienne Ruby McCollister travels back in time with us to the halcyon days of the studio system, for infamous screen siren Barbara Payton, and her no-holds-barred memoir “I Am Not Ashamed.” From her five marriages to making $10k a week, the invention of e-girls, proto-butch theory, roach-infested apartments on Sunset and the world we leave behind, this is no cautionary tale—this is real life, baby! Subscribe here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>

Barbara “MGM” Payton w/ Ruby McCollister

Feeling lucky, boys? We went to Atlantic City! Strap in for our guide to the best oysters, the worst casinos, and the most delicious Italian sandwich you will ever have. Plus! Steven watches Minions alone. To hear the whole thing, subscribe to our Patreon and get exclusive access to the VIP Lounge: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>.

*Teaser* VIP Lounge: The Perfect Italian Sub

Sold! We’re in escrow on Selling Sunset bombshell Christine Quinn’s extremely beachy read “How to Be a Boss B*tch” (asterisk her own). From her vague struggles with ADHD to her vague struggles with modeling, marrying into Grubhub to hanging out with the CEO of Radio Shack’s daughter, and the bloodless aesthetics of modern wealth—this is a $20 million episode built on a pile of dirt.&nbsp; PLUS! Get the low down and dirty on our trip to Atlantic City—only in the VIP Lounge—coming this Friday. Subscribe here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>

 Christine “Samsung Ambassador” Quinn

Eat fresh! The ladies take a bite out of famous weight-loser and known child porn addict Jared Fogle’s 12” masterpiece, “Jared, the Subway Guy: Winning Through Losing: 13 Lessons for Turning Your Life Around.” Obesity, addiction, suburbia, trauma, bullying, shame, desire, Lean Cuisine: this episode covers the whole, terrifying landscape of American tragedy—and the tragedy of the American landscape. Listener discretion advised.&nbsp; PLUS! To hear an extra episode every week, subscribe to the VIP Lounge at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>

Jared “An American Tragedy” Fogle

Click! Hop in the darkroom with real celebrity Drew Barrymore and her fake photography “book” about heart-shaped objects, “Find It In Everything.” From blurry iphone pics to even blurrier iphone pics, why straight couples vacation in Japan, the curse of Tom’s Natural toothpaste and the joy of skywriting, it’s time to let your hair down and dance in the rain. Remember—the eyes are the camera of the soul! And in the VIP Lounge on Friday—lesbian wedding cliffhangers, working at LinkedIn, the wane of hard seltzer and the end of restaurants. Subscribe at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>

Drew “Funny Mama” Barrymore

Lesbians rejoice! We muff-dive into bi icon Eleanor Roosevelt’s deeply LGBTQ memoir at our sold-out live show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The former First Lady invents The Wing, marries her cousin, hates water and carries concealed. Remember, well-behaved podcasters seldom make history. PLUS! Cole Escola joins for a saucy game of “high bed or low bed?”&nbsp; Hear the whole ep at Patreon.com/cbcthepod And check out our upcoming Literary Trivia Night at McNally Jackson!https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/literary-trivia-night-celebrity-book-club-rsvp

*Teaser* Eleanor Roosevelt

Can a gay guy be president? Travel back in time to 2019, when Lily and Steven were just two podcasters in an apartment, and noted 5’9” top Pete Buttigieg had to yet to prove a homosexual was unfit for higher office. Recorded long before the fancy studio and glowing press, this relic from the vault is a stunningly preserved piece of CBC—and American—history. Subscribe to our Patreon and get exclusive access to the VIP Lounge: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepod</a>.

*Teaser* Mayor Pete

Celebrity memoirs aren&rsquo;t like normal books&mdash;they&rsquo;re fun! Join comedians Steven Phillips-Horst (<a href="https://twitter.com/gossipbabies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@gossipbabies</a>) &amp; Lily Marotta (<a href="https://twitter.com/lilyblueyez" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@lilyblueyez</a>) as they rifle through the diaries of drug-addled starlets, oddly obsessive restaurateurs, brass-knuckled female realtors, and boring gay politicians&rsquo; even more boring gay husbands, finding fertile ground for searing cultural insights and juicy gossip. Martinis not included.

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