After disappearing for a bit (travel & work chaos), I’m back with a solo catch-up covering LA wellness culture, podcast drama, reality TV, and the chaotic reality of celebrity addiction.
First, I recap my latest LA adventures — including an extremely dark dinner at Tower Bar where I may or may not have spotted Jennifer Aniston, plus my first trip to Erewhon where I spent way too much money on a smoothie that tasted like freshly cut grass (not in a good way...). I also get into the internet obsession with Ballerina Farm and why the raw milk discourse has convinced me that sometimes modern science actually knows what it’s doing.
Then we get into podcast history — specifically the infamous fallout between Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn from Call Her Daddy and how a short-lived partnership turned into one of the biggest media blowups of the last decade.
Finally, I talk about the darker side of fame — unpacking addiction, public scrutiny, and celebrity meltdowns through recent headlines involving Britney Spears, Robert Cosby Jr and Shia LaBeouf — and why being messy in the public eye hits very differently when the entire internet is watching.
It’s chaotic, funny, a little unhinged, and basically a pop culture therapy session.
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