Benefer is back.

Brad and Jen are friends again, and Peris Hilton is somehow still making headlines.

Sound familiar?

In the early 2000s, gossip publications were everywhere, powered by tipsters, paparazzi

and publicists.

They gave us a window into the lives of the rich and famous, and in the process helped

form a generation's ideas about sex, beauty, race, and power.

On this series, I'm going to tell you the story of a decade of American life through the

trash we love to consume.

From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Claire Malone, and this is just like us,

the tabloids that change America.

Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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