Donna Summer’s Memoir Ordinary Girl (with Holly Laurent)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Chelsea and Holly Laurent (Mega podcast co-host) embark on a horny (yet also biblical) journey into the electrifying world of Donna Summer, the ‘70s Disco Queen. They discover the wild backstories behind Donna's legendary hits, from "Love To Love You Baby" to "She Works Hard for the Money," and her infamous recording session with Barbra Streisand for “No More Tears (Enough is Enough).” Chelsea and Holly discuss Donna's religious turn and reflect on their own intense relationships with religion and mysticism. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to Donna Summer's music, buckle the hell up, because it's about to get weird. If you or anyone you know is struggling, there's help available at Crisis Text Line by texting the word HOME to 741-741, or the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. We’re going on tour in June! Tour info here! Where to pre-order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to pre-order Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: Barbra Streisand Episode Linda Ronstadt Episode Cher Episode Where to find our Guest: Holly Laurent Podcast Website Instagram Podcast IG *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila - @tanteotequila Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Y'all Seattle is sold out Los Angeles sold out Nashville sold out and our other shows
0:07.0	only have a few tickets left so I am on a life tour in June. Get your tickets in Chicago, Portland, Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
0:16.6	Washington, D.C.
0:18.4	We have live shows and we have a writing workshop I am teaching. Plus, if you're in New York City I am kicking off my book tour with John Stewart and there are some tickets left so check the link in the show notes to get your tickets.
0:34.0	Hey,
0:35.0	What's my,
0:36.0	X you was my
0:38.0	Welcome to Glamorous Trash.
0:41.0	This is a Celebrity Memoir Podcast where we dig into all of the glamour and all of the trash.
0:46.9	If you have ever referenced to Mariah Carey in therapy, then this is probably the podcast for you.
0:52.1	I'm your host, Chelsea Devantes. I'm a TV writer, comedian,
0:55.2	filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too. And today we are book clubbing Donna
1:01.1	Sommer's memoir published in 2003 titled Ordinary Girl.
1:06.6	I am such a huge Donna Summer fan.
1:09.0	She's probably my favorite music to put on at any time.
1:11.5	Like if I randomly have to pick someone I always say Donna Summer
1:14.4	I played her songs at my wedding. I attempted to sing her rendition of MacArthur Park at
1:18.4	one woman shows. Her catalog is unreal. Some of her hits include I Feel Love, Bad Girls, Hot Stuff on the radio, Love
1:26.3	to Love You Baby. She is hailed as the disco queen. She reined supreme in the 70s and this book was not what I was expecting.
1:37.0	Some of it is like a mushroom-induced fever dream porno.
1:42.0	It was hot at times and some of it was like a Bible study.
1:46.8	It's got an amazing Barbara Streisand story, a wild psychic moment and some incredible music history.
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