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Even the Rich

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This interview originally aired on Janurary 11, 2022.

Jessica Simpson has never stopped reinventing herself. Early in her career she went from pop star to reality star. Now she's a fashion mogul and author. Two decades into her career, she's still making waves. On this episode, culture writer Lindsay Mannering joins Aricia and Brooke to talk about their favorite Newlyweds moments, meeting Jessica at her Hidden Hills mansion, and Jessica’s enduring staying power.

For more, check out Lindsay’s New York Times profile of Jessica Simpson: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/style/jessica-simpson-memoir-alcohol-addiction.html

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0:00.0	Wundery Plus subscribers can binge the newest season of even the rich before anyone else.
0:04.4	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. From Wundery, I'm Arisha Skinner Williams.
0:17.0	And I'm Brooke Sifron.
0:20.0	And this is even the rich.
0:22.0	Over the last four episodes,
0:23.4	we've told you how Jessica Simpson went
0:25.4	from a preacher's daughter who dreamt of changing the world
0:28.6	to one of the biggest celebrities in the world.
0:31.2	Yeah, she definitely came a long way from losing that Mickey Mouse Club spot to Brittany.
0:35.0	Yeah, and it wasn't easy.
0:38.0	Jessica's dealt with everything from body shaming to toxic relationships and alcoholism.
0:43.0	But when the chips were down,
0:45.0	Jessica always found a way to reinvent herself.
0:47.0	I mean, singer, reality TV star, actress, fashion mogul, author.
0:52.0	Her career has more acts than a Shakespeare play.
0:55.0	Speaking of which, Brooke, what's your favorite Jessica era? Were you an I
1:00.1	Wanna Love You Forever girl or more of a new bed kind of girl.
1:03.5	I mean newlyweds was definitely my first real glimpse into Jessica,
1:08.7	but I don't know like I loved her and like employee of the month.
1:15.0	Do you remember that? Like that movie was so...
1:17.0	I loved that movie. I don't know.
1:19.0	Oh my gosh. I was a fan. What about you?
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