Hannah Murray’s Memoir The Make-Believe (with Rhiannon Houch)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Hannah Murray’s Memoir The Make-Believe (with Rhiannon Houch) Chelsea welcomes writer and The Hidden History of Magick Podcast co-host Rhiannon Houch to dive into “The Make Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness” by “Skins” and “Game of Thrones” star Hannah Murray. They unpack Hannah’s path from magic school class to wellness cult, how a search for healing spiraled into a mental health crisis, and her stunning depiction of life with bipolar disorder. Plus: weird MLM movie recs, Etsy wands and YET another cult leader just loooooooving martial arts. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including disordered eating, diet culture, suicidal ideation, very difficult mental health discussions, and non-PC language used within the cult. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Contact us or send us your voice notes: hello@glamoroustrash.com Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Show Notes: Dringo! Card Where to find our guest: Rhiannon Houch Work with Rhiannon Listen to The Hidden History of Magick Instagram *** 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.1	Welcome to Glamorous Trash. This is a podcast that book club's viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and
0:33.4	trashy discourse to elevate your life. I'm your host, Chelsea Vantes. I'm a TV writer,
0:37.4	comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too. And today, we're book clubbing,
0:43.0	the make-believe, a memoir of magic and madness by actor Hannah-Marie, which comes out today,
0:50.5	June 23rd. So the book is out today, if you were listening to this episode, the day it drops.
0:56.9	Now, you might know Hannah as Cassie from the original UK teen series Skins or as Gilly on Game
1:05.1	of Thrones, which is how she first got on my radar. She's been in films. She's been on stage on the West End. And as we'll
1:12.9	get into this book, she was part of a wellness cult. And obviously when I saw that was the premise
1:19.7	of the memoir, I knew I was going to pick it up. And I have to say this memoir is fantastic. I can't
1:26.5	wait to hear what my guest thinks, but just a trigger
1:29.1	warning here for talk of eating disorders, suicidal ideation, very difficult mental health
1:34.8	discussions, and some non-PC language used within the cult. So always take care when listening.
1:41.5	This is an absolutely wild ride. Now let's dive in. My guest today is
1:48.2	Riannon Hauk. Riannon is an award-winning playwright and podcast producer who is currently the
1:53.6	co-host of the Hidden History of Magic with fellow cookie Aaron Bagwell, who has also been on this
1:59.4	podcast. Beyond the mic, Riannon is a mystic
2:02.4	herbalist and intuitive energy healer, and she is a fervent believer in magic. And I am actually
2:08.3	on an upcoming episode on Riannon's podcast. It's an episode about Joan Quigley, who was the
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