Love Island USA is Deep as Hell

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

It’s a recap of “Love Island USA” Season 6, plus all the ensuing online drama to get you prepared for the reunion. Chelsea and Akilah Green (Emmy-nominated writer of "A Black Lady Sketch Show" and "Ghosts") break down the final couples, disagree about Leah and Rob, and delve into the show’s surprisingly deep insights on cultural undercurrents. Plus, Chelsea draws some wild connections between the show and upcoming elections—because why not? Whether you’re a seasoned “Love Island” fan or just curious about the hype, this episode is your perfect guide to the season’s wildest moments. Where to order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to order Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Show Notes: “The Bachelor” Finale and American Politics Episode What “The Bachelor Finale” Can Tell Us About The State of American Culture “The Golden Bachelor” and the Age of Authenticity Chelsea’s Memoir Episode Delta Burke Memoir Episode The Judds’ Memoir Episode Where to find our Guest Akilah Green: Website 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. Thank you to our sponsors: Visit Brooklinen.com and use code TRASH to get $20 off your order of $100 or more. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Visit Cheekbone Beauty and get 30% off your order using the code GLAMOROUSTRASH30! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, is also a podcast that values women centered stories and trashy nuance.
0:15.4	Okay, actually, should I have titled this podcast Trashy Nuance?
0:18.9	Anyways, this is going to be an in-depth discussion about a little show called Love Island USA, which swept
0:27.4	the nation this summer.
0:28.9	It took six seasons for the USA version to pop. Now why am I covering this show on a book
0:36.5	podcast? Well when I returned home from the book tour I was just brain dead. I'm
0:41.2	still a little brain dead and from a cookie suggestion I watched Love Island
0:46.5	for the very first time I'd never seen a season before not UK not USA these
0:52.0	things have like 40 to 50 episodes a season. I say no, too much, but I fell in hard. I fell in hard. I loved it. And I'm here to say there is some incredible trashy nuance in this show so much so that in this
1:06.8	episode I am going to confidently be making my election prediction based off the data
1:11.7	I found in this season.
1:13.0	Does that sound wild? Well guess what? I have correctly predicted three
1:17.3	elections on the mic on this podcast and on the podcast of the Daily
1:21.8	Zeitgeist by using The Bachelor franchise and I'm going to attempt it again.
1:25.5	Which is all just to say there's depth here.
1:27.5	We are recording this on August 11th, one week before the reunion airs.
1:32.6	However, they have attended the reunion already.
1:36.0	So at this point, it's been recorded, just not released.
1:39.2	So this episode is for all the drama, the recaps,
1:41.8	the highlights of the season.
1:43.2	We're also going to cover the online drama that happened after the contestants went home,
1:48.0	then we're going to make our reunion predictions.
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