Mara Wilson’s Memoir Where Am I Now? (with Ruby Karp)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Chelsea is joined by writer and performer Ruby Karp (I Don’t Trust Adults) to cover Mara Wilson’s memoir, “Where Am I Now?” They unpack this introspective and honest look at child stardom and a career in the arts, from Mara’s days on the set of “Matilda” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” to what it was like to cross paths with fellow child actors like Scarlett Johansson and Kristen Stewart, and have mentors like Robin Williams and Danny Devito. Chelsea and Ruby reflect on storytelling as survival and what it takes to make it through young fame with your wit intact. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Jennette McCurdy Memoir Episode Drew Barrymore Memoir Episode Britney Spears Memoir Episode Brooke Shields Memoir Episode Where to find our Guest: Ruby Karp Get Tickets to I Don’t Trust Adults 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.7	trash this is a celebrity memoir podcast where we dive into all of the glamour and all of the trash.
0:41.6	I'm your host, Chelsea Devontes.
0:43.2	I'm a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too.
0:47.3	And today we are book clubbing.
0:49.5	Where Am I Now?
0:50.8	True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by author, actor, and millennial icon Mara Wilson, published in 2016.
0:59.2	Now, you might have grown up watching Mara as the little girl in movies like Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda.
1:05.1	Recently, she's been in shows like Broad City and Bojack Horseman.
1:08.6	She's also a writer and publishes a newsletter on
1:11.2	Substack called, Shant We Tell the Vicar. Now this memoir of Maras has been
1:16.5	requested for years from us, a highly requested memoir. And I've never done it
1:21.5	because I usually stay away from memoirs where I closely know the person. Just
1:27.3	because I'll be too biased to do the episode.
1:29.3	And Mara and I know each other because we spent eight hours a day together as theater classmates during freshman year.
1:38.3	So finally, the perfect guest arrived and I said, you know what? Let's cover this book, but only if Mara comes on afterwards to talk to me about it.
1:47.9	So Mara and I have already had our discussion and we talked about some crazy shit we went through together, some BTS of the book.
1:56.9	And that episode is available right now to subscribers on Apple.
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