Whoopi Goldberg’s Memoir Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (with Mother-in-Law Vicki Lester)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Chelsea welcomes back her mother-in-law, Vicki Lester, to dig into Whoopi Goldberg’s memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” Together, they tackle Whoopi’s touching relationship with her mother, her brother’s charm with the ladies, and the complicated dynamic between Whoopi and her daughter Alex. And just when you think you’ve heard it all, Vicki drops her own celebrity stories—including an encounter with Ray J. 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: Viola Davis Memoir Episode Elizabeth Taylor’s Memoir Episode Brittney Griner Episode Where to find our Guest Vicki Lester: 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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0:25.8	Hey
0:27.4	What's my?
0:31.4	Welcome to Glamorous Trash. This is a celebrity memoir podcast where we dig into all of the
0:37.6	glamour and all of the trash. If you have ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy,
0:42.6	then this might be the podcast for you.
0:45.2	I'm your host, Chelsea Devantes.
0:46.6	I am a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author,
0:49.4	and sometimes I'm in stuff too.
0:51.8	And this week we are book clubbing Whoopi Goldberg's latest memoir titled
0:56.7	Bits and Pieces My Mother, My Brother and Me. Published in May 2024.
1:02.8	I tried to cover Whoopi's previous books on this podcast.
1:07.4	In the first few months of the podcast,
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