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AJ Benza: Fame is a Bitch

AJ Benza: Fame is a Bitch

Workhouse Connect

Entertainment News, News

4.2 • 3K Ratings

Overview

"Fame is a Bitch" with AJ Benza, deconstructs some of the biggest scandals and tragedies of our lifetime. These stories are about the powerful seduction and fateful grip of fame. Our tragic figures are those that couldn't fight off the influences, pressures, and distractions that worked like grease upon their grip. Benza brings an insiders perspective and his tough-guy demeanor, bold narratives and aggressive pursuit of the truth, distinguish him as an authentic and original voice. AJ knows as well as anyone that "Fame is a Bitch."

484 Episodes

Hot Child In The City

Two interesting Netflix docs...Jeff Bezos marries Lauren Sanchez in Venice, Italy in a star-studded affair with 100 bold names attending...Robin Quivers' cancer may have returned. Does this mean Howard Stern will retire?...Memories of hitching to the beach, hopping into a friend's truck and flirting with pretty girls in the ocean.

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Politics Is A Bitch: Summer In The City

New York City is facing the fact that it may have an Islamic, Socialist become its mayor.

Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Five: California Dreamin

What caused Mike's crazy vivid dream and what was GeminiNearMe's interpretation.

Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2025

Give Peace A Chance

Are the Middle East Peace Talks real? And, if so, will Trump be awarded the Nobel Prize?...Kicking it with David Spade back in the day...Yes, Jonathan Bailey is gay, but that kiss was too much...WNBA is a joke...Big development for Blake Lively and Taylor Swift...Michele Obama stick her foot in her mouth again.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Four: Shark Love

The statue of liberty, Couple's Therapy, sexual confessions, man loves shark and the Polk County Sheriff.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Jailhouse Rock

Is Harvey Weinstein writing a tell-all in prison?…Was R Kelly’s overdose in prison an accident or a plan to kill him?…New Barbara Walters doc landing next week…The very different ways my father and I battled STDs in our youth. Don't forget AJ's exclusive deals... https://cozyearth.com/discount/FAME https://ericjavits.com/discount/FAME

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Three: The Bromance Is Over

The bromance between the most powerful man in the world and the richest man in the world has come to an end but what can be salvaged from it, Simone vs Riley, the streets of LA, Tobasco Torture and the true love of a murderer

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

If You Want To Stay

ABC News suspends loudmouth Terry Moran...An update on the L.A. riots...Memories of naming my cars...My thoughts on the importance and brilliance of Sly Stone. Don't forget AJ's exclusive deals with promo code FAME at... https://ericjavits.com https://cozyearth.com

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Two: The Omnia

Texas man on Mar-a-Lago grounds just wanted to marry Kai, young Gotti's protect their turf, goodbye Thibbs and another office prank from Mike

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Two: WAP

334 lb man sues Disney over "concealed trap" waterslide, Cardi B has a new man in Stefon Diggs and he ought to use that 4.4 speed to get the hell out of there and Kristin Cavallari cuts ties with her dad.

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

Hit The Road Jack

A sex tape of Lori Harvey is apparently making the rounds...NFL teams, along with many U.S. corporations, are not promoting Pride Month...The death and pedophile lifestyle of "Bride Of Chucky's"  Eddie Gale...Why two listeners curiously decided to feel that the success of journalist's Maureen Callahan's podcast is upsetting me.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty One: It's Not Shark Week

Mike thought it was shark week and so we have a shark quiz, the horrible American Music Awards, the crazy french and Blue Oyster Cult at Hammerheads.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025

Love Plus One

Memories of the 1980's weddings, VHS rentals, porn stars, movies and music...Ray Milland's "Lost Weekend" performance in 1945 had quite an effect on me...The WORLD EXCLUSIVE on what happened behind the scenes on HBO's The White Lotus.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Two: Unoriginal Sin

The Hur tapes, the Tapper book and a cancer diagnosis, is racism a fact of WNBA life and the reality of New Orleans.

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

I Saw The Light

Joe Biden's awful diagnosis...The new Superman movie will not do well because the star is not who women long for...Who is the next James Bond?...My weekend with Tootsie and the unbelievable connection we have with our dogs.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Thirty One: The "Diner" Rule

More problems at the Dr for Mike, get rid of the stars cosplaying as Knick fans, a battle over the "N" word, the Diddy trial and other stupidity.

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2025

You Get What You Give

P Diddy's defense team has some awful ideas in court...Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed to appear in Blake Lively's case against Justin Baldoni. Will this tear apart the besties?

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Tag. You"re It.

As I get ready to fly back to Los Angeles, here are some random thoughts and stories I want to get off my back.

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Eight: Sign Here

Marriage is out and contracts are in, Shedeur's bad weekend and 44 years for Ringo and Barbara.

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Everything Is A Bitch episode Thirty: Man Vs Gorilla

Can 100 unarmed men defeat 1 gorilla? The Kool-Aid Man Challenge, NBA trash talk, choosing a doctor and much more.

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Seven: To Tell The Truth

Joe Biden's speaking price tag, honesty in marriages, Liz Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus and John Cena.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Nine: Kissin Cousins

Kanye and his cousin, black girls vs white girls, Hooters bankruptcy, did Shaq shat his pants, 50 cent's post, Shannon not so sharp and other nonsense.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Eight: Butler Cabin

The good and the bad of the traditions at the Masters, those brave Asstronauts, another one of Mike's pranks, SNL does White Lotus and Stephen A for Prez.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

A Horse With No Name

Tax Day blues...The clueless things Gen Z'ers do during job interviews...Instagram is getting too creepy...Walton Goggins approved of SNL mocking his White Lotus co star's buck teeth... Never been to Coachella, but I did have one crazy, unforgettable night leaving the Palm Springs desert.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Five: Donkey

A University is challenging the treatment of donkeys in film, a murdering mom is declared crazy, Mercury is no longer in retrograde and the White Lotus finale.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Seven: Back In LA

Breaking News at Kenny's company, Mike's trip back to LA, Trump tariffs and hometown stories.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

I Feel Pretty

MeAgain Markle disappoints fans again...Was Jean Claude Van Damme offered five Romanian women for sex?...Jessica Alba has lost her sex appeal.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Relationships is A Bitch Episode Twenty Four: Space Sex

Did the astronauts get horney in space and is there sex in zero gravity, incest is best on White Lotus and Morgan Wallen's quick SNL exit.

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

War Pigs

England's immigration problem is now an invasion problem...Gucci hires the creep responsible for creating a pedophilia-themed ad for Balenciage...Oprah Winfrey has been pulled into a rape case and it's high time she be put on the spot.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Six: Rope A Dope

Snow White, comparing injuries, the life of George Foreman and the fight to pardon Derek Chauvin

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Three: Bada Bing!

The Godfather, AJ and NYC strip clubs, Ago's accident on the Bada Bing! March Sadness and RIP George Foreman

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Big Country

Reese WItherspoon still looks like her daughter...Meghan Trainor lost a ton of weight...Channing Tatum says he won't play "fat roles" anymore...Ryan Reynolds writes his own dialogue...Monjauro and Ozempic are replacing gym memberships in Hollywood...Long ago tales of my family spending weekends in "The Country."...The two sides of my father.

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Two: 48

Biden's autopen, coach Belichick and the cheerleader and Canada's doomsday strategy against the US.

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Peace, Love and Understanding

Aaron Taylor-Johnson's workout before starring in Kraven The Hunter...The reality shows starring Meghan Markle and Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are starting to show the cracks in their relationships...Michelle Obama's latest podcast is another dud where she shits on her husband.

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Born To Run

A special free listen to today's Patreon episode.

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty One: My Name Is Sussex

Does Meghan "Sussex" new show really come with love and couples using ChatGPT to referee their marital disputes.

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

My Old Man

David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, kills herself...Ione Skye's book includes her empty, emotionless, sober sex with Matthew Perry...My father, the great Al Benza, died 40 years ago today.

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Twenty: Avatar Vs Chatbot

A Fox News story attacking the use of chatbots in therapy sets off a firestorm and the gang differentiates what Iryna has created in the GeminiNearMe app from the bots. The Oval Office version of the UFC leads to a discussion about the need for a good interpreter and AJ talks Oscars.

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Five: Harry Zimm Is Dead

The life, career and death of Gene Hackman plus a bunch of other stuff.

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Help Me Rhonda

Tough men create tough kids...Jimmy Breslin's brilliant characters he created in his newspaper columns...Memories of working as a camp counselor in 1981.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Politics Is A Bitch: The President's March

We all need to let the man we elected take care of all the nonsense that we've been dealt. Time to go back to our old way of doing things as America enters a new era.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2025

People Are Strange

Jillian Barberie gets very honest...Paris Hilton is selling her designer clothes to help LA's fire victims...Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds keep burying themselves deeper...Vincent Gallo remains an artist no matter what Hollywood says.

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Nineteen: Oh Canada

The 51st state boos our anthem so we kick their asses, literally. SNL at 50.

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Five: The Co-President

AJ and Mike are back with lots of post Super Bowl, USAID and vagina stories.

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Eighteen: Boo Taylor

Trump is greeted w applause while Talor Swift beings out the boo birds in New Orleans. What does it all mean? Kanye goes on antisemitic rant and gets booted off X.

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Seventeen: New Bromance In LA?

AJ, Iryna and Mike are together again talking about the relationships you have with sports heroes. Mike's heart was broken by Saquon and now he has to watch him in a Super Bowl with the dreaded Eagles and Dallas' sports fans hearts are broken when the team sends Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twenty Four: Reunited With Tootsie

AJ is reunited with Tootsie in Vegas and Mike & AJ catch up on the happenings of a crazy and tragic week.

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025

Shut Up And Drive

Me, trying to find peace and calm...Anthony Mackie's quotes about being the new Captain America get misconstrued...More insight into the battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds...Cameron Diaz is being tempted to call off her retirement from acting. Anthony Mackie Blake Lively Cameron Diaz Chris Evans Jamie Foxx Justin Baldoni

Transcribed - Published: 30 January 2025

Relationships Is A Bitch Episode Sixteen: Sieg Heil

Donald Trump is off to a fast start and the left-wing media are beside themselves. An awkward moment for Elon Musk is turned into a Nazi Salute.

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Todd's Song

An interview with Chris Todd. Topics include Diddy, O.J., Jon Benet Ramsey, Kurt Cobain...

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

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