Unabridged: One for the Books with Rachel Lindsay and Chelsea Devantez
Here is a little abridged version of Traci’s live show “One for the Books” with LAist. This time around, it’s a conversation with friends of the show Chelsea Devantez and Rachel Lindsay. We talk about Rachel’s book, why we should care about celebrity memoirs, the Bachelor franchise and so much more.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find what we talked about on Amazon.
Spare by Prince Harry
Open by Andre Agassi
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Will by Will Smith
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama
“Obama is reportedly feeling competitive after Michelle’s smash-hit memoir and sometimes says she used a ghostwriter” (Alex Lockie, Insider)
Miss Me with That by Rachel Lindsay
Real Love by Rachel Lindsay
The Salt Eaters Bookshop (Inglewood, CA)
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (The Ringer)
Morally Corrupt (The Ringer)
The Bachelorette (ABC)
Sliding Doors (Peter Howitt, 1998)
‘”The Bachelorette’: Racist, Sexist Tweets Surface From Contestant on ABC Show” (Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety)
“‘The Bachelorette’: “Whaboom” Guy Admits He Went on the Show for Fame” (Christina Schoellkopf, Hollywood Reporter)
“Rachael Kirkconnell Realized ‘Racist’ Fraternity Party Was Wrong Before ‘Bachelor’ Scandal: ‘I’m So Ashamed’” (Erin Crabtree, US Magazine)
Beverly Hills Disc and Laser Therapy Center (Beverly Hills, CA)
Fame (Alan Parker, 1980)
Not Dead Yet (ABC)
The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+)
MILF Manor (TLC)
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Delta Style by Delta Burke
Designing Women (CBS)
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
True Love by Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez: Halftime (Netflix)
“Jessica Simpson Opened Up About “Feeling Like A Failure” For Years After Being Body-Shamed By The World In 2009” (Natasha Jokic, Buzzfeed News)
“Jada Pinkett Smith writing book covering ‘complicated marriage to Will Smith’” (Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly)
“Kerry Washington Is Set to Release New Memoir: ‘I Hope Readers Will Receive It with Open Hearts'” (Julie Jordan, People)
“Barbra Streisand’s First Memoir, ‘My Name Is Barbra’, Set For Fall Release” (Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline)
“Prince Harry’s Memoir The Spare” (Celebrity Book Club)
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
“Matthew Perry’s Memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” (Celebrity Book Club)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
Scandal (ABC)
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
You Deserve Better by Tyler Cameron
Paris by Paris Hilton
The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph
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