Best Kirbie Johnson Podcasts (2024)

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Why Black-Founded Brands are "Quietly Closing" in 2024 with Oui the People Founder Karen Young 36:27

4d ago36:27

36:27

Your favorite Black-owned brand may quietly close this year — that's what Oui the People founder Karen Young shared with her followers a few weeks ago. In 2020, the beauty industry underwent a revolution of sorts. Black-owned brands became a much-needed albeit long overdue priority. Movements like Pull Up For Change encouraged brands to share what …

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Episode 71: "Evolving Empathy" by Lucretia Stanhope 7:04

4d ago7:04

7:04

Host: R. B. Wood Lucretia Stanhope, a neurodiverse, relentlessly optimistic chronic illness warrior with less grace than determination, navigates her crone stage in a quaint Midwest town surrounded by cornfields. Amidst enduring medical trials that could rival horror stories, her pen never rests. When not lost in the wonderful lands of her imaginat…

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Which Brands are Winning 2024 (So Far)? 39:10

6d ago39:10

39:10

What’s up with YSL Beauty’s PR? There’s something fishy going on over on Threads, according to Kirbie, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it. Ulta Beauty Collection is getting a new look and more SKUs! We share our thoughts on the makeover and who it’s made for. And just like last year, we’re giving our mid-year report where we share the …

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Episode 70: "Behind the Dark" by Kristin Kirby 7:06

11d ago7:06

7:06

Host: R. B. Wood Kristin Kirby is a Southwest writer and screenwriter whose short stories have appeared in the anthology Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror, MYTHIC magazine, The Overcast podcast, the Sudden Fictions podcast, 365tomorrows, SERIAL magazine, and other publications. I’m also honored that my short story “Meat” was on the prel…

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Blake Lively's Foray Into Beauty and Urban Decay's Resurrection of the Naked Palette 21:09

13d ago21:09

21:09

Blake Lively is tossing her hat — or should we say hair — into the celebrity beauty brand ring, Glams. We discuss whether this foray into hair makes sense for the actor and if we’re excited about it or not. We’re also chatting about the resurrection of Urban Decay’s formerly discontinued Naked palette AND Tweezerman’s latest collaboration with the …

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Gen Z’s Favorite Beauty Influencer Katie Fang On The Best Makeup at Sephora & How Brands Should Sell to the Younger Generations 31:09

18d ago31:09

31:09

Gen Z’s favorite beauty content creator Katie Fang is our guest today! The 18-year-old TikTok star has taken over all our FYPs with her fun, honest, and relatable beauty tutorials. She has over five million followers on TikTok, 453,000 on Instagram, and 207,000 subscribers on YouTube. Needless to say, she’s highly influential, especially when it co…

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Episode 69: "Moth" by Charles Barouch 5:13

18d ago5:13

5:13

Host: R. B. Wood Journalism, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Western, and Humor are five of Charles Barouch's passions. His stories are in a cultural time capsule on the Moon. Read his work in anthologies published by Shebat Legion, Daniel Arthur Smith, Fantastic Books, Celestial Echo Press, Dusty Saddle, and others. Start with a novella like Tia…

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Brands Increasing Their Prices: Greedy or Necessary? Plus More From Our Listener AMA 40:12

20d ago40:12

40:12

This week, we're answering your questions from Slack! What's the best sunscreen to wear to the beach? How can you get affordable treatments like facials and injectables? And why are we seeing price hikes on our favorite products — and is it corporate greed or something else? We dive into all of it. Then, we're introducing a new segment: Misscontinu…

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Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Beauty Secrets Revealed (and More BTS of the Show) With Victoria Kalina 48:40

26d ago48:40

48:40

Who isn't obsessed with America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix? Kirbie and Sara went nuts over the seven episode docuseries and fell in love with legacy cheerleader Victoria Kalina. Victoria's vulnerability and personality made her a star of the series — and fair warning, if you haven't watched, there will be spoilers in toda…

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Episode 68: "A Dangerous Meeting" by Alex S. Johnson 8:15

26d ago8:15

8:15

Host: R. B. Wood Alex S. Johnson is a retired English professor, human rights activist, journalist, editor, author and publisher. He is the author of Weird, Bizarro, dark erotica, horror and unclassified dark satire tales and poems. His work has been praised by such luminaries as John Shirley, Ray Garton, Robert Devereaux and Ellyn Maybe. In a 2017…

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Scentbird's Founder and Her Problematic Spritual Teachings and Why Kirbie Isn't So Sure About Augustinus Bader 50:45

28d ago50:45

50:45

What if we told you a certain founder has claimed the cure for cancer is aligning with your life's purpose and also claims Hitler wasn't evil? Those are just a few truly mind-boggling topics Scentbird's CEO and Founder has been posting about on Youtube. Kirbie and Sara dive into the problematic nature of it all (to say the least). But first, we sha…

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Jonathan Van Ness Returns to Share What Really Happened to JVN Hair 44:20

1M ago44:20

44:20

What really happened to JVN Hair? If you’ve listened to the pod, you know we’ve been following the celebrity haircare brand’s journey, from its launch in 2021 with Amyris to its sale at auction to Windsong Global for $1.25 million earlier this year. We’ve had experts come on to discuss the situation, like investor and advisor Maggie Sellers, but th…

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Episode 67: "Forgiveness" by Lucretia Stanhope 8:27

1M ago8:27

8:27

Host: R. B. Wood Lucretia Stanhope, a neurodiverse, relentlessly optimistic chronic illness warrior with less grace than determination, navigates her crone stage in a quaint Midwest town surrounded by cornfields. Amidst enduring medical trials that could rival horror stories, her pen never rests. When not lost in the wonderful lands of her imaginat…

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Cheers to 5 Years: Revisiting Our First Episode Plus a Q&A 44:47

1M ago44:47

44:47

Glamgelenos, meet the new Gloss Angeles! In honor of our 5th birthday, we decided to celebrate in a big way — with a new song, a new logo, a new look, and a new way to listen to us — on video! On today’s episode, we’re sharing the behind-the-scenes details on the big photoshoot we did with our dream team: makeup artist Donni Davy, hair stylist Clay…

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Episode 66: "All the Fires in the Night" by Gary Robbe 7:46

1M ago7:46

7:46

Host: R. B. Wood Gary Robbe is an educator and writer currently living in Colorado. He has had numerous stories published in e-zines, magazines, anthologies, and podcasts. His debut collection of short stories, Not Buried Deep Enough, was published in October 2023. Gary is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Rocky Mountain Fiction Write…

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Why Kylie Cosmetics’s Iconic LA Billboard Finally Got Taken Down 41:06

2M ago41:06

41:06

What beauty products will take over the Olympics this year? (Do A/Cs count?) How is Ulta’s marketing strategy around “clean” beauty changing? What did Deinde, a new brand backed by L’Oreal, do to get Kylie Jenner’s coveted LA billboard location? Glossy’s west coast correspondent Lexy Lebsack is back to deliver lots of juicy news morsels to feast up…

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Episode 65: "How Wanderlust Learned to Be Happy" by Nora B. Peevy 6:45

2M ago6:45

6:45

Host: R. B. Wood Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submission reader, is a co-founder and editor for Alien Sun Press, a reviewer for Hellnotes, co-editor and art/writing contributor for Weird Fiction Quarterly, and has been published by Eighth T…

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Which Facials Aren't Worth Your Money, "Ozempic Face," and More Skincare Education with Joanna Czech 25:04

2M ago25:04

25:04

We’re back with part 2 of Joanna Czech’s interview. Joanna outlines which facials are not worth your money, why she doesn’t believe in just one skincare brand, what you should know about “Ozempic face,” which LED masks are worth the investment, what serums she'd never use, and the five things she’d never do as an esthetician. Shop her episode Gloss…

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Episode 64: "The Wander Problem" by Melissa Burkart 7:03

2M ago7:03

7:03

Host: R. B. Wood Melissa Burkart currently lives in downeast Maine with her family and writes in the pauses of parenting two young kids. Her short stories have appeared in The Word Count podcast and the anthologies Fight Like a Girl and What Follows under M. J. King. You can occasionally find her at melissaburkart.com or Instagram @writinginterrupt…

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Celebrity Esthetician Joanna Czech On Her Famous Slapping Facial Massage and her 13,000 Hour Skincare Education 27:23

2M ago27:23

27:23

If you've ever admired the glowing skin of Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, or Kate Winslet as they’ve walked the red carpet, you've witnessed the exceptional work of celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech. But she isn’t just famous for her signature slapping technique (also known as getting #czeched) — Joanna is a personality all on her own. Just che…

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Episode 63: "A Book Of Erotic Poetry, Bound In Soft Leather" by Michael Ehart 7:03

2M ago7:03

7:03

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Ehart has been at various times all the expected things: laborer, seminary student, musician, shoe salesman, political consultant, teacher, diaper truck driver, stand-up comedian, and the least important guy with an office at a movie studio. He made his first sale to a magazine at age 15, which means he has been writing for…

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Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber 1:06:46

2M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

{GLOSS ANGELES REWIND} Come back to June 2022 to hear our exclusive chat with Haiely Bieber! Hailey Bieber’s skin is as good, if not better than it appears on Instagram and TikTok. Believe (or should we say Beliebe) us — we had the chance to hang out with the newly-minted beauty entrepreneur at Rhode HQ to talk about the launch of her skincare line…

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Creating a Successful Beauty Brand With "Brand Whisperer" and NOYZ Founder Shaun Neff 45:00

2M ago45:00

45:00

Today’s episode is brought to you by NOYZ. If you know the beauty industry, you know the powerhouse that’s Shaun Neff. He’s created and taken brands to the next level, from Sun Bum to Pattern Beauty to Beis. Neff’s latest brand launch, NOYZ, is a fragrance brand meant to change everybody’s opinion on what fragrance should look like and make you fee…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Kirbie Johnson Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Gloss Angeles

Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan

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Sudden Fictions

Various

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Health & Mana

Health & Mana

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3 Songs Podcast

Bob Nastanovich and Mike Hogan share music they love

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Yoli Life

YOLI.life

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Political Arts with Bo Seo

Bo Seo

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Why Black-Founded Brands are "Quietly Closing" in 2024 with Oui the People Founder Karen Young 36:27

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Episode 71: "Evolving Empathy" by Lucretia Stanhope 7:04

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Which Brands are Winning 2024 (So Far)? 39:10

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Episode 70: "Behind the Dark" by Kristin Kirby 7:06

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Blake Lively's Foray Into Beauty and Urban Decay's Resurrection of the Naked Palette 21:09

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Gen Z’s Favorite Beauty Influencer Katie Fang On The Best Makeup at Sephora & How Brands Should Sell to the Younger Generations 31:09

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Episode 69: "Moth" by Charles Barouch 5:13

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Brands Increasing Their Prices: Greedy or Necessary? Plus More From Our Listener AMA 40:12

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Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Beauty Secrets Revealed (and More BTS of the Show) With Victoria Kalina 48:40

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Episode 68: "A Dangerous Meeting" by Alex S. Johnson 8:15

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Scentbird's Founder and Her Problematic Spritual Teachings and Why Kirbie Isn't So Sure About Augustinus Bader 50:45

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Jonathan Van Ness Returns to Share What Really Happened to JVN Hair 44:20

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Episode 67: "Forgiveness" by Lucretia Stanhope 8:27

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Cheers to 5 Years: Revisiting Our First Episode Plus a Q&A 44:47

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Episode 66: "All the Fires in the Night" by Gary Robbe 7:46

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Why Kylie Cosmetics’s Iconic LA Billboard Finally Got Taken Down 41:06

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Episode 65: "How Wanderlust Learned to Be Happy" by Nora B. Peevy 6:45

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Which Facials Aren't Worth Your Money, "Ozempic Face," and More Skincare Education with Joanna Czech 25:04

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Episode 64: "The Wander Problem" by Melissa Burkart 7:03

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Celebrity Esthetician Joanna Czech On Her Famous Slapping Facial Massage and her 13,000 Hour Skincare Education 27:23

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Episode 63: "A Book Of Erotic Poetry, Bound In Soft Leather" by Michael Ehart 7:03

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Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber 1:06:46

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Creating a Successful Beauty Brand With "Brand Whisperer" and NOYZ Founder Shaun Neff 45:00

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