"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 ...
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"Don’t tell me what I can and can’t say." Veteran journalist Taylor Ferber wrote this in her unprecedented Playboy feature, challenging the idea that brains and beauty are mutually exclusive, as the only woman who both posed and was a featured writer. After years as Hollywood's "Celebrity Whisperer" who interviewed and humanized the biggest A-listers at every major event, her irreverent show empowers viewers to think freely outside rules around wokeism, conservatism, gender, media, and cultu ...
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Your favorite slumber party friends: Gina Darling, Nikki Limo, Tiffany Del Real, and Jessica Caldwell.
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A remembrance of where I was and what I did on September 11, 2001.By AJ Benza
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Ep 291: Move Over, Feet. The Fame Fetish Is Here.
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Chappell Roan curses out VMA photographers, and artists went from getting panties to blenders thrown at them on stage. Today, a look at our progressively more twisted relationship with fame. Because like your toxic ex, you can't get enough, you crazy f*cks. We're increasingly more adoring yet abusive of celebrities -- but is it really about fame, u…
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Today, a look at the one thing we can't escape besides death, taxes, and Kamala Harris's laugh: time. Looking at the big picture of how our culture has unfolded in attitude and trends, there's a striking parallel to my personal experience in media, so I ask: What will you do with your time? Do you need to get with times, or are you among the chosen…
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Ep 289: We Found Love in a Dog-Eating Place
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The presidential debate that fell out of a coconut tree. The Swifty meltdown of our time. Plus, Shailene Woodley's WTF moment, Dave Grohl's confession to make, and Jamie Lee Curtis' words of wisdom. A closer look at cultural worship, 'cus there goes your hero... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support…
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Kontroversial Katy Perry is back by rewarding Orlando Bloom with blowjobs. Meanwhile, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter is snubbed hard from the CMAs and NFL star Tyreek Hill may or may not have been racially profiled one block from a game. I take a stab at what they all have in common, and I'll try not to blow it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster…
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Everything Is A Bitch Special: Come As You Are
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Come As You Are An indepth look at whether Kurt Cobain was murdered rather than reportedly committing suicide in April 1994.By AJ Benza
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Ep 287: Why This TRANScends, Pun Intended
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What the respective controversies around trans Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher and WNBA player Sophie Cunnhingam have in common and why the critics need a rude awakening from their rightful place in the nosebleeds. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Sixteen: Camel Bites
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Our usual mix of politics, entertainment news and stupidity. Who bit who at a Tennessee safari park? French slob drugs wife and invites people over to screw her and two hours on Zoom is all you need to learn how to be a Secret Service Agent.By AJ Benza
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Ep 286: Let's Do it Like They Do on the Hallmark Channel
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Talk To Me Taylor does the gift that keeps on giving: Hallmark Channel, baby! Catch my recent sit-down with "The Chicken Sisters" stars Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) and Genevieve Angelson (The Handmaid’s Tale) of the new series based on The NY Times best seller. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/su…
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Ep 285: These Microphones May Be Offended (ft. Gary Cardone)
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Mega investor and entrepreneurial extraordinaire Gary Cardone enters the chat and he may just give less f*cks than I do! From Zuck's censorship "bombshell" to the foolish youth's capitalism woes, and donating nearly $1 MIL in Bitcoin this election cycle, sh*t's about to go down--and I don't just mean in this interview ;) --- Support this podcast: h…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Fifteen: AJ Goes Solo
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Kamala Harris' CNN cheerleaders think her dragging along Tim Walz to her interview is weak...Megyn Kelly sounds off on CNN's Kaitlyn Collins...The Kelce brothers get a $100 million deal from Wondery for their podcast...What made our 1970's game shows so fun to watch?...John Cena doesn't want to have children…
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Did Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega's surprise makeout rip off the 2003 VMAs? Maybe. But is there something to be said about coming together and alliance in a time of endless battle? Most def. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support
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An0maly, massive political commentator, artist, and free-thinker, enters the chat to cut through ALL the media on their bullshit as we cover everything from freedom (those who claim to give it) and power (those who claim to hate it), to the DNCircus and politicians with small dick energy. Did I leave anything out?... --- Support this podcast: https…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Fourteen: Where's My Skull
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A tragedy in paradise, a hospital loses a man's skull, a hottie allegedly drinks plastic shards, a bus driver beats on "hawk tua" man, goodbye to Phil Donahue and I think I have a skin picking disorder.By AJ Benza
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Ep 282: Sunday Service Came Early, Bitch.
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This week, Barbie puts on her gospel preacher hat. She really can do it all! The question is: Can you handle the truth she’s spitting? Amen to that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support
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The Celebrity Whisperer and Deuxmoi are reunited. Need I say more? Review and Subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Thirteen: Hold on, I'm Comin
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We apologize for last week's audio challenges and explain what happened, Mike shares a few stories about staying at Kenny's. The guys talk about Trump rally music, a skydiving accident, a murdered 6 year-old and death in the baggage claim.By AJ Benza
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Your education is a literal meme. Our potential Veep is picked from going viral. Klumsy Kamala makes Gen Z feel seen. I actually agree with Andrew Tate. And Meghan Markel has a political future?! Say it ain't so! Discussing all this and more with me is the brilliant, pull-no-punches media vet Kinsey, the powerhouse behind YouTube's Kinsey Schofield…
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Ep 279: Winning the Gold in Whatever Podcast Mental Gymnastics
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The reaction video you asked for about an experience even amnesia couldn't cure. In the Olympics of Whatever podcast brain gymnastics consisting of nonsense, hostility, and obscure hypotheticals that have nothing to do anything, it's a clean sweep for us here at Talk To Me Taylor in the common sense, accuracy, and consistency gold and I'm running o…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Twelve: Reunited
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Today AJ and I get together with our childhood bestie, Kenny Wood aka "Marv". I tried very hard to sail this ship straight but I lost control of the room. We stayed away from politics for the first 20-30 minutes but with the news about Tim Walz joining Team Kamalot this morning things took on a life of their own.…
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Straight from Bitcoin Conference 2024, I sit down with Austin Arnold, host of one of the world’s most-watched crypto shows Altcoin Daily. From financial literacy to politicians gone Bitcoin and crypto bros to c*ck-blocking gatekeepers, this is one you won’t want to miss. ‘Cus, well, Bitcoin. That’s hot. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Eleven: Camembert or Aged Cheddar?
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The Olympics suck so far so we can't resist taking a few shots at the games, the athletes, the announcers, the men competing in women's events and the speedos. Twisters hits the box office and the climate change grifters are beside themselves. Mayor Adams gonna get those rats. Growing up Italian takes off. No politics until the last 15.…
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Ep 277: It's a Woman's World and We Need a Venn Diagram to Figure it Out
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Katy Perry and her attempt at a female empowerment anthem got shot down harder than Trump's ear because women are offended by their own sexuality again. Meanwhile, onward goes Kamala and the great DEI debate. We've gotten ourselves in quite a pickle in how we understand and handle women and someone hand me a venn diagram so we can really sort this …
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Ten: Bring Albert Home
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The NY Dept of Environmental Conservation took his beloved companion away from him in March and Tony Cavallaro is fighting to bring Albert back home. Lebron is the US Olympic team flag "burrier". Always pay attention to signs. Mike's greatest year in NY sports, 1986. What's left of democracy to be saved?…
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Ep 276: You Think You Just Fell Out of a Hypocrisy Coconut Tree?
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Anti-violence folk hate Trump so much, they can't see why an assassination would be... bad. Matthew McConaughey can't be fully embraced by either political party. Amber Rose is the poster child-turned-devil on the left and whore-turned-Mother Mary on the right. Kamala Harris and JD Vance's interracial marriages can't save them from... each other. O…
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Ep 275: This Just in From the Offended Olympics
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Duke University says being on time is racist and Zoe Kravitz changes her "P*ssy Island" movie title because women are offended by... their own selves. Two things are certain: we are a society that is equal parts shameless and shameful. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylor-ferber/support…
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The assassination attempt on Trump is a true inflection point of how we all done f*cked up as a society. Love or hate Trump, this event is a symptom of our broken culture with insidious hostility underneath. From political pundits to your Aunt Karen's Facebook, and comedians to athletes, here's a look at the dysfunctional turmoil even in the pop cu…
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Nine: Hidden In Plain Sight
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AJ and Ago share their perceptions of what happened on Saturday in Pennsylvania and what it means for the campaigns and the country. They also talk Richard Simmons, Bianca Censori, Bhad Bhabie and a new Netflix series about Phil Specter and Lana Clarkson.By AJ Benza
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Ep 273: The Reboot That Won't End Except It's America
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Ghostbusters. Charlie's Angels. Apparently, The Devil Wears Prada. Like awful reboots that just can't let go, neither can people in power. Whether politics or media, business or sports, here's the reality of power-hungry American figures from Joe Biden to Harvey Weinstein -- and the collateral damage they cause the public, rotting our lives like a …
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Everything Is A Bitch Episode Eight: AJ Heart AI
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AJ and Mike span the universe from Formula One to J Lo and Ben to a possible break in the Penn State scandal story to the soap opera in Washington to an AI Beauty Pageant.By AJ Benza
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