From the red carpet to the podcast! Khalid, New Kids On The Block, Isabel La Rosa, and Haven Madison join me for an episode where we discuss everything from mental health to new music in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month. Khalid opens up about how creating his album Sincere saved his life, working with Ed Sheeran, and the prospect of touring with Tate McRae (02:20 - 04:54). New Kids On The Block reveal the secret to surviving the boy band curse and spill all the tea on their Las Vegas residency (04:55 - 09:38). Isabel La Rosa celebrates surpassing 1 Billion streams and wrapping up her first headlining tour (09:39 - 13:25). Haven Madison opens up about her own mental health struggles, takes us behind the scenes of her time on American Idol, and chats about her new music (13:26 - 16:38). This was recorded at an Audacy event to benefit the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. If you or someone is struggling with mental health call or text 988.

• Disaster Distress Helpline: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255.
• Crisis Textline: Text TALK to 741741.

Kaila Yu joins the podcast for a very unfiltered episode. We celebrate the release of her new book (Fetishized) and Kaila opens up about being a functioning drug addict for 20 years. Kaila takes us behind the scenes of the dark side of the entertainment industry and explains why victims of abuse and the vulnerable are often led into the world of addiction. Kaila discusses growing up with low self-esteem in a strict asian household, experiencing sexual assault in college, establishing her international modeling career while on drugs, and traveling the world as the lead singer of Nylon Pink. Kaila candidly talks about the ritualistic nature of drug usage and her time rotating between ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, prescription drugs, and the damage it did to her life. Kaila breaks down the hypocrisy of feminism, how the patriarchy tricked women into thinking being a slut was empowering, and how men were tricked into suppressing their vulnerability. We debate OnlyFans, conspiracies behind Diddy’s light verdict, and why cocaine turns you evil. I even share my own experiences dating a man who had an asian fetish and later an older man with a drug addiction who tried to ruin my life. No subject is off limits here!

Peppermint joins the pod and tells all. Peppermint takes us behind the scenes of Survival of the Thickest, working with Michelle Buteau, why she did not think the show would be a hit, how the writer’s strike blocked the cast from doing press season one, and her character becoming the main storyline in season two. Peppermint serves up tea on The Traitors, the cast fighting for camera time, conspiring to get her eliminated, and the inherent biases that play a role when it comes to voting people off reality tv. Peppermint opens up about everything from being the first trans contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race to her new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, which exposes the media's narratives impacting public perception of transgender rights. We vent about social media making everyone insecure and bigoted, and sadly, how every minority group is under attack today.