Clown Era with Marisa Meltzer

We’re headed into the gloss on this week’s interview with our old pal, writer and author of the upcoming book Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier, Marisa Meltzer. Marisa came through to leave it all out on the field to talk line editing James’ brother’s wedding vows, her terminal case of vacation shopping disease, not letting other people’s trash swag ruin your favorite brands, clowncore, tasteful and cheap goth moms, what her new book is all about, going up against the Glossier army, tips for engaging terminator mode so you can stay objective when interviewing celebs, Substack shawties, podcast princesses and the entrepreneurial spirit of today’s content creators, the duality of readings, how a writer can reach Gen Z’s atrophied brains, book advances, unlocking the second location, trying to go hiking with Britney Spears’ soon-to-be ex-husband, the cult of personality leap of faith, turbo Miami press trip plus-ones, her Dimes Square OG status, bachelorette party vibes ruining dinner, an undying love for Subway sandwiches, thoughts on the hetero menswear zeitgeist, a literal cursed first date and much more on this intriguingly insider episode of The Only Podcast That Matters™.