Julia Child’s Memoir My Life In France (with Tess Barker)

About this episode

Chelsea and Tess discuss Julia Child's memoir, exploring themes of cooking, friendship, and marriage.

Chelsea welcomes back comedian and Pop Mystery Pod host Tess Barker to unpack the memoir of chef and television icon Julia Child. Bride-to-be cooking classes! Ina Garten similarities! A cooking-infused friendship breakup! Plus: her longtime child-free marriage to husband Paul Cushing Child, their brush with McCarthyism, and the publishing story that Chelsea will think about every day till the end of time. Contact us or send us your voice notes: hello@glamoroustrash.com Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Show Notes: Dringo! Card Groundhog Day episode of Pop Mystery Pod You've Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay 'Lavender Scare' Is Rarely Taught in Schools (Time Magazine) The United States Government's Anti-Gay Lavender Scare, Explained (Teen Vogue) Where to find our guest: Tess…

People in this episode

Host: Chelsea Devantez

Guest: Tess Barker

Topics covered

• celebrity memoir
• cooking
• friendship
• marriage
• pop culture
• McCarthyism

Keywords

• Julia Child
• memoir
• cooking classes
• friendship breakup
• McCarthyism
• celebrity culture

Sponsors

Quince, Thrive Causemetics, Libro.fm

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