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Infamous
Behind every infamous news story is a journalist trying to hold power to account. Join reporters Vanessa Grigoriadis, Gabriel Sherman, and Natalie Robehmed as they take an in-depth look at the most explosive scandals of this century. From high-profile divorces to sex cults to the lies that started a war, they’ll guide you through the juiciest, most outrageous, celeb-filled stories of the last two decades, and give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to shine an unflattering light on…
Episodes
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The Instagram Feud That Ended in a 40-Year Punishment
Emily Gellis went after diet guru Tanya Zuckerbrot on Instagram. Now she’s paying for it—literally, for the next 40 years. Vanessa and Natalie ask influencer…
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Elizabeth Holmes: Is She Conning Nathan Fielder, or Is He Conning Her?
Did Nathan Fielder expose Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes—or exploit her? Vanessa and Natalie disagree about his new documentary, You Can See Everything, which…
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Is Elon Musk Running a Fertility Cult?
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Elon Musk is a negative force in the world, even if he started as a big thinker about cars and space and much more. A new…
InfamousIntroducing: Fair Game by Vanity Fair
Before Colman Domingo became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, he played a salamander on stilts in a political children’s circus. On the first episode…
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Let’s Talk About Tom Cruise and Scientology
This week on Infamous, Vanessa and Natalie look at Cruise’s rise within Scientology and what the church has allegedly meant for his career and personal life…
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We Have a Tupac Murder Verdict, But Did Diddy Order It?
We're off for a bit but will be back next week! Who killed Tupac? Thirty years later, a jury finally has an answer. Journalist Jeff Weiss joins Vanessa and…
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Can Mark Zuckerberg Keep Facebook and Instagram Alive?
For years, Meta has insisted that it’s up to parents to keep kids safe online. But after an $18 billion settlement over allegations that its platforms harm…
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Tyra Banks’ Defamation Suit Against Netflix: Who Will Win?
Tyra Banks says Netflix manipulated her three-and-a-half-hour interview to make her look callous. Netflix’s response? Mostly: you of all people should know how…
InfamousWhat Happened to the McStays? From 20/20
Today we’re sharing something a little different: it’s the first episode of a new podcast from our friends at ABC Audio and 20/20 called “What Happened to the…
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The Continuing Fallout of the Coldplay Kiss Cam
We are off next week but will be back the following one with an all new episode. We all saw the Coldplay kiss cam. But what happened to Kristin Cabot after the…
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What Is There To Say About Ariana Grande?
With guest Brittany Spanos, writer of the wonderful BRIT POP Substack, we discuss how Ariana Grande’s rise from Nickelodeon star to one of the biggest stars in…
InfamousWhat She Buried: Secrets, Lies, and Concrete
A man goes missing. Fifteen months later, his family finds a fresh concrete slab poured in his backyard. What's buried underneath changes everything. Five…
InfamousBurden of Proof: Luigi Mangione, from ABC Audio
Today, we’re sharing a new podcast from our friends at ABC Audio and 20/20. It’s called “Burden of Proof: Luigi Mangione.” In this five-part series, ABC News…
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Paris Hilton’s Pre-Y2k Era: Part 2
Vanessa and Natalie talk to Lara Marie Schoenhals of Sexy Unique Podcast about her own experience at The Cascade School—as well as Paris’s. They also discuss…
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Paris Hilton’s Troubled Teen School Shut Down by the State of Utah
When Paris Hilton publicly revealed the abuse she says she endured at Provo Canyon School, it ignited a movement—and now, that school is closed. Journalist…
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Manfluencer Andrew Tate And His Brother Arrested In Miami
Andrew Tate built an online empire by selling young men a fantasy of wealth, dominance, and absolute power over women. But behind the cartoonish “pimp”…
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Is Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Controversy and the Rest of the Internet Fake?
When Sydney Sweeney’s “great jeans” ad ignited accusations of coded messaging, was it a genuine cultural firestorm—or the predictable outcome of an algorithm…
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Why Are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Kids Dropping “Pitt” from Their Names?
The Brangelina divorce has lasted far longer than the marriage itself. Nearly a decade after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, the former couple…
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Update: Taylor Swift Marries Travis Kelce This Weekend
On the grand occasion of Taylor and Travis’s nuptials, we revisit our episode about the rise and rise of Taylor Swift. We ran this originally as a multipart…
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Are Elon and Katy Perry Really Going to Colonize Space?
The new space race isn't between nations but rather between billionaires. With our guest Tim Higgins of the Wall Street Journal, we unpack how Jeff Bezos and…
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Is Oprah’s Book Club Pick Really a True Story?
Amy Griffin's bestselling memoir The Tell was celebrated by Oprah and Reese Witherspoon as a powerful story of recovered memories, trauma, and healing, until a…
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Update: Matthew Perry, A Lost Friend
Matthew Perry was a beloved star making a million dollars an episode on Friends. But he could never shake his addiction to drugs, and died at 54 after taking…
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The Scandals Behind ChatGPT
You may use ChatGPT or Claude every day, but how much do you know about the guys running those companies? One of them, Sam Altman, has come under a ton of fire…
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How Kim Kardashian Turned Us All Into Content Creators
This week on Infamous, author M.J. Corey joins Vanessa and Natalie to talk about her provocative new book, Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media…
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Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni - The Case That Won’t End
In this episode, Reeves Wiedeman of New York Magazine joins us to unpack what was supposed to be the end of the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin…
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The Other Rich Fight: Alex Cooper and Her Very Unwell Empire I Part 5
Vanessa and Natalie dive into how the Real Housewife playbook morphed into pop culture. They talk about Alex Cooper, Alix Earle, podcast empires and TikTok…
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The Rich Utah Wives and Their Scams I Part 4
Jen Shah may be off our screens, but scandal among Mormon influencers is having a second life — from tradwives and Ballerina Farm to discourse to the chaos…
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The Rich Utah Wives and Their Scams | Part 3
In part three, Vanessa and Natalie turn to the fallout: Jen Shah’s explosive arrest, the cast’s on-camera reactions, and the victims waiting to tell their…
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The Rich Utah Wives and Their Scams I Part 2
We dive into the larger culture of wealth, influence, and illusion surrounding Jen Shah and Utah’s elite, where ambition, religion, and money collide in…
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The Rich Utah Wives and Their Scams I Part 1
Before she served her time in prison, Jen Shah was made for reality TV—but behind the designer clothes and explosive one-liners was something much darker. In…
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Encore: Murder at Lululemon | Part 1
Lululemon built its brand on positivity, goal-setting, and high performance, but in 2011, a Bethesda, Maryland store became the scene of a brutal, high-profile…
InfamousOut Now: Crime Scene Weekly — Unforgettable True Crime Stories
From The Binge, Crime Scene plunges you into stories you can’t stop thinking about—revisiting cases that deserve a second look. Join Jonathan Hirsch (My…
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The Bizarre Boston Case of Karen Read
Karen Read was acquitted of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe — but the case is far from over. This week, Natalie and Vanessa talk…
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Twin Flames Universe Today and Dating App Burnout
How do looksmaxxing, Clavicular, and incels connect to Twin Flames? This week, Vanessa and Natalie speak with journalist Alice Hines, who explains that plus…
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Deepak Chopra, Oprah, and Jeffrey Epstein
Newly released Epstein files show thousands of messages between Jeffrey Epstein and wellness guru Deepak Chopra. What were they talking about—and why was…
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Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model
Updated with the correct link! America’s Next Top Model was our early-2000s obsession—until the rewatch era exposed disturbing content hiding in plain sight…
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Extra Episode: Les Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein
In addition to our regular episode this week, we’re dropping Episode 2 of Vanessa and Justine Harmon’s podcast Fallen Angel, “Emotional Content.” It’s about…
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Encore: Who Was Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Really?
Glynnis MacNichol, author of I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself, returns to join Vanessa for a deep dive into Hulu’s buzzy new series Love Story, which chronicles…
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The Crypto Criminals and The Soho Townhouse
Vanessa and Natalie talk to journalist Ezra Marcus about his viral New York Magazine story, “The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse.” They unpack the…
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Selena Gomez’s Failed Startup
This week, Vanessa and Natalie talk to The Cut writer Angelina Chapin about Selena Gomez and her mother Mandy Teefey’s mental-health startup, Wondermind. They…
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Beckham vs. Beckham
This week, Vanessa and Natalie dive deep into the Beckham family fallout. They talk to Lindsey Weber (Who? Weekly) about the tension, the wedding drama, and…
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Encore: The OTHER Harvey Weinstein Scandal
If you’ve been listening to Dead Certain, the new show about the Martha Moxley murder, you probably know Andrew Goldman. But we had him on a couple years ago…
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Why Roblox Is Everywhere Right Now
Vanessa and Natalie unpack the kid-centric platform that’s quietly reshaping advertising, culture, and online life. They talk with tech reporter Sam Biddle…
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The Myth of Having It All
To celebrate the time of year when we all make resolutions to better our lives—and to understand why it can be so hard to follow through with them—Vanessa sits…
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Trust Me, I’m Gwyneth Paltrow
This week, Natalie talks to journalist and biographer Amy Odell about her new book, Gwyneth: The Biography, and Marty Supreme. They also discuss Gwyneth’s…
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ENCORE: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial | Part 2
Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in her ski crash trial against a retired optometrist. But as new facts emerge, is it possible that Gwyneth could be one of…
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ENCORE: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial | Part 1
For the holidays, we’re rerunning our story about a ski run mishap. Gwyneth Paltrow is as famous for her luxury lifestyle as she is for her movies. But when…
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Self-Care Is Awesome and Also a Scam
Fashion writer Amy Larocca joins Vanessa to unpack the modern wellness obsession—from expensive self-care gadgets to Ozempic and glow culture. They dig into…
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Noah Wyle, The Pitt, and Hollywood’s Bloodiest IP Battle
Michael Crichton’s widow says HBO’s hit medical drama The Pitt is cashing in on her late husband’s creation, ER. Now, they are in court. New York Times…
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Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli and a Mysterious Record Album
Investigative reporter and Gen-Xer Jason Leopold (Bloomberg News), and freedom-of-information lawyer Matt Topic, join Vanessa and Natalie to unpack how they…
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OneTaste: The Startup That Went Too Far
Orgasmic Meditation was supposed to close the “pleasure gap.” Instead, it led to a federal indictment. Natalie talks to Bloomberg’s Ellen Huet, author of…
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What Happened to Allison Mack After NXIVM?
Allison After NXIVM follows Smallville star Allison Mack from her early days as a child actor to her time spent in prison for her role in a sex cult. Listen to…
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Were the Puritans a Cult?
From the Puritans to QAnon, strange thinking has shaped America more than most of us realize. Natalie Robehmed talks with author Jane Borden about why our…
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Did Jenna Jameson Create Our Pornified Culture?
How did Jenna Jameson go from Vegas strip clubs to becoming the world’s most famous porn star—and what does her story reveal about sex, the internet, and the…
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When Modeling Became Dangerous
Model Wars tells the story of the 80s fashion world. It’s not just parties and pretty clothes—beneath the surface is drugs, sex and violence. In the first…
InfamousIntroducing So Your Parents Are Old
Vanessa has a new podcast, called So Your Parents Are Old! Join Vanessa as she talks to friends, experts, and celebrities about the chaos of dealing with aging…
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Smoking Equals Death, So Why Is It Cool Again?
From Charli XCX handing out cigarettes at her wedding to The Bear cast chain-smoking to Carrie Bradshaw’s bestie lighting up in bed—it looks like smoking is…
InfamousPrince Andrew | Part 5
In the final episode of our Epstein mini-series, Vanessa sits down with Andrew Lownie—author of the explosive new book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House…
InfamousJeffrey and Ghislaine’s Secrets | Part 4
Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest sets off a political firestorm—and within weeks, his shocking death behind bars sparks one of the biggest conspiracy theories of our…
InfamousJeffrey and Ghislaine's Secrets I Part 3
In Palm Beach, Jeffrey Epstein built a façade of respectability—a waterfront mansion that doubled as the center of a predatory empire. Behind the gates…