“Take it up with the manager, and the manager is me.”

Are you a basic bitch? In this episode, Joey Skladany and I talk about being basic bitches (and that it's ok), we bond over colon-related stories, and Joey reminds us that Honey Boo Boo is just a normal teen.
Joey Skladaney is a writer/editor, TV/radio personality, lifestyle expert, former entertainment publicist and author of Basic Bitchen (Aug. 4; preorder here!) Currently, he is editor-at-large at CBS Interactive's Chowhound where he manages the site's food and travel editorial content. His work has also been featured in major outlets like Food & Wine, People, CNET, InStyle, Yahoo!, Travel + Leisure, Lonny, and BuzzFeed.
I open the show by confessing to Joey that I have never tried a pumpkin spice latte, but that I do have a great recipe for avocado toast. Joey and I then relate to each other over the fact that we both have stomach issues. He tells me that he has always been very high-strung and OCD. Joey says this OCD contributed to his stomach issues because even the traffic on the way to high school would make it flare-up. After some clarification on what a colonoscopy is, I tell Joey the story of when I pooped my pants as an adult in a taxi.
Joey then recalls coming out about sexuality; he says he harbored a lot of anxiety over not coming out in college. He tells me that he chose not to come out earlier because he didn’t want it to impede on his career goals. Joey tells me about covering up his sexuality by using his theater minor to "bro it up" on the phone before coming out. Then Joey opened up about his family; when he turned 16 his parents would bring him a handle of vodka in high school and ask him to please go to a party. Even though he would rather play Sims. Joey then recalls the time he brought a boyfriend home and how his mom still compares everyone to him.
Later, Joey talks about his career; after college he became an entertainment publicist and worked on reality TV shows like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and My Strange Addiction. Joey then describes his transition to the food industry. We talk about constructive criticism versus the people of the internet. Joey tells me about how a reviewer of his cookbook said she didn't like the "tone" of his cookbook. Basically, that person is just boring. Stay tuned as we talk about blocking hot people on Instagram, Joey's pot-chocolate trip, and the making of Basic Bitchen.

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