Ask Em Anything: VMAs, Fashion Media Awards and Superstitions

BIA talks music, manifestation, and how she misses the days when artists had a sense of mystery around them. We bond over zodiac placements and she shares lessons learned on tour and how she looks at albums vs. EPs. Plus, working with icons like Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande and who makes her starstruck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the monthly AMA, I take questions on Babs, the Beatles, bed bugs, and so much more. I also speak on the topics of authenticity, fashion trends, and modeling. Plus, a status update on High Low and the future of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adult film star Lana Rhoades stops by the pod for a candid conversation on bodies, boundaries, and taking control of your own image. Lana gets into the nitty-gritty of what the porn industry is really like, how she became the most-searched star on PornHub, whether her former occupation has changed her relationship to sex and sets the record straight on whether “porn should be illegal” as she was quoted as saying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we’re headed to court, with legal expert Meghann Cuniff. Cuniff’s made a name for herself with coverage of trials and legal affairs involving a number of public figures, like Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion and Danny Masterson. The valuable access, insights and analysis she provides have made her a hero to fandoms like the Hotties, who dubbed her Megan Thee Reporter, and a target to folks like Tory Lanez and his legal team, who see her as a threat, and actually used his last moments in court to call her a “google-eyed bitch.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re celebrating High Low’s first birthday with an award show looking back at some of the greatest moments from the last 12 months of the show. We’re handing out some (virtual) hardware, honoring superlatives in categories like Most Watched, Most Controversial, Most Viral, Most Likely to Succeed and community picks. Tune in to see which of your favorite guests win big. Featuring Anitta, Bhad Bhabie, Diplo, Esther Perel, Law Roach, Maddie Ziegler, Troye Sivan, Tana Mongeau, Victoria Monet, Ziwe and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion speaks on the impact and influence of hip-hop on brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Versace. Journalist and author Sowmya Krishnamurthy speaks to some of the genre’s biggest style icons then and now and the roles artists like Snoop Dogg, Kanye, Lil Kim, and Pharrell have played in the fashion world. High Low is a finalist in the Signal Awards!  Vote for High Low with EmRata in the Signal Awards for Listener’s Choice: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/general/popular-culture-variety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mobile, Alabama-born rapper Flo Milli stops by the pod to share the cinematic story of her come-up, from working at Metro PCS to riding the Megabus all the way to music biz success. Plus, Flo introduces us to some of her eclectic alter-egos. High Low is a finalist in the Signal Awards!  Vote for High Low with EmRata in the Signal Awards for Listener’s Choice: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/general/popular-culture-variety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our monthly AMA edition, I talk all about my experience at the 2023 MTV VMAs including who I saw and what it was like BTS, the Fashion Media Awards and Ziwe, superstitions, sneakers, and Sly. Plus, lots of questions and answers about my best friend Babs. High Low is a finalist in the Signal Awards!  Vote for High Low with EmRata in the Signal Awards for Listener’s Choice: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/general/popular-culture-variety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive subject matter including disordered eating. Discretion is advised. Influencer extraordinaire Remi Bader drops by to speak about developing a brand based on brutal honesty, inclusivity in fashion, and setting boundaries around what you share on social media. Plus, she dishes on what it’s like to have Khloe Kardashian in your corner and I share one of my biggest icks. High Low is a finalist in the Signal Awards!  Vote for High Low with EmRata in the Signal Awards for Listener’s Choice: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/general/popular-culture-variety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People always ask me about what it’s like to be a model. So this week, I’m taking your questions all about modeling — what it’s like on set, the daily grind, breaking into the biz, the economics of the industry, and so much more. Vote for High Low with EmRata in the Signal Awards for Listener’s Choice: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/general/popular-culture-variety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices