Alex Goldman chats with Simone Polanen about her show, Not Past It. And then, the episode: The Paris Hilton Sex Tape. Paris Hilton’s sex tape ushered in a new era of celebrity obsession. On June 15, 2004: it went on sale after her ex made a deal with a pornographic distributor. Simone reflects on the scandal, fallout and impact it had on a generation of young women. Listen to more episode of Not Past It, here. You can follow Simone on Twitter, @SimonePolanen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hi, this is Alex.
And today we're going to do something different, which is that we want to introduce you to another gimlet show that is relatively new and that I really, really like.
And in order to do that, I have a special guest.
Her name is Simone Polanen.
She hosts the podcast not past it.
Simone, welcome to reply all.
Thank you so much for having me.
You sound so excited to be here.
I really am.
Well, I, like, I'm not talking to that many people these days, so it's, you know, nice to see a new face in the mixed.
That's fair.
But the things that I think our listeners should know in preparation for this is that a.
You have the best recommendations for the reply all newsletter.
Oh, man.
Thanks.
And then also, you know, everything about pop culture has been my experience.
Not quite everything, but I do, like, steep myself in it.
Yeah, pretty.
Pretty frequently.
You know, when I heard that you were doing a history podcast, I was like, what history?