Christie Smyth and the Pharma Bro Who Became a Prisoner (of Love)

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Christie Smyth and the Pharma Bro Who Became a Prisoner (of Love)

Feminine Chaos

May 13, 2022

Early access for premium subscribers! Kat is joined by Christie Smythe to talk about serializing memoirs on substack, becoming Twitter's main character, and why she decided to document her romance with The Most Hated Man in America.

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