May 13

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

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Problematic faves, dissident feminism, and poodle interruptions: this is Feminine Chaos, featuring cultural commentary from Phoebe Maltz Bovy and Kat Rosenfield.

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.

Christie's substack:

SMIRK

My experiences uncovering the story of, and falling in love with, Martin Shkreli.
By Christie Smythe

Previously on Feminine Chaos:

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On Humanizing the Bad Men
Listen now (42 min) | Kat is joined by journalist Christie Smythe to discuss justice reform, trial by media, the Kyle Rittenhouse affair, and a one-year retrospective on the Elle article in which she talked about her relationship with Martin Shkreli. An extended cut of this interview is available on our Patreon…
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8 months ago · Feminine Chaos
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The Shkreliphant in the Room
Listen now (47 min) | Kat and Phoebe discuss the jailbird-journalist love affair between reviled "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli, and former crime reporter Christie Smythe. (Production note/apology: Kat's mic went wonky at about 30 minutes in, this slightly tinny result is the best we could do on short notice…
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2 years ago · Feminine Chaos

The Journalist Who Fell For the Pharma Bro Is Publishing a Memoir

Just Imagine Getting Dumped Like This!

Who is Martin Shkreli - 'the most hated man in America'? - BBC News

Drug Goes From $13.50 a Tablet to $750, Overnight - The New York Times