# #358 Books, Baby, and a Boob with Claire Parker

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Podcast: [The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096)
Published: 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
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Comedian/podcaster Claire Parker joins to share the downsides of reading dense books vs celebrity memoirs, the problem with looksmaxxing, wrestling with the idea of having kids, and why playing a hit song as the encore has gotta stop. Follow Claire Parker on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Watch Claire Parker's special, "Claire Parker's 32," on YouTube Listen to Claire's podcast, Good Noticings: linktr.ee/goodnoticingspod -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/ -- This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Christian Pittman Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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