Pod help us: Celebrity podcasts have reached the bottom of the barrel

Actor Armie Hammer was banished from polite society over allegations of cannibalism, rape and other kinky behavior.It cost him his big-time Hollywood career and his reputation.He was investigated by the LAPD but not charged with a crime, so now he’s working his way back the only way a desperate person does in 2025.

By starting a podcast.On Sunday, the accused sex pest used his platform to talk about the time he was so horny, he switched teams as a hack to find no-strings gratification.“It was hilarious,” he said on “Armie HammerTime,” adding, “Gay dudes seem to have it so easy, like, so easy!”He described meeting a “handsome French” dude.“I was like, ‘Okay, this could work.

This could work.Yeah.

Let’s try this.’”He then offered a blow-by-blow retelling of his bisexual experiment: kissing, groping and, ultimately, the realization that the other man’s beard and masculine build were a turnoff.“It did physically for me absolutely nothing,” he said.“Nothing, like, not even a twitch.”Speaking of doing nothing for him, there’s this conversation.I’ve argued that we as a culture need to make room for folks like Hammer, who became #MeToo roadkill after being convicted in the court of public opinion.But shaddap already.

Maybe it’s not the studly “Call Me by Your Name” star we need back — but shame.We are, undoubtedly, in the golden age of celebrity TMI.Everyone has a podcast, and they’re dying to bombard you with tawdry tidbits.

The more outrageous, the better.Many celebrities don’t bother creating art anymore.The new showbiz is hawking lurid personal revelations — for clout, online influence, or to sell whatever crappy product they’ve slapped their name on.It’s cheap and undignified.

It’s also a crowded field, which has upped the ante.Or lowered the bar.Want to know every detail about “The Hills” Kristin Cavallari’s sex life? No problem, she’s talking about it nonstop on “Let’s be Honest with Kr...