Emily Ratajkowski is embracing her “bitch era” with the launch of her new podcast High Low. Cosmopolitan sat down with the star this week to dish about all things audio, Swiftie TikToks and what’s coming next.
On the origin story of her new podcast, High Low:
“I have been thinking about podcasting for years. I grew up listening to NPR. I’m not a huge podcast listener, but I really like audio as a medium. I grew up in California, so driving around, I liked that even before podcasts really existed.”
On her dream podcast guests:
“I have a giant, giant list! I really want Pamela Anderson on the podcast. I really want Grimes.”
On TikTok:
“I think TikTok is exciting and works because it’s about capturing a moment in time. Essentially, instead of sending an audio note to one of my friends sometimes, I make a video about it. Or it’s just fun. This morning I was walking my dog with my best friend and we were like, ‘Let’s make a Swiftie TikTok.’ And it literally took the time it took to walk our dogs. We were just walking down the block and made a 15-second video. And it was fun! More than anything, we just enjoyed doing it. I really like that about TikTok.”
On which TikToks are her favorite ones to make:
“It depends on my mood, honestly! Sometimes I love to make a stupid sing-along video, too. And there’s a little bit of a nervous high that comes with putting a hot take out on the internet. That could be a little scary, so it’s anxiety-producing in a way, sometimes, so maybe I don’t enjoy doing those ones as much. But I also, in the end, it pays off because I feel like, Oh, people are listening to what I have to say, which is nice.“
On how she deals with negative comments:
“I think that it’s really difficult, I want to preface that. I think anybody who says that it doesn’t impact them is lying, because the truth is you would have to completely not care about praise as well…. I will say I’ve learned that I’m just never going to—no matter what I do—if I tried to make everyone happy, I wouldn’t be able to. I’d be considering people and not just being myself. So I just learned that doesn’t pay off, and that has made it much easier for me to give less of a f*ck, essentially.”
On where she sees herself five years from now:
“I would love to continue to do what I’m doing. I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now. I really like the idea of producing more content for other people and not it being just my own podcast. I started a media company around this podcast called Bitch Era Media, and I’m hoping that my bitch era continues. *Laughs* It’s just about, for me, connecting to all the sides of myself and using them to do what I want to do, professionally and personally.”
For select quotes from Cosmo’s interview with EmRata, and check out the full Q&A at: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a41822700/emily-ratajkowski-high-low-podcast-interview/