met gala anxiety

What this episode is about

The discussion centers around the host's feelings of exhaustion after a redeye flight, their struggle with hydration on the go, and the comfort of using a familiar water bottle. In a light-hearted tone, they also reflect on encountering teenagers during their outing, leading to a brief moment of embarrassment, while hinting at a Met Gala tradition related to their visit to Butterfield Market.

Key takeaways

• Redeye flights: a form of self-torture, particularly for the not-so-resilient travelers among us.
• Stanley cups: saving travelers from dehydration while making packing a extreme sport of convenience versus comfort.
• Electrolyte cocktails: when hydration becomes an artsy mixology session—who says travel isn't festive?
• Sulfur masks: the beauty regimen that promises clear skin but might earn you a 'rotten egg' reputation.
• Pre-Met excitement: the thrill of the guest list is real, making every coffee stop feel like a countdown.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Emma Chamberlain (Host) · 22 min speaking
• Owen (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Jared (Guest) · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Stanley Cup, Met Gala, skin care, wasabi
2. 5:00 – 10:00: skin care, PB – Massage – Florida (a) (facialist), coffee, sulfur mask
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Met Gala, coffee
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Met Gala
5. 20:00 – 24:19: wasabi

Notable quotes from "met gala anxiety"

• Need to spend as much of today outside as I can, but I'm just I'm hurting. I'm hurting. I'm hurting. I brought my Stanley cup. I don't know how I've never done this before.…

  about Stanley Cup · at 0:59

• Walked by me and laughed at me. So, I had to put my camera down because I was so mortified. They were laughing at me and they're they're making fun of me. anyway, this is like a Met Gala tradition to go to Butterfield Market.

  about Met Gala · at 3:19

• Nah. I don't care if I get a splinter right now. Oh my god. This should be so good. It's really good. Wow. I really wanted to feel at home on this trip and so I brought all of…

  about skin care · at 4:23

• Breakout. I had a bunch of zits on my forehead, a bunch on the cheeks, a bunch on the cheeks, and I was Something's going on. I went to a facialist before I left and she put me…

  about PB – Massage – Florida (a) (facialist) · at 5:26

• Be coming from inside. It's Oh my god, that reminds me of the year that I had a tonsil stone in my throat. And I was so self-conscious the whole entire Met that year because I…

  about tonsil stone · at 6:45

• Think that really just stressed me out and put me in a weird mood. But I'm coming out of my weird mood and I'm sitting on a bench in Central Park and I'm having a large copy…

  about coffee · at 13:16

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• PB – Massage – Florida (a) (facialist) — Person · Referenced expert (skincare professional) · 2 mentions · first at 5:15
  The facialist diagnoses the breakout situation and prescribes a special regimen (serums, hyaluronic acid, sulfur mask) that Emma follows.

Products & tech

• Stanley Cup — Product · Referenced product / comfort item · 2 mentions · first at 1:11
  Used as Emma's travel hydration tool and a symbol of feeling 'at home' while traveling for the Met.
• coffee — Product · Referenced product / coping aid · 2 mentions · first at 7:50
  Coffee is used to manage exhaustion and mood during the day-before-Met crunch and while sitting in Central Park.
• wasabi — Product · Referenced food item (comic beat) · 2 mentions · first at 4:10
  Wasabi appears in sushi moments and is used as a humorous callback at the end ('too much wasabi').
  Feeling a little bit exhausted. I know. M. Their sushi is so good. Do you do I just put little balls of wasabi on the top and sometimes it's the perfect amount and sometimes it'll be really too much and it'll really hurt. Did you?

Concepts & topics

• skin care — Concept · Core topic (personal routine / prep) · 3 mentions · first at 4:43
  Emma details bringing skincare tools, using a special regimen for breakouts, and balancing treatments with Met-day concerns (smell, appearance).
• sulfur mask — Concept · Skincare treatment referenced · 1 mention · first at 6:03
  A spot-treatment recommended by the facialist; Emma discusses its effectiveness and the strong sulfur smell impacting Met-day choices.
  Breakouts. I'm using a few different serums. I'm using a aelic acid, whatever. I just listen to what she says. hyaluronic acid serum moisturizer. This one's like a little bit…
• hyaluronic acid — Concept · Skincare ingredient referenced in regimen · 1 mention · first at 5:54
  Mentioned as part of the facialist-prescribed routine (serum/moisturizer) to address breakouts and maintain hydration.
  Not following my usual routine. I'm doing something special to help with the breakouts. I'm using a few different serums. I'm using a aelic acid, whatever. I just listen to…
• tonsil stone — Concept · Anecdotal health reference · 1 mention · first at 6:45
  Emma recalls having a tonsil stone during a past Met, tying into anxiety about odor/breath and social self-consciousness.

Places & events

• Met Gala — Event · Core topic / central event · 3 mentions · first at 3:25
  The entire episode is structured around Emma's preparation for and participation in the Met Gala, including research, glam, stress, and post-event exhaustion.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:16 Okay. Okay. I am exhausted because I took a redeye last night and I used to love redeye flights, but I feel like I'm just not as resilient as I once was and I'm feeling it. It's like 1:30. I landed at 7:00 a.m. and I might need to take a nap. But it's such a nice day. It's like 77° today. It's unbelievable. It's like summer. It's so nice. So, I'm like I I need to spend as much of today outside as I can, but I'm just I'm hurting. I'm hurting. I'm hurting. I brought my Stanley cup. I don't know how I've never done this before. Whenever I travel, I'm always so dehydrated because I don't have my Stanley Cup. So, this trip, I was like, I'll just bring it. It's definitely inconvenient. Like it takes up so much space and I only pack a carry-on so I have less space than the average person. But I'm obsessed with having this. It's so comforting to have my cup. Like this is so nice. I feel like I'm at home. I have

1:39 strawberry liquid IV electrolytes. I have Ultima raspberry electrolytes. And I have element mango chili flavored electrolytes. I think right now I want a strawberry. Wait, do I have like water? Do you guys have water in this place? I'm not funny right now because I'm tired. So, don't judge me. Okay, that should be good. I'm actually going to add a little bit of this one as well. I'm making an electrolyte cocktail. Pour this in here. These ice cubes that they gave me look like the perfect cube. Yum. I love those cubes.

2:37 Heat. Heat. That was my dad's car when I was growing up. And it's on my arm. And there's my dad. So yeah, his was actually silver. Light silver. Very chic, honestly. Anywh who, it's sort of I can't do this right now. Some little high school boys just walked by me and laughed at me. So, I had to put my camera down because I was so mortified. They were laughing at me and and and they're they're making fun of me. Um anyway, this is like a Met Gala tradition to go to Butterfield Market.

3:48 I'm curious about this though. Oh, garlic. Yeah. Oh my god, that is garlic. I'm not in the mood to have garlic breath. Are you sometimes in the mood for Yes. I'm feeling a little bit exhausted. I know. M. Their sushi is so good. Do you do um I just put little balls of wasabi on the top and sometimes it's the perfect amount and sometimes it'll be really too much and it'll really hurt. Did you? Nah. I don't care if I get a splinter right now. Oh my god. This should be so good. It's really good. Wow. I really wanted to feel at home on this trip and so I brought all of my like fancy skin care equipment. I brought my Stanley cup and I really do feel like I'm at home. No. Did I forget my hair band? I love to use this like Oh, wait. No, it's right here. Yeah, this is exciting. I literally I was so sad. I was like, I love having my headband for when I do my skin care and all that. And I thought I forgot it. And here it is. Here it

5:15 is. I went to a facialist before I left because I was having sort of an unusual breakout. I had a bunch of zits on my forehead, a bunch on the cheeks, a bunch on the cheeks, and I was like, "Something's going on." I went to a facialist before I left and she put me on a special skin care regimen. So, I'm not following my usual routine. I'm doing something special to help with the breakouts. I'm using a few different serums. I'm using a aelic acid, whatever. I just listen to what she says. um hyaluronic acid serum moisturizer. This one's like a little bit lighter than my usual one. She gave me this like little thing called a sulfur mask. I basically spot treat the zits. It's been working really well. It's so funny because when you first put it on, it doesn't smell like anything, but the next morning it smells like an egg fart. Yeah, it smells sulfuric.

6:25 like a rotten egg and it kind of soaks into my pores a little bit. Even when I wash it off in the morning for the rest of the day, I still kind of smell like an egg a little bit on the face, but it's worth it. I'm not going to put this on though the night before the Met because I don't want to be like interviewing somebody and they're like, "Oh, something smells like a rotten egg." And I'm like, "That's so weird. That's so weird. That's so weird. Must be coming from inside." It's like, "Oh my god, that reminds me of the year that I had a tonsil stone in my throat." And I was so self-conscious the whole entire Met that year because I was like, "Does my breath smell bad?" A tonsil stone is like a white ball on your tonsil that smells. Yeah, it's disgusting. I had one of those during the Met one year. I'm going to spray a little bit of leave-in conditioner in my hair before I go to sleep just cuz I just got my hair done

7:10 and so I'm trying to keep it protected. This last cut, I cut it so short. The top is so short. Every time I get it cut, I go a little bit shorter. And one day I may have a buzz cut. We'll see. Hi Owen. Good morning Owen. This is my best friend Owen on a billboard. Good morning Owen. I woke up at like 6:30 because I went to bed at like 9:30. My dad's not awake. There's like nothing to do. So, I was like, "Okay, I'll get a little coffee." It's pretty good. There was one place open. There was one coffee shop open nearby. Anyway, I don't know what I'm going to do now. I think I'm meeting my dad for breakfast at like 8:00. Maybe I'll go work on my computer.

8:07 Honestly, kind of a vibe. Like I kind of love just sitting on my computer and pressing buttons and [ __ ] I just got back from the table read, which is the meeting that I go to every year where basically I talk to the Vogue team. I get to see the guest list. It's so fun because I get to see who's going to the Met before anyone else. And it's so exciting. I got this huge book filled with information about every guest. And now I'm going to study and do further research. Sometimes there are certain people I want to do deep dives on leading up to the Met. You know, I have all this time to research the theme, but I only have like 48 hours to research the guest list because I get it 2 days before the Met. So, it's crunch time. Let's crack the laptop.

9:31 Let's crack the laptop and let's [ __ ] get to work. Okay. Johnny, that's never going to be easy. Here's the ducks. Okay. I'm tired and I'm overwhelmed. There's too much that I feel like I have to do today and I'm too tired to do any of it. So, I'm not doing any of it. And I feel bad cuz I'm not being productive. Uh yeah.

12:23 I don't know what's going on with me today. I just I don't think I got enough sleep last night. Like I only slept probably 5 hours and I woke up feeling exhausted and kind of sick but not like actually sick but you know when you don't get enough sleep and then you kind of feel almost a little bit sick and then that stressed me out because I was like [ __ ] I need to be productive today. I need to be on my agame today. I need to be taking notes. I need to be studying. And then I was like fighting trying not to take a nap. I was just too tired. So I took a little nap and I am feeling better now. And I have a very large coffee size in my head. That's how you know it's really going to work and I'm starting to feel better. Sometimes when you wake up in the wrong mood, it can be really hard to shake. And usually I'm good at just shaking it and being like, "Oh [ __ ] you know what? I guess I need to take a nap." Or, "Oh [ __ ] you

13:10 know what? I guess I'm just not going to get as much done today as I wanted to." But today is the day before the Met. I I don't have that sort of time. And I think that really just stressed me out and put me in a weird mood. But I'm coming out of my weird mood and I'm sitting on a bench in Central Park and I'm having a large copy and I think everything's going to be fine. I also think too that this is going to be my fifth year doing the Met red carpet interviews. And I think every year the pressure weirdly builds a little bit more where I'm like, "Oh my god, I really want to do an even better job this year. I want to constantly be improving." And so I think that pressure is getting to me a little bit as well, which I deep down know is actually ultimately harmful and unnecessary. like I just need to do the best that I can.

13:50 But I do think that there's this pressure of like, oh, I need to spend every single waking moment of my day preparing. So, listen. You know what? Emma had a rough morning. Emma had a rough morning, but it's 3:11 right now. I still have a whole day ahead of me. Everything's going to be okay. And cheers to that. See, I'm in a good mood now, I think. No, I'm serious. I think things are really turning around for me today. No, serious. Watch me. Look how happy I am. Oh hi. My dad's letting me hang out with him now that I'm not in as much of a bad mood anymore. That's right.

14:52 I love it. It's so amazing. Nice job, Jared. Since none of these are used like close at all too. Do you want to grab the shoe? Yeah. Good. Wow. Cute, baby. Okay, that's fine. Nothing I can say. Yeah, this is too tight. I can let it out. Okay, great. I can let out the band. No problem. Over these kind of fabric, it leaves a hole behind. It's just It has to be low. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it would be so cute like here. Could we stitch this little pocket watch right here? And B will be pissed if her butt crack. They said no butt crack. I just think if this train is on carpet and it's pulling you back a bit, your ass crack could pop out. Mhm. Wait, did you hear it not wanting full crackout? Crazy. Are you okay? Wait, Jared doesn't want crap?

15:46 Like, I've never heard this in my life. Um, no. I'm not kidding. I've been so stressed. I I don't even If you touch this, this is going to mess up. This is going to Everything will mess up. Yeah, you can't touch this. It's sitting so wonderful. I love it. I mean, I think it's great. I don't have any notes, Jared. You might You're going to have more notes than me. I mean, beautiful. I'm happy about it. And I think tomorrow we'll spend a second just figuring out the poses that won't that'll keep it really nice and straight. But other than that, I mean, the pocket in the front. I'm obsessed. I love it so much. I want all my clothes to have a front pocket. I'm going to be at the after party like, "Hey you guys, the hand stays in the little pocket." I am not taking my hand out of the pocket. We can actually sew my hand into the pocket. This is so my personal style. Yeah.

16:48 It's the big day. Yay. Um, I have a long day ahead of me. I got up at 6:45 and I probably won't go to bed until 4:45 a.m. So, yeah. So, yeah. So, yeah. So yeah. So yeah. I feel like I'm getting too old to say so yeah. Like I don't think I can say so yeah anymore. You need like a a new I need something like well intubitably. You did that in like 30 seconds. Can you believe I I did my own nails this year? I can't believe it. It's unbelievable. You like the part on this side cuz I show I like this side of my face better. Karen on the left. Karen on the right. Karen on the right.

17:34 I'm honestly all fear right now. So, are you in Are you in fear? I Yeah, but that's just what it is. I know. But I'm also excited for everyone to kill it. You know what I mean? We're just going to manifest that. Yep. There's a pressure to like you always want to be improving. This already looks so [ __ ] amazing. I I tried not to cuz I was like, I'm just going to get over it and like even if it's Christmas, we're doing dinner. We'll do lunch. We're going to do lunch next week. How many siblings do you have? Just one. Okay. I like the bangs pushed to the side. That ended up being so cute. I really like the shape and it was completely like accidental. Well, no, it's not going to be that spiky. Are we going to do the little side part thing? Like, what do you think, Jared? I want to see.

18:20 Yes. Take me two seconds, babe. Two. Have you seen this? So, portray I'm going to make it spiky and then if it's too spiky, I'll unspiky. Okay. Nothing's set in stone. I like it to the side actually. Obviously the clip is extreme, but is there a way to get closer to that girl? Look

18:56 at I'm like not funny right now. I'm not I I have no personality right now. I'm dead inside cuz I'm nervous. Just conserve. I'm like conser I think that's what I'm doing. I think I'm subconsciously conserving energy so that I can be I am on low power. Look at the side boob. Really good, Jared. That's good. I have no emotion. That's really good. Let's go.

19:31 Is my back out beautiful clothes? Hop over the train. You got it. Thank you very much. Thank you so much. You could at least smile for the No come wish you could come. I know. CP, come on. They're not coming. CP, come on. They're not coming. Come on. Please. Sure. Is it Are we going to like Is the elevator going to break? I'm so overwhelmed with I know. Don't do that. It's bad for the glam. Also the vibes. And the vibes. I I can't tell him to cry or throw up. Oh my god. Thank you for holding the elevator. And we'll see you soon. Yes. You got it.

20:54 The first time I smiled all day Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Make a joke. Somebody make a joke. Somebody make a joke. Somebody make a joke. Somebody say something funny. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Something. I know. We need Sammy. I keep like almost crying. Literally, somebody has to say something. I wish. Stop. Wait, that actually worked. No, I'm actually I'm not crying anymore. Oh my god. Actually, does my workout right there? Okay, turn this off from like where we sit. Like, this was the least intense. Really? It really is. I don't know why it felt so crazy. In the back. Spiky in the back. Oh my god. We literally have the same hair. Wait, she looks like that dog. Are you styled by Jared, too? I give everyone hugs, but I can't. Do you know Is this car staying here? Yes. I just have to drop her off and then get my kit. Okay.

22:13 Am I good? Okay, I'm good. She coming down, please. You got two steps. You got one there, one here. Thank you, Peter. I love you so much. There we go. Right there. Perfect. Very good. Oh, hey. Smile right there. Am I right? I didn't

22:39 right off the street. Emma right to the right chamber straight ahead smile right here on the right over the shoulder over the right shoulder Emma straight ahead on the right wait what is this outfit wait this is my acup so No. Who makes a crush? Never lose my voice. Really unbelievable time. No, no, serious. I love you. Can we just sit with this? You looked amazing. Thank you so much. And it's it's it's really We went to a few after parties. I don't have it in me. I had a long day. I just wanted to come home, have some sushi, and go to bed before like 4:00 a.m. It's 3:15. I'll be asleep at a reasonable hour, and that's all I could ever ask for. So, I'm just so tired, and I have nothing to say. And I I don't think I'll ever have anything to say again. But I actually will. I don't feel like I will, but I I feel like I'll never talk again after how much talking I did. But I'll probably talk again

24:04 probably a lot. And I'll probably talk tomorrow probably a lot. Too much wasabi on that

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "met gala anxiety"?

Emma Chamberlain (Host), Owen (Guest), Jared (Guest).

What is "met gala anxiety" about?

The discussion centers around the host's feelings of exhaustion after a redeye flight, their struggle with hydration on the go, and the comfort of using a familiar water bottle. In a light-hearted tone, they also reflect on encountering teenagers during their outing, leading to a brief moment of embarrassment, while hinting at a Met Gala tradition related to their visit to Butterfield Market.

What is mentioned in this emma chamberlain episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Met Gala, skin care, Stanley Cup, PB – Massage – Florida (a) (facialist), coffee, sulfur mask. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "met gala anxiety"?

The episode runs 24 min; the transcript is about 3,066 words in 23 timestamped sections.

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