Spot On with Link Lauren

Episode: Kim K Deletes Meghan and Harry, Sydney Sweeney Stands Strong, and Beta Males of the Govt Shutdown

Date: November 12, 2025
Host: Link Lauren (MK Media)
Co-Host: Lauren

Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Link Lauren takes his trademark unfiltered, no-holds-barred approach to break down the latest drama from Hollywood to Washington, D.C. Topics range from the bizarre saga of Meghan Markle’s “wickless candle” and her abrupt Kardashian photoshoot disappearance, to Kim Kardashian’s latest legal flop, Sydney Sweeney’s refusal to bow to woke critics, and the host’s stinging critique of “beta males” in the ongoing government shutdown. The episode is laced with Link's signature wit, pop culture references, and a notably sassy tone.

Main Themes and Segments

1. Meghan Markle’s Wickless Candle & Celebrity Party Drama

[01:03-04:56]

• Link recounts trying Meghan Markle’s new “As Ever” product line, particularly a $64 candle that arrived with no wick.
• The struggle to get a refund (website's damaged product link is broken, no refunds policy) goes viral, with listeners and other buyers reporting similar experiences.
• Link muses on whether the failed candle is a metaphor for Markle’s career:

  “It's almost Shakespearean and comedic and tragic... Like I said, it's a metaphor for Meghan Markle's career. Nothing is lighting, nothing is igniting, and nothing is taking off.” (Link, [02:23])

• Critique that for Meghan’s “attention to detail” branding, simple QC issues shouldn’t happen.
• Surprise: Prince Harry & Meghan crash Kris Jenner’s lavish 70th birthday bash at Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’ mansion—then, all photos with them are quickly deleted from Kardashian social media.
• Link speculates:
  • Internet thinks it’s about Remembrance Day insensitivity, but he believes Markle herself demanded deletion because “she didn’t like the way she looked.”
  • Dismisses claims Meghan expected privacy at a Kardashian party:

    “You don't go to a Kardashian party expecting privacy, okay? Kim Kardashian, we discovered her on her back, okay? ... These aren't women who are shy.” (Link, [06:01])

Notable Quote:

“The fact that a 64 dollar candle did not have a wick is unacceptable... If you get a candle from Diptyque, normally it comes with a nice cover. This is a pretty small candle with no cover for $64. And there's no wick. So we will be tracking this down.” (Link, [03:32])

2. Kris Jenner's Party & Kardashian Dynamics

[04:56-12:43]

• Kris Jenner’s open relationship with her plastic surgeon Dr. Levine is praised for authenticity, with commentary on Hollywood’s cosmetic obsession.
• Discussion of Kris Jenner hiding her hands post-surgery (speculation that “your hands show your age”), always wearing gloves at events.
• Kim Kardashian arrives at her mother’s 70th in a revealing dress—Link reads this as an attempt to upstage her mom, referencing similar attention-seeking outfits at other friends’ milestones.
• Transition to Kim’s failed law journey:
  • Clip where Kim rants about her four psychics assuring her she’d pass the bar exam (she didn’t).
  • Link lampoons her strategy of relying on ChatGPT and “a roundtable of psychics” to study.

Notable Moment:

“If I had to choose between Kim Kardashian as my legal representation or my cousin Vinny, I'm choosing my cousin Vinny every single day of the week.” (Link, [13:01])

3. Government Shutdown: “Beta Males of the Hill” & Political Theatrics

[15:20-23:03]

• Link slams the extended shutdown for hurting workers and families.
• Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker called “beta males,” “overgrown theater kids,” and accused of caring more about stunts than Americans.
• CNN clip: Hakeem Jeffries gives non-answers about the shutdown—Link ridicules this as “buffoonery, tomfoolery and malarkey.” ([16:06])
• Senator John Fetterman is spotlighted for putting “country over party” and criticizing his own party for crossing lines affecting millions’ benefits and security.
• CNN poll shows Chuck Schumer is the “least popular Dem Senate leader ever”—Link calls for his retirement.
• Link’s take: Fire half the federal government and “bring back Doge” to make it work efficiently.

Notable Quote:

“Chuck Schumer, you are a joke. You are a clown. You are a beta male, okay? We're going to put you in our beta male hall of fame up there with Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker... That’s the Democrats, okay? The Democrats are like those kids in Glee... but there was no plot.” (Link, [20:03])

4. Kamala Harris’s Never-Ending Book Tour & Political Image Management

[23:03-24:00]

• Kamala Harris’s ongoing book tour ridiculed for outlasting both her campaign and the government shutdown.
• Clip rolls of her insisting she “was playing chess, not checkers” against her opponents.
• Link’s response:

  “Sweetheart, you were barely playing checkers... Kamala Harris, you weren't playing 3D chess. You were like playing beer pong.” (Link, [23:56])

• Harris’s rise is attributed more to affirmative action than talent with scathing language about her performance in the 2020 campaign.

5. Sydney Sweeney Standing Strong Against Cancel Culture

[27:37-30:30]

• Sydney Sweeney criticized by “miserable feminists” and left-wing media after her lighthearted American Eagle jeans ad (“I have great genes”) is interpreted as racially insensitive.
• Sweeney, rumored to be conservative, faces Hollywood backlash; Zendaya reportedly refuses to share promo events with her.
• Sweeney deadpans in interviews, refusing to apologize, which Link champions as the right move:

  “Do not apologize, do not kowtow, do not capitulate... She can't be canceled if she never acts again... She can live off the interest of the tens of millions of dollars she made.” (Link, [30:06])

• Broader critique of woke advertising (Calvin Klein, Nike, Bud Light) with Link asserting that “Middle America” is tired of the “WOKE crap.”
• Reference to recent policy changes banning biological men from women's sports in the Olympics as evidence of the cultural pendulum swinging back.

6. Royal Family Segment: Real vs. “Wickless” Royals

[31:55-36:30]

• Snap review of William and Catherine’s transparency about handling her cancer diagnosis with their children—praised as moving and modernizing for the monarchy.
• Insight into the universality and relatability of parenting through crises.
• Teases Britain’s “old guard” (Charles and Camilla) vs. the more open, modern approach of William and Kate.
• Quick jab at Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix special “With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration” — eye-rolling at the hypocrisy of selling tradition while being cut off from the world’s most tradition-bound family.

Notable Quote:

“I've had enough of Meghan Markle and her wickless candles, okay? And her wickless husband, Prince Harry, the two little hucksters over in Montecito. I want to talk about the real royalty, Catherine and William.” (Link, [31:55])

• Link jokes about how he’d fit in at Buckingham Palace (“I need my lighting... like Mariah Carey”) and fantasizes about being adopted into the royal family amid current vacancies for titles.

Memorable Quotes

• On Meghan Markle’s launch:

  “The content was worth it, actually. It's almost Shakespearean and comedic and tragic, the way we opened the candle... no wick!” (Link, [02:14])

• On the Kardashians:

  “If I'm showing up at my mom's 70th birthday, okay, you best believe I'm not going to have my ass crack out.” (Link, [10:47])

• On Hollywood ‘wokeness’:

  “We don't want to see fat, non binary trans people in Calvin Klein ads. We don't want to see a transgender influencer who makes a mockery of women promoting Bud Light like Dylan Mulvaney, okay? We want Sydney Sweeney, okay? We want a woman who knows she's a woman.” (Link, [30:25])

• On the government shutdown:

  “All they care about are political stunts. They would starve out the American people, okay? ...while that's going on for real working Americans... these elites in Washington, D.C. were out to lunch, laughing all the way.” (Link, [16:28])

• On Kamala Harris:

  “Kamala Harris, the only reason she was even pushed through in the first place years ago, was on affirmative action...she ended up being an abject failure.” (Link, [24:00])

Key Timestamps

• 01:03: Intro to Meghan Markle’s candle debacle
• 04:56: Recap of Kardashian/Bezos birthday party drama and deleted photos
• 10:20: Kim Kardashian’s party outfit and law exam woes
• 15:40: Transition to government shutdown, “beta males” and Hakeem Jeffries clip
• 18:07: Fetterman’s critique of his own party
• 19:25: Schumer’s record low poll numbers, Link’s teardown
• 23:03: Kamala Harris’ “chess not checkers” defense, Link’s fiery response
• 27:37: Sydney Sweeney segment, her refusal to apologize
• 31:55: Royal roundup: William, Kate, and transparency about cancer
• 36:30: Meghan Markle’s Netflix holiday special
• 43:08: Host wraps up with gratitude for audience of all ages

Tone and Style

• Language: Direct, cheeky, and irreverent, peppered with pop culture references, sarcasm, and playful insults.
• Energy: Fast-paced and high-energy, jumping briskly between pop culture and politics.
• Humor: Dark, cutting, and often self-deprecating (“recovering theater kid,” Mariah Carey lighting joke)
• Perspective: Conservative/populist, pro-America, sharply critical of liberal/WOKE culture and establishment politicians of both parties.

Summary for New Listeners

This episode is classic Link Lauren: sharp, comedic, and scathing toward both Hollywood elites and D.C. politicians. The Meghan Markle “wickless candle” is used as a metaphor for celebrity vanity and brand emptiness, while the Kardashian party drama and Kim’s psychic-driven legal studies deliver reality TV satire. In politics, Link doesn’t hold back—branding government shutdown leaders as self-absorbed “beta males” and praising rare breakaway voices like Senator Fetterman. The show closes with a defense of anti-woke self-made star Sydney Sweeney and sincere praise for the real royals, William and Catherine, for their open handling of family health crises.

If you crave pop culture commentary mixed with ruthless political hot takes and aren’t afraid of a little controversy, this episode is “spot on.”