Meghan Markle DUMPED By Netflix, Katie Couric Strokes Newsom's Massive Ego, and Obama's Ugly Library

Summary

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Podcast Summary: “Meghan Markle DUMPED By Netflix, Katie Couric Strokes Newsom's Massive Ego, and Obama's Ugly Library”

Show: Spot On with Link Lauren
Host: MK Media
Date: March 9, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this spirited Monday morning episode, Link Lauren and co-host cut through political and pop culture noise with trademark sharp commentary and humor. Topics include Meghan Markle’s much-memed demise at Netflix, a dig at figure skater Amber Glenn’s White House “snub,” the ongoing vanity parade of California Governor Gavin Newsom (and Katie Couric’s flirty interview antics), and a brutal takedown of Barack Obama’s new presidential library.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Meghan Markle DUMPED By Netflix

Timestamps: 02:04–15:29

• Netflix ends relationship with Meghan Markle:

  • Netflix reportedly decides not to renew Meghan Markle’s contract after underperforming projects.

  • Scathing review of Markle’s Christmas special:

    “It was like watching a woman in an insane asylum doing arts and crafts. And everybody was like, good sweetie, good sweetie. Use the children's scissors.”
    —Host, 03:40

  • Host recounts reviewing Markle’s product line (including the notorious wickless candle):

    “You better get up and work. Don't cut corners. Because for getting a wick in a candle, that's an egregious mistake.”
    —Host, 04:47

• Failure of Markle’s ventures and lack of Hollywood cachet:

  • Points to Meghan’s inability to get “real celebrities” involved in her projects and her alienation from A-listers (“Persona non grata to the Kardashians”).
  • Comments on the soft corporate language of Netflix’s break-up statement, translating it as a diplomatic “goodbye, sister — take your washed-up jams, jellies, and wickless candles and hit the road, Jack” (09:07–09:10).

• Underlying dynamic with Prince Harry:

  • Suggests Harry, as the “draw,” is tired of being used as Markle’s ticket and their joint projects are “manic” and “Kardashian-esque.”

• Royal gossip and Australia tour:

  • Hints at legal tension: Prince William may take legal advice if Harry and Meghan proceed with a Princess Diana documentary timed for 2027 (11:27).
  • Markle and Harry reportedly planning philanthropic trip to Australia, with the host mocking the idea that Australians will be unaware Markle was dropped by Netflix.

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2. Timothee Chalamet’s Hot Take + Celebrity Culture Skewering

Timestamps: 17:39–23:50

• Chalamet’s ballet & opera diss:

  • Chalamet criticized for saying he didn’t want to work in “ballet or opera or things where it’s like, hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore” (18:08).

  • Host defends ballet and opera:

    “Opera, ballet, these art forms, right, they are the foundation and basis for everything else. What he's doing started off a gazillion years ago with opera and with ballet. And so if you don't understand that history, how can you have respect for your craft?”
    —Host, 18:22

  • Celebrity clapback highlighted, with quotes from real opera singers (Isabel Leonard, Deepa Johnny).

• Mixes in a brutal comparison with the Kardashians:

  • Notes Chalamet’s relationship with Kylie Jenner, implying hypocrisy in dissing classical arts while dating a reality star:

    “Your sister grew up on a reality show, okay? Where they hoard themselves out every single day... We discovered half the Kardashians on their back.”
    —Host, 21:01

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3. Amber Glenn and the Faux White House Snub

Timestamps: 23:50–27:32

• Amber Glenn declines a White House invitation she never received:

  • Host and co-host ridicule US Olympian Amber Glenn for publicly saying she would refuse a post-Olympics White House invitation, despite apparent uncertainty she was ever invited.

    “This is like me saying, I am not coming to your party, okay? ... And the host is like, honey, you weren't even invited.”
    —Co-host & Host, 24:42–24:48

  • Host calls Glenn’s attitude “small minded” and “bottom of the barrel.”

  • Jokes about the fleeting fame of Olympians:

    “The Olympics were just a few weeks ago. I've already forgotten half these people.”
    —Host, 23:50

  • Touches on Glenn’s age in the sport:

    “At 26, she's considered old for her sport. I mean, it's horrible. ... But 26, that's old for figure skating.”
    —Co-host & Host, 26:34–26:41

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4. Obama’s “Ugly” Presidential Library

Timestamps: 29:43–34:42

• Library opening on Juneteenth and not inviting Trump:

  • The host describes the soon-to-be-opened Obama Presidential Center as an “utter calamity,” mocking its architecture:

    “I don't know who designed this. Okay, this is one of the worst things I have ever seen. I want to say what it looks like, but I don't want to get flagged.”
    —Host, 29:48

  • Critiques Obama’s legacy:

    “Obama, I can't think of one thing that he did that really was accepted by the American people.”
    —Host, 32:09

• Political shade:

  • Disparages the notion of hope as Obama’s legacy, and says the event will just be a “liberal kind of get together and pat ourselves on the back.”

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5. Gavin Newsom’s Vanity Parade & Katie Couric’s Flirtation

Timestamps: 34:42–36:43

• Katie Couric interviews Newsom:

  • Couric asks if Newsom has a “Zoolander Problem” and is just “ridiculously good looking,” to which Newsom laughs it off (“You don't do anything about it...I am who I am, and it's fine,” 34:54).

  • Host responds with comedic exasperation:

    “Katie Couric. Okay, sweetie, calm down. Take a chill pill. I thought Katie Couric was going to get down on her knees and put her head in his lap. I mean, she was basically groveling for Gavin Newsom's attention.”
    —Host, 35:16

  • Criticizes Couric as a “liberal partisan hack” and notes mainstream media’s irrelevance.

• Further Newsom Drag:

  • Accuses Newsom of lacking substance and character beneath his looks:

    “You're tall and you're good looking enough to where you've never had to really work or, you know, procure a personality.”
    —Host, 36:16

  • Rattles off the governor’s failures (homelessness, mismanagement) and questions his readiness for higher office.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Persona non grata to the Kardashians.” —Co-host, 08:17
• “The Duchess of Scamalot. The Duchess of White Castle. The Duchess of Soho House. Should I keep going?” —Host, 05:46
• On Amber Glenn:
  “That's like me with the Met Gala. Like, oh, I would decline an invitation if I were invited. Honey, you weren't invited. No one wants you there.” —Host & Co-host, 27:15–27:20
• On Obama’s library:
  “You look up at it and you try not to gag.” —Host, 31:47
• On Newsom’s ego:
  “Keep talking about how you're handsome ... which is what they've done for decades. It's why you have this big ego.” —Host, 36:16

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Episode Timestamps: Key Segments

| Segment | Time | |---------------------------------------------|--------------| | Meghan Markle & Netflix | 02:04–15:29 | | Timothee Chalamet’s Opera/Ballet Comments | 17:39–23:50 | | Amber Glenn White House Snub | 23:50–27:32 | | Obama Library Roast | 29:43–34:42 | | Gavin Newsom & Katie Couric | 34:42–36:43 |

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Tone & Style

The episode is fast-paced, irreverent, and packed with sarcasm—a “no sacred cows” vibe, blending pop culture jabs with political rants, all served with wink, side-eye, and unapologetic snark.

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Summary Takeaways

• Meghan Markle's Hollywood experiment is declared dead by both Netflix and the hosts.
• The show gleefully mocks the self-seriousness of celebrities and politicians—the less self-aware, the better.
• Timothee Chalamet and Gavin Newsom are both called out for self-importance, while the Obama library is derided for bad taste and political posturing.
• The hosts relish in skewering out-of-touch elites while blending pop culture gossip with pointed political satire.

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[End of Summary]

Transcript

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tremphfireradio.com hey everyone, welcome back to Spot on with Link. Lauren Happy Monday morning. We have a lot to discuss if this is your first time tuning in. Welcome to the show. We welcome everyone as long as you have a sense of humor and you don't take things too seriously. Okay, if you have a sense of humor. If you're down for a good time, welcome to the show. Buckle up. Pour yourself a drink. Let's have some fun. Well, it is Monday morning so maybe don't pour yourself a drink nonetheless. Okay, if you are a returning customer. Welcome back to to the show. We have a lot to discuss today. Okay, Megan Markle dropped by. Netflix dropped. Utter calamity.

[Podcast Co-host]

They said. Goodbye sister.

[Podcast Host]

We are done. We have to talk about Amber Glenn. You might remember Amber Glenn. She was the pansexual poly something or other from the Olympics. Well, apparently she has declined an invitation to the White House. But we can't figure out was she actually invited to the White House?

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Were you invited. Honey, it's like, I am not coming

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to that party on Saturday night. It's like, honey, you weren't even invited. So we got to talk about that. We're going to get into Gavin Newsom a little bit, okay? His little vanity tour he's doing with Katie Couric. We have a bunch of topics, but we got to pay some bills really quickly. And after we pay some bills, we'll dive right in. Everything healthy. Hair, skin, nails, mental clarity, and more. All start with gut health. If you finally want to fix your gut, you need to add quality colostrum to your daily routine. Today's sponsor, Cowboy Colostrum offers the highest quality bovine colostrum available, 100% American, made from 100% American grass fed cows. Unlike other Colostrum brands, Cowboy Colostrum is true. First day, whole colostrum rich in bioactives like immunoglobulins and growth factors. Don't worry, Cowboy Colostrum only collects the surplus colostrum after baby calves have had their fill. Using ethical practices, Cowboy Colostrum helps support steady energy, less bloating, healthier hair, skin and nails. It's delicious, too. Made with natural ingredients and no artificial flavors. Just add a scoop of their chocolate, Madagascar vanilla matcha or strawberry into your coffee or smoothie and improve your gut health naturally. For a limited time, our listeners get up to 25% off their entire order. Just head to cowboycolostrum.com link and use code link at checkout. That's 25% off when you use code [e-mail] slink. Well, God put a rainbow in the sky. Megan Markle has officially been dropped by Netflix. Okay. Every single one of her projects absolutely collapsed. Okay, the Christmas special. If you did not see the Christmas special, it was like watching a woman in an insane asylum doing arts and crafts. And everybody was like, good sweetie, good sweetie. Use the children's scissors. She was doing arts and crafts. It was an absolute joke. She couldn't get any real celebrities to be in it. It was supposed to be all of her real friends. Okay, where? Where are all these real friends?

[Podcast Co-host]

Because she didn't even invite them to her wedding.

[Podcast Host]

She didn't have her own dad at her wedding. So friends and family aren't her forte. That's not her strong suit. So Meghan Markle, she has been dropped by Netflix. I guess they got tired of the wickless candles. Okay, the wickless candle still haunts me. I leave it here on my desk to remind me, you better Work. Okay. You better get up and work. Don't cut corners. Because for getting a wick and a candle, that's an egregious mistake.

[Podcast Co-host]

Okay.

[Podcast Host]

I guess Harry wasn't down in the basement doing quality control. She let him up for some air and candles got through without wick. So as. As you guys know, we did a full review of Meghan Markle's products on this channel about two or three months ago. You can go find it. When we opened the candle, there was no wick. Okay. My producer and I, we were absolutely shook. I tried her jams. I tried the orange marmalade, the raspberry, the strawber. I thought objectively the strawberry was fine. Was it worth the price point? No. Okay. Because you could go to Albertsons, you could go to Stop and Shop.

[Podcast Co-host]

You could go to Sam's Costco and

[Podcast Host]

get a bunch of strawberry jam for much cheaper. I also tried her flower sprinkles. I still don't understand why you want to put dried out flower petals on your food. But Netflix said we're also done with her. And the one thing that this did spawn that I found funny, people started sending me candles. So I got sent a Michelle Obama candle after Candlegate. Okay. After Candlegate with the wickless candle, people started sending me candles. And I'm like, I don't know if I want to get my address out. But then I also got this Megan Markle candle. If these are sacrilegious, I apologize. These were sent to me. But these are probably two women who receive my ire more than anyone, and deservedly so. Michelle Obama, Meghan Markle. Okay. The Duchess of Scamalot. Okay. The Duchess of White Castle. The Duchess of Soho House. Should I keep going? So Meghan Markle, she's been canned by Netflix. And let's be honest, the only reason Netflix signed Meghan Markle in the first place, it was a vanity thing. You know, they left the royal family. They wanted to be the first ones Netflix to get in the door. They threw them allegedly $100 million to say, come to us. They got that first docu series and then that was it. I think everything that came after was sort of a consolation prize. When you are running a business like Netflix is doing, you can't keep people on the docket who are turning out horrible projects that aren't making money. When she comes out with these projects, they're not even in the top 10 on Netflix. How are you not in the top 10? And you're signed to Netflix. That doesn't even make sense. And so Netflix said, you know what, we're going to cut ties and we're going to send you on your merry way. So that is what happened with Meghan Markle. She was sent on her merry way with Prince Harry. I don't think Prince Harry is really interested in, in being in these projects with her anymore. And I think that's part of the problem as well. Prince Harry has said, you know what, I'm tired of being trotted out on Netflix once a season on your With Love Meghan cooking show or whatever project you're doing. And he said, I'm done. And he was sort of the big draw. Meghan Markle doesn't want to admit this, but Prince Harry is the draw. What makes her interesting is that she's married to this eligible ginger bachelor prince. Okay. Or ex prince.

[Podcast Co-host]

I don't know who still has their

[Podcast Host]

titles anymore, but Meghan Markle, that's what makes her interesting. That she was this girl who grew up over a garage and, you know, a less than great neighborhood. Allegedly she's a struggling actress. She finally marries this prince and then she squanders it. She squanders it, okay, Like a fool. Because there's some folks especially I see this with a lot of my girlfriends, they think the grass is greener on the other side, whether it's work, personal, relationship. And Megan, I thought she got too big for her britches. She thought, oh my God, well, I have all the cards where going to leave the royal family, go become big Hollywood celebrities. Now Meghan Markle is hanging out with the Kardashians and they don't even want to do have anything to do with her anymore. You know how bad you have to

[Podcast Co-host]

be to be Persona non grata to the Kardashians.

[Podcast Host]

These are people who film every nook and cranny of their lives and they don't want anything to do with Meghan Markle. That's how low her clout is in Hollywood. And I want to read you Netflix's statement because they gave her a soft landing. I thought it was nice. Megan's passion for elevating everyday moments in beautiful yet simple ways inspired the creation of the as ever brand. And we are glad to have played a role in bringing that vision to life as it was always intended. Megan will continue growing the brand and take it into the next chapter independently. And we look forward to celebrating how she continues to bring joy to households around the world. Basically. Let me translate that for you. Google Translate. Goodbye, sister. Goodbye. Thank you very much. Take your Washed up jams, jellies and wickets. Candles and hit the road, Jack.

[Podcast Co-host]

And don't you come back, okay? Hit the road, Jack, and get the

[Podcast Host]

hell out of here with your floppy hats and your frickin, you know, whatever. She's making paper mache BS Now, a source close to the matter told Page Six it was always the plan to get as ever running on its own two feet. And they said Netflix and the Duchess will continue their mutually supportive relationship. Yeah, right. That's not happening. Now some insiders say Megan is relieved to be able to go it alone because she felt like she was being held. Held back by cautious Netflix. Okay, let me tell you, this woman is not leaving Netflix of her own volition, in my opinion, okay, if the Netflix deal was going great, if the Netflix deal was amazing and just up and running and every project was hitting top five shows, you know, top 10, they wouldn't be letting her go. They would still have this relationship. And for her to blame Netflix for her products issues, to say she was held back by Netflix, girl, you're making candles and jams and the candles don't even have wicks. How is that Netflix's fault? How is that Netflix's problem? But that's who Meghan Markle is. So I don't think, truly, I don't think any other major streamer is going to sign Harry and Megan for a project. She will end up doing TikToks just like the rest of us. She'll end up on YouTube just like the rest of us. There's nothing exceptional about Meghan Markle. She couldn't even do a talk show because she's so unbearable to watch. She's so awkward. She doesn't understand social norms and how to converse with people. And so I don't even think Meghan Markle could do a talk show. So we wish you well, Meghan. We wish you well, Meghan Markle. And maybe she'll be crashing more. What are they called?

[Podcast Co-host]

Fashion shows. Runway shows.

[Podcast Host]

I see.

[Podcast Co-host]

I'm so normal.

[Podcast Host]

I'm like, what's it called?

[Podcast Co-host]

A fashion show.

[Podcast Host]

She'll be crashing more fashion shows, pouring herself out to the paparazzi. Megan, it's what you've always wanted. So good for you. Now, speaking of another project they've been working on, apparently Prince William might have to sue Prince Harry and Meghan because they're working on a Princess Diana documentary to come out in 2027 for the 30 year anniversary of Diana's horrific death. And if you recall, maybe we can try and find the clip. Meghan Markle recently was riding around Paris in the back of a car, going through tunnels with her feet up and no seatbelt on. Allegedly.

[Podcast Co-host]

That was like disaster tourism.

[Podcast Host]

Who rides around with their feet up in the car where your husband's mother famously died? Everyone on earth knows where Princess Diana died, but Meghan Markle, she has a sickness, okay? She has a sickness. But let me read you this. Prince William is said to be prepared to take legal advice over plans by his brother Harry to produce a documentary marking the 30th anniversary of their mother Princess Diana's death at 6. Set to come out in 2027. Sources say the film would examine Diana's life, her treatment by the media, the monarchy, and the impact of her death on her sons. Now, Princess Diana, there is no one she loved more than Harry and Megan. They were.

[Podcast Co-host]

Excuse me.

[Podcast Host]

Than Harry and William, okay? She would have seen Megan coming a thousand miles away, okay? She'd have been like this phony, this fraud, this huckster. But Princess Diana, she loved William, she loved Harry. They were her entire world. Especially after the divorce. During the divorce, she gave them their all. I mean, one of my favorite videos is a Princess Diana. When she's coming down with the kids on that water ride, it's almost like a water roller coaster. She loved children. She loved playing. Remember, she was going and running and doing, you know, potato sack races, you know, I just love how she loved her kids, and you can feel how much they miss her and how they try to keep her memory alive. But I could understand William being upset with his brother cashing in on Diana's name, because that's what everyone else has done for decades. So one source said Harry is determined to proceed with the documentary. He is utterly convinced that commemorating his mother is something he has an inherent right to do as her son. In his mind, Diana's memory is not the property of the institution or something that requires his brother's consent. So it might not require your brother's consent, but I think doing a Diana documentary, when you've trashed the royal family, when every Netflix project has failed, you've done sit down interviews with Oprah, you're selling candles. I mean, it's just looking corny and cheap. It's desperate. It's really Kardashian esque. I don't even know if the Kardashians would do this anymore. It's just the most tacky cash grab thing. It's like, what can we do? Let's make a documentary about my deceased famous princess. Mother, you know, if you guys had money and were secure financially, you would go off and live your lives. I don't understand all of these cash grabs every six months. It's a new passion, it's a new venture. It looks manic. Harry and Megan, they look manic with their business ventures because they jump from one thing to the next 5,000 times. Now our last little royal update. Harry and Meghan are planning a trip to Australia. Now, normally when the royals go to Australia, it's a huge deal. You know, it's sort of confirmed and overseen by the monarchy, by the institution. But let me read you this. So apparently the couple is going in mid April to take part in a number of private business and philanthropic engagements. This comes more than seven years after their first joint visit to Australia, when they were still working royals. It's been rumored that while in Australia, Meghan will appear as a guest on the Her Best Life podcast, which was initially launched. And blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, who cares? It's rumored that Megan will also appear as a special guest on an upcoming besties event, following the footsteps of a previous VIP speaker, Gwyneth Paltrow. So all in all, Megan, now that she's been dropped by Netflix, I think she's going to go down under. We come from a London under, got

[Podcast Co-host]

some minute work going, but Megan, she's going to go down under to Australia.

[Podcast Host]

And I think she's hoping that the people in Australia haven't heard that she's been dropped by Netflix. She's hoping that like maybe in the outback they don't have the same wi

[Podcast Co-host]

fi we do and they're gonna still think she's this a wonderful duchess, you

[Podcast Host]

know, with her wonderful products. Maybe Megan can go hand out her ex products in Australia, just fill a suitcase and hand them out to people. So she's going to Australia. I think she's banking on the fact that they don't keep up with the

[Podcast Co-host]

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Ebay, things people love while the ballerinas are out for Timothee Chalamet, he really put his foot foot in his mouth during an interview with Matthew McConaughey. Apparently they did something with variety, where they sat down and they discussed being actors and thespians. But Timothee Chalamet said he doesn't want to work in ballet or opera as no one cares about it. Let's look at the clip.

[Podcast Co-host]

And I don't want to be working in ballet or opera or, you know, things where it's like, hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership.

[Podcast Host]

Now you might not like opera and ballet and he's allowed to have an Opinion. Okay. I think some of the heat he's getting is a little aggrandized. It's like, okay, he has a hot take. I just think opera, ballet, these art forms, right, they are the foundation and basis for everything else. What he's doing started off a gazillion years ago with opera and with ballet. And so if you don't understand that history, how can you have respect for your craft? You want people to respect what you do and give you praise and awards and accolades. You don't have respect for what other people do. The grind, the grind that a ballerina puts in every single day on that bar. Do, do, do up and down the opera singers, what they put themselves through. And look, do I love the opera? No. I've been to the opera several times and I left halfway through because I also found it to be a little bit boring. But I would never trash the opera as if it's some less than art form, as if I'm better in any way than opera. And I think Timothee Chalamet probably feels he's in these big budget movies. He's Hollywood famous. He's better than the ballerinas and the opera singers, and they're calling him out. So one opera singer, Isabel Leonard, she said, honestly, I'm shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow minded in his views about art while considering himself an artist, as I would only imagine one would as an actor, to take cheap shots. A fellow artist says more in this interview than anything else he could say shows a lot about his character. Now a Canadian mezzo soprano, Deepa Johnny, added in another comment. What a disappointing take. There's nothing more impressive than the magic of live theater. We should be trying to uplift these art forms, these artists, and come together about disciplines to do that. The impact of these mediums are long, long lasting and life changing. Thank you. I'm glad these women are calling Timothy Chalamet out because he's gotten too big for his britches. Timothy Chalamet thinks he's up here, okay? He's a young ingenue Hollywood star and he thinks he's hot stuff. And I think he hurt his chances at the Oscars. We'll have to see what happens. But that Marty supreme movie about ping pong, you think that is more art than an opera that people have gone to see for a gazillion years, than a ballet that they've been putting on and training for, for their entire lives? You think your movie about ping pong with all the hair, the makeup, the budget, the production, the stylist, the pr, you're somehow better. You're part of the lucky sperm club. Timothee Chalamet, you got lucky. There are actors more talented than Timothy Timothee Chalamet, he got in the right place at the right time in New York. He got discovered and boop, by boop, boop, boop. Now we're all, you know, reaping the repercussions of Timothee Chalamet's fame. But it's clear Timothee Chalamet, he's allowed the fame and attention to go to his head. And speaking of art forms, he's dating Kylie Jenner, whose family is on a freaking reality show. So he doesn't think ballet and opera are worthwhile art forms. Your sister grew up on a reality show, okay? Where they hoard themselves out every single day. She's part of a family where the only reason they're here is because one of the sisters, Kim, laid down and took it on camera, okay? We discovered half the Kardashians on their back. We discovered them on their backs in sex tapes. And so for Timothee Chalamet to act like opera and ballet and all these art forms are beneath him. Honey, you go to bed every night with a woman who's been nipped and tucked and flipped and fucked more times than anybody I know. That's what you do. So don't come for the ballerinas and the opera singers who've been working their asses off. Some of these little kids, they train and they get raised up through the system, okay? Reared through the system to be opera singers, you understand? And they don't make the money you make. You're probably making 10, $20 million a movie. You go to the opera, you go to the ballet. They're living in walk up apartments just trying to survive, eating ramen noodles every night so you and your little Kardashian can live in your McMansion and think that you're better than everybody else. You're not. You're absolutely not. Okay? Kourtney Kardashian, she literally gave birth on camera. She pulled a baby out of her on camera. There's nothing that family won't do to whore themselves out for cash. So I love for them to ask Timothee Chalamet about reality tv. Does he think reality TV is high art? Does he respect reality TV more than opera? More than ballet? And so I think we've belabored the point. Timothee Chalamet I think this award season has shown either the maturity level isn't there. There are some people, I think they can't handle the fame. Once they reach that apex of fame, they just can't handle. And he's been around for a while, but this is a new level, right? He's the lead in these films. He's really taking charge. He's got this kind of new style he's doing. He's hanging out with the Kardashians. He's gotten sucked into that Hollywood world. And he could have been a real interesting actor, like an Adrien Brody, you know, Adrien Brody is sort of artsy. He actually wins Oscars. Timothee Chalamet. He's gone the Hollywood Kardashian paparazzi route. And so I would have just loved if Matthew McConaughey said, okay, you want to put down opera in ballet? Let's talk about your girlfriend and the reality show and the sex tapes. Well, US figure skater Amber Glenn, the pansexual queer, woke bitch, to use her words. She says that she would decline an invitation to the White House if she were given one. Okay, first things first. I forgot that she existed. This is the thing with the Olympics, okay? Every single time we have the Olympics, a few people become breakout stars. But the Olympics were just a few weeks ago. I've already forgotten half these people, okay? I've already forgotten half these people. Like a Michael Phelps, a Ryan Lochte, I remember. Which could be because they're ripped and shirtless and we're on TV for hours a day. But nonetheless, Amber Glenn. I'm not going to remember Amber Glenn a week from now, but she told US Weekly this. I'm electing not to either. So I don't blame them whatsoever. It is our right to be able to choose what we do and don't endorse. And I think it's a decision and each individual has the right to make it. So, Amber Glenn, first off, do we even know if you were invited to the White House? Were you guys invited? I'm sure President Trump would be happy to have the skaters. You know, Elisa Liu, I think Ilya, Amber, whatever politics put that to the side. I'm sure they'd be happy to have y' all come and, you know, whip it up and have a hoot nanny at the White House. Bon voyage. But were you even invited? This is like me saying, I am

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not coming to your party, okay? I am not coming to your fabulous party you're throwing this weekend.

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And the host is like, honey, you Weren't invited. Okay? It's like if a friend's having a wedding. I remember one of my friends was having a wedding and I was like, I don't do destination weddings. Oh, my God, I can't believe we're getting married over here. My friend's like, honey, we're not even inviting you. You're good. So Amber Glenn, I guess she thinks that she needs to decline an invitation to the White House. And what's so sad is, don't you want to tell your kids someday? Don't you want to tell your kids, hey, Mommy was in the Olympics. She had a meltdown, okay? She had a meltdown and then tried to blame it on her menstrual cycle, you know, a low point. And then she cried on camera. Her makeup was running, and then she couldn't figure out what gender she was. But Mommy was in the Olympics a long time ago. And Mommy got to go to the White House and meet the President. Who cares? Republican or Democrat, Okay? I don't care who the President is. If you're invited to represent your country, why not go? The White House is the people's house. There are people who come to the White House every day who don't like the president. Look at 90% of the press corps, okay? Look at the press bowl. They're horrible to the President. Most of these journalists, they're partisan hacks. Guess what? Come on in, ask anything, have a good time. And so to say that you're not going to go to the White House because you're a politics, I think it's small minded. I think it's little. And I think it shows the type of person Amber Glynn is. A bottom of the barrel, despicable woman who has no respect for our country. And that's who Amber Glynn is. So we wish Amber Glenn well. You know, she has bigger fish to fry than figuring out what parties and what event she's going to go to because she can't figure out what gender she wants to be, what sexuality she wants to be. She breaks into tears at the drop of a hat. She's pushing cameras away. So that's who Amber Glenn is. And Amber Glenn, apparently she was the oldest girl on the team this year, according to our sources. So I don't even know if we'll be seeing her at the next Olympics. Maybe she'll be there.

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Okay, it's crazy to say this, but at 26, she's considered old for her sport. I mean, it's horrible.

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I'm not ageist, but Shout out. I know my audience. We've got a lot of y'. All,'60s,'70s,'80s and 90s. I love you. I love you. My people. Okay, I'm big. I'm big in the nursing homes. Okay, shout out to everyone watching me in the nursing homes. But 26, that's old for figure skating. She's going to come back when she's 30, but she can be out on the ice with. I won't go there. I won't go there. But Amber, Glenn, we wish you well, sweetheart. But it is funny to hear someone say I would decline an invitation. Well, that's like me with the Met Gala.

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Like, oh, I would decline an invitation if I were invited.

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Honey, you weren't invited. No one wants you there. But good luck winning your, you know, GLAAD awards and Human Rights Campaign awards. I'm sure she'll be winning awards from all the lesbian gay groups. I will not be.

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So let's move on to some more Hot Topics.

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Well, the Obama library is supposed to open on June 19th. Juneteenth. If you don't know what Juneteenth is, go Google it and then come back. But his library is supposed to open, and the library has caused a lot of ruckus and commotion on the Internet because it is a monstrosity. If we put up a picture of his library. I don't know who designed this. Okay, this is one of the worst things I have ever seen. I want to say what it looks like, but I don't want to get flagged. I mean, this library, I don't know what the Obamas were thinking because they live in this beautiful mansion and Martha's Vineyard, and, you know, they have these fabulous properties. But then you look at some of Michelle Obama's outfits and you're like, okay, I understand the eye. The eye for aesthetic isn't there. And so the library, it's an utter calamity. It looks horrible. And according to People magazine, and Barack Obama has decided not to invite President Donald J. Trump to the grand opening. Now, he has apparently invited George W. Bush and all of the other former presidents. And here's a statement from Obama. When visitors look up at the Obama Presidential Center's museum building, they'll see three words. You are America. Those words came from a speech I gave in SELMA on the 50th anniversary of the March across the Bridge. They're meant to honor the men and women who came before us and to inspire the next generation to be messengers of hope. Okay? The man from hope. We get it. We all remember hope, okay? I was in diapers. We're talking about hope, okay? Obama and hope. Hope, Hope. So anyway, we have the library. I don't know what about the library is inspiring hope. And I think it's interesting to say that you're not going to invite President Trump. Why would he want to come to this library opening anyway? Why would you want to come see this monstrosity? President Trump, you don't have to like him. You don't have to love his politics. His buildings are gorgeous. Look at Turnberry in Scotland. Look at Mar A Lago, one of the most beautiful properties on earth, right? The man knows good real estate. I don't even think President Trump could sit there with a straight face. How is President Trump even going to sit at the opening of Obama's library? You look up at it and you try not to gag.

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I mean, it's the most bizarre thing.

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It's taken so long, it's probably over budget. God knows how much they spend, how much money laundering went through that. So this library, it's a disaster. I don't think President Trump should go to the opening of the library. Why bother? Why go and sit there next to this freakish building when you got better things to do? And so this dedication ceremony for the library, it's going to be held in June, and it will feature legendary performances by global icons and powerful remarks from today's most prominent voices. Okay, let me tell you, they're gonna have Amanda Gourmand. They're gonna have some poet. They're gonna have a singer, you know, will Kamala Harris be there? She can get up and do, you know, some beatnik poetry or something, you know, with a flashlight and a turtleneck. It's just gonna be a liberal kind of get together and pat ourselves on the back sort of event. Obama was not a great president. He wasn't actually that transformational. He was transformational in the sense that he was the first person of color to be president. But who even gives a rat's ass about the color of your skin? Let's see what you do, baby. We care about merit. I don't care about women, man. Black, white, beige, gay, straight, whatever. Just tell me what you're going to do for the country. Okay? And Obama, I can't think of one thing that he did that really was accepted by the American people. Right? We can talk about Obamacare, talk about the Affordable Care act, we can talk about those things. But those created such fractures. Where did Obama bring the country together with any of his policies? Okay, they got Osama bin Laden. But as Joan Rivers said, it took that long to get Osama bin Laden. The guy's on dialysis. You find the one outlet. You find the one outlet in that whole country, and you follow the cord. Okay? So they waited to get Osama bin Laden. They finally got Osama bin Laden. That's an Accomplishment for Obama. But was Obama in there really doing the damn thing? No, it was intel that was presented to him by people whose names will never know and who won't get the credit for it. And so Obama, I can't even think of any Hallmark achievements or accomplishments from his administration. And then Hillary Clinton, I think she thought because she was Secretary of State, she was going to run and it was going to go great for her. How did that turn out? So we're going to move on. I'm bored. I'm bored talking about this library. I don't care. Kids don't even read anymore. So, you know, they're all on their computers and their phones and they're tiktoking and tweeting and twatting. So no one cares about the library. Now let's talk about Gavin Newsom. Speaking of someone who thinks he's the heir apparent to what Obama built, Gavin Newsom thinks he's going to be this Democratic president, this kind of handsome guy. Well, he did an interview with Katie Couric and she asked him if he thought he was too good looking.

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No, I. Jesus. Yes.

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Are you just ridiculously good looking? No. Seriously, what do you do about that?

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You don't do anything about it. Because if you can do something about it, then you're. You're bullshitting people. You know what? I am who I am, and it's fine. You don't have to like me. Or maybe you like a slick person. I don't know. Whatever. It's okay.

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Yeah, it's just who I am. It's just who I am.

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First things first. Katie Couric. Okay, sweetie, calm down. Take a chill pill. I thought Katie Couric was going to get down on her knees and put her head in his lap. I mean, she was basically groveling for Gavin Newsom's attention. I mean, the woman was in heat for Gavin Newsom. Do you have a Zoolander problem? Yeah. You're so good looking. You're so handsome. What are we going to do about that? Oh, Katie Couric. F you.

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I'm so sick of Katie Couric.

[Podcast Host]

Katie Couric.

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She still pretends to be a journalist. She still pretends to be a journalist.

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Sweetie, you are a liberal partisan hack. When Katie Couric sits down with a conservative and gives him or her a fair interview, then I will take you seriously. The Katie Couric you're from an era of journalism and a day gone by, no one cares about Maine mainstream media anymore. And now you can't hack it in an independent media. And maybe you're hoping Gavin Newsom's going to leave his partner. You know, the first partner of California, Jennifer Sybil Newsom. But Katie Couric, that was almost like. It was like we were kind of dropped in on an awkward first date. Just like you could feel the hormones through the tv, you could feel the progesterone she's putting on her body. But anyway, Katie Couric, we wish you well. No conservative would ever be given a fluffy interview like this. Gavin Newsom, he's given glossy, splashy interviews in Vogue where they say he's so handsome and he's Kennedy esque. No, you're not Kennedy esque, okay, Gavin Newsom, you're a joke. Your eyes are bloodshot half the time you're sweating bullets. You've got more hair gel on your head than anyone I've seen. And look, I'm not in a position to talk about hair products, okay? Hello. The bleach just seeped into the membrane. But Gavin Newsom, I do know enough to call you out and just say this. You can keep talking about how you're handsome, how you look good, women can keep groveling at your feet and telling you how hot you are, which is what they've done for decades. It's why you have this big ego. Okay? You're tall and you're good looking enough to where you've never had to really work or, you know, procure a personality. But Gavin Newsom, if you run for office, you're not running on looks. You're running on track record. Your fire hydrants did not have water. Let's talk about the permits in California. Let's talk about all the disasters, the bridges to nowhere, the tens of billions of dollars you're running a deficit with in your own state, homelessness, the social programs where the money just went poof and disappeared. Money we can't even find anymore. So, Gavin Newsom, we wish you well in your campaign for the presidency in 2028. If you do choose to run, I think there's a 10% chance he doesn't run. 10% chance. Because I think there are much more major issues with Gavin Newsom that if he were on a national stage, a real national spotlight for that long 18 month campaign, 24 month, I think it would come unglued because there are times where Gavin Newsom starts to unravel as it is. And I think if you put him in the pressure cooker of a real primary campaign, then a general election, I think the guy's going to end up in treatment. And I'm not disparaging anyone who's been to treatment or rehab, but it's clear to me there's some issue with Gavin Newsom there, you know, and he's lied about going to treatment before, allegedly, and some of his issues in the past. I just think when he's waving his arms around sometimes and his eyes are bloodshot and he's jumping from topic to topic, that is just as a governor. Imagine as president, I could not talk about Gavin Newsom any longer. As for you guys, I love you. Thanks for liking and following and thank you for liking and following on my social media on the show page. I know sometimes you guys are like, oh, the episodes are short or where are you? Come to X Instagram. I'm always posting and running my mouth on there in between show days, so I'll see you guys on there. And I read all of your comments and thank you for sending the show, texting it to your friends, sharing it on social media. We will see you on Wednesday or if you're on SiriusXM on Thursday. Bye you guys.

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