
Link Lauren gives his take on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert getting cancelled starting in 2026 and Barack Obama’s latest appearance on Michelle Obama’s podcast featuring his thoughts on gay men and his own marriage. Then, “The Nightly Scroll” host Hayley Caronia joins with her take on the Coldplay concert affair, why single men don’t approach women, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s latest cringe video, Scottie Scheffler and more. Plus, Link dives into a ‘Royal Roundup’ featuring Prince Harry ripping off Princess Diana’s landmine walk, and Meghan Markle’s Netflix show tanking. Masa Chips: Get 25% off your first order | Use code LINK at https://MASAChips.com/LINK Pique: Get 20% off your order plus a FREE frother & glass beaker with this exclusive link: https://piquelife.com/LINK Ground News: Use the link https://groundnews.com/link to get 40% off the Vantage subscription to see through mainstream media narratives.
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Link Lauren
But Stephen Colbert, you're losing $40 million a year and your liberal friends want to say that your show is being canceled because of some political reasons. Absolutely. Malarkey, buffoonery and tomfoolery could not be farther from the truth. And for Barack Obama to go on a podcast decades later and still talk about this gay professor. What's going on? What is going on with the Coldplay couple?
Haley Karania
We would be remiss to not acknowledge the fact that I think he's not the only CEO or C suite level executive in this country or in the world who is cheating on his or her wife.
Link Lauren
This could not be a clear grift for press, and I imagine Prince William is not happy about this because it's obvious Prince Harry has no reason to do this. When your husband goes to walk through a landmine rather than stay at home with you. Probably, you know, a little bit of trouble in paradise. Well, my friends, welcome back to Spot on with Link Lauren, a show where we're going to break down the calamities of Hollywood, the circus of Washington, D.C. and everything in between. Now I am in New York City today. We're in this hotel room. You might see me with Megyn Kelly on a panel discussing some hot topics later on today. So be sure to check that out. We're also going to dive into some hot topics right here on on this show. We have to talk about the astronomer CEO, okay, who is having an affair and went to the Coldplay concert. I might be on his side. I don't know. Y' all know I can be a little contrarian, a little heterodoxical to use an SAT word. I might be rooting for the Coldplay couple and I might be mad at Coldplay because you just out of this couple and you kind of ruined a family. But then again, the onus is on the man. We have to also Talk about Colbert. Thank God. Thank God that show is canceled because it pushed nothing but left wing, mainstream BS propaganda. We have to talk about Prince Harry ripping off his mother, walking through a landmine, ripping off the late Princess Diana. Because that's what Harry and Meghan do when they need press. They rip off their family for fame, fortune and clique. So we have a jam packed show. Let's dive right in, you guys. I could not be more excited about this new sponsor of our show. For months they have been sending me their chips, Vandy chips. If you haven't tried them, I don't know what you're doing with your life, okay? I'm not gonna go back to regular potato chips ever again. I'm not the type of person, honestly, who does a lot of snacking. I don't even have a big breakfast. 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Stephen Colbert is over. He is canceled. He is done. And everybody wants to say this is political, right? They're trying to silence the left. They're trying to silence liberal voices. The fact that you're saying that you prove that Colbert is a liberal hack, okay? All he wants to do is hang out with like Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer, Zoran Mamdani, all of these liberals. That's who Colbert wants to hang out with, okay? He doesn't care about half the country's 77 million Americans who voted for President Trump. He cares about pleasing his base of liberals who need to feel coddled like little babies every single day when they tune in to his show. But let me tell you, this is not political whatsoever, okay? Colbert is not being canceled for any political reasons. This is a financial reason, okay? The free market, sometimes it takes the trash out. Especially now because of the democratization of media, right? You can get your media from TikTok x Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, a myriad of cable news networks. There are a million streaming platforms. So if someone is not speaking to the people and they're not tuning in and they're not bringing in the revenue, the free market is going to take the trash out. And that's what happened with Stephen Colbert, okay? He was losing $40 million a year. $40 million a year. And we have the statistics, okay? Colbert show had a budget of 100 million a year. I don't know why it cost them $100 million a year to make that show and they were still losing 40 million. How do you lose $40 million on $100 million a year budget, okay? There are podcasts doing way better than Colbert and they're being run on shoestring budgets out of people's homes, okay? I'm sitting in a hotel room right now doing this on Zoom, okay? With hotel WI fi, trying to make a dream work. O on a prayer. But, Stephen Colbert, you're losing $40 million a year, and your liberal friends want to say that your show is being canceled because of some political reasons. Absolutely. Malarkey, buffoonery and tomfoolery could not be farther from the truth. If you ran a business, okay? If you ran a business and that business was losing $40 million a year, it wouldn't be a question of why you were shut down, okay? People wouldn't say, oh, you're a Democrat. You're being silenced like NPR and pbs. Here's my thing. If these news shows and these news organizations can sustain themselves, if they can't have a captive audience and sustain themselves with ad revenue, then you gotta go. That's how the market works. You gotta get the hell out of here. Now, President Trump, he posted about Colbert being fired, of course, and here's what he had to say. I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next, has even less talent than Colbert. Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show. So that's what President Trump had to say about Colbert being fired. And I think a lot of folks on the right feel vindicated because Colbert pushed nothing but left wing propaganda. I mean, Colbert, this man probably pushed the jab, the jab more than anybody else. Okay? That man was big pharma's favorite, biggest cheerleader. He wanted everybody stuck inside, away from their friends and family, getting a million vaccines. That's what Colbert wanted. And it's funny how this sort of cosmic karma has taken out folks like Colbert. The trash is really taking itself out. And a lot of these shows are gonna continue being canceled because no one wants to watch them anymore. I mean, if you look at msnbc, the ratings are in the gutter. The ratings are in the gutter on MSNBC because they're speaking to a small, select group of liberal elites who need to feel coddled and babied every single day throughout the Trump administration. They can't handle the fact that Trump won in 16. They can't handle that he's back in power right now. And so they need to be coddled and that Stephen Colbert is off the air because he's not bringing in the money or the dough. Now, Jamie Lee Curtis, another liberal elite, I want to show you what she had to say.
Jamie Lee Curtis
It's bad. He's a great, great guy. They just cut NPR and, you know, public broadcasting. Yes, they're trying to silence people, but that won't work.
Link Lauren
Won't work. We will just get louder. So Jamie Lee Curtis and her elite four friends are upset because they don't have Colbert's show to go on anymore and whine about the Republicans and whine about the country. No one is silencing Colbert, but they're trying to save Colbert's career by saying this is political. It has nothing to do with politics. But in order for Colbert to be able to find work in the future, how are you going to get hired when you're the guy who is losing a company 40 million a year? Imagine coming and bringing your resume and they say, tell us about your past employment. Well, I was losing my company $40 million a year, so maybe you don't want to hire me. So Jamie Lee Curtis, she wants to say it's political and they're silencing people. Nobody is silencing you. This is a purely financial decision. And even the network came out and said it's political. But this show, the only guests they really were interested in having on were like, Tim Walls, Cory Booker, all of these Democrat elites. It just seemed like over time, Colbert was even too Scared to have conversations with Republicans. He wouldn't have Republicans on whatsoever because he just was so nervous of turn his audience. And I think it's that fear that caused him to lose $40 million a year because he stopped speaking to the 77 million Americans who voted for President Trump. Now Connecticut senator, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, you know, the man who thinks it's fine for men to be in women's sports. He's also bemoaning the fact that Colbert is canceled.
Chris Murphy
This is what happens when these massive corporations control the flow of information at the same time that you have an administration that is shameless about using the official powers given to them by the Constitution and by statute in order to compel political loyalty from the owners of those media companies. This is a really, really dangerous moment. Stephen Colbert didn't get thrown off the air because he wasn't doing well. He was the highest rated show on TV in late night. He was cancelled, very likely because Paramount and its owners are trying to get rich off of this merger. And Donald Trump has made it clear to them and everybody else in the media space that if you want any favors from me, then you have to silence my critics on your platforms.
Link Lauren
These liberals are spiraling over the fact that Colbert is canceled because they don't have this show to go on anymore and spew their propaganda. They love having shows like MSNBC and Colbert where they're going to get no pushback. They're going to go on Colbert and he's going to think everything they say is hunky. Jory, the Republicans suck. President Trump is, oh, a threat to democracy. The country's coming to an end. They love having a show they can go on just to push their talking points with no pushback whatsoever. So there's no surprise that Chris Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, all of these Democrats are melting down over Colbert's cancellation. But when you lose a company $40 million a year, it's hard to sustain that business model, especially when everybody's moving to streaming and the Internet. But let's move on to none other than another Democrat elite by the name of Barack Obama. Now, Barack Obama has gone viral the last few days because he finally went on his wife's podcast. I don't know why he didn't go on the podcast before. Maybe the ratings had dipped and it was time to call in the big dogs. But Barack Obama went on Michelle Obama's podcast. I don't know what the hell it's called. It's called Mimo or something. My producer will tell me in My ear. I think the podcast is called imo. That's how much I give a crap about this podcast with Michelle and Barack Obama. Because this entire podcast, okay, the whole thesis of this podcast is that Michelle Obama is miserable and unhappy and she wants to complain about her life. And this is just what America needs, right? Whether it's Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama, they need another podcast of a rich, wealthy Democrat elite sitting around their mansion complaining about their problems. And that's what Michelle Obama has done. She complained she was miserable being first lady. She had to pay for her own food. She had to pay for her own food even though she had a private chef and a private blade and she lived in the White House for eight years. And then she goes on the podcast and says her dreams were never actualized. Her dreams were never realized. Oh, poor Michelle, you had to be first Lady. Poor Michelle Obama, that you had to be first lady of the United States. We're so sorry that that wasn't good enough for you. But her husband goes on this podcast and they actually joke about sort of the marriage rumors and the divorce rumors. I want to take a look at that. Wait, you guys like each other?
Jamie Lee Curtis
Oh, yeah. Really? Huh? That's the rumor mill. It's my husband.
Link Lauren
Y back now.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Don't start.
Link Lauren
I can't.
Barack Obama
It was. It was touch and go for a while.
Link Lauren
It's so nice to have you both in the same room together.
Jamie Lee Curtis
I know. Cuz when we aren't folks think we're divorced. There hasn't been one moment in our marriage where I thought about quitting my man. And we've had some really hard times. So we had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures. And I have become a better person because of the man I'm married to.
Barack Obama
Okay, don't make me cry now right at the beginning of the show.
Link Lauren
Aw, that's.
Barack Obama
Don't let me start tearing up now.
Link Lauren
This seems like another therapy session. I don't know why we all have to be subjected to the Obama's therapy sessions. Whether it's, you know, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Barack and Michelle Obama. Do these rich liberals think we want to see them sit around and talk about their problems. It's like Oprah. She goes on these podcasts and she complains about the state of the world and things are so bad. We don't want to hear people who get hundred million dollar checks regularly complain about their problems. And that's why no one wants to be associated with these Democrat elites anymore, like Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, nobody wants anything to do with it. And it's why you guys were rejected at the ballot box in November resoundingly. And also say this about the marriage. I think where there's smoke, there's fire. They can joke about the rumor mill and she took me back, and my husband and I love you. But you notice very quickly she talks about they've had some bad times and she's gone on podcasts and said half the years they spent together allegedly were terrible, and she was so unhappy and miserable. So they can play hunky dory and play nice. We've all been in that relationship where you're just bickering and fighting with your man, and then you get to dinner and you gotta put on a good face and everything is great and you get along and all of that. I think that's what we're seeing on the podcast. I would also bet money on the fact Michelle and Barack Obama don't spend that much time together. I'm here to tell you they just don't spend that much time together. Michelle Obama, she's been going on vacations without him, doing her own thing. He's off having dinners without her, getting photographed. And if that's when they're being photographed, imagine when the cameras aren't around, right? We catch them apart that much. Imagine when they're not caught on camera. So I do think there's a little bit of trouble in paradise. But like the Clintons, Hillary and Bill Clinton and Jill and Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, this is still a business, right? These are Democrat elites. This is a business. We keep it together. We put up a face. We do our book deals, we do our book tours, we do our Netflix deals, We do our podcasts. This is a business. And it's why Bill and Hillary stayed together. It's why Michelle and Barack Obama have stayed together, in my opinion, because this is a business. Now, something else Barack Obama said on the podcast that has gone absolutely viral are his comments on how I think young men need gay mentors. Let's look at that and then dissect.
Barack Obama
One of the most valuable things I learned as a guy was I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren't out, who became one of my favorite professors and was a great guy and would call me out when I started saying stuff that was ignorant. You need that to show empathy and kindness. And by the way, you need that person in your friend group so that if you then have a boy who's gay, or non binary or what have you. They have somebody that they can go, okay, I'm not alone in this.
Link Lauren
That is exactly what young men need. They need gay and non binary professors to teach them about empathy. I'm here to tell you I had some gay professors and teaching assistants in college and you would bet your bottom dollar I was at office hours, especially if they were cute, okay? But it wasn't because I wanted to learn about empathy. I will tell you that right there. And for Barack Obama to go on a podcast decades later and still talk about this gay professor. What's going on? What's going on, Barack Obama? What's happening with you? The gay professor taught you everything you need to know. I'm gay and I'm calling a flag on the play. I don't know what flag on the play means. It's a sports term. But I'm calling a flag on that play. And Barack Obama. You sound ridiculous. You know how you teach empathy and kindness and all of these things? Ideally, by having a father in the home. That's ideal. That would be the best case scenario. But you also learn empathy and kindness from being around friends, from going out, from being around your peers and having a good peer group, from church, from faith, from family. All of those things. The fact that it took you going to college and getting close to a gay professor to learn about empathy and the professor would call you out, this whole story sounds wishy washy to me, okay? And I'm not going to say much more than that. But the whole thing sounds weird. I don't know a grown man who is still lapping love and praise onto a gay professor he had decades ago in college. The whole thing is bizarre to me that Barack Obama brought this up. I don't know if he's signaling. I don't know if the man is still out there. Maybe he's done an interview. But for Barack Obama to say that these young men need gay and non binary and all of these mentors to learn about empathy, really, why does. Why does sexuality even matter in this, right? Why does it have to be gay? Couldn't it be a straight person? Couldn't it be a woman? Couldn't it be this? Who gives a rat's ass? Also, if you're a grown man at Harvard University and you don't know about empathy and kindness and you're that much of a narcissist, that tells us a lot about you, Barack Obama. That tells us a lot about you and Barack Obama. He is very conceited. He seems like a narcissist. He has a huge ego and you have to have that to some extent to make it to the height of, you know, power to run for president. You have to be a little bit of a narcissist and be full of yourself. You know what I'm saying? Everybody does to think you should be the leader of the free world. But it is bizarre to me that we're still hearing about Barack Obama's gay professor who he was close to in college who taught him about empathy. And that could be why Michelle. That could be why Michelle is not feeling so hunky dory about the relationship. Okay, if you're married to a man, ladies, if you're married to a man and he speaks more highly of his gay professor in college than he does of you, that could be a problem. I think Barack Obama would rather go paddleboarding with the gay professor than Michelle. But then again, if you go paddle boarding with Barack Obama, there's a chance you might not make it back. Let's not talk about the cute chef. Nonetheless, Barack Obama, we wish you well and your gay friends and your gay professor and all your non binaries. Michelle, we wish you well as well. It's nice to see you guys in the same room. And y' all know the second they were done filming, they said, all right, shake hands, see you later, send me the edit. They probably didn't talk to me. They probably haven't spoken to each other since they filmed that podcast. But we gotta pay some bills. 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Haley Karania
I'm doing amazing. Better now that I'm on the show with you. I love that we get to, you know, one hand washes the other. You come on mine, I come on yours. We're gonna have fun.
Link Lauren
I know. We're gonna have so much fun. I don't even wanna waste a minute of your time. We have to talk about what everyone is talking about. I was at dinner the other night with, with all different ages and races and genders and we're like, what is going on with the Coldplay couple? The couple that got caught on camera. And I'll read you a little bit of an update of what's happening. So Andy Byron, who is the man caught at the Coldplay couple, I guess the cheating husband, he has now stepped down. He has stepped down and resigned as CEO. I imagine the board probably told him, you got to get the hell out of here. This is terrible press for our company. But at one point I saw he was worth 1.2 billion. Okay? I thought, oh, shit, even if she takes half, that's 600 million. But then I see other reports he's worth like 20 million. And now that he's resigned, it's not looking good for him. Do you think he has a chance of ever finding a date again? Like, is there a girl who's going to want to go out with him? Haley?
Haley Karania
Um, yes, because he's handsome, he's obviously successful. He, you know, he got caught doing, you know, not so good things. Right. I would be more concerned about him being hired again by another company because quite frankly, I actually don't think That I think that the resignation was a little trigger happy. I think that we would be remiss to not acknowledge the fact that I think he's not the only CEO or C suite level executive in this country or in the world who is cheating on his or her wife. Right? I mean, this happens. This is more common than we think. I hate cheating wholeheartedly. I think it should be punishable. I think it should be a crime, especially if you're married. I think it's gross. But I think this is pretty common. And I don't know, would you want to hire someone who was a cheater? Maybe that says more about your personality. You have no. You have a lack of self control. You are not trustworthy. I would be more concerned about him getting a new job rather than a new date.
Link Lauren
Absolutely. But can we just admit we're not supposed to say this out loud? Everyone is roasting him. And I get it, okay? He has a wife and kids. He's a horrible cheater. I hate cheating, too. I think it's disgusting. Man up and own your own behavior. But Andy Byron is not a bad looking man. We can put him back up on the screen. Andy Byron looks good. And everyone's like, oh, he looks like Gavin Newsom. He actually looks like a more approachable, kind of handsome, humanized Gavin Newsom. So this isn't a bad looking man with her though, okay? With the woman he was cheating with, the head of hr. I don't know what's worse, Haley. The fact that she got caught cheating at a Coldplay concert or the fact that she got caught in high definition with like 6 inches of gray roots. What do you think about that? Because if you're going to get caught cheating, you better look good. What is going on with that hair, Haley?
Haley Karania
I don't know. And why would they go to the Coldplay concert? Maybe they thought they'd be more anonymous. Like they're just blip on the radar. No one's going to see them. I mean, if you go somewhere that has a jumbotron, you're asking to get put on it. Maybe you think that the odds aren't in your favor. I've never been put on a Jumbotron. I've been to trying to tons of concerts and whatever, but I don't know, maybe they thought that like the anonymity of it all, they'd be fine. So that was a crazy decision. But for her, I mean, she's the head of hr. She's also older than him. I was a little shocked you Feel like, you know, this hot CEO, he could do better, maybe get, like, a younger girl. So.
Link Lauren
But she's convenient. But here's my point.
Haley Karania
Very convenient.
Link Lauren
She's convenient. It's like, we know, when I lived in New York for years, I would say, like, find me a guy on my block. I don't actually want to walk. If you don't live on my block, the chances are I'm probably not going to date you. So it probably was nice that she was in the office. And I'll also say this. The reason I think they're probably just done forever, the thrill and the excitement of the sneaking around and the cheating is probably what was sustaining the relationship. I think once that thrill is gone and you're outed, who wants to stay in the relationship anymore?
Haley Karania
Haley.
Link Lauren
Right, exactly.
Haley Karania
So to your point, you know, you end up dating someone that you work with because it's convenient. You meet them there. You have, you know, this certain thing in common. You're in the office, you see each other. I don't know, maybe they continue. I saw memes online. Like, do you think that they got together one last time getting caught, like a drive by? Yeah, I think you have to in that situation. I mean, at least make it worth it.
Link Lauren
Yeah, exactly. Even if they hate each other. Now, sometimes you have the best sex with people you hate. But, you know, my mom's Bible study is watching, so we won't get into all of that. But we wish them well, and the family, we wish them well. And Angie, Byron, like you said, if you're handsome and you look good, like, he's handsome, he's tall, he's got great teeth, you can always come back. You know, I mean, some of my friends who've been in scandals and cancellations, I'm like, you're hot, you're blonde. You'll be able to resurface and come back. Yeah, you will be fine. But speaking of dating, I want to ask you about this article we found about why single men aren't approaching women. This is from the New York Post. It was written by Fabiana Buong, Tempo. Now, in this article, they say some women blame men for not knowing how to appropriately approach women out in the wild. A model said she is too hot and it's intimidating. One woman, woman said, if men can't have a respectful conversation, then please don't approach. What do you think is going on with dating now? Because I feel like it's a tough dating landscape. I hear from guys, a ton of straight guys, they go out to A bar, they might go and chat up a girl who's standing around with her friends, and the girl's like, ooh, you're a creep. Why are you talking to me? Hashtag me too. Have you noticed that where some guys are scared to approach.
Haley Karania
Yeah, this is absolutely a. A me too movement side effect where all of these women, and not only just me too, we've had so many instances of women falsely accusing men of rape or sexual assault, and then they've been vindicated, but their whole Persona and their whole reputation has been ruined by this lie. So men have a lot to lose these days. And it's not easy to be a white man in 2025. Certainly not in the age of TikTok when everyone is filming everything. Content is everything. Everyone's filming. So, you know, men don't approach women at the grocery store anymore or the gym anymore because everyone's filming. And it's like, oh, look at this creep. You know, the. The guy comes up, takes his shot, shoots his shot, and then all of a sudden the girl's filming and it turns into this viral sensation where he makes him out to be this creep, when in reality he was not doing anything wrong. So I think men are. Have been set up to fail by the woke liberal feminists who don't want men to be men anymore.
Link Lauren
Absolutely. I feel like there are some women on the left now. It's become popular, like freeze your eggs f men you don't need men sit at home watching msnbc. And that's my issue with someone like Alex Cooper. And I'm not saying Alex Cooper is not a staunch businesswoman like that is a social climber. For the people listening, it's the host of Call Her Daddy who had Charlize Theron on and Kamala Harris during the campaign. But Alex Cooper's whole brand is screw men. You don't need men. Be a single independent woman and just work, work, work. But then Alex Cooper in private, she's getting married, having a beautiful wedding, white picket fence, she's gonna have a baby. She's gonna have the traditional all American life with the nuclear family. But she wants to keep her audience single and lonely, so they keep tuning into her. Have you noticed this trend with folks on the left, especially these podcasters?
Haley Karania
Absolutely. Yeah. They, they, they sell this kind of a lie that you can have your cake and eat it too, or you can't have your cake and eat it too, and then they do behind closed doors. I was at. When you brought up Alex Cooper, I was gonna say she's married and her husband is probably, you know, involved in a lot of these business dealings. It's maybe she's not like the boss girl boss that everyone thought that she was. And I was talking about this with a friend recently. The whole podcast call Her Daddy blew up when they were at Barstool because she had the co host, Sophia Franklin. And Sophia Franklin was dating a guy who was kind of trying to guide them in the business sense. And Alex Cooper didn't want anything to do with it, so she left, you know, dumped Sophia Franklin, went on her own, and now it's sort of like the same things happening, right? Like she's married to this guy who's probably a business partner, kind of the same thing. So. Yeah. But I agree. I think this is definitely a narrative that's being pushed by the left that you don't need to have a man. And I think that just in dating apps in general, they have kind of ruined the art of approaching someone in real life. Also because dating apps have made it almost too easy. Obviously you can swipe and swipe and swipe and oh, maybe I can find someone hotter. Swipe again. Maybe I can find someone taller, more successful. Swipe again. But not only that, just the art of approaching someone in real life. There's a lot of questions that you have to ask someone, like, what, where did you go to school? What do you do for work? What's your religion? What are, you know, what are your political affiliations? When you see someone on dating app, all of those prerequisites are already there for you. You can like tailor exactly what you want to see. Your location, age, height, everything. So it kind of like takes the guesswork out of it. And when you meet someone in real life, it's like, oh, well, I don't know if this person checks my boxes, I guess I won't find out.
Link Lauren
Yeah, but that's supposed to be the fun and the excitement. I just feel like a lot of guys don't know how to shoot their shot anymore because they're scared or they're so used to being on social media or they're scared of rejection. It's like that's the masculinity that girls want and most gay guys want, whether they want to admit it or not. Like, come at us, bro, come at us and shoot your shot. Like, come and scoop me off my feet and say you're gonna take me out and do this. Plan a frickin date. You know what I'm saying? But guys don't have that anymore. And a lot of chivalry is dead. And there are great guys out there, but I do think some of them are scared to approach. Now I have to move on to another man, speaking of masculinity, who has been totally emasculated, okay, by his wife. And this is none other than Alec Baldwin, who used to be an iconic, incredible actor. I love 30 Rock. Alec Baldwin used to be kind of this handsome guy with a dad bod who was, like, the face of masculinity. And now he's allowed this woman, Hilaria, to come in with her fake name and her fake accent and her fake backstory and totally ruin his reputation. We have a clip. Let's take a look at that. Hailey in the news discuss. Okay. For the people listening. No idea what we just watched. It was Hilaria Baldwin with Alec Baldwin wrapped. His head was sort of wrapped like a little babushka, and she's coddling him. And it says, like, my. When my husband gets a cold, when my husband shows the slightest sign of a cold, Hayley, is that a man you'd ever want to go out with? If you went to a guy's social media and he had videos with his ex being coddled like a baby, that's a red flag, right?
Haley Karania
Oh, it's a red flag. This is super embarrassing. And not to mention, Alec Baldwin is one of the most unlikable human beings on the planet. Not only is he a total asshole to his kids, he might shoot you. Yes. I mean, seriously, you might get shot. Seriously. Like, he killed someone on the set of Rust. It's not funny he's ever going to work again in the traditional sense. I think that he's just going to fall into line. If Hilaria wants to be a TikTok wife and they do family content, I think he'll just fall right into line and do it, because I don't know what other options he has. Certainly they have enough money to, you know, ride off into the sunset and not work again, but I think if they can make 100 bucks off of a cameo, they'll do it.
Link Lauren
Absolutely. I'm just thinking, if he's single again, I hope he doesn't shoot his shot too soon. Just joke. But, yeah, no, Alec Baldwin, he's become this pretty disgusting person. And I feel this way with Prince Harry. The women, you know, get blamed for emasculating these men and coming in and taking over their lives. Like, you know, I trash Meghan Markle all the time. I think she's pretty disgusting. But Harry allowed her to come in and ruin his family. You allowed this woman to come in and control your life. Same with Alec Baldwin. Yes. You know, Lauria Baldwin. We don't like her. But you allow this woman to come in and take over and ruin your reputation. So the onus is kind of on you. But tell me what you think about masculinity in general. Right. Don't you just think masculinity in general in our culture is being denigrated and attacked over and over, especially in the mainstream media?
Haley Karania
Yeah, absolutely. And especially if you listen to mainstream media and you listen to Hollywood. Right. All of these narratives I saw on Twitter, I forgot who said this. Maybe it was Clay Travis tweeted the other day. Name a TV show or a movie that has a strong male figure, a strong male father figure in it. I couldn't even think of one. And, I mean, what have I watched recently? White Lotus and then, like, trash reality television. So the shows that I'm watching certainly don't have strong male figures. But in other scripted pieces, I mean, this is a thing of the past. I mean, the left, they want men to be these small human beings. They want them to take a back seat to the woman, the girl boss.
Link Lauren
The.
Haley Karania
The woman's in charge. Right. And I think to your point about Harry and Meghan, I mean, he had it made until she came along and ripped everything out from her. And it's such a red flag if you are dating a woman who drives you away from your family, she is the problem.
Link Lauren
No, absolutely. Now, speaking of masculinity and men, we have to talk about sports. This is not something that's in my wheelhouse. Okay. Earlier in the show, I said, I'm calling a flag on the play. I don't know what that means, but it's a sports reference. We have to talk about Trump pushing to rename the Redskins and Indians and this whole situation. Can you break this down for the people at home? Break this down for someone like me who knows, has no idea what's going on. Haley, and tell me where you stand on this issue.
Haley Karania
Sure. So in 2020, the world went woke, as we know, and BLM. That became everything. George, Floyd, everyone was bowing down. You know, it became all these corporations had to capitulate to the Cancel Culture Woke Mobile, the Cancel Culture Woke mob, which is all white, liberal women. Women, by the way, were saying that you can't do this. You can't do that. They became like the racial police. So when the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians and all These sports teams that have Native American logos and team names, they were kind of forced by the Cancel Culture mob to rebrand. And first the Washington Redskins became the Washington football team. Not sure who came up, came up with that. You come up with that with two frickin brain cells. And they changed that. So it was the Washington football team for a little bit, then it was the Washington Commanders, whatever. Maybe they got inspiration from Joe Biden's dog that was biting everyone in the White House. No idea. This was all happening in 2020, 2021. And honestly, there have been rumblings in the Native American communities that they're unhappy with this. This is the same thing that we saw with Aunt Jemim. All these things, you take away these faces and these people, these logos that people love and then it's like, oh, well, where's the representation? This is what they say all the time. We need representation in media, we need representation. And then they rip the representation that they had away because they don't like it, they want to do it differently. And so the Wetzel family, they are the descendants of the Blackfeet tribe and the logo was inspired by their grandfather and they have since come out and they're fighting to have the team reinstate the Redskins name and the logo because that's their grandfather, that's their legacy. And it was very cool to have an NFL team celebrate their Native American heritage. And now that's all gone away. So if President Trump, I thought it was so funny in his tweet or in his truth social posts calling them the Washington whatevers, that really, that's what it is. I mean, what do they even call it now? Bring it back to the Redskins name? That's where I stand on it.
Link Lauren
No, 100%, no. I love President Trump for this. I mean, put the man on Mount Rushmore for a myriad of reasons, but this is what the left does, right? They're so into diversity, equity, inclusion that they actually end up doing the opposite. I remember when they were doing that remake of Snow White and they said it's offensive to do Snow White in the Seven Dwarves. So we're gonna do Snow White and the seven magical Creatures. And then all these little people are like, well, wait, we were trying to get cast and pay our bills. This is like the one movie you can cast a bunch of little people in. And they're going on TikTok and saying, well, Disney's not casting us. So it's almost like reverse. It's like reverse racism or something. It's like they're Trying so hard to be inclusive. They actually excluded everybody. And this is what happens all the time. Like you said with Aunt Jemima and then it became the Pearl Milling Company. Can we just let things be what they were? Like, does everybody have to be sensitive little beta male bitch boys all the time? Can't you just accept, like, with the tearing down of the statues and Christopher Columbus and all of that, can't we just let things be the way they were and honor our history, the good, bad, ugly, and everything in between? Haley. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of it.
Haley Karania
Justice for the little Pocahontas girl that was on the Land O' Lakes packaging, like, ready to go. I miss her.
Link Lauren
Bring her a casualty. A casualty. Yes. Now our final story is also sports related. Now. I love Scottie Scheffler. I grew up with him. He went to school with my brother. He'd hang out at our house. I love Scotty Scheffler. Yes. So, I mean, now he's like, rich and famous and killing it. You're like, oh, my God, is that Scotty? So with Scottie Scheffler, I want to play you a clip of him with his baby. Women loved it. I loved it. Let's roll it. Oh, we're playing it on the screen. We're playing it on the screen. Okay, so what we're watching right now, for the folks listening at home. Yes. We're watching Scottie Scheffler. His baby is crawling to him. He's just one. He goes over, picks up the baby. We're reacting to it.
Haley Karania
Oh, my gosh. Look at him. He's so little.
Link Lauren
So cute. I know. It's so cute.
Haley Karania
It really is so cute to see someone in sports who has it all. He's the one who has it all. Right? And we're saying they were talking about this Nike post on social media. People were calling it an ad. It's not an ad on social media. But they said, you know, he. He won. He won it all. Even if he didn't win the British Open, he would still be a winner because he has it all. He has the loving wife, the beautiful baby, and that's all you really need in Life.
Link Lauren
So no 100%. Well, I also love these parents, especially young parents who incorporate the kids into their lives. Right. I think a lot of young parents, like, oh, my God, the kid is totally gonna ruin my life or my life is over if I get pregnant and I have a baby. And that's what the left preaches all the time. But Then when you see something like this, it's like, no, just incorporate the kid into the life that you're already living, and then you're gonna have a well rounded child when they grow up. So, no, I love this clip. I apologize for the technical difficulties. I thought we were playing it on full screen, Hayley, but, you know, we're making a dream work over here. It looks like. Looks so, so, so cute. The last thing I want to play with you. We are going to kiss, marry, or send to an island. Three famous golfers.
Haley Karania
Okay, we've got Send to an island. Okay.
Link Lauren
Yes. We've got Bryson DeChambeau. You can either kiss him, marry him, send him to an island. We've got Rory McElroy, cutie pie, kiss Mary, Send to an island. And Scotty Scheffler. Now, who are you going to choose to kiss, marry, or send away for? How.
Haley Karania
Okay, I know he's married, so not really, but I would kiss Scotty because I think he's a great guy. Yes, I am marrying Bryson. I love him so much. I. He doesn't know it yet, but that's fine. So I will marry him. And then we're sending Rory to an island.
Link Lauren
No, we're sending Rory to. Is there any reason for that or just because.
Haley Karania
No, I just.
Link Lauren
I wasn't he going to get divorced. Remember that? Rory was gonna get divorced.
Haley Karania
He was going to get divorced. And then they went back on it, probably because he was like, wow, this is gonna be really expensive. Maybe we should make it work.
Link Lauren
I mean, I want to go to an island with all three. And that's a separate conversation. But like I said, my mom's Bible study is watching, so we won't get into all of that. But no, we love all of them. I think golf is one of the most underrated sports for handsome men. Everybody's, like, watching football and basketball. It's like, hello, people. You might want to get. Yeah, you guys are missing out. One thing I will be missing is having you on the show. Hayley, you are an icon and a legend. You are the best guest because you always have so much to say and you taught me so much about sports. Okay. I was like, we're gonna have Haley on and she can actually teach me what's going on with these sports teams. Why can't they have the original names but keep killing it on night Nightly scroll. I can't wait to be back on Rumble. You guys are just doing such amazing work over there and have an amazing week. Hailey, thank you so much, so much.
Haley Karania
Link.
Link Lauren
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Now we have to talk about the Duke and Duchess of White Castle, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in this edition of Royal Roundup. A royal roundup. But these two, they're not so royal anymore. And actually, I would love to do a moratorium on Harry and Meghan and have a day where we don't even discuss them. But they're like the gift that keeps on giving, okay? These two little hucksters, they can't stop screwing up and giving us fodder to discuss. And they speak to something larger in the culture, right? They speak to something in the culture that says if you are a rich liberal elite, you can just do things. Prince Harry, he wants to complain all the time about how miserable his life is. He doesn't have to work. He lives in a mansion in Montecito with full security. And it just shows. Even though Meghan says she came from nothing and she lived over a garage, she is taken to that rich Oprah Winfrey Montecito lifestyle very well. But Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, they're back in the news because they're doing what they do best, which is use their family's history and iconography to gain fame and attention and cliques and money. So Prince Harry, he has gone viral the last few days because he did a landmine walk just like his mother, the late Princess Diana. The icon, the legend. And we'll put it up on the screen and side by side. This could not be a clear grift for press. And I imagine Prince William is not happy about this because it's obvious Prince Harry has no reason to do this. Prince Harry doesn't even like to leave his house. Okay. Prince Harry sits around his house allegedly taking psychedelics. But let me tell you what he did. He's followed in his mother's footsteps as he visited a charity clearing landmines in Angola. He was in Angola supporting the work of the Halo Trust, the charity that has been backed by Princess Diana and yada, yada yada since 1997. So, Prince Harry, this is what they need to do, right? They've got a new season coming out of the Netflix show. Their clout is a little bit down. Prince William, Catherine, they're over there in the UK killing it. Okay? President Trump is going over for a state visit in September, which is going to be incredible, seeing this unification and across the pond. But Prince Harry, he always is copying his family for fame, fortune, clicks and attention. And there were a lot of royal folks online saying there's no reason to do this other than to try and have a side by side image of you and your mother, Princess Diana. Let's be honest and honestly, Prince Harry probably doesn't even remember this. Prince Harry has said he doesn't have many memories of his mother. Most memories he has are things people have told him or things he's seen in documentaries and online and on tv. So he probably doesn't even remember this himself. But copying Princess Diana, this is also what Meghan Markle does. She copies the princess's outfits, her looks, she tries to copy her style, her mannerisms, her scent, her perfume, her fragrance. That is what these people do. And Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, they're going to get more desperate, mark my words. We talked about this before. When your clout starts to go down and you're used to getting a certain level of fame, of velocity and volume, of fame and press, and it starts to dip. Megan's gonna be trotting those kids out more. We're gonna be seeing Archie and Lily, Bet a lot more. They're gonna start doing more staged photo ops like this. And Prince Harry, he could have gone. He could have gone and done this without a full camera crew. I mean, the fact that we have all these high definition videos that were rolling on the screen of him over there, he wanted this to be an international press moment. Do I think it's because he's this altruistic great guy who cares about the landmines? No, I think they knew this is gonna be a side by side of Prince Harry and his mother, the late Princess Diana. But can't Diana just rest in peace? Whatever happened to resting in peace? Can't she rest in peace. But Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, they're never gonna let her rest in peace. And Meghan Markle, I'm just remembering now, didn't she release a on Princess Diana's birthday just a few weeks ago? This is what they do. Oh, Princess Diana's birthday happens to be the date you're releasing this. And you're also copying the woman's outfits, etc, etc, etc. This is what Harry and Meghan do. And it's why William and Catherine and the real royalty over in the UK don't even care to associate with them. The real royalty is busy carrying on with their royal duties. Prince Harry, he's a wannabe royal at this point, but we wish him well. He's a very trouble, very troubled person, clearly, to allow Meghan Markle to come in and take a wrecking ball to his family. He's clearly very troubled. And Meghan Markle, what's also in trouble is her career. Because we have some new stats. We have some new stats about Meghan Markle's show. With love, Meghan. Let me read you some of these bullet points here. So the Netflix original series dire viewer stats were revealed in the streamer semiannual what we Watched report, which tracks the most popular and most watched things on Netflix. Now, Meghan would have you believe she's this huge star and billions of people are watching her. No, no, no, no, no, no. Let me read you what's going on. With love. Meghan came in at number 385. The show has garnered just 5.3 million views since its debut in March, which is a pretty dismal number for an original series on the streamer now suits the show that Megan, you know, came to prominence on. Not such prominence because I'd never seen it or heard of it. It earned 9.3 million viewers for its first season and ranked number 151. Now I didn't even know there were 358 shows on Netflix. How do you come in 358? Is Meghan Markle the new Stephen Colbert? Is she the new radioactive person where you give her 100 million, which is allegedly what they got from Netflix. Like Colbert, his budget was 100 million and he was still 40 million in the hole. But I think these folks like having Meghan and Harry because for a certain type of elite Hollywood liberal, having these royals, and I use the word royal loosely on their network means something, right? And Ted Sarandos and the folks at Netflix, they really have become personal friends with Harry And Meghan. So I imagine they're going to keep pushing her through and pushing her through, because if it was just you and me, okay, if I had a show on Netflix and I was number 358 after the budget, they put in $100 million and I wasn't even in the top 200, that would not do so well for me. Okay? It'd probably be fired. You would probably be fired as well. But these folks like Harry and Meghan, they get to continue to fail upward and they continue to dine out on their titles. I mean, the fact that they even call themselves the Duke and Duchess of Sussex anymore is hilarious to me because they've spent about five hours in Sussex. So the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, they're flopping, they're failing, they're getting more desperate. But Meghan can continue to sell her jams, jellies and dog biscuits. And we'll have to see what this new season of the show does. Is it gonna do higher? I mean, when you're starting at 358, anywhere is up, right? If you're 358 on the charts, anywhere is up. But like I said, like I said months ago, the reality show I want to see of Harry and Meghan, I want to see the real Harry and Meghan. I want to see them, okay, at home with the nannies. Meghan is running around the house in her, you know, scrawny little booty shorts and those legs, yelling at Harry, throwing cell phones. I want to see the real, real Harry and Meghan at home. I also would love to see a reality show where you take away their personal chefs, personal trainers and nannies for a week and see if they survive. Almost like a wife swap sort of reality show, TLC kind of show from the early 2000s. Let's take away all of the amenities that these two little hucksters enjoy and see if they can survive. Let's put Harry and Meghan on an island and see if they can last 24 hours being left to their own devices, because I have a feeling they don't love each other all that much. And they're not getting along too great. Okay, here to tell you, when the fame starts to go, your success starts to go. Harry's now going over and walking around in landmines. When your husband goes to walk through a landmine rather than stay at home with you, probably, you know, a little bit of trouble in paradise. But as for you guys, as for you guys, I love you. I cannot be more grateful that you tune into spot on with link. Lauren, I want to hear from you, okay? So if you're watching us on YouTube, please comment. Tell me what you think. If you're listening on Apple, Spotify, wherever, give us five, five stars, Drop a review. Tell us what you want to cover. Tell us what you'd like to see change. I can't wait to go home tonight and sleep in my own bed. But I'm excited to be on with Megyn Kelly today. I will see you guys on the next one. Bye.
Title: Prince Harry Rips Off Diana's Landmine Walk, Coldplay Concert Affair, and Stephen Colbert Cancelled
Host/Author: MK Media
Release Date: July 21, 2025
Link Lauren opens the episode by addressing the recent cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show. She vehemently denies the narrative that political pressures led to its shutdown, attributing the decision solely to financial losses.
“Stephen Colbert, you're losing $40 million a year and your liberal friends want to say that your show is being canceled because of some political reasons. Absolutely. Malarkey, buffoonery and tomfoolery could not be farther from the truth.” [00:37]
Lauren elaborates on the financial unsustainability, questioning the high production costs versus declining revenues. She criticizes the liberal elites, including figures like Jamie Lee Curtis, who lament the cancellation as a political suppression.
“Jamie Lee Curtis: It's bad. He's a great, great guy. They just cut NPR and, you know, public broadcasting. Yes, they're trying to silence people, but that won't work.” [07:59]
Transitioning to royalty, Lauren scrutinizes Prince Harry’s recent landmine walk in Angola, drawing parallels to his late mother, Princess Diana. She posits that the event is a calculated attempt to garner media attention and maintain relevance.
“Prince Harry, he has gone viral the last few days because he did a landmine walk just like his mother, the late Princess Diana.” [41:48]
Lauren questions the authenticity of Harry’s motivations, suggesting that his actions are less about philanthropy and more about capitalizing on Diana’s legacy for personal gain.
In an engaging segment with guest Haley Karania, Lauren discusses the scandal involving Andy Byron, a CEO who was caught cheating during a Coldplay concert. The revelation led to his immediate resignation, highlighting issues of infidelity within high-level executives.
“Andy Byron is not a bad looking man. We can put him back up on the screen. Andy Byron looks good. And everyone's like, oh, he looks like Gavin Newsom.” [25:00]
Haley emphasizes the prevalence of such behavior in corporate environments and debates the potential impact on Byron’s professional and personal life.
“I would be more concerned about him being hired again by another company because quite frankly, I actually don't think [...] Would you want to hire someone who was a cheater?” [22:26]
Lauren critiques Barack Obama’s appearance on his wife Michelle Obama’s podcast, focusing on his comments about a gay professor who influenced his understanding of empathy.
“Barack Obama: One of the most valuable things I learned as a guy was I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren't out, who became one of my favorite professors and was a great guy and would call me out when I started saying stuff that was ignorant.” [15:37]
She questions the continued emphasis on this relationship decades later, suggesting it might hint at underlying issues in their marriage or personal dynamics.
“Barack Obama: You need that person in your friend group so that if you then have a boy who's gay, or non binary or what have you. They have somebody that they can go, okay, I'm not alone in this.” [16:23]
Lauren expresses skepticism about Obama’s motives and the relevance of the anecdotes shared on the podcast.
“I do think there's a little bit of trouble in paradise. But like the Clintons, Hillary and Bill Clinton and Jill and Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, this is still a business, right?” [13:25]
The conversation shifts to Alec Baldwin, whose reputation has plummeted following the tragic incident on the set of Rust. Lauren and Haley condemn Baldwin’s behavior, highlighting his legal troubles and personal conduct.
“Alec Baldwin is one of the most unlikable human beings on the planet. Not only is he a total asshole to his kids, he might shoot you.” [33:00]
Haley adds depth by referencing Baldwin’s violent tendencies and the implications for his future in the acting industry.
“I think that he's just going to fall into line. If Hilaria wants to be a TikTok wife and they do family content, I think he'll just fall right into line and do it, because I don't know what other options he has.” [32:17]
Link Lauren and Haley delve into the erosion of traditional masculinity in modern culture. They discuss how media and societal shifts have undermined strong male figures, using examples from television and sports.
“I think to your point about Harry and Meghan, I mean, he had it made until she came along and ripped everything out from her.” [34:38]
They argue that the representation of men has been skewed, prioritizing traits that delegitimize traditional masculine roles, leading to confused gender dynamics and challenges in personal relationships.
The hosts critique the movement to rename sports teams with Native American names, supporting President Trump’s stance against what they perceive as excessive political correctness.
“So if President Trump, I thought it was so funny in his tweet or in his truth social posts calling them the Washington whatevers, that really, that's what the it is.” [37:14]
Haley explains the backlash from Native communities regarding the name changes, arguing that removing established names strips away cultural representation instead of enhancing it.
“The Wetzel family, they are the descendants of the Blackfeet tribe and the logo was inspired by their grandfather and they have since come out and they're fighting to have the team reinstate the Redskins name and the logo because that's their grandfather, that's their legacy.” [37:14]
Contrasting the negative discourse, Lauren and Haley highlight Scottie Scheffler, a successful golfer, as a positive example of masculinity. They celebrate his personal life, emphasizing the importance of integrating family into one’s public persona.
“It really is so cute to see someone in sports who has it all. He's the one who has it all.” [39:04]
Scottie’s image is used to illustrate the balance between professional success and personal fulfillment, advocating for traditional family values amidst the episode’s broader critiques.
Lauren wraps up the episode by reiterating her skepticism towards elite figures and their motives. She underscores the importance of questioning media narratives and maintaining traditional values in the face of cultural shifts.
“When elites tell you what's right and who's wrong, it's rarely about truth. It's about control.” [41:51]
She encourages listeners to engage critically with content and remain steadfast in their perspectives, promising more unfiltered discussions in future episodes.
Stephen Colbert Cancellation:
“Stephen Colbert, you're losing $40 million a year and your liberal friends want to say that your show is being canceled because of some political reasons. Absolutely. Malarkey, buffoonery and tomfoolery could not be farther from the truth.” [00:37]
Prince Harry’s Landmine Walk:
“Prince Harry, he has gone viral the last few days because he did a landmine walk just like his mother, the late Princess Diana.” [41:48]
Barack Obama's Podcast:
“One of the most valuable things I learned as a guy was I had a gay professor in college…” [15:37]
Alec Baldwin’s Reputation:
“Alec Baldwin is one of the most unlikable human beings on the planet. Not only is he a total asshole to his kids, he might shoot you.” [33:00]
Sports Naming Controversy:
“We need representation in media, we need representation. And then they rip the representation that they had away...” [37:14]
Media Accountability: The episode underscores the importance of financial viability over political affiliations in media operations, using Stephen Colbert's show as a case study.
Royal Family Scrutiny: Prince Harry’s actions are interpreted as strategic moves for maintaining public interest, mirroring his mother's legacy.
Corporate Ethics: The discussion on Andy Byron highlights the often-overlooked personal failings of high-ranking executives and their repercussions.
Cultural Shifts in Masculinity: There is a strong critique of modern portrayals of masculinity, arguing that current media trends undermine traditional male roles.
Political Correctness vs. Cultural Representation: The hosts debate the impacts of renaming sports teams, suggesting that such changes may disregard the very communities they intend to honor.
Positive Role Models: Scottie Scheffler is presented as an example of successful integration of professional achievement and family life, advocating for a balanced portrayal of men in media.
In this episode of Spot On with Link Lauren, the host delivers a no-holds-barred analysis of current events involving high-profile figures in entertainment, politics, and sports. Through sharp commentary and critical examination, Lauren challenges prevailing narratives and encourages listeners to question the motives behind elite actions and media portrayals. The episode serves as a call to maintain traditional values and remain vigilant against perceived manipulations within influential circles.