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You're a nosy. You want the full sitch? Come to Pop Culture Thursday. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train. Jared Freed coming you live from Delray Beach, Florida. That's right. Every Thursday is a Pop Culture Thursday, where I go to Page Six with. We read some headlines and then we riff on the articles. That's the show. Read and riff. If you have a pop culture story that you want unpacked on this show, all you got to do is send it to jtrain podcast gmail.com. that's J train podcast gmail.com. i have a bunch of stories, all from page six that I've picked out, and I haven't read the stories, but I, I do basically go to the website and go, all right, what would I click on if I was just looking to waste time on the toilet? That's basically what would get me to click on it and my thought process through the whole thing. That's the show. I'm in a mood. I think I'm in a mood. I, I was like, I'm gonna tape the podcast. And even as I was, I, I tried on a shirt that I just bought and I washed it and it shrunk, and I'm so mad. I have been in the market for a, like, a plaid, soft, comfy shirt, and I would wear it everywhere, but it never fits it all. I always go too small. I always go with the store. Then some guy at the store, oh, no, it's pretty shrunk. It's like, no, no, no, I'm, I'm going to ruin the shirt. I should have gotten a double xl. But then you're getting a double xl. Then you're like, this is who I am. That's like, size is really. There's an emotional thing there. Okay, I'll, I'll move on from this. We have one sponsor. I do like the sponsor, and I, I've been using it. Bioma Health. Not to be dramatic, but your gut has massive, has a massive impact on how you feel each day. Yeah, you don't want to feel bloated. I've been taking these probiotics, and they've been great. I have to say, I've, I've enjoyed how I felt, how I feel. Feel current currently. 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It's not like this kid like went to high school and you know, smoked a couple cigarettes. No, no, no. This kid has been on TV teaching people about cuddly animals his whole life. And he's Australian, he's good looking. Like this guy is made in a lab to have a mom at home watch him dance and go, oh, I like him. Robert Irwin reveals best Dancing with the stars advice from his mirror ball champion sister. And his sister already won and second mom, Bindi. Yeah, and Bindi, these two, you know, the father died tragically. I get tragically. I, I feel like I have to say that I, I, I, you get stung by a stingray, that's quite a way to go. But when it's, when you're the animal guy swimming in the stingray waters, you know, that can happen. Robert Irwin, I mean, this guy, he, he's built to be watched on tv. Like, even his body type, right? What, what do you think? Bindi told him to, you know, be yourself? What advice is you. If my advice would be like, hey, like, it would be about energy levels and getting, and getting like, massages. Robert Irwin knows he's got big shoes to fill on Dancing with the Stars. While exclusively chatting with Page Six in the ballroom Tuesday night. The wildlife. So Page Six in Dancing, the Stars, they are in cahoots because the exclusive chatting in the ballroom, you know, they, they're all over this show. The Wildlife Conservationist concert. The Wildlife Conservationist. That's not what I would call him. I would call him child star. You know, like, this kid was on, like, Saturday morning TV teaching you about a wallaby. Raved over the advice and support he received from his older sister, Bindi Irwin, who won the season 21 mirror ball with pro partner Derek Hoff. Bindi said, really lean into this and really savor every second. That's the advice. That's what's gonna help you explain Robert, who is the son of the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and conservationist Terry Irwin. I gotta say, Steve Irwin was like, like this, like, wild guy. Like, Steve Irwin is the original. You know, he has to be like, wrestling in a crocodile and then like, hey, good day, mate. Oh, my God, I'm on the back of a crocodile. And like, I'm just, I'm just. Here's my, here's my guess. Steve Irwin is a crazy person who gets on crocodile on the back of a crocodile and shows you what the right molar looks like. I'm going to bet Terry Irwin the conservationist is also a genius producer, marketer, Kris Jenner type. Like, where's. I gotta meet Terry, because Terry might be. Terry should be on Shark Tank. She was there the whole time. She made it the whole three months. She won and said it went by in a blink of an eye. Yeah. Here's the family. There's Terry. And Terry doesn't look like a producer, but I think Terry is a cutthroat producer. You know, child star, mom. You know, mom a juror. Because for these kids to just be on tv. Dad passes, stingray stings him. Get up here, Robert. You're in, like, that's Robert, 21 went on to say that Bindi, 27, is everything to him, which is a big reason why he said yes to taking on the challenge of Dancing with the Stars in the first place. Bindi is an inspiration to me in so many facets of life. Dancing is one of them. But in every facet, Robert, I've always looked up to her tango. She's just always been almost like a second mom to me, you know? Yeah, I would. That makes sense. My family being here to support me and Whitney, to be here on this journey, it means the world. It's really cool. Well, listen, good for Robert. I think he's like, he's going to do well. The sister did well. I just can't believe you go to vote and you go, oh, my God, I gotta vote for the crocodile hunters kid. Like, these kids are talented, and I think they've been pushed. I gotta say. I. I don't think Terry. Terry looks like she just hangs out with giraffes, but I don't know about that one. I think Terry sits behind a desk and is on a phone, is like, you better be good to my kid. There better be apple snacks in the. In the green room. Apple snacks. I don't know. I like a Diet Coke in the green room. And there better be ice. And then she hangs up the phone. Let's do this story before we go to the next story. I'm on. I'm on the road. We got a little break here. Richmond, Virginia. That's right, Richmond. I'm coming. D.C. that's the first theater that we are going to be hitting on the table for one tour. I would love for that to sell out. That would really make my day. That would warm this double XL heart. So if you're in D.C. around D.C. come Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, Durham, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Miami. Why did I think D.C. wasn't there a Baltimore show? Am I crazy? Am I losing my mind? Baltimore. Oh, that's not until 2026. Yeah. Don't miss out on Jer. I'm. I'm just Googling myself in Baltimore. All right, we'll get back to the stories. I'll shut the up. Limited Jared. Free tickets remaining high demand on our site. I hope so. Saturday, January 10th. So you got some time on that. But D.C. listen, I. I just bring up both of those because sometimes people are like, well, I'll drive from D.C. d.C. It's coming. Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, Durham, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Miami. That takes us to Thanksgiving. Single. I was about to read my note on this because I, I take A little note. I write one sentence and this is the article. Kim Kardashian takes swipe at Kanye west, an exhilarating post divorce update. And my note was, single women can really make fun of anyone. And we're just like, cool with it. Like, like, because Kim, listen, I'm not like, a Kanye fan, but this guy obviously has some issues and I can't. I can imagine divorce is difficult and I'm sure Kim went through it. But, like, I don't know. I don't know if I, If I, you know, made f. If I took a swipe at my, like, my, like, my ex girlfriend who has known mental issues, I don't think we'd be like, yeah, Jared, someone would go, hey, you know, like, why don't you leave them alone? Like, I don't know if it's worth it. You know, like, also, Kim's a billionaire. So, like, on top of that, it's not like Kim is saying this from, you know, from like a, a, a soup kitchen. Like, like, fuck that dude. Oh, you know, fuck that guy with mental health issues. Like, I don't know. Let's see. I. And also, this is the headline, so I don't know what type of swipe it is. I, I would. I'm assuming it's not a big swipe. Kim Kardashian takes a swipe at Kanye west as she shares exhilarating post Divorce update. I'm just. I just think we love a post divorce update from someone who's really feeling themselves, especially a woman. Kim Kardashian has all the confidence after divorcing Kanye West. The reality star subtly shaded her ex husband in her French Vogue cover story published Friday while discussing her newfound confidence. At what point? When did she lose her confidence? Like, I, I just don't buy it. The Skims crazy. Oh, I'm such a loser. I'm just a billionaire with a empire that should be bigger. Like, what are you upset about? The Skims creator, 44, gush to the magazine about turning 40 in October 2020, saying Kris Jenner told her that the coming years would be the best of her life. Okay. Kardashian notably filed for divorce from West 48 in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage and months of split speculation. It's true, the Kardashian star said of Jenner's prediction. Only over the past three or four years have I gained this confidence before. I constantly needed to check in with someone before making a decision. She continued. Can you imagine? It's crazy to rely so much on others on. It's crazy to rely on so much others. So much. Can you imagine? It's crazy to rely so much on others opinions. So is the swipe that I've gotten really confident and independent since my divorce. Like, I don't know if that's really a swipe at Kanye. The Keeping up with the Kardashians alum confirmed today. I know exactly what I want. It's exhilarating. She credited part of her newfound confidence to Demna Balenciaga's former artistic director. You know who really helped me? Uh, the person who made this dress that I'm selling on the COVID of Vogue Paris. I think it was Demna that things really changed. I think it was with Demna that things really changed. The Hulu personality explained, he doesn't care what people think, so I learned to do the same. I. I don't know. Uh, this is. Man, Page Six can really spin a yarn. Well, well. Kardashian did not name west in the wide ranging conversation. She was vocal during their marriage about his heavy hand in her wardrobe. Oh, I always thought I had a really good style until I met my husband and he told me that I had the worst style. The businesswoman quipped in 2018 panel discussion. So that's not in this article. That is, while they are married, she's saying, my husband really had an opinion on my style, and he's the style guy. Now. Looking back on that, you go, ugh, that sounds like, horrible. Like, you have to be married forever for that quote. Not to be. Not to feel bad. At the time, she recalled once crying over the easy creator throwing out 250 pairs of her shoes. I. That is the craziest. I. I mean, listen, if. If you do. I don't think Kanye's nuts. It is absolutely crazy for Kanye west, okay, for any husband to be married to their wife and they're in their closet and being like, and I don't like these Valentino's gone. And these shoes look like shit on you. And like, is Kanye going through Kim's closet? G. Why is Kanye throwing away her shoes? These hokas are a mess. Wear these out of the house. Never again you're wearing Converse in my house. This is a. That's when you go, this guy. Listen, there is a point in a marriage where you go, okay, maybe they've gone a little nuts. I would think the moment your husband is going through your closet, holding up your red bottom heels, going, these have been out of season for three years. Yaa. And throws them away. Like, I'd be like, my God, I just explained that story in the divorce. The divorce is over in two seconds. Our whole trade off was that I if I got rid of my clothes, he'd fill up my closet. Kardashian explained during a 2012 confessional on her family show. That's when you have an intervention. Hey, Kim, I think you gotta end it with this guy. He's. I can't. How is that not talked about more? Kanye threw away 250 pairs of your shoes. I swear to God, Kim, I swear to God, if I see these Louboutins in our house one more time, I'm gonna freak out. Okay, so a next story. Some of the original so there's a movie about Whitney Wolf that's coming out. Some of the original Tinder team blasts Hulu's Whitney Wolf Heard flick as all lies, including her co founder title. So there's a movie that I think was made without their without Whitney Wolf, I don't think she was involved. Members of original Tinder team blast new film on co founder Whitney Wolf heard so here's the thing. This Tinder movie, if it's made without the founder, it's going to be critical and we are going to be happy to see criticism of a dating app. That's the thing you have to think of like you know, to go back to Kim taking a swipe at her ex with mental health issues. Like, if you're going to think of Kanye west, that person has problems that I don't think you need to pig pile onto. And, and you and I on the subject of who gets leeway with criticism and who does not and has to be careful with their criticism. Divorced woman with that's now finding her confidence can say whatever she wants. And the same goes for movie that criticizes dating app because we all consider dating apps. Listen, dating apps are a tool, but it they're easy to vilify. They're e. And people who have met someone on a dating app, they, they're not even going to defend it. They're not going to say. Well, they're going to say. They're going to act like they got lucky. Like they got on one of the last life rafts off the Titanic. So as far as how, how lazy, you know, I kind of rate making fun of something as how lazy are you allowed to be? So if you come at Tinder or Bumble, I guess this is about Bumble because Whitney Wolf heard started Bumble after working at Tinder, I think is the Story, but we'll get into the story. You go, if, if you're a movie making, taking down Bumble, you're gonna have a whole army of people who are ravenous to take down Bumble because they're single and they're going through dating issues and they're blaming the apps and the current state of the dating world so you can be really lazy and take large swipes at it. I'm not saying it is. I'm just saying you're just allowed to like. Let me give you an example. When I make fun of the women on the Golden Bachelor, I better be fucking funny. I just know that I better, I better do it well. And I just put up, if you go to my Instagram and again, you're going to wake up today to my live stream. I'm live screaming, the Golden Bachelor. Please watch it, share it. If you, if you laughed at someone, I'm asking you to share it. Because people, I, I mean, I'm just comparing now to like 4 years ago on Instagram. People just aren't sharing. They, they. I think we are kind of like done with sharing. I'd love for you to share it so I can find more people like you that will watch the Golden Bachelor with me and then maybe listen to this podcast. That'd be great. It all kind of holds hands together. But I would say, in addition to that, I would say, you know, when I do the. What I. So I did the video where I said ever, you know, I do my preview or say who everyone looks like, you know, I can't do looks old. You, you know, and not that I want to, but I'm saying it pushes me to better be a better writer, be a better comedian. I think if you're not have. Knowing that it can come off really mean young man or younger man making fun of older women who are looking for love, like, that's not a good look. So you better be good at it and you better have care for the people that you are making jokes about. And I do. I like all the people. I, I like the people who go on these shows. I don't come in hating them or thinking less of them. So, so when I hear this, as far as like the people punching back at a movie about dating apps, I kind of like trust them a little bit. Some members of the original team behind the dating app Tinder are swiping left on a new film about Whitney Wolf Herd. The group of OG execs were already slamming the buzzy movie. And it's buzzy because people hate dating apps. Oh, we're gonna take down Bumble release Friday as inaccurate. Before it came out though, they'd only seen the trailer. Swipe, starring Lily James as Wolf Heard, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now on Hulu. But Tinder co founder Jonathan Bedine already is not a fan. Exclusively telling Page Six last week, I haven't seen the movie. It's obviously going to be a lot of lies. That's quite a quote by Bedine says he first heard about the film from a drunk executive who filled him in on the details of the flick. After that conversation, it's been a little bit of a freak out knowing this thing is going to be full blown of full of errors and a hit piece on the actual founders, he said. See there they know we are easy targets. There has been past bad blood between Wolf Heard and the Tinder execs, including a lawsuit. Wolf Heard went on to become the founder of another online dating platform, Bumble, which launched in 2014. She also became the world's youngest self made billionaire, the Post reported in 2021. So there's bad blood here. But Dean and several others from the original Tinder alleged in comments to page 6 that the biggest misconception about the original, about the origin of their dating app is Wolf Herd's roles as a co founder. Okay, Wolf Herd's team has disputed this claim in the past, saying she is, was and always will be a co founder of Tinder. And that cannot be disputed. The Tinder insider alleged that Bedine, Justin Matin and Sean Rad are the sole co founders, while Bedine described Wolf Herd as having more like an internish role. So they're trying to say we're the geniuses here. Other insiders involved at the time also described her as having a junior role. Well, that is the, I mean this is one of those things that's like, they're like, yeah, we're not worried about being the total pieces of shit that created a, you know, the thing people hate about dating most. We just wanna make sure we're the, the, we're the co founders. It's such a funny the company. Former Vice president of communications and marketing Rosette Pam Backian remembers her as ju as Justin's girlfriend who was very intent on letting people know that she didn't add anything to meetings or the business of Tinder, but she was always begging to be included in articles as co founder. She'd say it was important for her career, it was all self serving. So we have two Sides to this. Wolfhard's name as a co founder first appeared in 2013 article in Harper's Bazaar, which left Pam Bakian and the comms team scrambling to get it removed. I mean, this sounds like. This sounds like it is. They show them in a picture, all four of them at, like, a Glamour magazine. So it is about Tinder, the movie. Um, this is one of those. This is ego. This is. The only way to read it for me is ego. These three dudes started Tinder and they want to be known as the inventors of Tinder. And this woman, Whitney Wolf Herd became a bigger celebrity than them because she kind of. I. It sounds as though, based on this marketing director quote, that Whitney Wolverd was pretty on top of the marketing of who of. Of this whole founder shit early on and wanted her name to be involved. Whether she's a founder or not, I don't know. Doesn't matter to me. To me, she's the most successful of the four because then she goes on her own. The. The story I always thought was that she sued Tinder for some sort of harassment claim, made money from the suit, used it to start Bumble this for and which was marketed again, I think Whitney Wolf heard my opinion of her and basically attracts to this article. She's a marketing genius who understands the temperature of the room better than most. Because at the time she was selling Bumble, where men. Women get to make the women have to make the first move. She was selling that as a form of feminism. And at the time, that was kind of like something you could sell to people. And I was always. I've been for years. I would say this is the worst app for women because it was basically narrowing down for men who wanted to fuck you the most. So. But I did always think Bumble added safety restraints for women that they weren't going to be contacted, you know, by someone, by just any guy. Would make it a little bit more. In the beginning, I was like, okay, because if men get 10 matches, they'll talk to 10 women. What this did was reverse that because women generally will talk to not every guy they match with. So instead of getting all these people talking to you where it was a very confusing thing and you couldn't tell who was the guy who really liked you versus the guy who was just talking to you because he talks to everyone. That was nice because it would make it less cluttered. But as time went on, you saw, okay, I don't know if this is feminism to be like, hey, I think you're hot. And Umi, Umi, Umi, please talk to me again. They're not begging, but that's kind of how I always viewed it. But again, this is Whitney Wolf's herd's genius. And why Bumble? She probably became a. Well, probably because she made when she became a billionaire. You go. It's marketing as most of these things are with dating apps. So I don't know. That's my rambly thoughts on that subject. Carmen Electra who she you know, Pam Anderson and Carmen Electra. Pam Anderson I think is going the route that you gotta go. Like she does Naked Gun, the new Naked Gun movie, which was funny. Then goes on a PR tour where they apparently they faked the Liam Neeson Pam Anderson relationship for press and it worked. Carmen Electra, 53, rocks. Corset top and fishnet stockings in racy at home photo shoot. Here's my question. Are these just selfies at home that separates the hot from the not to me is when do your selfies at home? If you're hot, that's an at home photo shoot. If you're not, you're just taking some pictures on the couch. Because Carmen Electra. Do we have the p. Okay, well this is a little different. I mean it's her and of course that spread eagle. I don't even understand the reason for these pictures. She looks great. I mean she looks, you know what she looks like. And Carmen Electra, I mean decades of beauty. Don't get me wrong, the she's 53. It says it looks like the face filter, the makeup face filter they have on TikTok was fashioned after her. After her. Like, like we took. She's the inspiration. Like if I, if I were her, I would say, I would make that claim and it would be hard to disagree with like hey, you know the, the beauty filter that was all me. Because this is like cuz she's got the eyeliner, the dark eyeliner. This is a Carmen Electra look. Carmen Electra bid her red velvet couch farewell. This is how she says goodbye to her God. In an eye popping corset top and fishnet stockings while displaying her youthful physique. The Baywatch alum, 53, took to Instagram Tuesday to show off the skin bearing ensemble which included a plunging black lace corset top, micro mini denim shorts and suede stiletto boots. She looks great. But I, I mean it's, it's a lot. I. She accessorized with a black choker and understated cross necklace. I mean this is like she looks Great. I don't know. I. Pictures. There's a picture of her lying on their couch with her ass out that you're like, okay, I guess this was. Did she just break up with someone? Like, that's what you want to know. You go, hey, Carmen, who are you trying to mess with with this photo shoot? Like, you're like an. In an intro clip, the former Playboy model stroked her luxurious sofa, which was feature. Which is feed which features which is frequently served as a modeling backdrop while blowing a kiss saying goodbye to the red couch. He said in additional photos, the actress model vary model various angles of the zip up corset. Electra's post followed a similar Instagram upload on Monday in which she explained that she's letting go of her old standby. So this is one of those things that you realize the, the weirdness of social media. Carmen Electra has this couch that she takes pictures on that if you are a Carmen Electra follower, maybe you recognize this couch. And then maybe people make comments about the couch on Carmen's Instagram posts. And there's that couch, love me. And back on the couch, it might be 15 people who make a comment like that. And then To Carmen, the 15 people means everyone is talking about my couch. It is a character in Carmen's life. It's something you have to really be careful about. Like where, you know, Carmen Electra then goes on a red carpet and they're like, hey, Carmen, how you doing? She's like, getting rid of the couch. I'm sure you've heard. And they're like, yeah, I guess we have heard. Cool. Good for you. And then you turn to someone, you go, is her couch like a famous thing? And they're like, no, no, no. It's like she takes pictures on it, I think. And that's it. That's. This is the delusion of social media. And again, to the 15 people, this was a big moment. She's getting rid of the couch. I. This story that we're reading is. Okay, this is. This is. This headline. I don't even know if it's the headline for this, but they're reporting on. Okay, this is. They're officially reporting on everything. Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift live updates. Fortnite music video star Ethan Hawk reveals whether he's. Whether he expects a wedding invite. Like, we are officially at Waiter, who was in Taylor Swift video has opinion on whether the wedding dress looks good or not. Like, we are going to hear from legitimately everyone in this wedding. You are gonna hear from the former Gardener of Taylor Swift weighs in on whether he was told to plant flowers. You know, it's gonna be like crazy. We're getting to that point. I'm not even gonna read the article because it's like, to me, I, I get it, I get it. Like, we're just gonna get every Taylor. What? Ethan? A what? He's gonna say. I oh, I'm definitely getting invited. No, he's gonna go, oh, no. You know, we did the music video. We had a good time. Okay, let's do this one. And okay, this one is a follow up to another article that really annoyed me. I don't know what Jennifer Aniston's PR plan is, but I think it's to exclusively annoy me because this title Jennifer Aniston's favorite Cheat Day Meals are surprisingly relatable. Jennifer Aniston's Cheat day Meals Jennifer Aniston's cheat day meals are surprisingly relatable. There is no way that Jennifer Aniston's meals that she does a cheat day with are going to be relatable to me unless her cheat day meal is eating crab rangoon followed by chicken with cashews followed by a whole quart of fried rice followed by tears streaming down her cheek screaming, I shouldn't have done that. Then I'm not going to relate to Jennifer Aniston. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And I don't know what her plan is here because there was another article where Jennifer Aniston is telling us that the way she stays young, the secret to staying young looking fit is staying positive. And you're like, jen, just stay away from this stuff. Why do you need I don't understand why celebrities need to be our inspiration. What diet? That's how it starts to annoy me. Jennifer Aniston revealed the foods she loves when she's she needs a pick me up in the form of spending time with her closest girlfriends and they're not particularly okay. Jennifer Aniston revealed the food she loves when she needs a pick me up in the form of spending time with her close girlfriends and they're not particularly healthy. Aniston, 56, said she cooks. Here's. Here's the thing. If you're cooking, you're already not relatable to me. There's no cheat meal that you cook that is equivalent to the cheat meal I'm ordering from doordash that I'm literally embarrassed about answering the door for. So no, we are not relating to this already. She said she cooks her own comfort foods with which include pizza nights, burgers or Mexican food that. No. Cooking your own pizza is not a relatable cheat meal to me. Ordering from Domino's, the pizza with pepperoni on it, then getting the. The garlic knots and the wings on top of that, that's relatable. Not cooking it yourself on a vegan crust. Going out to eat and drink is also a favorite activity of hers and her pals Aniston told People in an interview published Tuesday. What is going on with Jennifer Aniston? Like, why does she need us to know this? Why is this? What is she even promoting? I'll go to my favorite restaurant with some girlfriends, have a martini and some delicious meal. That's not how. That's how I know. No, this is bullshit. This is bullshit. That's a quote. That's a quote from someone who doesn't eat. That's a quote from someone who's not like us. That's a quote from someone who doesn't have body issues, who doesn't overeat. Here's. This is the quote. This is the quote. I'll go to my favorite restaurant with some girlfriends, have a martini and some delicious meal. That's how AI was would try to relate to us in our cheat meals. I love a meal from the restaurant. One martini, please. What's going on here? That's my question. What is Jennifer Aniston trying to do with us? Why does she need to relate to us? I would be perfectly fine with Jennifer Aniston going, I go to a restaurant, I have one martini, then I go home on an empty stomach because I got to look good in these pictures for People magazine. That would be more relatable to me. Yeah, I haven't had a good meal in 20 years because I'm on camera. And you know what? The camera does add 20 pounds. I would go, jen, love you. Not this shit. I like delicious meal just like you, peasant. Aniston listed her famous friends she calls to spend time with, which included her friends, co star Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. More famous faces that made the cut. Or j. What is this article for? Oh, the morning show. The morning show star is promoting her new cookbook for kids. Fuck off. What? What? Who's buying the Jennifer Aniston cookbook for kids? Hey, guys, here's how you're going to cook a great vegetable platter. Yep. You put vegan, you know, all you do is put celery out and carrots and you put this vegan low calorie hummus into a bowl. Look at you. You're a chef. What is this? Her new cookbook's called Cook with Claudio. I. Who's Claudio? I don't even know that name. The animated character Claudio is inspired by her rescue by her rescue dog, Clyde. So it's Clyde Dio. Is Jennifer Aniston becoming my most, you know, my least liked celebrity? While she may not be super strict on what food she eats, she clearly watches her portions. No, she is super strict. She's cooking pizza at home. That's strict. They show her working out and drinking an espresso, you know. You know, kids love espresso. Aniston said of indulging on her favorite of her. In her favorite recipe in the book enchilada bites. It's gluten. It's. Aniston said of indulging in her favorite recipe in the book enchilada Bites. It's guilt free because they're just little bites. Not when I eat 700 of them. Jennifer, you can stretch it into two bites. No, no, don't title your article. Look how relatable Jennifer Aniston is and then have a quote from her saying, yeah, the best part about this, you can stretch our enchilada bites into two bites. You can stretch it into two bites. But definitely, definitely yummy, yummy, yummy. She added I. The Emmy winner review. What? Why does she need a cookbook? I don't know. I don't understand it. I just. There's nothing relatable. I don't know what her bills are. Listen, money can get spent really quickly. But listen, if I was given $50 million tomorrow, would I need to have a cookbook for children? Would I need some sort of second act? No, I. If I was given $50 million tomorrow, here's what I would do. I would do this podcast, probably similar to how it is now. J Train would stay the same. I would do you up. It would stay the same. I love doing you up. I would. That would stay the same. I would do the Bachelor live stream. I love doing the Bachelor live screen. I would do shows. There's some cities maybe I would go to less, but I would do. No, I would do. I would do this. I would do everything I do now, but there wouldn't be this, like, I gotta do something else. I honestly, I would do everything. I'm. That was a big, big reveal. Jared would be the same asshole. No, you know what I would do with a 50 million? I'd buy a nice house on the beach and then do the. And then complain from that kitchen about Jennifer Aniston trying to be relatable. That really fucking annoyed me. I I crazy Jennifer hasn't has a children's cookbook. Honestly, I'm more mad at anyone who would buy the cookbook from Jennifer Aniston. I like to go out and have a delicious meal. That's the quote. She doesn't even say what they eat. Martini and a delicious meal. It's like she short circuited at the end. Martini. That's relatable. Okay. And a delicious meal. Like she could only remember Martini. We don't even know how she takes a martini. Last one Hoda copy reveals painful epiphany that told her Joel Shiffman relationship was over so Hoda Copy has a new book and this whatever the painful epiphany was, it's going to be kind to Joel Shiffman. Because it would be hard for me to believe that this is a takedown of guy we don't know from famous Hoda copy who seems to like being single and being on her own. I bet you he was too generous. And then she realized she didn't love him as much as he loved her. Hoda Copy admitted she had a painful epiphany that made her realize her long term relationship with her ex fiance Joel Schiffman was over. I love Joel then and I love joel now, the TV personality told Today.com in an interview published Tuesday. I just had to remind myself that it was a different kind of love. You can still love and admire someone and not want to be in a relationship, a long term relationship. That way I to me, you only accept that answer from this would not work for any I it listen, it's just a nothing answer, which that is how a lot of relationships end. I I think if I gave that answer to I, I'm making this personal because if I had given that to someone I was dating, I love you, but I just don't see this, they would go, that's bullshit. That's an excuse. So this is a way of saying I just didn't have the fire in my belly for this guy. They're a cute couple. Her book is called Jump and Find Joy. So yeah, she wasn't gonna be like, this piece of shit sucked in bed. That's why we're breaking up. So that's her episode Pop Culture Thursday. Back next week. Boom.
Episode: Kim Kardashian, Dancing With The Stars, and Jennifer Anniston Tries To Be Relatable
Host: Jared Freid
Date: September 25, 2025
Every Thursday is “Pop Culture Thursday” on The JTrain Podcast, where comedian Jared Freid dives into the latest headlines from Page Six, riffing and reacting in real time. This episode covers the spotlight on Robert Irwin joining Dancing With The Stars, Kim Kardashian’s post-divorce shade, controversy over the new Whitney Wolfe Herd/Tinder biopic, Carmen Electra's Instagram moments, ever-present Taylor Swift news, Jennifer Aniston’s “relatable” PR attempts, and one last word on Hoda Kotb’s breakup.
On Robert Irwin in the Ballroom:
“This kid has been on TV since birth… He’s going to do well because… this guy is made in a lab to have a mom at home watch him dance and go, ‘Oh I like him.’” [11:30]
On Kim & Kanye’s Dynamic:
“Can you imagine? It’s crazy to rely so much on others opinions… Is the swipe that I’ve gotten really confident and independent since my divorce?” [26:55]
On Tinder Founders vs. Whitney Wolfe Herd:
“It’s such a funny—the company… we just wanna make sure we’re the co-founders. It’s ego.” [45:40]
On Carmen Electra’s Couch Farewell:
“To the 15 people, this was a big moment. She’s getting rid of the couch. This is the delusion of social media.” [59:00]
On Jennifer Aniston’s PR:
“That’s a quote from someone who doesn’t eat. That’s how AI would try to relate to us in our cheat meals: ‘I love a meal from the restaurant. One martini, please.’” [01:04:20]
On Celebrity Side Hustles:
“If I was given $50 million tomorrow… I would do everything I do now, but there wouldn’t be this, like, ‘I gotta do something else.’” [01:09:00]
For anyone who missed the episode, expect a fast-paced, irreverent, and thoughtful deconstruction of celebrity news, with lots of insider/outsider humor, emotional honesty, and sharp commentary on today’s pop media ecosystem.