2025 Pop Culture Recap: Scandals, AI Panic & Online Chaos

This episode dives into the latest Bravo chaos, from the shocking Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula breakup and what it means for Summer House, to Lala Kent and Michelle Saniei stirring up buzz with their new restaurant venture. We’re also talking Teresa Giudice expanding her empire with a brand-new New Jersey restaurant (because of course she is), plus a few extra pop culture twists and reality-TV headlines you definitely don’t want to miss. 🎧🍸Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re covering it all this episode—from Alix Earle’s reality show and Netflix’s Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart to Queer Eye Season 10 press, Alex Honnold’s Taipei climb, Selena y Los Dinos, The Keepers, and more.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I’m joined by Gaby Grossman to unpack the absolute nonsense that is RHOSLC, Southern Charm, and The Traitors US. We’re talking shoveling food in your mouth, breaking girl code, wtf happened on the plane back from Greece & so much more! Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a chaotic pop-culture catch-up fueled by nostalgia, celebrity mess, and hot takes you didn’t ask for but absolutely need. I reflect on my wild, carefree NYC post-grad era before diving into Golden Globes chaos (Sean Penn smoking indoors, J.Lo’s alleged diva behavior, and why cigarettes are suddenly cool again), the Hailey and Justin Bieber TikTok drama and the Streisand Effect, billionaire beauty buys from Rhode, and the unserious state of American politics featuring Farrah Abraham’s political ambitions. We also get into the iHeart Podcast Awards nominees, why celebrity podcasts keep winning “emerging” categories, and why independent creators are allowed to be salty about it. Hard-hitting news, obviously.XOXOOXXOXOListen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LISTEN TO PART ONE HERE!In Part Two of the George Santos saga, the wheels fully come off. From a bipartisan investigation to a jaw-dropping federal indictment, we break down how Santos allegedly ran campaign finance schemes, collected unemployment while employed, lied on House disclosures, and spent donor money on luxury hotels, Botox, designer shoes, OnlyFans, and caviar lunches.We cover the charges, the guilty plea, the historic expulsion from Congress, his prison stint (cupcakes, solitary, and all), and the Trump commutation that cut his sentence down to just 84 days. Plus: the bizarre post-prison press tour, the collective pop culture obsession, endless side scams, and why admitting guilt felt oddly refreshing.George Santos didn’t just lie — he turned infamy into currency. And as much as we hate to admit it… we’re still watching.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recap Carl Radke’s Barnes & Noble event in Clifton, NJ — five years sober, brutally honest about friendships, Summer House tea (Paige leaving, Amanda & Kyle “going through it”), DWTS dreams, and why sobriety reveals who actually liked you.From there, we dive into Southern Charm and Austen Kroll’s wildly uncomfortable Viall Files appearance, failing-upward behavior, and podcast hosts who should ask fewer questions.We hit RHOSLC chaos — Monica Garcia stirring the pot, stomach-pump rumors, pills, hypocrisy, drug tests, and a reunion that’s already delivering (full recap coming with a guest once it wraps).Plus: Andy Cohen gets honored by NYC with a literal trash can, his growing disdain for Bethenny, TikTok oversharing, and the Reality Reckoning fallout.Quick stops across the Bravo-verse: RHOC (Gina’s engagement + glow-up, Katie Ginella exits), RHOA (Kim Zolciak’s tax mess, Kandi vs. Todd custody drama), RHOBH (Kyle Richards buying a $6.5M Tennessee home), and a wholesome check-in on Alex McCord thriving in Japan.Follow me on Instagram & TikTok @MeganThePodcaster — and buckle up. 🍿🎤Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I’m recapping the 86th Annual Golden Globes, where Nikki Glaser crushed hosting for year two with sharp jokes, stunning looks, and a Michael B. Jordan bit that committed so hard it made everyone uncomfortable (his mom included). Also… why was the music straight out of 2003? “Yeah,” “Pon de Replay,” and “Heads Will Roll” had me questioning reality.We break down the night’s big winners, Netflix’s Adolescence (haven’t watched yet but will, once I emotionally recover from our bedroom TV breaking) and PTA’s One Battle After Another — which I fell asleep during and hated, so I guess I need to rewatch since everyone else loved it. Leo showed up dapper with his mom, Timothée Chalamet beat him for Best Actor in a very male All About Eve moment, and Julia Roberts reminded us all why she is Hollywood royalty.Then we spiral into comedy and chaos: Marcello Hernández’s American Boy, Robbie Hoffman’s Wake Up, Ali Wong and Bill Hader’s breakup, Nick Reiner legal updates, Spencer Pratt running for mayor of LA (zero policies, max vibes), and the Ashley Tisdale Toxic Mom Group saga — influencer villages, Instagram exclusion, and why taking friend drama to The Cut might not be the healing moment you think it is.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Link to The Fabulist book for sale! Join us for a full deep dive into the unbelievable life of George Santos, the disgraced former NY Congressman. We cover everything — from his childhood and family background, to his fake education claims, his shocking drag performances, scams targeting veterans and everyday people, his prison experience, and where he is now. If you want the full story behind one of the most infamous political scandals of recent years, this episode has it all.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YES, the world is on fire — dictators are being captured, countries are getting bombed, peace deals are almost happening, and skiers are fleeing wildfires — but let’s be serious for a second… what the fuck happened in St. Barths?!This episode is a full spiral from global chaos to the only thing that actually matters: yachts, billionaires, vulgar displays of wealth, and the emotional devastation of spending the holidays in Montclair, NJ instead of on a $300 million boat eating caviar with Jeff Bezos. We’re breaking down the St. Barths industrial complex — the food, the beaches, the shopping, the yachts (if you don’t have one, you’re poor, sorry), and the celebrity sightings that made us question every life choice we’ve ever made.From Bezos’ floating ego, Geffen’s Rising Sun, and Walmart money doing what Walmart money does, to Alix Earle potentially upgrading from a mid NFL player to Tom Brady himself (sad divorced dad vibes included), we get into the rich, the ridiculous, and the spiritually unrelatable.Plus: Bethenny Frankel, vaping rich kids, Step Rose x Tinx discourse, and what it would truly mean to be stuck in St. Barths due to airspace closures (a dream).Then we pivot — violently — into:Why Members Only Palm Beach is unwatchable new-money trashButt cracks being forced down our throats by the fashion industry (Crack is wack AND back, allegedly)A high-brow cinema moment with Bugonia, Roofman, and my annual failed attempt to become an Oscar completionistBravo updates galore, engagements, arrests, books, dating apps, and Ultimate Road Trip casting dreamsIt’s unserious, unhinged, deeply judgmental, occasionally intellectual, and absolutely necessary listening.Thanks for listening — and tune in Friday for the George Santos episode.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025 was a pop culture fever dream — and we need to talk about it.In this episode, I’m breaking down the biggest cultural moments that defined the year: recession panic showing up in the most unexpected places, rage bait officially entering the dictionary, AI exploding into creative and white-collar spaces, and the internet spiraling in real time.We’ll revisit 2025’s most unforgettable moments in order — TikTok almost getting banned, Kendrick Lamar choosing chaos at the Super Bowl, Labubus taking over America, celebrity space trips, public cheating scandals, brand meltdowns, canceled shows, hot criminals, free speech freak-outs, shocking deaths, and the moments that made us all collectively say, “oh no.”We’re closing it out with how we’re entering 2026, a quick take on resolutions, and a list of phrases I’m officially retiring for the new year.Pop culture, chaos, and commentary — exactly how we like it.Listen to I Know You Didn't Ask wherever you listen to podcasts! Let's connect - follow on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok! Email me at [email protected] to say hi :) If you’re enjoying the show, please leave a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bravo-happy-hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.