High & Low

Full immersion into the first four episodes of The Valley, Season 3, as a mental health break from America's latest devastating development. The first batch of episodes re-introduce all the familiar cast members. Plus, we meet Brittany's old friend/new boyfriend, Jesse's litigious love interest of Season 2 lore, two babies, and the infants fathered by those big babies that won't stop crying to their overwhelmed wives about being neglected. We see Brittany and Cruz thriving in peace, Kristen and Nia navigating their "fourth trimester" and whiny husbands, Jasmine prepping for her wedding, Zach and Benji finally living together, Schwartz being forced into storylines, Lala and Michelle butting heads with Jasmine, Jesse still making digs at Michelle, Nia and Janet still at odds, and Danny and Jason maintaining their hard feelings depiste Luke appointing himself their mediator. With Jesse and Lacy becoming a new featured couple on the show, the cast encourages Michelle to date Schwartz while we all shudder and rest easy knowing she's now dating Dr. Dre. The issues between Kristen and Janet haven't let up, and Brittany continues to be stuck in the middle deeper than a tick buried in the steepest holler in Kentucky.

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A review of the best, and worst, movies and shows I've watched lately, followed by a full rundown of the current Summer House scandal. The movies and shows in this batch include Love Is Blind, Hacks, Euphoria, Masterpiece Theater's The Count of Monte Cristo, Hamnet, and Send Help. Explaining the Summer House scandal begins with Kiki Monique providing background on the relationship dynamics between Ciara, Amanda, West, and Kyle that gives context to why this is such a big deal. Then, we discuss why many people see this as worse than "Scandoval", and dissect the nonsensical choices and reasons given for such a betrayal. As I was editing that conversation with Kiki, the first leaked audio file from the Summer House reunion hit the streets, then, another, and another, all amidst stern statements from Bravo and a flurry of theories on who the culprit could be. A summary of that off-screen mess has been added to close out the pod.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual abuse and sex trafficking of women and children.

In addition to sex trafficking, Jeffrey Epstein made a habit of befriending high-profile women. This pod breaks down the details of his close relationships with Ghislaine Maxwell, Kathy Ruemmler, and Peggy Siegel, as well as the dynamic with his ever-loyal executive assistant Lesley/Leslie Groff. From his commitment to send intimate emails, lavish gifts, and to provide financial, professional, and personal support, Epstein made significant efforts to become a pillar for these women to lean on. As several of them make public efforts to distance themselves and rewrite history, we look back at the Epstein files and into the communications of these cautionary tale, male-centered, disappointing, pick-me women.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual abuse, harassment, and self harm.

This pod begins with a review of the fallout after America's current President posted an image of himself as Jesus and then talked smack to the Pope. How is this real life? No one can be sure, but the Electoral College was involved. Then, as ceasefire negotiations with Iran failed, two U.S. Congressmen ended their careers after allegations of sexual misconduct, coverage of which unwittingly revealed the Congressional workplace culture that enabled it. We delve into the disturbing details that caused both Rep. Tony Gonzales and Rep. Eric Swalwell to retire and resign, respectively. From there, we look into a million dollar misinformation campaign bombarding mailboxes in the state of Virginia with the goal of confusing residents into voting 'no' on a redistricting effort to balance out Trump-led gerrymandering in other states. Quick guide: Virginians who don't support this administration should vote 'yes'. Lastly, Pam Bondi's firing, Peter Hegseth firing more military leaders, and what Bryon Noem's giant boobs/bimboification fetish reveals about how the far-right sees women.

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All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company, person, or agenda. This podcast is hosted by a United States citizen, born and raised in a military family that is proud of this country's commitment to free speech. Information shared is cited via published articles, legal documents, press releases, government websites, executive orders, public videos, news reports, and/or direct quotes and statements, and all may be paraphrased for brevity and presented in layman's terms.

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An impromptu "press conference" by First Lady, Melania Trump, denying any friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, felt like an attempt to get in front of a brewing story. The question we try to answer in this pod is what story that could be. The history of Melania's early modeling aspirations, and especially how she met her husband, have been stated emphatically but some details are undercut by emails in the Epstein files. A new book written about the House of York in the UK and recent interviews and public statements by a woman named Amanda Ungaro also call her assertions into question. We explore both of these and provide background on Amanda and her ex, Paolo Zampoli, current member of the administration, longtime friend of the Trumps, and man who insists he introduced Melania, not Jeffrey Epstein. A lengthy interview planned for Amanda Ungaro on a network in Brazil may be the catalyst for Melania's rush statement. Time will tell, even if the DOJ doesn't.

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All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company, person, or agenda. This podcast is hosted by a United States citizen, born and raised in a military family that is proud of this country's commitment to free speech. Information shared is cited via published articles, legal documents, press releases, government websites, executive orders, public videos, news reports, and/or direct quotes and statements, and all may be paraphrased for brevity and presented in layman's terms.

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin

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