12-12-25 Morning Rush - Reporter Fights Back After NYTimes Botched Baldoni Article & An Interview With Salary Transparent Street!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Morning Rush Hour Podcast — Justin Baldoni vs. Blake Lively Escalates, NYT Under Pressure & The Rise of Salary Transparent Street
In this morning's episode, we break down the latest in the Justin Baldoni vs. Blake Lively saga as a prominent entertainment news reporter publicly demands that The New York Times issue a statement—or even an apology—over its coverage. We dig into what sparked the outrage and how it's fueling an already-heated Hollywood storyline.
We also spotlight the meteoric rise of Salary Transparent Street, the hit channel built on candid pay transparency. From viral street interviews to becoming a cultural force, we trace how the platform exploded and why it's reshaping conversations about work, money, and fairness. https://www.salarytransparentstreet.com/
All that and more on today's Rush Hour Podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour. Your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.9 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Friday to you on this December 12th, 2025. I've got all of your stories for your rush hour ride to work, and Christmas |
| 0:21.6 | has come early as we've got some presents to unwrap for you today. They always say, as a journalist, |
| 0:27.3 | you never want to become the story in Shursty Fla, the entertainment news reporter and YouTuber |
| 0:33.6 | Fred DeVars, who became the, I, the center of the story when the New York Times |
| 0:39.0 | accused her of being a part of a smear campaign with Justin Baldoni, while now she demands an |
| 0:44.3 | apology after Blake lively admits that they found no evidence of that smear connection. |
| 0:50.5 | So we'll get into what Shursty has to say. Plus, we've got some more information from that |
| 0:54.8 | company that said that Taylor Swift and Blake lively are receiving the same bot army smears |
| 1:02.5 | sent to them. Well, more thoughts and curiosity as to who might have commissioned that study. |
| 1:08.9 | And then the second half of this episode, boy, do we have a good one for you. |
| 1:12.1 | I've interviewed the masterminds behind salary transparent street. They're a husband and wife |
| 1:18.6 | duo who go out on the streets and ask people what they get paid for the job that they do. |
| 1:23.0 | If you're looking to renegotiate your salary in 2026 or if you're looking to maybe get into a whole new job altogether, |
| 1:31.6 | my conversation with Salary Transparent Street is going to be worth your time. That's the second half of this episode. |
| 1:37.9 | So stick around for that. But let's dive into the updates that we have here. I do want to thank everyone who stuck with me this week. |
| 1:44.7 | You guys know we've been operating with the mobile studio setup here in New York City. It's |
| 1:49.8 | snowed last night. I mean, gosh, what more can he ask for in the Christmas season? New York City |
| 1:54.6 | and snow plus some good cheese pizza. They've really got it all here. All right, well, let's look |
| 1:59.6 | into this. The information about this |
| 2:02.2 | company called Gudaya, Gudia is coming out. They are now labeling themselves, they say |
| 2:08.7 | control the narrative, which is very interesting because this is the company that was featured on |
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