12-18-25 Morning Rush - Blake Lively Expert Witnesses Reveal Her Gameplan For Trial & Chaos Erupts Over Healthcare Costs Skyrocketing!

The Rush Hour With Dave Neal

Dave Neal

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Morning Rush Hour Podcast — Today's Top Stories

The morning Rush Hour Podcast dives into the latest developments in the Blake Lively trial, including the introduction of new expert witnesses and what their testimony could mean as the case moves forward. We also break down the political showdown in Washington, as Donald Trump and Republican leadership work behind the scenes to block a vote on extending healthcare subsidies, and why the timing of this fight matters for millions of Americans.

Today's episode covers:

Blake Lively's trial, new expert witnesses, strategy shifts, legal implications
What the expert testimony could change as the case heads toward its next phase
Trump and GOP leadership attempting to prevent a vote on extending healthcare subsidies
The broader impact on the Affordable Care Act and families relying on subsidies

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride.
0:07.5	Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal.
0:13.4	Good morning, everybody. Happy Thursday to you on this December 18th, 2025.
0:18.5	I got all your stories for your rush hour ride to work, and it is officially
0:22.5	one week till Christmas. Let's jam it all in, a lot to get to ending 2025. It looks like we're
0:29.7	developing a list of Blake Lively's expert witnesses, and she plans to call a witness who's an expert
0:37.2	in Darvo. I'm going to get into this
0:40.0	what it means for her testimony as we inch closer to their trial. Then we have an update from
0:45.5	Whitney Levitt, star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing with the Stars and will be
0:51.4	on Broadway, starring in Chicago.
0:55.2	Well, also, next year, we're going to see her in a Christmas rom-com, which are my favorite
0:59.7	movies.
1:00.5	Christmas movies and rom-com movies, they're always the cheesiest.
1:04.3	We'll have to find out if she's a cupcake baker down on our luck, just trying to make rent.
1:10.1	I don't know.
1:10.6	I'd love to see a Christmas movie where it's like, single mom dabbles and only fans. You know, hey, why not? Do you? We're pro workers of all types here. And then we're going to get into Rob Reiner's family offering a statement on his tragic death and his wife's tragic death. And then a little bit more on the goings within the
1:28.6	world that we live in. All this and more stars right now on the rush. So before I get to the Blake
1:32.8	lively stuff, let's jump into real quick Whitney Levitt. As I mentioned, Whitney Levitt accused,
1:39.0	you know, Nick Viles' podcast was in bewilderment about how she could ever juggle being a mom and also being on Broadway.
1:47.1	Well, also, she's going to star in a movie, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Levitt,
1:51.9	to make featured debut in Holiday Romcom all for love.
1:55.7	So, yeah, I'm very excited.
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