277: Did Meghan Markle Really Ask for Every Vogue Cover? + Momtok Meltdowns on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

Pop Apologists

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🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week, Lauren and Chanler are coming to you from full LA trip prep mode. From Beyoncé's celestial performance to Mormon Wives chaos, they're breaking down the biggest stories. Expect mystery, mom drama, reality TV breakdowns, and one very bold Vogue request.

• [00:00] 🎬 Packing, filming, and a camera setup saga—plus, why Chanler is unusually zen pre-LA

• [07:46] 🎤 Beyoncé’s LA concert: iconic cameos, wardrobe wins, and a soft launch for Jay-Z's redemption arc?

• [13:46] ⚖️ Karen Read trial deep dive: conspiracies, Facebook moms, and a possible swingers' night with a garage door guy

• [24:11] 🥃 Sandy Cohen, The OC, and an unforgettable party moment involving a very lost wristwatch

• [26:51] 📺 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: friendship fallouts, glam mom interventions, and shifting alliances on-screen

• [39:21] ✂️ Book deals, hair-related shade, and the moment the group chat energy shifted on camera

• [41:41] 🍼 Emotions run high with a pregnancy reveal and a redemption arc that hits surprisingly hard

• [47:11] 💍 Engagement rumors swirl as an NFL legend updates his yacht name and sparks internet theories

• [50:11] 👑 Meghan Markle’s alleged pitch to be on every Vogue cover—and what reportedly happened next

• [53:41] 🧾 Brittany Bateman’s legal drama heats up—featuring lawsuits, former friends, and court filings

• [56:51] 💸 Dakota Johnson talks rent struggles, career rejections, and what “making it” actually looked like

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0:23.6	I would be panicked if I was one of his kids. This is a nightmare. I don't feel like the one day
0:30.6	more now stuck in my head for the French Revolution. Like it's time to rise up and take back
0:35.8	what's yours. I'm no. I'm sorry.
0:38.3	This family should be marching in the streets against Jordan Hudson.
0:41.3	Because I cannot tell you, I cannot tell you how wrong it will be if she just makes away, basically, with his fortune.
0:52.3	Well, well, well, well, well, Lauren is still brushing her hair.
0:59.3	So now the brushing has concluded and we can begin this episode.
1:03.5	How are you?
1:04.4	Good morning.
1:05.3	Good morning.
1:06.2	Good morning to you, Chandler.
1:07.4	I am so impressed with you because it's 9 a.m. sharp Pacific time.
1:12.2	We are recording. And it's always, okay, it's always stressful everyone when you're
1:16.4	recording in a new environment. Like, you have to set up the camera, figure out where you're
1:21.1	going to go. You always like test it out and you're like, I look hideous. This is going to be
1:25.0	unwatchable. People unsubscribe.
1:32.0	So I said to yesterday, I said, we have to start right at nine because I have to get on my flight to L.A. And you were like, I know, yeah, sounds good. And then I just assumed I would get
1:37.4	a text from you like five minutes ago that said, you know, I need an extra 20 minutes.
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