290: Did Taylor Steal Meghan's Thunder? + the Young Exec Who Stole 1M to Fund Her Luxury Lifestyle

Pop Apologists

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Society & Culture, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

From a brazen Food52 embezzlement to Meghan’s Netflix “first-look” spin, plus Margaret Qualley’s cringe moment, K-Fed’s tell-all, Leo’s eternal 32—and the nothing-burger “dark truth” about Pooky & Jet.

00:00 🎧 — Cold open: today’s menu

01:00 🎂 — Chan turns 30 (homebody chic)

05:20 🍞 — Food52 scandal: Studio 52, luxe receipts, and “how did no one notice?”

12:30 👑 — Meghan’s trailer vs. Taylor’s takeover (and why the vibes feel copy-paste S1)

18:40 📺 — The jukebox-parlor music bit & what would actually make Meghan’s show pop

23:10 📰 — Netflix “first-look” explained (not a fat renewal—here’s what it really means)

27:20 🎤 — Margaret Qualley’s awkward answer about Taylor & Jack (tone tells all)

31:00 📚 — K-Fed’s tell-all and Sam Asghari’s “professional father” crack

35:10 💬 — Why “full-time dad” ≠ hero arc (context matters)

36:30 🕺 — Leo “feels 32” (and the obvious joke)

39:45 💑 — Pooky & Jet: the “dark truth” that wasn’t (performative ≠ sinister)

45:00 🧳 — Lightning round: what show should the Sussexes actually make?

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1:22.0	exciting episode. We have a full kind of deep dive on the Food 52 executive who scammed the company or defrauded the company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1:33.8	We also talk about Megan Markle, you know, what this new Netflix deal means.
1:40.0	Also, why she felt so snubbed by Taylor Swift.
1:43.6	Why Taylor Swift, you know, stole her moment in the sun.
1:46.8	Indeed.
1:47.3	We discuss Sam Agassi, Britney Spears' ex-husband.
1:51.8	The remark he made about KFed's forthcoming tell-all about Britney Spears and his marriage and the past 20 years.
2:03.9	We also touch on Leonardo DiCaprio's comment about Feeling 32, good for him, and Margaret Qualley's kind of, you know, media blunder when
2:11.3	asked about the Taylor Swift album. Her gaff on national television that I think gave away a lot.
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