6-18-25 Morning Rush - Justin Baldoni Responds To Attempt To Block Taylor Swift & Trump Divides Nation On War With Iran!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
🎙️ The Rush Hour Podcast — Today’s Hot Headlines in Politics & Pop Culture
In today’s episode of The Rush Hour with Dave Neal, we break down the most buzzed-about moments making waves across media and Capitol Hill:
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🎤 Justin Baldoni fires back at Blake Lively’s alleged attempt to silence Taylor Swift
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⚖️ A new lawsuit rocks Tyler Perry Studios—what it means for the industry
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🔥 Tucker Carlson goes head-to-head with Ted Cruz in a brutal takedown
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🕊️ Marjorie Taylor Greene shocks by urging no war in the Middle East
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🎙️ Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivers a powerful, viral speech
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🚨 NYC Comptroller Brad Lander responds after being arrested during an immigrant rights protest
Tune in for your no-BS recap of the headlines people actually care about—politics, celebrities, and the intersection where it all explodes.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.7 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.7 | Good morning, everybody. Happy hump day to you on this June 18th, 2025. |
| 0:18.3 | I have all of your stories for your rush hour ride to work. And today we've got what we like to |
| 0:23.3 | call a cornucopia of content. We really have it all. We'll be discussing the Karen Reed trial |
| 0:28.3 | as the jury may be coming to a decision today. It could be a big one finding out if they have an |
| 0:35.3 | answer. We'll get into that. And then Justin Baldoni also in the news |
| 0:39.7 | as his law firm responds to Blake Lively's attempt to get a protective order to make sure that any |
| 0:49.1 | text messages with regard to Taylor Swift don't get leaked. So we'll have that very interesting response by them. |
| 0:57.2 | And then New York City comptroller Bradlander, he's running in the Democratic primary for mayor, |
| 1:03.4 | was arrested by ICE officials, unbelievable stuff. |
| 1:08.5 | I've got that video. |
| 1:09.6 | I'll share what he said. And then more on this |
| 1:12.4 | war breaking out between Iran and Israel, what Ted Cruz and other war mongers have to say |
| 1:20.0 | and what the heck we can do to make sure our country doesn't get sucked into it. And then also |
| 1:26.3 | more on Elon Musk and his negative drug test that |
| 1:29.5 | he took, turns out he might have been fibbing a little bit. So we get into all these stories and more. |
| 1:34.2 | It starts right now on The Rush. Well, it could be a big day for those that are covering the Karen Reed trial. |
| 1:40.6 | Have you been following along? The jury questions suggest same legal dilemma as last year's |
| 1:45.8 | mistrial. So again, the state of Massachusetts has spent millions upon millions of dollars in trying |
| 1:52.8 | her for murder. The last trial, they acquitted her on some charges and had a hung jury on others |
| 1:59.8 | and did a full mistrial, even though a jury of her peers, |
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