7-31-25 Morning Rush - A Bravo Beef, Bachelor Clayton On New Netflix Show & Blake Lively Seeks Info From A Hundred+ Content Creators, A Slick Move May Release Epstein Files & More!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode of Rush Hour, we dive into the wildest headlines from pop culture and beyond. Bravo’s The Valley serves up a viral moment as Jax Taylor announces he’s getting a vasectomy—yes, really. Over on Perfect Match, Bachelor Nation’s Clayton Echard is left stunned after running into ex Rachel Recchia on set. Meanwhile, Blake Lively turns up the heat, sending legal requests to over 100 content creators in what appears to be a preemptive move against a potential smear campaign.
Plus, we bring you serious updates from beyond Hollywood: new developments in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the latest progress on a bill that could finally ban stock trading for members of Congress.
This episode is a mix of juicy reality TV, legal drama, and global impact—don’t miss it.
Tags: Bravo, The Valley, Jax Taylor, Vasectomy, Perfect Match, Clayton Echerd, Rachel Recchia, Blake Lively, Content Creators, Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza Crisis, Congress Stock Ban, Pop Culture, Celebrity News, Political Reform, Reality TV
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.8 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.6 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Thursday to you on this last day of July the 31st, 2025. |
| 0:21.0 | Summer's almost over, but we're still here. |
| 0:23.3 | You're sending the kids back to school. |
| 0:25.2 | Maybe you're happy you get some more free time. |
| 0:27.4 | I don't know. |
| 0:28.2 | Well, I'm here regardless, and I got all your stories for your rush hour ride to work. |
| 0:32.8 | We've got Jacks from Bravo. |
| 0:34.4 | We'll share what he has to say. |
| 0:35.9 | Plus, a clip from perfect match as Clayton Eckard |
| 0:39.6 | sees that he'll be stuck with X, Rachel Rechia. That comes out Friday. I cannot wait. |
| 0:44.7 | And then updates from Blake lively, as our good pal Lauren is revealing now, that it was, |
| 0:51.5 | I guess, I guess Blake let loose that she has, I guess, sought discovery from |
| 0:57.9 | 107 content creators. Am I on the list? We'll have to see if she's part of the fan club over here. |
| 1:05.5 | Hey, Blake, how are you? We'll get into that. And then we've got more on Epstein as Senator Bernie |
| 1:10.4 | Sanders actually initiated a vote that would stop the U.S. from funding arms deals to Israel. |
| 1:18.4 | And with that, speaking of money, there's actually this wild story. You're going to have to stick around for this. |
| 1:24.1 | An absolute wild story as Republican Josh Hawley is now getting slammed by President Trump |
| 1:30.8 | over his agreeing with Democrats that they should ban stock trading and who opposes him |
| 1:37.7 | the 500 millionaire senator Tim Scott. That's who, or whatever the heck is name is. Anyway, |
| 1:45.9 | it's a wild story. |
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