7-9-25 Afternoon Rush - Blake Lively Responds To Delays & 'Woke Superman', MAGA Turns On Trump
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Dave Neal
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🗓️ 9 July 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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🎙️ Rush Hour Podcast – July 9, 2025
On today’s episode of Rush Hour, we break down the biggest stories making waves across entertainment and politics:
🧠 Olivia Rodrigo’s Mental Health Mission – The pop star is making headlines for offering free therapy to her crew while on tour. We dive into why more artists are following her lead.
⚖️ Blake Lively Scores a Win in Court – A judge grants Blake Lively an extension in the Discovery phase of her legal battle, giving her legal team more time—and fueling even more speculation.
🦸 “Woke” Superman? – GOP leaders and conservative commentators are outraged over the new direction of Superman. Is it political correctness, or just a modern update?
🔥 Trump’s MAGA Media Meltdown – Prominent MAGA influencers and right-wing journalists are turning on Donald Trump in the wake of the Epstein file fallout. We unpack the infighting, deflections, and what it means for 2024.
It’s the chaos you didn’t know you needed.
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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. |
| 0:13.8 | Good afternoon, everybody. |
| 0:15.3 | Happy Home Day to you on this Wednesday, July 9th, 2025. |
| 0:19.2 | I've got all your stories for your rush hour ride home. And on today's |
| 0:23.0 | episode, we will be discussing Olivia Rodriguez, as it's revealed she's paying therapy for all of her |
| 0:29.1 | bandmates on tour, which is always great to hear. And AMC is actually offering half-price movie nights |
| 0:35.7 | Tuesdays and Wednesdays to combat the slow midweek slump. |
| 0:40.7 | And we'll have more later on the episode regarding the new Superman movie. |
| 0:45.2 | Some say it's too woke. |
| 0:47.9 | We'll have to break that all down for everybody. |
| 0:50.8 | And we've got a Blake lively update as the judge has agreed to let her delay |
| 0:55.5 | her deposition until she's received all of the video and other discovery. So this is a win for Blake |
| 1:03.1 | Lively's side. And then of course, we've got journalists and MAGA influencers turning on the Trump administration. |
| 1:12.0 | They're placing most of their anger on Pam Bondi because they're afraid to cross Donnie, |
| 1:17.5 | but they are not happy with this massive Epstein story, the gaslighting going on as folks are |
| 1:24.7 | told, nothing to see here. |
| 1:26.6 | Well, we'll have to see about that. All these stories and more, |
| 1:29.3 | it all starts right now on The Rush. And the first thing we're going to get into is Olivia Rodriguez |
| 1:34.5 | pays for her band and crew to see therapist while on tour. I think this is so funny. Her guitarist |
| 1:40.6 | Daisy Spencer revealed this. How could you imagine, doing therapy as like the bassist? |
| 1:45.2 | Like, no one's here to see me, but I set the rhythm. |
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