BONUS: Maureen Callahan on Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney & The Women Who Were Ruined By The Kennedy Men

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Dana Bowling

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Buckle up for a juicy, no-holds-barred chat that’s equal parts gossip, revelation, and “I can’t believe they just said that.” Dana Bowling and Maureen Callahan pull back the velvet curtain on Hollywood and American royalty in a conversation that crackles with energy. They spill the tea on how The Nerve Podcast blew up by refusing to play nice with celebrity PR machines, the wild backlash (and secret thank-you DMs) they get for calling out A-listers, and why the inaugural Nerve Awards are about to become the most feared (and most-watched) night in pop culture. Then things get deliciously dark. Maureen drops bombs from her bestseller Ask Not, exposing the hidden, often heartbreaking stories of the women orbiting the Kennedy dynasty, women whose lives were devoured by fame, power, and tragedy, yet who showed jaw-dropping resilience in the shadows. From George Clooney’s carefully curated saintly image to the real human collateral damage behind America’s most mythic families, nothing is off-limits. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when two razor-sharp women decide to stop protecting famous men and start telling the truth—this is the conversation you’ll wish you’d eavesdropped on in real time. Raw, addictive, and impossible to pause. Chapters 00:00 The Rise of The Nerve Podcast 02:57 Celebrity Critique and Audience Engagement 06:00 The Illusion of Celebrity Relationships 08:58 Exploring Family Dynamics in Hollywood 11:59 The Impact of the Kennedys on Women 15:01 The Process Behind 'Ask Not' 21:30 The Tragic Story of Rosemary Kennedy 23:51 The Power and Influence of Kennedy Women 27:00 The Dark Side of JFK Jr. 30:00 Revisiting History: The Untold Stories of the Kennedys 35:49 Jackie Kennedy: A Complex Legacy 37:43 Future Adaptations: Bringing 'Ask Not' to Life

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0:00.0	Oh, my goodness. I am so excited about this. Maureen Callahan from the Nerve podcast. This is like
0:08.2	superstar status for me always. Thank you for coming back on the show. Oh my goodness. Well,
0:13.1	thank you so much for having me, Donna. I can't believe how your show has become. I mean, number one,
0:20.0	it's such a big hit.
0:21.2	The last time I talked to you, I don't remember exactly what we were specifically focusing
0:27.0	on.
0:27.4	I can't remember.
0:29.0	It was Chrissy Teigen.
0:30.4	It was Megan Markle, but it was so many months ago.
0:33.4	And since then, you've just blown up.
0:36.4	It's wild.
0:37.6	It's really been crazy and fun and unexpected.
0:42.5	And I think the thing that is really most satisfying and gratifying is that we have, the audience at the nerve, the troublemakers are so so we're all so emotionally engaged with each other
0:57.7	and everything that we talk about on the show and all of the celebrities that we take to the
1:03.4	woodshed you know we call the nerve real talk about fake people yeah and um but we have the most fun with
1:10.3	it how do you, this is like probably
1:13.6	a personal question. How do you skate the line of talking major smack about these celebrities
1:20.0	and not getting complete hate from your audience? Is it just because your audience knows that this is who you are?
1:28.6	Because I love that you just say it like it is. You say what we're all thinking and what probably
1:35.6	most people feel in the Hollywood world or in the podcast world feel scared to say. But I love
1:42.0	that people come to your show and they just don't expect the nice, like that you
1:47.5	feel like you have to be fake about people. Thank you for that. Thank you for that. I mean, I think that
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