Explosive Allegations Against Prince, Harry & Meghan’s PR Stunt, and NYT's Glorification of Stealing

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

MK Media & SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Maureen Callahan is joined by celebrity reporter and Royal insider Rob Shuter to break down the latest pop culture headlines, including abuse allegations against the late music icon Prince, a buried report that Prince was diagnosed with AIDS and how it was the real cause of his death. They also discuss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle trying to keep up their Royal appearance with an imminent plan to tour Africa, Harry's trip to Ukraine during King Charles' visit to the U.S., and Kylie Jenner facing accusations from her former housekeeper who says she was made to clean Timothée Chalamet’s mansion without proper compensation. Then Maureen takes apart a New York Times Podcast featuring New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino, who proudly discusses all the reasons she condones stealing from "the rich." Rob Shuter: https://robshuter.substack.com/ Lean: Discover how to achieve dramatic weight loss results without the needles, visit https://TAKELEAN.com and use code MAUREEN for 20% off plus free rush shipping Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code MAUREEN at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/MAUREEN VanMan: Go to http://vanman.shop/maureen and use code MAUREEN for 15% off yourfirst order LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day: https://bit.ly/4e8j7ml Watch full clips of The Nerve with Maureen Callahan here: http://bit.ly/4n7HuV9 Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/4kR07GQ... Follow The Nerve with Maureen Callahan on all social platforms: Instagram: / thenerveshow TikTok: / thenerveshow X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheNerveShow Connect with Maureen Callahan on social media: Instagram: / maureen_callahan_writer X (Twitter): https://x.com/DM_Maureen_ Subscribe to our Substack: https://thenerveshow.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Welcome, hello and welcome to the nerve at night.
0:28.0	I am your host, Maureen Callahan.
0:30.1	Before we get to setting the table for our show, I just want to say, honestly, I don't care
0:34.9	if AI destroys humanity because they're giving us
0:37.6	Pomeranians at spas with cucumber slices and making a mess in the kitchen and giving
0:44.6	interviews where they talk about how much they just love being alive and they go into space.
0:50.2	So I don't care.
0:51.7	I'll take the short-term hit over the long-term effects.
0:55.0	We've got a stacked show today, a stacked, stacked and packed, as we like to say.
1:00.0	Celebrity reporter extraordinaire, Rob Shooter, will be joining us.
1:04.0	And we've got some really explosive, explosive, exclusive reports on a couple of major celebrities, stuff that nobody's really
1:15.5	talking about. And that's why the nerve exists. That's why the nerve exists. This is stuff
1:22.2	that you're not going to hear anywhere else. And the main story, it's about Prince and it was a heartbreak for me because I have been a huge, huge fan of Prince since I was really, really young. And like before Purple Rain, like the controversy record. Like I just, I, I, this one killed me, but we have to do it.
1:48.6	We have to talk about it. On a lighter note, Timotea Shama, ding dong, is back making headlines.
1:56.2	It's not good. Surprise, surprise. We're going to get into that. Plus, Harry and Megan's latest attempts.
2:03.6	Again, they've got another trip planned. You know, Charles and Camilla are in the United States
2:08.7	this week to mark the 250th anniversary of our independence. And these two, we're going to get into it.
2:16.4	We're going to get into it. Of course, that will be followed by
2:19.1	Troublemaker feedback. It's been coming in heavier than usual this weekend, which is so
2:25.4	great. We're really excited to talk about that. And then we've got a story, a cultural story
2:32.5	for the ages. It gets to class.
2:36.0	It gets to wealth.
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