Hello and welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve. I am your host, Maureen Callahan. And in case you did not recognize

that undeniable voice, that undeniable singing talent opening our show, you know, right before

the woodchipper caught the sound of it. And yes, yes yes I am anthropomorphizing the wood chipper

we are having a full blown codependent relationship with the wood chipper over here at nerve

central well that was none other than apple martin nepo spawn of gwyneth and ch, and she just sat for a lengthy Q&A with New York

magazine and her mother is over at British Vogue and we are going in. We are going in.

Then, you know, just when you think that you've seen the ultimate in celebrity idiocy,

another one comes along right away just to knock that person out and to take first place,

no matter how long or short, and we've got a banger. We've got a winner. We've got someone who

is, again, immediately a nominee, no votes necessary, nerve awards, first annual. This individual

has also been cast in The Morning Show, which is fitting because just as the

morning show is under the misapprehension that it is in fact prestige television, so is this

individual that they are smart.

Now, before I commence with my prosecutorial duties, we have some great news to share.

This blew us away.

The Nerves Substack, as of yesterday, was ranked number one in rising culture, and that's less than a week after we announced.

We cannot, I mean, we kind of can believe it because our troublemaker army is adding volunteer recruits by the day.

And we do not believe in the draft here.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

We want only volunteer fighters.

Now, our first email, our first real substack email goes out today at 3 p.m.

And it's full of all the stuff we either can't fit into the show or we've got behind the

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