Jeff Bezos Has A Statue Of His Wife, Brooks Nader Wears A Belt A Top, and Elizabeth Hurley Gives Modeling Tips - POP CULTURE THURSDAY
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Jared kicks off the New Year by breaking down celebrity headlines of the week! From Jeff Bezos allegedly commissioning a statue of Lauren Sanchez to Brooks Nader turning a belt into a top, Jared unpacks the absurdity of wealth, beauty standards, and attention economics. He also calls out Elizabeth Hurley’s unrealistic bikini “tips,” dives into Cardi B’s clapbacks, and dissects how Page Six fills slow news weeks. A smart, funny look at celebrity PR strategies, critical thinking, and why pop culture is still so entertaining!
Jared is on tour! 👉 jaredfreid.com
Check out his new book! 👉 Preorder Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You're a nosy bitch. |
| 0:02.5 | You want the fulsitch. |
| 0:04.8 | Come to pop culture Thursday. |
| 0:13.8 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. |
| 0:16.6 | This is J-Train Jared Fried. |
| 0:18.2 | Coming to live from Delray Beach, Florida. |
| 0:21.4 | That's right. |
| 0:22.4 | Every Thursday is a pop culture Thursday where I go to page six and I go through some headlines and then we riff. |
| 0:31.3 | I promised you a full week of the J-Train podcast, and here we are, January 1st. |
| 0:42.8 | Happy New Year. |
| 0:44.4 | I'm taping this Tuesday, December 30th, 841 a.m. |
| 0:48.9 | to kind of let you behind the curtain, to let you know kind of where I'm looking, where in time and space I am |
| 0:56.9 | looking at page six. I went, you know, I go and choose these articles before. Let me just let |
| 1:03.5 | you know, not to get you too revved up. It is a light news week here on page six on pop culture Thursday. |
| 1:13.6 | But I think that's when this podcast is at its best, when we can take some scraps and make |
| 1:20.2 | it into a meal. |
| 1:21.3 | Because honestly, this is when page six gets creative with what they're going to report on. |
| 1:27.4 | I want to wish you a happy new year. |
| 1:29.1 | Let me go back a step. |
| 1:30.0 | Happy New Year. |
| 1:31.1 | Thank you for being here and starting your year with me and the JCU, the J-Train Cinematic Universe. |
| 1:38.3 | There is no ad. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jared Freid, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Jared Freid and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.