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The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

Liz Gilbert’s Twisted Mind, US Open’s ‘Grit’ Shortage, and Oprah Touts Emma Willis’ Shameful Memoir

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

MK Media & SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Maureen eviscerates ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ author, Liz Gilbert, who is pimping a new memoir that exploits the life and legacy of her deceased girlfriend. She exposes her depths of Gilbert’s dark behaviors with the self-proclaimed self-help guru’s own testimonial about expediting the death of her life partner, Rayya, who was already dying of cancer. Then Maureen points to the lack of “grit” at this year’s US Open, as exhibited by many meltdowns on the court. She also unleashes on both Oprah and her latest pet project, Emma Willis, crucifying them for shamelessly exploiting her husband's illness. Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code Nerve for 20% off Aware House: Visit https://awarehouseshop.com/discount/THENERVE & use code THENERVE for 15% off your first order. Pique: Get 20% off your order plus a FREE frother & glass beaker with this exclusive link: https://piquelife.com/THENERVE

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0:00.0

Hey everyone and welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve. We have a packed, packed show for you today. First, we are going in on self-professed self-help guru. Best-selling author and constant shape shifter Elizabeth Gilbert.

0:21.6

I have been waiting to do this waiting.

0:24.4

She is out promoting a new book,

0:26.7

and she's using her dead girlfriend's body,

0:29.8

memory, and reputation to do it.

0:32.6

Liz, by the way, was brought to us by none other,

0:35.3

you know, originally brought to us by none other, than know, originally brought to us by none other than that

0:38.5

mistress of dark arts herself. Oprah Winfrey, who has just hosted the widow Emma Willis.

0:49.2

Premature, you say? I say we're, you know, working it out on the public stage, just waiting for it to come.

0:56.5

Not since Jackie. Are we going to see a widow like this? And you know Jackie's a saint over here

1:01.1

at the nerve. But anyway, Emma is flogging her memoir about how sick her husband Bruce Willis is

1:09.9

and how hard it is for her.

1:14.7

And it's all under the guise of helping other caregivers. And I have a lot to say about this,

1:19.3

as you know. So, and you know, sure, I mean, she's got great advice. She really knows what it's like

1:24.5

because everybody, most everybody, just like Emma Willis, is sitting

1:29.3

on multi-millions of dollars that Bruce Willis earned for them over decades.

1:37.1

So yeah, Emma is going to have a lot of really relevant advice for the people out there suffering

1:41.7

through it minute by minute.

1:44.5

We are also in happier, happier news.

1:48.2

We're going to go through your emails.

1:49.6

We've got new Troublemaker artwork as well.

1:53.0

You guys continue to just kill it.

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