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The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

Meghan & Harry's Controversial Middle East Visit, King Charles' Silence, and a Vilified Tyra Banks

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

MK Media & SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Maureen Callahan kicks things off with Kinsey Schofield, host of “Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered,” to dissect Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s eyebrow-raising trip to the Middle East, questioning the timing amid mounting royal drama surrounding the fallout from former Prince Andrew’s arrest, if their visit with Gaza refugees was genuine humanitarianism or a calculated PR pivot, and what it signals for the future of the Sussex brand. They also question if King Charles' silence in the wake of Andrew's scandal threatens the stability and credibility of his reign. Then Maureen dives into a pile of Troublemaker mail that includes a hilarious Hoda Kotb comparison, throwing shade at Andy Cohen’s glam squad, and a reminder about Jackie O’s late father. Maureen is later joined by celebrity makeup artist Tim MacKay to break down Netflix’s three-part docu series on "America’s Next Top Model," slamming the reality show's toxic underbelly, treatment of the contestants, and why Tyra Banks should not take the fall for all of the show's controversies. Kinsey Schofield: https://www.youtube.com/@KinseySchofieldUnfiltered Tim MacKay: https://www.mackaymakeup.com/ Angel Studios:Stream the award‑winning film I Was a Stranger by joining the Angel Guild at https://Angel.com/NERVE today. Joi + Blokes: Go to http://joiandblokes.com/maureen and use code MAUREEN for 50% off your labs and 20% off all supplements Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/NERVE ! #honeylovepod

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve.

0:07.7

I am your host, Maureen Callahan.

0:09.7

We have another jam-packed show for you today.

0:14.6

This week, in the immediate aftermath of the former Prince Andrew getting arrested.

0:24.1

Who other than Harry and Megan decided to go and do some faux royal work in direct contravention of the late Queen's

0:34.5

edict. There is no half in and half out out you are either in or you're out so what

0:40.6

did these two they went over to the middle effing east and they are getting political and

0:50.0

there are so many things to unpack here and this this goes, in my opinion, to the woeful inadequacy of King Charles, who now has two major crises going.

1:03.5

Kinsey Schofield, the one and only, answered our emergency call. We said, Kinsey, can you come on and talk about this on Friday morning? And she said,

1:12.6

absolutely. So she's here with a ton of insight and only the kind of commentary that she can deliver.

1:21.9

Then we're going to lighten it up as ever. See what I did there with some troublemaker feedback and then you guys have

1:29.5

been asking for this and we are giving it to you we meant to bring this to you last week but

1:34.4

things just went nuts with the Andrew arrest so here it is this week the three part Netflix

1:43.1

docu-series slash expose on America's Next Top Model.

1:47.3

I have a lot to say about this, a lot. And Tim, the celebrity makeup artist, who has no shortage of war

1:54.6

stories behind the scenes of the high-end modeling industry and what really goes on at fashion shows, he's here,

2:03.0

and he's going to join us for some real talk about fake people, and we're going to have a lot

2:08.3

of fun, a lot of fun.

2:09.3

And if you are somebody who tried to watch that docu-series and you were like, I don't know

2:15.3

that I necessarily agree with the messaging that the mainstream media

2:19.3

is giving us. Like the conclusion I'm supposed to draw is not the conclusion I'm drawing.

2:25.4

This is why the nerve exists. Troublemakers, it's all great stuff. So are you ready? Are you ready? Let's go. Let me tell you about a film that truly earns your attention.

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