Meghan Markle’s Cash Grab, Hoda Kotb’s "Today Show" Absence, & Why Ethan Hawke Sould Win the Oscar

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

MK Media & SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Maureen Callahan is joined by Royal biographer Lady Colin Campbell to break down Meghan Markle’s latest attempt at making money— a pricey “girls’ weekend” retreat in Australia, where guests can pay thousands for a chance to hear the Duchess of Sussex speak about living "her best life." Lady C also weighs in on Meghan’s long-running estrangement from her father Thomas Markle, sharing her own personal interactions with him and pushing back on the media narrative. Maureen then pivots to the latest Today Show intrigue after Hoda Kotb was noticeably absent from the anchor chair, raising questions about whether her over-hyped “Joy 101” retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona is actually happening this weekend. She also reacts to Harvey Weinstein's first jailhouse interview where the disgraced film producer attempts to rewrite history about the allegations against him. Maureen then takes a look at Jack Schlossberg’s latest Instagram post before being joined by James from Corporate to discuss some of the films that are up for an Oscar award and why the nominees for best picture are leaving both of them thoroughly underwhelmed. Lady Colin Campbell: https://www.youtube.com/@LadyColinCampbellYouTube OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code NERVE at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Honeylove: Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/NERVE #honeylovepod Mosh: Visit https://moshlife.com/NERVE for 20% off & FREE shipping on the Best-Sellers Trial Pack or the NEW Plant-Based Trial Pack

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0:00.0	How fine I am?
0:01.0	How fine?
0:02.0	I'm so fine that I'm at the Chanel show.
0:04.0	Oh, we talk your talk.
0:06.0	Shinnay-N-N-N-N-L.
0:08.0	What's your name and where you're from?
0:10.0	My name is Oprah.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve.
0:19.0	I am your host, Maureen Callahan. We have a banger to ease you into
0:25.2	your weekend. Happy Friday. We are going to start with the Duchess of Despair and Darkness, one
0:33.8	Megan Markle, who's got a new side hustle right away. Netflix dumped her.
0:38.6	She said, who needs you?
0:39.8	I got another gig.
0:41.3	It's a girls weekend.
0:43.4	Because who doesn't think Megan Markle when you think Girls Weekend, Girls' Girl,
0:47.3	fun, lighthearted, easy, breezy, a great conversationalist in Australia. Australia, we love you at the nerve. We have so many
0:59.6	troublemakers in Australia and New Zealand. We are sorry. There are a problem now,
1:05.8	but they're coming your way. And we're going to ask that any troublemaker with means and or access who is so
1:14.7	inclined to try to infiltrate this event because we think it's another scam. She excels at scams.
1:20.9	Just my opinion. It's called her best life retreat. Because again, who isn't living her best life is if it isn't Megan
1:29.4	Markle who's been shit canned by Netflix, by Spotify, by Lemonada, by Penguin Random House,
1:39.3	nothing has come to fruition. Nothing is working. Guests can spend thousands of dollars. And you know what
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