Sydney Sweeney's Degrading Role, Emily Blunt's 'Shameless' Acting, & Will Smith's Marriage Drama

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Maureen Callahan eviscerates Sam Levinson, the creator and dark mind behind the hypersexualized storytelling in "Euphoria," including Sydney Sweeney’s degrading character role, humiliating scenes, egregious nudity, and what it reveals about the tone and intent behind the series. Maureen also reacts to Stanley Tucci's comments on the set of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" aimed at his co-star turned sister-in-law, Emily Blunt, and how no one seems to know what the sequel is about. Then Maureen reads Troublemaker mail involving a comparison between Lena Dunham and Charlize Theron’s handling of childhood trauma, calling out tabloids for outpacing traditional media, and weighing in on claims that another YouTube show is borrowing The Nerve’s signature woodchipper brand. Finally, Maureen unpacks resurfaced viral clips of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and dissects the moments fueling renewed scrutiny around their marriage, including Jada’s public remarks, Will’s increasingly strained reactions, and why it's probably time for a division of assets. VanMan: Go to http://vanman.shop/maureen and use code MAUREEN for 15% off your first order Jones Road Beauty: Use code NERVE at https://jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Biologica: Take the Quick Hormonal Life Stage Quiz and get up to 32% off your first subscription order at https://Biologica.com/NERVE

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0:00.0	Three, two, one.
0:02.0	Boostering the engine and lift.
0:05.0	If you're listening, this is a Pomeranian in space. Now doing a space walk, seeing the moon,
0:29.5	and the space junk known as Stedman Graham, Gail's space junk.
0:39.4	Teddy can only dream.
0:40.7	I am an astronaut.
0:42.7	Someday he will join my ranks.
0:43.3	Hello.
0:44.5	Hello.
0:48.3	And welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve.
0:50.2	I am your host, Maureen Callahan.
0:59.0	We are closing out our week-long celebration of the nerve turning one with a banger. First, we are going to take apart a show that the culture is telling us is very important
1:06.0	and has a lot of really smart, insightful things to say and warn about in regards to what it is
1:13.5	to be a young person today and the nerve is here to push back vehemently and to call it what it is,
1:20.5	porn. Run by a guy who hates women. And by the time we're through with this, I defy anyone to look at this piece of
1:31.6	shit the same way again. Then we're going to touch on the Devil Wears Prada 2, which had its premiere
1:39.5	in New York City this week. We will be covering the film once it's released. And those of us who care
1:46.8	to go see it, we'll see it. We will talk about it. Tell us, too, by the way, if you want the nerve to
1:53.7	cover and how in-depth you would like us to cover the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic.
2:07.1	I often hear people pronounce biopic, biopic, but I really think it is, it's the mashup of biography and picture.
2:09.1	I think it's biopic.
2:10.7	Anyway, that's my own little note.
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