Tensions Rise for Blake and Ryan, Hoda Kotb Gets Comfy at ‘Today,’ & Lena Dunham's Dark Pet Past

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

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News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Maureen Callahan is joined by celebrity reporter Rob Shuter to dish on the shredding fabric behind the scenes at the Today Show, Hoda getting too comfortable in Savannah Guthrie’s chair and how the morning show hosts perpetuate a facade of being “one big family." Maureen and Rob also dish on Blake Lively showing up to court alone for the Justin Baldoni saga, how that move may have handed Baldoni the winning optics, and why Ryan Reynolds appears to be a liability. They also conduct a takedown of Meghan and Harry, whose privacy crusade clashes with a strategic Instagram reveal of their children, raising new questions about fame, control, and who is leading the charge in that marriage. Then, Maureen eviscerates Katie Couric for her tasteless V-day post, dives into fiery Troublemaker feedback, delivers a certified update on the Nerve-y Valentine mailed to Stedman Graham, and closes with a scorching takedown of Lena Dunham’s latest Vanity Fair feature, calling her out on her dark history with animals and treatment of several pets that she has hoarded and discarded. Rob Shuter - https://robshuter.substack.com/ Rob’s Debut Novel “It Started With a Whisper” https://robshuter.substack.com/p/pre-order-rob-shuters-debut-novel Pique: Boost energy, improve digestion, and support liver health with Pique’s Liver Detox Protocol—get 20% off today at https://Piquelife.com/THENERVE Remi: Go to https://shopremi.com/NERVE and use code NERVE at checkout for 50% off. Lean: Discover why LEAN is becoming the choice for real weight‑loss results—shop now at https://TAKELEAN.com use code NERVE.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to The Nerve at Night.
0:16.0	I am your host, Maureen Callahan.
0:17.9	We have another jam-packed show to share with you, celebrity reporter
0:23.0	extraordinaire, an author of the must-subscribed substack, naughty but nice Rob Shooter, back from
0:29.9	vacation, joining us for a salute of celebrity updates. Rumors put to rest, report it out.
0:38.4	We've got it all.
0:40.1	Okay?
0:41.0	We've got updates on the Today Show.
0:43.2	What's going on with the Nancy Guthrie investigation?
0:45.4	How that's affecting all of the jockeying for position over there.
0:49.2	How Don Lamont is making this all about himself.
0:52.4	We've got a Bethany Frankel update just tons and tons of stuff.
0:56.0	Oh, and of course, Megan Markle. Okay, then we're going to get into also what's going on over at the e-network
1:01.9	and their failures in attempting to replicate the magic, the dark art, rather, of what goes on over at
1:07.8	Bravo. We've got troublemaker feedback. And then an offender is going to the wood shipper, wood chipper.
1:18.1	And this is because this person is a danger to animals.
1:21.7	And you know how we feel about animals here at the nerve.
1:24.4	We've also got a very special update.
1:26.9	This is an audio, it's got an audio component.
1:32.0	Very special update on our Nerve Valentine.
1:36.5	Stedman, you got to go pick up your gift.
1:39.7	Please, we're really, we're at, we're found to hire another investigator.
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