The Vibe Is Off: Bondi Beach, Rob Reiner, and a Very Online Mess

Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain

Citizen Cain Productions

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

3.9 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah. We open this episode with Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song" and quickly shift into one of the darkest news cycles we've seen in a long time. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joins us to discuss the horrific Hanukkah celebration attack in Bondi Beach, Australia, the surge in antisemitism, and what allies can actually do right now: check in, show up, and speak out. We also reflect on the shocking death of filmmaker Rob Reiner and the legacy of his work, from 'When Harry Met Sally' to 'The Princess Bride' and 'This Is Spinal Tap'. Then we break down the very online conservative media chaos surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassination, Candace Owens, and Erica Kirk's blunt message to stop exploiting grief for clicks. Plus, a tease of our Festivus-style year-end breakdown, upcoming Bravo deep dives, and why this episode is a reminder that even during the holidays, the news does not stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.8	Megan McCain has entered the chat.
1:06.7	Thank you. Megan McCain has entered the chat. Merry Christmas. Welcome to Citizen McCain. And a happy Hanukkah. Happy second day of Hanukkah.
1:10.8	It's all our Jewish friends and brothers and sisters out there, eight crazy nights. Fun fact, Miranda, I know every, I still know every single word to Adam Sandler's Hanukkah song, which I learned in middle school, and I was singing it to my girls and showing them. And I still know every single one. The O.J. Simpson line is a little tricky to explain. I was just like he was a bad man. Just leave it at
1:29.1	the... Are they asking who all these people are? And like David Lee Roth lights the menorah. So anyway,
1:36.6	but that's my new... The eight crazy nights movie. It's so cute. It's one of my daughter, Coco's
1:41.6	favorite. She absolutely loves the eight crazy nights movie it's
1:44.2	very very sweet so animated one right yes yes it's an animated holiday movie it's eight crazy nights is very cute
1:49.6	so i recommend it it's very sweet the song still slaps just saying it's good i only know the original
1:54.5	i don't know the new they know there's like a new one but is there a new one i'm not interested
1:58.2	updated yeah it's like the new we didn't start the fire.
2:02.2	Fall Out Boy tried.
2:02.9	It's like no.
2:03.8	The original, please. Thank you. Not interested. You bet. Also, a little housekeeping. We're wearing our Christmas sweatshirts because we got so many complaints about turtlenecks that we said we were going to wear our Christmas sweatshards. And then a total back regular sweater.
2:15.4	I forgot the memo.
2:16.5	You look nice.
2:17.8	Yeah, Brandy didn't listen to that actually.
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