Okay, before we jump into the intro and this episode, I just want to say, absolutely,

I'm going to be covering and just like that on the podcast, 100%, I've been getting a lot of

messages asking me to recap the first two episodes. I'm not going to do that. What I want to do

is wait until a few episodes of air so I can kind of get a sense of where they're going. I have

so much to say. And I already know exactly who I'm going to do with the episode with a true

expert in the art of sex in the city. So just hang on a few more weeks until a few more episodes

have aired. And just like that, we're going to jump into the intro.

Welcome back to Hot Takes and Deep Dives. And I am with the star of Smith's Sisters Live on

Radio Andy Sirius XM. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times and Time Magazine.

She worked as a producer and watched what happens live. She went to Sarah Lawrence and has two gay

sisters. Where do we even begin? I'm Maria Smith. Hello, that is quite the intro. I love it.

Honestly, the first thing off the top of my head is this is true. Your sisters Lauren and Rachel

are both gay. Yes, both married to women. Yes. How did this happen? Oh my god. A twist of

fate, some would say. It's crazy. Are they both been with their wives for like one's been married

for five, six years? The others were made for just over a year, but they've been with their

respective wives for like a decade or five plus years. So it's crazy. And are your parents

disappointed that they didn't get three gay daughters? I mean, listen, the world is a mystery

who knows what could happen. Did they also go to Sarah Lawrence with you? One of my sisters did.

My middle sister Rachel. Got it, got it. Wow, wow, wow. Where did begin? I mean, I really want to

go through all your Kardashian history and your history working on Watch What Happens Live. I guess

to start how much of your identity and sensibility was forged in popular culture? Like were you a real

world fan? Like where did it begin? You know, that's a great question. So I would say probably for

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