Intro and our schedule: Minutes 0 to 5:45
We’re here up until the holidays! We’ll be taking off the week before, during and after Thanksgiving so we’ll be off from November 18th to December 2nd. We’ll be back two weeks in December and will be off again from December 23rd and all of January. Chandra has to make some tough decisions regarding her mom but she’s not doing it alone. I pulled out my back this week! There’s nothing like pulling out your back to make you feel old. You can listen below!
Royals: Minutes 5:30 to 20
There’s a lot more royal news this week. Organizers of events Prince Andrew had scheduled in Ireland have canceled their invitations due to his connections to Epstein. There are rumors that he has nothing on his schedule. This is fitting but still there is hardly any press about it. Prince Harry launched a new eco-travel program called Travalyst which will offer eco-conscious travel options in conjunction with Booking.com, SkyScanner, CTrip, TripAdvisor and Visa. He’s been working on it for years but they don’t have a website and a very similar domain, Travelyst.com, is already an established German site.
Minute 12:30: Kate and William took their kids to school at Battersea on Charlotte’s first day. I think it’s nice that they’re going to a day school and not boarding school, but Chandra points out that they’re too young for boarding school anyway. Kate wore a floral dress by Michael Kors and debuted honey caramel highlights in her hair. We thought she looked great for this photo op, if a little dated.
Minute 17: Meghan and Harry haven’t gone to Balmoral yet and there’s speculation they’re “snubbing” The Queen, but she’ll still be there for a while. There’s a horrific hit piece coming against Meghan on 60 Minutes Australia.
Britney Spears: Minutes 20 to 23:30
Britney Spears’ dad Jamie abused her son Sean Preston, 13. He apparently broke down a door and shook the boy. Britney removed her sons from Jamie’s house immediately. Kevin Federline went to the police on Britney’s behalf and also obtained restraining orders for their sons against their grandfather. We wonder what impact this will have on Britney’s conservatorship.
Jennifer Aniston: Minutes 23:30 to 26
Jennifer Aniston said that the 90s were simpler due to less technology and people not being attached to their phones. We could definitely relate and don’t think she was presenting it as anything other than her own experience.
Brad Pitt: Minutes 26 to 31:30
Brad Pitt did an interview with the New York Times in which he revealed that he’s been going to AA. He didn’t state this directly, but it was written in the article. I wonder if this breaks the 11th tradition. Chandra mentions that the year and a half timeline on Pitt’s AA attendance was probably court ordered.
Angelina Jolie: Minutes 31:30 to 32:30
Angelina will be promoting Maleficent at the same time as Brad is promoting Ad Astra. She sent Maddox to college and that must have been an emotional moment for her.
Scarlett Johansson Minutes 32:30 to 34:30
Scarlett is covering THR, where she talks about how she believes Woody Allen and would work with him anytime. She’s been a problematic person for a long time and people tend to forget that.
User Questions 34:30 to 37:45
Our user question is from Snewstie about adding likes or thumbs up/thumbs down buttons to comments.
Comments of the Week 37:45 to 41
My comments of the week are from Louise, Jerusha and whatWHAT? on who will attend the Trump fundraiser. Chandra’s comment of the week is from Jay about potential marketing for The Joker.
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Thank you for another wonderful podcast! Kaiser, I hope things better with your mom and am glad you have a support system in place.
The discussion about anonymity in recovery was interesting. A few years ago, a movement started to lessen the fixed standard of anonymity to help reduce the stigma and shame associated with addiction. It’s still very controversial as most working their recovery prefer to maintain their anonymity. But there are many others who feel shackled by this and desire to share what’s going on. As someone who worked at a drug prevention and treatment organization for several years, it has been interesting to watch. It’s such a personal journey that I think the the individual needs to decide what’s best for them through careful consideration and by discussing it with their sponsor, counselor, etc.
Also, I was a teen throughout most of the 90s. I related to what Jennifer Aniston said about technology and the lack of the media’s constant presence 24/7. It was nice and much more personal then.
Thank you! That’s so interesting to get the perspective of someone working in addiction recovery. It does seem to be changing somewhat due to social media and how open people are now. I was in college in the 90s and can definitely relate to Aniston’s perspective on it.
I agree that social media helps to diminish the desire for anonymity. It also lines up with the whole movement to remove the stigmas related to mental health too.
Just wanted to say to the comment that sci-fi has been done—everything has been done! You don’t enjoy it and that’s fine. My family does. My tastes are really eclectic. There’s certainly enough room for content out there of all genres now. It makes me turn stuff off when I hear people making broad statements like that based on their personal preferences. Teary, dramatic tragedies aren’t my thing, but it doesn’t bother me that people make them. That said, I’m not looking to watch Brad Pitt in anything anytime soon, much less a father-son relationship angsty story.
you guys, it’s https://www.travalyst.org/
they did announce it on their instagram with a link
great show otherwise!
Loved this episode!
Wanted to clarify though that I am 99% sure Kate did board at Marlborough. She started out not boarding and then asked her parents if she could board, since most of the students did, and she then switched to boarding. So I think it’s a safe bet that the royal kids will board when older.
Main comment though – I think adding “likes” or whatever to comments would be fun, but I also appreciate the current format. One of the reasons this is my favorite celeb gossip site – and the only one I visit regularly – is because of how fast it loads for me and how streamlined the format is. There are ads, but I don’t find them intrusive, and I think the site is very “clean” and laid out in a way that is very easy to read. Other sites are fun, but I get a little overwhelmed at the layout and formats. So I know you said might do an upgrade, but don’t change the basics!!
Also, I remember the day the site went down last year. *shudders* that was a dark day.