From a brazen Food52 embezzlement to Meghan’s Netflix “first-look” spin, plus Margaret Qualley’s cringe moment, K-Fed’s tell-all, Leo’s eternal 32—and the nothing-burger “dark truth” about Pooky & Jet. 

00:00 🎧 — Cold open: today’s menu

01:00 🎂 — Chan turns 30 (homebody chic)

05:20 🍞 — Food52 scandal: Studio 52, luxe receipts, and “how did no one notice?” 

12:30 👑 — Meghan’s trailer vs. Taylor’s takeover (and why the vibes feel copy-paste S1) 

18:40 📺 — The jukebox-parlor music bit & what would actually make Meghan’s show pop 

23:10 📰 — Netflix “first-look” explained (not a fat renewal—here’s what it really means) 

27:20 🎤 — Margaret Qualley’s awkward answer about Taylor & Jack (tone tells all) 

31:00 📚 — K-Fed’s tell-all and Sam Asghari’s “professional father” crack 

35:10 💬 — Why “full-time dad” ≠ hero arc (context matters) 

36:30 🕺 — Leo “feels 32” (and the obvious joke) 

39:45 💑 — Pooky & Jet: the “dark truth” that wasn’t (performative ≠ sinister) 

45:00 🧳 — Lightning round: what show should the Sussexes actually make?

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