Timothée Chalamet's Fame Boost, Jenna & Sheinelle's Empty Banter, and Sarah Hoover's Motherhood Aversion

About this episode

Maureen Callahan discusses celebrity culture, media critiques, and motherhood in this episode of The Nerve.

Maureen Callahan kicks off this episode of The Nerve talking about the “Today Show” lineup, which included an interview with Damian Lewis where he claims that he was instrumental in catapulting Timothée Cham-Lama-Ding-Dong’s acting career into stardom. Maureen also discusses Lewis' attempt to reinvent himself as a musician, and takes a look at his newly released music video that has garnered very little attention. She then turns to the fourth hour of the "Today," calling out Sheinelle Jones' perseveration on one specific topic and her inability to say anything of substance. Maureen also goes all in on "The Motherload" author Sarah Hoover, highlighting the many dark revelations mentioned in her book as well as her marriage to the volatile NYC artist, Tom Sachs. She is later joined by Producer Marlaina to get her firsthand account of Hoover's book talk event at the 92nd St. Y that was moderated by charisma vacuum, Chelsea Clinton. MUD/WTR: Our listeners get an exclusive deal up to 43% off your entire order, plus free shipping and a free rechargeable frother when you use code NERVE at https://mudwtr.com Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at…

People in this episode

Host: Maureen Callahan

Topics covered

• celebrity culture
• media critique
• motherhood
• music industry
• television
• book discussion

Keywords

• Timothée Chalamet
• Damian Lewis
• Sarah Hoover
• motherhood
• Today Show
• Chelsea Clinton

Sponsors

MUD/WTR, Superpower, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Today Show

Books & works: The Motherload

Places: 92nd St. Y

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