HeyJaredMeet the Mess
Move over, Meet the Press—it’s time to MEET THE MESS! Bestselling authors Jen Lancaster and Karyn Bosnak dive into the messiest news stories and hottest topics of the week to give you a fresh and entertaining take on current events and life in general.An extended video…
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Converse Controversy, Trump vs. CNN, Presley Gerber & the Science of What We Read (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.com Move over, Meet the Press—it’s time to Meet the Mess! This week on Meet the Mess , Jen and Karyn are joined by their friend Gina B. to discuss the controversial Converse ad that has everyone talking. Plus, they get into the week’s other big stories: the White House press pool suspends coverage after Trump bans CNN, Cindy Crawford’s son Presley Gerber dies of an apparent overdose, Lauren Boebert denies the alle
How Is Anyone Ever Bored? (opens the original)
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Last week was crazy for me, and by Friday I was ready for it to be over.My friend Lisa and her husband were in town, and we had plans to go to dinner. I wasn’t sure what kind of night they were looking for, so I texted her: “Do you guys want to do a nice dinner? Or can we just do down and dirty?”I was really hoping she’d say down and dirty because I needed it, and thank God, she did.For me, down and dirty means Mexican food somewhere I don’t have to dress up. It needs to have good food, but it d
Botox for Depression, the Filler Decline, Harry & Meghan, Taylor & Travis, Dyson’s $450 AI Toothbrush, and More! (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.com Move over, Meet the Press—it’s time to Meet the Mess! This week on Meet the Mess , Jen and Karyn discuss whether Botox can actually treat depression, why facial filler is falling out of favor, and a new study linking major album releases to an increase in fatal car crashes caused by distracted driving. Then, they get into Prince Harry and Meghan’s reported move back to the UK, the Russian oligarch who allegedl
My Sleep Score Is 54 and Things Are Going Great (opens the original)
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My insurance covers 15 sleeping pills a month, which is really fucking cute because, last I checked, there are 30 days in a month. Sometimes 31. And I require sleep on all of them.This past week, my Oura sleep score hovered in the low 50s for four nights in a row, which means I was basically failing at sleep. If you don’t know how Oura works, you want to be in the 80s, or even the 90s if you’re some kind of sleep expert.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f
I Can’t Stop Buying Diamonds on TikTok (opens the original)
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In case you don’t know, I can’t stop buying diamonds on TikTok Shop. It’s been a little over a week, and I currently own 27 diamonds.Well, 28 if you count the one I accidentally dropped into the heating vent. I tried to save it, but couldn’t. It fell through a little hole between the heating vent and the house and has gone into the abyss. But we’ll get … Read more
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