Daily Fail

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  • AI Has A New Worst Enemy: The Heroic, Honest Tabloids

    Plus, a very important announcement at the end of the episode.

    This week: 

    • Travis Kelce reveals a thing that bugs him a little but that’s not actually about Taylor Swift

    • Meghan Markle DIDN’T PERSONALLY MAKE THIS JAM  

      • The Fail hates stealing, and dishonesty, which is funny, because… 

        Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them. You can also find Kristen at kristenmeinzer.com and at Patreon.com/ListenToByTheBook.

        Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

        And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

        Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 


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        48 min
      • Zohran Mamdami’s TERRIFYING Goal To Make NYC Livable

        Hot fail summer.

        This week:  

        • Taylor Swift humbles, embarrasses, mortifies an influencer for not wanting her weird card game

        • New York City is about to be a scary communist wonderland :( 

        • Jonathan Bailey defends kissing Scarlett Johansson, Scarlett also there

          Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

          Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

           

          And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

          Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 


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          41 min
        • Summer Special: A Deep Dive into Tabloid Creep Hilaria Baldwin

          While we're on our summer break, we're treating you to some very special episodes! Today, it's an episode of What A Creep, all about Hilaria Baldwin, guest hosted by Kristen. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to What A Creep here: https://pod.link/1460298336

          Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

          Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

          And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

          Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 

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          47 min
        • Summer Special: Your Brain on News

          While we're on our summer break, we're treating you to some very special episodes! Today, it's an episode of one of Kristen's other show Health Matters, all about what news consumption does to our brains. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to Mayo Clinic Health Matters here: https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/podcasts/health-matters/

          Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

          Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

          And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

          Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 

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          43 min
        • Meghan Markle’s Cringe Pregnancy Dance Means She’s Evil :(

          You’re our beautiful fail babies <3 

           

          This week: 

          • Taylor Swift walks in front of a car, everyone suspects pregnancy 

          • Meghan and Harry celebrate Lilibet’s fourth birthday with some cringe, and some controversy  

            • Armie Hammer, former alleged cannibal and current family man 

              Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

              Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

               

              And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

              Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 


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              42 min
            • Hugh Jackman Didn’t Sleep With Me Personally. GAY!

              Outing people is always, always a fail. 

              This week:  

              • A weirdly dark commencement speech targets the president (it doesn’t) 

              • Michelle Obama makes a joke about vaccines causing autism (she doesn’t) 

              • A writer muses on why society should let men be a little gay, as a treat  

                Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

                Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

                 

                And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

                Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 


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                42 min
              • Blair Witch Actress Does Something REALLY Scary: Marking Property Lines

                The fail’s in the details. 

                 

                This week: 

                • The creepiest thing in the woods is a disputed property line

                • The mean strong women sticking their CLAWS in your son :( 

                  • The foods that the fail admits don’t cause autism, but WHAT IF

                    Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

                    Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

                     

                    And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

                    Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated.


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                    38 min
                  • The Pope Hasn’t Apologized To Donald Trump Yet :(

                    You are all direct reports to us in the pyramid scheme of fails.

                    This week:  

                    • Brooklyn Beckham is letting a woman tear his family apart, per usu

                    • It’s just a little funny how the Pope hasn’t acknowledged President Trump’s peacemaking 

                    • The one quick way to make slightly less money than your son: a pyramid scheme!  

                      Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

                      Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

                       

                      And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

                      Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated.


                      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

                      41 min
                    • Reopening Alcatraz: A Serious And Completely Reasonable/Normal Proposal

                      Apologies, and love, to our friends who were born in Florida. We hope your midwife was an alligator.

                      This week: 

                      • Libs freak out over a completely unserious proposal involving Alcatraz

                        • Prince Harry’s body language makes it seem like he means what he’s saying

                        • Broke dudes are a disease

                          Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

                          Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

                          And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

                          Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated.


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                          39 min
                        • Jeff Bezos Declares War On America (Nope)

                          We recorded this on Tuesday so Maura could go on a fail-free vacation. Facts aren’t real anymore anyway.

                          This week:  

                          • The Fail attacks a woman who is now dead for the crime of having been human  

                          • Amazon is at war with America, except actually nothing is happening 

                          • Meghan Markle insults the Royal Family by being happy 

                            Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.

                            Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 

                            And if you like our show, let us know by leaving a great rating and review wherever you listen. 

                            Maura has a new hobby and now has to say: none of her comments should be construed as professional or legal advice, and her opinions do not reflect those of any institutions with which she’s affiliated. 


                            Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

                            38 min

                          About Daily Fail

                          From the publisher's feed

                          A weekly podcast about the worst of the tabloids - from Page Sucks to Hell No to the very rag that inspires the name of our show. Hosted by journalist Maura Currie and culture critic Kristen Meinzer.

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