This week we get into a spirited debate over a nagging question Lauren can't get off her mind: how does wealth flow from ultra rich celebs to their normal, civilian family members? Does Taylor Swift party on yachts with the Hadid sisters while her brother grinds away from 9-5 at Allstate Insurance? How is the playing field artificially leveled to avoid vast chasms of resentment on both sides?! We get into a heated conversation about this and then turn to an even hotter topic: J-Lo's and Ben Affleck's nostalgia tour of Europe with PDA-packed throwback pics. Finally, Chanler gives a stunning recap of @houseinhabit on IG's deep dive on JFK Jr., and Lauren issues her thoughts on the news that Prince Harry is writing a memoir. Buckle in and hold onto your hats! Can't get enough of Pop Apologists?! Join us on Patreon where we release a brand new, additional episode every Friday! Visit patreon.com/popapologists to support the pod and access our weekly bonus episode! Many thanks to this week's sponsors! Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. Need to make a gorgeous, beautifully designed presentation? Check out Canva Pro! Visit canva.me/pop45 for a FREE 45-day extended trial.

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David Yontef, BFF of our most beloved housewives and host of the super successful podcast Behind the Velvet Rope, joins to give us all the insider Bravo tea. We explore some of the great questions of our time, like did Heather Dubrow get Braunwyn fired from RHOC? Where does the Dubrow fortune come from? How does one become friends with reality stars and perhaps even A-listers? Did Braunwyn fake her alcoholism for the show? Was Kelly Dodd fired bc of her politics or did Heather Dubrow get her ousted from our screens? We may be left with more questions than answers, but the investigative journey is in itself one toward enlightenment. Finally, David regales us with his conspiracy theory on Erika Jayne's divorce and the dark secret pact he imagines Tom made with Erika pre-divorce. David is the real deal of podcasters; he has interviewed all the housewives and is besties with many of them, and holds back no secrets. Check out his pod, Behind the Velvet Rope, to get all the hottest celeb and Bravo interviews, out five days a week! Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.

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The smartest Bledsoe sis, Ash, is BACK to get into all things midwifery, pregnancy, giving birth, and postpartum care. Ash is an absolute wealth of knowledge and as a certified professional midwife, she isn't giving fraudulently uncredentialed, bad advice like Chanler and I do regularly. Ash tells us all about why a home birth is actually safer for women in many cases than a hospital birth and explains the truly shocking statistic that over thirty percent of babies are delivered by C-section in US hospitals. She gets into pregnancy nutrition advice and explains why it is so critical to stay active and eat mindfully during pregnancy. Finally, she tells us about her scariest moment as a midwife and gives some truly phenomenal advice about how to emotionally grapple with not having a good birth experience. Ash is incredible and we are so happy to have her back on the pod. Can't get enough of Pop Apologists?! Join us on Patreon where we release a brand new, additional episode every Friday! Visit patreon.com/popapologists to support the pod and access our weekly bonus episode! Many thanks to this week's sponsors! To learn more about Ash's face serum, visit johnsdottirapothecaries.com Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. Finally, thank you to Athena Club for making the most incredible shave kits and sponsoring this episode! Go to athenaclub.com and use code POP for 20% off!

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After a long and luxuriating holiday weekend, we return to the airwaves to recount how we respectively celebrated the 4th. Chanler travels to the East Coast and meets her man's family; Lauren does what she does best and #yachts all around PR. We then dive into the alarming details of The Bachelorette's Clare Crawley decision to remove her breast implants, why Pete Davidson is removing all of his tattoos, the lame reasons why we are not cut our for tattoo life, and finally what it means to be "demisexual" and why it suits our tender hearts. Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.

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Just when you thought we had nothing left to say, we're back with another hour of total nonsense. Chanler reveals how her first week in NYC is doing and Ben's dark comments about her choice of footwear. If you're still awake after this portion, listen along as we discuss #freebritney post the conservatorship hearing heard around the world. We then reveal our PR strategies for Erika Jayne to somehow resurrect her public image from the depths of hell Tom's criminal activities have plunged her into. The conversation goes completely off the rails and we take a nostalgic walk down memory lane as we reveal the most romantic movie trailer of all time. Trigger warning to all of you who so passionately loathed Songs That Stir Us. Finally, we reveal our favorite things of the week in a new segment, "Latest & Greatest." Thank you to Canva Pro for sponsoring this ep! Go to Canva.me/pop45 to get your free 45-day extended trial. Thank you also to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.

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This week our very own sis, Ash Johnsdottir, the enigmatic and eldest Bledsoe comes out of the shadows and joins the pod to regale our listeners with family tales growing up as a Bledsoe sis. Ash tells the story of choosing to change her last name to "Johnsdottir" and our parent's reaction to her foregoing our family name. We share family memories of growing up with Ash as a sister/family terrorist, a unique experience to say the least. :) Ash gives her thoughts on growing up with Lauren and Chanler, and what they were really like as kids. Finally, Ash shares her skin care philosophy including what she believes is the holy grail of all skin care products and her unique approach to purchasing sunscreen. For part two of our interview with Ash with even more skin care scoop, be sure to subscribe and listen to this week's Patreon episode on Friday. To learn more about Ash's face serum, visit https://www.johnsdottirapothecaries.com Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.

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Mary Fitzgerald joins to discuss all things real estate and the hit show she stars on, Selling Sunset on Netflix. Listen along as Mary divulges how the show began, how filming works, how she got her start in real estate and the difference between the shows portrayal of working in real estate and the reality of being an agent. Mary dishes on what it takes to really be successful in real estate and the gritty behind the scenes of selling a home. She tells us about dating Jason and their journey from a couple to business partners and best friends. Mary discusses the rumors behind her and Romain getting married before their wedding day on the show and the incorrect way the show portrayed their relationship in season 1. She also discusses her thoughts on the 75M listing, who she would choose from the cast to be her real estate agent if she was selling her house, and her go-to snacks and meals. We are so grateful for Mary taking the time to sit down with us! Thanks to Canva Pro for sponsoring this ep! Go to Canva.me/pop to get your free 45-day extended trial. Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this ep! Visit Betterhelp.com/popapologists for 10% off your first month As you all know, we love Spade and Sparrows wine. It is absolutely delicious and the bottles are gorge. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to find your closest bottle. Enter code POP15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.

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Chanler, Andrew (Royal Historian!), Gibson, and Lee (Britney Correspondent) descend upon Puerto Rico for a week of debauchery! It was a vacation filled with luxury and sun, yet not without its mishaps. Listen along as Lauren tell all about her four meltdowns (yes, four) that have left her reputation as a sane woman in tatters. We give a full play by play of our vacay week, Chanler dishes on getting a glimpse of Lauren’s life in PR, and Lauren gives her review of Mr. New York. Finally, the gals finish up the ep with some celeb gossip commentary including thoughts on the new Olivia Rodrigo album and Kim failing the Baby Bar. Buckle in, baby!

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At long and dear last, Kagen joins us on the pod to chat all things crypto and his relationship with Lauren. Listen along as he dishes on first meeting Lauren, how he knew she was the one, and his thoughts on her many pajamas. Finally, Kagen discusses how he got into crypto, gives his thoughts on the recent Elon Musk drama/FUD, tells us what he thinks of Doge coin and Shibu, and finally gives his larger macro thoughts on BTC as a store of value.

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