Director and producer Ben Falcone called into this week’s episode of The Daily Beast Podcast to discuss his new children’s book What’s Scarier Than Thunder?
And what an apt title—as Falcone soon realized, just about all the topics up for discussion this week were far scarier—whether for kids or grown-ups: A mention of RFK Jr’s workout jeans in particular left poor Falcone visibly, well... chafing. Co-hosts Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee, meanwhile, wasted no time diving into the many other sartorial absurdities apparent during President Trump’s joint session speech, focusing in particular on statements even louder than Trump’s.
Case in point: Lauren Boebert’s bronzer overload. “Did you see her? So many spray tans!” Coles exclaimed. Bee took it further: “Everybody is just espresso. It’s like Rachel Dolezal all over again, all over the room.”
Guest Ben Meiselas, law professor and co-founder of the media brand MeidasTouch, which had in recent weeks dethroned Joe Rogan on the podcast charts with its own offering, agreed with Coles’ take on the speech as a whole: “Masterful television, but terrible governance,” he summarized.
(And a special mention went to Usha Vance’s “tiny claps.”)
There was no love lost for Meghan Markle’s latest Netflix project, With Love, Meghan. “It’s not a show, it’s an Instagram feed,” Coles declared of the shoe, pointing out Meghan’s baffling choice of her makeup artist as a first-episode guest: “I’m sure he’s great with concealer, but this is not compelling television,” Coles critiqued, adding of Markle that “she should go back to being number six on the call sheet.” And look, the cast of the new Suits spin-off are all onboard.
For all this and much more, listen to this week’s episode in full.
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