Daily Fail

Oct 31 2024 81 ep. 39 mins 215
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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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Kamala Harris Has A Blended Family. SUS?

Oct 31 2024 40 mins  
U.S. listeners… go vote. There’s no joke. Just do it. This week: Kamala Harris has a family! Dastardly! Will and Kate’s quaint lifestyle ten minutes from the castle their family owns Jesus from Bible did fish stuff! Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails —

A Very Brady Storming of the US Capitol (feat. Margo Donohue)

Oct 24 2024 34 mins  
We might just need to rename ourselves the Daily Frail because of all the frail masculinity around here. This week: Men who interrupt women are the real victims, actually Brady Bunch cast member is oppressed because network dislikes her homophobia and friendships with insurrectionists Meghan Markle is a mass shooter??? (no, she’s not) We love What A Creep and know you wil

In Light Of Liam Payne’s Untimely, Tragic Death… Look At How Fancy The Hotel Was!

Oct 17 2024 35 mins  
We’re in a perpetual state of “disappointed, but not surprised.” This week: A very sad situation punctuated with a very weird TripAdvisor review The city of Coachella stranded Trump supporters in the desert (they didn’t) WOKE SCIENTISTS fear CHILDREN MIGHT LEARN FROM BOOKS Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maur

King Charles: Eater Of Avocados, Fearer Of Cling Wrap

Oct 10 2024 42 mins  
It’s witchcraft (it’s not). This week: Liz Jones turns on Meghan Markle after a long, long history of not being a fan of her, actually King Charles, a very big boy, eats lunch now Travis Barker’s teen does not know, or care, and honestly? We love self awareness Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to

Ladies, Your New Eyeliner Inspo Is… JD Vance?

Oct 03 2024 40 mins  
We can’t all have giant blue orbs that shine in the moonlight or whatever. This week: Melania Trump finally explains the “I really don’t care” jacket, and it is not especially satisfying Hashtag where’s Meghan is NOT gonna land Literally a makeup tutorial to steal JD Vance’s look Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinz

RFK Jr. Is Being Chased By Porn, A Thing That Happens

Sep 26 2024 41 mins  
Yes, we mention the worm. This week: The affair that took media Twitter by storm and made everyone else feel really weird Tiny piece of chocolate emotional intimacy. Scientifically! The many reasons Huw Edwards might not be truly culpable for the heinous crimes he admitted to Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_f

Thing Sean Combs Did That Sounds A Lot Like A Crime Is Actually A Lifestyle

Sep 19 2024 38 mins  
You, too, can pass off unhinged and monstrous behavior as a lifestyle. Please don’t, though. This week: Racist conspiracies about Haitian immigrants eating pets are believed, but not by as many people as the Fail thinks Dave Grohl’s infidelity was actually caused by his wife’s tennis coach Diddy’s lawyer insists it’s “just a lifestyle,” and she’s glamorous so mu

A Candid, Completely NOT Staged William And Kate Moment

Sep 12 2024 44 mins  
“We open with trees and dappled sunlight. Then fails, close-up in all their magical symmetry.” This week: Kamala Harris was wearing German bluetooth earrings (nah) Taylor Swift’s boyfriend is going to endorse Harris/Walz… oR iS hE The William and Kate video that made everyone go “oh yeah, just like in Gladiator!” Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @ma

Oasis Is Reuniting. Is Meghan Markle To Blame?

Sep 05 2024 36 mins  
Today is gonna be the day that they’re gonna fail it back to you. This week: Rumors about a Swift-Kelce breakup are serving AI realness (huh?) The Gallaghers could provide a blueprint for Harry and William to reconcile, or they would if Meghan wasn’t there Nicole Kidman looks so young, but we’re gonna dance around the reason why and just wink knowingly until it gets wei

Is Kamala Harris Making Up The McDonald’s Thing? (Probably Not)

Aug 29 2024 41 mins  
We’re doing fries and fails. This week: Intrepid journalism on whether Kamala Harris is a frycook fraud goes, of course, nowhere Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have baby fever (because babies exist) Who’s worse, Prince Andrew or [insert pretty much anyone else] Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to sha