The JTrain Podcast

Jared is back for a pop culture Thursday! He reacts to a $2,000 hat heist at the St. Regis Aspen before breaking down Travis Scott name-dropping Kylie Jenner’s breast implants in a new song. He digs into Taylor Swift, hesitating to invite Blake Lively to her wedding amid Justin Baldoni drama, plus Steve Wynn buying his stepson Nick Kissam a $32 million mansion after a raunchy music video fallout. Jared also covers Danielle Bernstein and Cooper Weissman calling off their engagemen,t and photographer Ellen von Unwerth getting iced out of NYC party circles after working with Melania Trump. Plus, Jared shares Houston and Dallas tour updates on this packed Pop Culture Thursday episode of JTrain.

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It’s Chit Chat Wednesday, and Jared is joined by comedian Raanan Hershberg, whose new YouTube special Morbidly Jewish sparks a thoughtful, funny conversation about comedy, controversy, and why labels kill nuance. They dig into what it’s like doing standup in a time when even obvious jokes about bad people somehow become “debates.” From antisemitism discourse to why audiences sometimes seem offended by the mere act of joking, it’s a ranty, smart back-and-forth on why comedy still matters. Then things take a turn toward food, where the two bond over Katz’s Deli, gluttonous pastrami sandwiches, and the chaos of ordering as a team.

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Jared is back for Ticked Off Tuesday, begging people to keep weed smoke out of restaurant entrances and to stop treating the front of the coffee line like storytime. Then he spirals over Threads being less “fun alternative” and more “comics loudly arguing in public for sport.” A listener points out that one little snowstorm turns grocery stores into pre Hunger Games chaos, which… fair. Another vents about a networking call getting flaky canceled, and a newlywed discovers name changes make TSA PreCheck a bureaucratic nightmare. But the funniest rage is a brand new mom who’s running on fumes while her husband randomly starts logging baby feedings in military time, sir, read the room!

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Mailbag Monday is in full “tough love, but make it helpful” mode as Jared breaks down three modern dating headaches: the ex who keeps popping up with cryptic, ego-soaked poetry, the couple doing “ethical non-monogamy” that somehow feels like a sad group project, and the doctor who’s back a year later claiming the relationship ended because you “didn’t believe he was busy.” Jared’s main theme is clear: you don’t need a courtroom-level case to leave someone who makes you feel emotionally unsafe, and you definitely don’t owe your time to people who rewrite history to avoid accountability. He also goes on a mini-rant about how we digest texts like they’re meals (and why blocking is sometimes self-care). Equal parts funny, blunt, and weirdly calming, like having a friend grab your phone mid-spiral and go, “Nope. We’re not doing this today.

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Pop Culture Thursday is back and Jared Freid is deep in Page Six chaos, riffing on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s fading industry buzz, paywalled celebrity news, and why having an audience isn’t the same as earning trust. He breaks down Joe Montana “laughing all the way to the bank,” Tom Brady’s endless shilling, and why certain headlines are catnip even when the articles disappear mid-read. Jared also dives into the messiest drama of the week: Taylor Swift’s private texts leaked amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle, unpacking friendship “vibe shifts,” exposed group chats, and why released texts feel naked no matter who you are. Plus, he side-eyes Heidi Klum’s new self-produced documentary, her much-younger “hot” husband Tom Kaulitz, and the rise of celebrity propaganda, before wrapping with Olympian Gus Kenworthy, Miley Cyrus, and Heated Rivalry parallels ahead of the Olympics!

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