Nov 9, 2026 · 1h 55m
Listen from 1:51:51
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Bond rumors, celebrity reunions and television’s crowded watchlist
Jen Affleck Divorces Zac, Heated Rivalry & Off Campus News + Taylor Swift & Karlie Kloss Reunite
The episode connects fast-moving celebrity news with a broad, candid assessment of the shows and films currently competing for attention.
- 1Jen and Zach Affleck’s divorce and Whitney Leavitt’s Hulu series extend the Mormon Wives story beyond its original ensemble.
- 2Heated Rivalry gains momentum with back-to-back seasons, a holiday movie, and unusually ambitious 4DX theatrical screenings.
- 3The hosts rank James Bond contenders before weighing War, Slow Horses, Love Is Blind Boston, and other current watches.
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The hosts debate whether sexually charged Heated Rivalry episodes belong in 4DX theaters, where physical effects make the viewing experience unusually immersive.
The brief
After live-show travel and weekend recaps, the hosts turn to Jen and Zach Affleck’s divorce, questioning its timing alongside promotion for the new Mormon Wives season.
Whitney Leavitt gets her own Hulu reality series, a notable shift from earlier villain status to a central role in the expanding Mormon Wives television universe.
Heated Rivalry is set for back-to-back second and third seasons plus a holiday movie, while 4DX screenings raise the question of how far immersive viewing should go.
Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss are spotted together at a Chiefs game, prompting a more restrained reading of a reunion long surrounded by fan theories and political assumptions.
The hosts rank rumored James Bond contenders, then move through War, Slow Horses, Love Is Blind Boston, the Matthew Perry documentary, and Godzilla in the Weekly Watch Report.
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