Fail to the chief. This week: Prince Harry’s family does not show up to support a good cause, obviously Harry is to blame Barron Trump, who has never said a word in public, is a president in the making The Met Gala is probably not cursed, but man do we wish it was Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (...
May 10, 2024•47 min
We’re ailing from all this failing.This week: King Charles is perhaps sicker than we thought. Let’s knock Will and Kate while we’re at it Meghan and Harry are going to Nigeria, a great affront to the crown White bread has been vilified and we’ve had ENOUGH Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.Join us on Patreon for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”...
May 03, 2024•40 min
Shoutout to the reviewer who thinks our hosting lineup has changed (it has not) for the worse (that’s your opinion). This week: William, Kate, and Camilla all get new titles, perhaps just because they felt like it An investigative reporter determines that Taylor Swift is both an active alcoholic because of her current boyfriend and a longtime alcoholic (probably neither are accurate) Were Meghan and Harry’s children really born? We will never know. Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and ...
Apr 26, 2024•51 min
We’ve just learned that a fifth grader listens to this show (hi, Zarie!) and would consider a swear jar if the tabloids weren’t so… you know.This week: A gross, sexist rundown of a feud between two Vegas strip clubs WHY DON’T WE GET TO SEE THE INSIDE OF MEGHAN MARKLE’S HOUSE?!?!?!? WHYYYYYY A small number of men commit a disgusting crime, and not only is it a widespread trend – it’s actually women’s fault for being mean :( Side note: Thanks to listener Sara for pointing this out on Twitter — Mau...
Apr 19, 2024•46 min
It was a total fail-clypse of the heart. This week: Netflix borrows a little too much from reality and makes Andrew look guilty of what many agree he looks guilty of The queer children of famous people are scrutinized for the sake of crafting a gay panic Cowboy Carter who? Your Western style icon is actually… Princess Anne. Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them...
Apr 12, 2024•47 min
It’s a return to our regular failure format, friends. This week: The Prince Andrew rehabilitation tour continues, inexplicably A study involving nose sizes and male anatomy involved a nonzero number of corpses JoJo Siwa, an adult person, enters a sex shop Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them.Join us on Patreon (Patreon.com/DailyFail) for articles and photos at...
Apr 05, 2024•42 min
With Kate’s now-public diagnosis of cancer, we wish the Princess all the best… but it hasn’t quieted down the tabloid maelstrom of ugliness, blame, and misdirection. The real question is: was it ever going to?In what we hope is our final special episode on #KateGate, we discuss what happened, what’s happening, and where we go from here. Find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know ...
Mar 29, 2024•47 min
IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was released just hours before the Princess' announcement that she's receiving treatment for cancer. We're sending thoughts and love to Catherine and her family; please note, in the interim, that the information in this episode reflects our knowledge as of 3/21/2024.KateGate is the gift (?) that keeps on giving. So, once again, we pry our tired eyes away from the tabloids and focus our attention on the myriad ways that KP just can’t seem to get it right. Also, Obama’...
Mar 22, 2024•54 min
IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded and released weeks prior to the Princess' announcement that she's receiving treatment for cancer. Our thoughts and best wishes are with her family.Well, listeners, we thought we were going to return to our normal format this week… but Mother’s Day comes for us all. So: this week, we discuss A Series of Unfortunate Photographs, a PR strategy best described as “wack,” and why everyone’s saying made-up words like “Marchioness of Cholmondeley.” Find your hos...
Mar 15, 2024•51 min
IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded and released weeks prior to the Princess' announcement that she's receiving treatment for cancer. Our thoughts and best wishes are with her family.This week, we break format and present a Very Special Episode™ all about the absolute debacle that has been Kate Middleton’s leave of absence.What do we know? Where have the tabloids and the palace shot themselves in the foot? And why, exactly, has the future queen of England all but vanished from the public e...
Mar 08, 2024•54 min
If you like piña fail-ladas / and getting caught in the rain of stories that make no sense and are bad oh god please send helpThis week: A West End production of a play about different experiences of racism offers shows for people who experience racism differently, Tories aghast Prince Andrew is doing so good! And no we’re not going to mention the other stuff You are a walking red flag and it’s destroying your chances at finding love <3 And find your hosts on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maur...
Mar 01, 2024•42 min
Is fail an aesthetic? Can we make it one? This week, we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Zelken — plastic surgeon to the stars and astute assessor of all aesthetic propagandizing. Story-wise: Heidi Pratt says she’s not on Ozempic (but she is still doing a product placement about it) How do rich people defy age and not look like decrepit goblins at 40? Here are the tells that reveal your age (derogatory) Find Dr. Zelken: The Zelken Institute Instagram @johnathanzelkenmd YouTube And find your hosts on Tw...
Feb 23, 2024•41 min
Will you be our fail-entines? This week: If King Charles has cancer, so do… all Americans? Jill Biden is a puppeteer mastermind and also a medical doctor (actually she is neither) Meghan and Harry don’t deserve last names 😡 Join us on Patreon (Patreon.com/DailyFail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support <3 Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie,...
Feb 16, 2024•42 min
Don’t hate the fail, hate the game. Actually, hate all of it. This week: There is no better time to rehash the monarch’s various horse-related injuries than… a cancer diagnosis? Nobody wants to hang out with Harry :( Taylor Swift is in the pocket of the NFL, because obviously she needs them more than they need her (?) Join us on Patreon (Patreon.com/DailyFail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d...
Feb 09, 2024•43 min
Happy Fail-bruary. This week: Prince William, father of three children, must actually parent his children Rich women are undateable because men must be able to be providers or they’ll die Elizabeth Moss is pregnant, so we simply must come up with ways to make her look like a floozy Join us on Patreon (Patreon.com/DailyFail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (“Tampongate”)! We’d love to have you, and your support &...
Feb 02, 2024•42 min
Flipping the fail bird. This week: The hot, successful figurehead of a very successful show is actually a recovering addict, and therefore a bad person <3 Kate Middleton is in the hospital for something that will not kill her, but that’s not stopping anyone from melodrama Diet like a pro and keep it a secret from all of your loved ones!* *Please do not actually do that. If you’re in the U.S., you can call 1-888-375-7767 for eating disorder crisis assistance from ANAD, Monday-Friday, 9a-9p Cen...
Jan 26, 2024•41 min
In the fail caucus, the winner is… nobody. This week: The late Queen, a notable owner of things, actually only owned her name and was devastated when Harry and Meghan… took it from her? The advent of Ozempic reveals that body positivity was always a joke, and women were always crazy <3 Prince Harry is either a prodigious pilot or a stolen valor idiot, depending on the day Join us on Patreon (Patreon.com/DailyFail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an ext...
Jan 19, 2024•43 min
Let us light up the dead of winter with these shimmering, transcendent fails. This week: Ivanka Trump is a nepo baby, so once again we don’t have to talk about the other stuff These famous people are going to RFK Jr.’s party (by which we mean they’re going out of their way to not do that) Women, noted slags, fall out of love with men as a marriage progresses, and there’s ReALLy nO GoOd ReAsOn Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all o...
Jan 12, 2024•37 min
2024 is coming in hot with the fails, and we’d expect nothing less. This week: The British monarchs are #thriving, and even if they weren’t, everyone else is definitely worse at this A woman of color is directing a Star War and it’s gonna be a woke flop A 16-year-old darts whiz is dating a 21-year-old darts amateur and what is happening Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each week at the $10 level (...
Jan 05, 2024•39 min
Fail Lang Syne? Auld Lang Fail? Either way, pass the eggnog. This week: The Jackman family’s gingerbread house still happened this year and still looks beautiful even though divorce and heartbreak and whatever That actress from Love, Actually is old now (yuck!) and unrecognizable (she is not) The apocalypse is coming for your phones, and this cybersecurity company is looking pointedly at you to do something Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutt...
Dec 29, 2023•37 min
You better watch out / You better not cry / You better not fail / We’re telling you why… This week: Jinger Duggar, a survivor of a literal cult, wore jeans. Whose side are you on about it?! Sydney Sweeney has boobs, and who cares if they’re uncomfortable?! Because men don’t! (it’s giving Men Write Women) Kate Middleton as a baby looked vaguely like her son as a baby, proving that genetics are a thing Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), a...
Dec 22, 2023•41 min
Dashing through the fails in a one-horse open SLAY. This week: Taylor Swift’s birthday gift from the paparazzi was hanging out outside her home all day and taking pictures of every single person who approached it Prince of Hugs can’t read the room, Diana would be proud (?) An alien describes sex toys and how they’re actually (1) gross, and (2) hurting women :( Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), and all of that plus an extra episode each...
Dec 15, 2023•37 min
Chasing our tails trying to track down these fails — this week, with special guest James Barr of A Gay And A NonGay. This week: Meghan Markle’s athleisure and practical shoes are hiding the anguish of not being invited to a thing she was definitely invited to Kate wore a REVENGE DRESS that is completely modest and also a dress we have all seen before The US is a dystopian hellscape, masks don’t work, COVID is fake, and your testicles are going to malfunction for sure Find James: On Insta On his ...
Dec 08, 2023•39 min
‘Tis the season for fails beyond reason. This week: Royal journalist Omid Scobie has a new book out, filled with literally true things about the Royal family. So it’s the Sussexes’ fault! General Motors has to eat a billion dollars in costs from worker strikes, even though they’re still going to be several billion dollars in the green (sad trombone) Jeremy Clarkson is getting dementia, except he’s not Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/dailyfail) for articles and photos at the $5 level (“Gutter”), ...
Dec 01, 2023•35 min
We’re thankful for these fails this week. But not like that. This week: Why are all of these hot, successful women single? It’s their fault for not being good enough at dating, of course Meghan Markle must be VERY jealous of Meg Bellamy of “The Crown,” because… reasons. Xi Jinping trembled before the masculine American prowess of Joe Biden, and we swear we’re not being racist about it Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your...
Nov 24, 2023•39 min
As we would’ve said in 2011: EPIC FAIL!!! This week: Ivanka Trump wore an outfit to a music festival, and that’s all that’s happening with her family, really Aliens are coming to Earth between 2025 and 2028 and the vibes are gonna be *~tubular~* according to these literal children Wills and Kate are being attacked for only wearing blue, except it’s not really an attack, it’s just one guy with an opinion Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_fra...
Nov 17, 2023•35 min
Fails on unprecedented scales. This week: WOKE PSYCHIATRISTS say you should RESPECT your CHILDREN???? King Charles is once again being bullied by his evil son Harry, who is not coming to an event he was not invited to Whether you wear a bra for hours or months without washing it, we can all agree: women are ugly, smelly, and stupid <3 Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you hav...
Nov 10, 2023•36 min
To err is human. To fail is divine. This week: The British Royals are #ThriftyGoals, and no, we’re not kidding, that’s literally the article In the wake of Matthew Perry’s tragic death, a very sexist and gross deep-dive into… who he followed on Instagram Princess Beatrice had a glow-up but we can’t say something nice without pitting her against another woman Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fa...
Nov 03, 2023•39 min
These fails are truly beyond the pale. This week: Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, who is noteworthy for no other reason, visited his home and we need a play-by-play about it A gossip columnist reveals that a prosecco-fueled interview with Meghan Markle many years ago may have changed the course of history Ancient jokes could be just as unfunny as modern ones – who knew?! Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these ...
Oct 27, 2023•37 min
Inhale… fail… exhale. This week: Kate Middleton’s family are under attack (there are flyers on lampposts) Justin Timberlake was the real victim of Britney Spears’ abortion several decades ago! Who knew?! An editorial writer is upset that we’re having mature conversations about early 2000s rom-com tropes Find us on Twitter @kristenmeinzer and @maurafcurrie, or Instagram @k10meinzer and @maura_frances, to share your feelings on these daily fails — we know you have them. And if you like the show, l...
Oct 20, 2023•39 min
