The Viall Files
E904 - Melanie Lynskey & Jason Ritter, Ari Shaffir, RHOBH, Temptation Island, Parenting & Side Hustles
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
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Chapter 1: What are the latest household headlines?
Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Vile Files Reality Recap Edition. And boy, do we have a fun episode for you guys today. Melanie Linsky and her very charming husband, Jason Ritter, are joining us momentarily. Jason's been on the show a couple times. It's been a while. Always a big Bachelor fan. He was here to recap some Bachelor episodes a while back.
It's first time having Melanie on. They are a very adorable couple. And they're also just big reality TV fans. And so we are excited to have them on as well. And later, Ari Shaffir, a very hilarious comedian who has a new Netflix special out, will join us as well.
Nick's developed a new habit.
I've developed a new habit? Uh-oh.
Good habit? Bad habit?
Probably not great.
A diabolical habit. We hate it. Yeah. Okay. I know what this is. I know what you're going to say. Say it. He leaves chewed up wads of gum on random surfaces throughout our home. I've left. Several.
I've left.
Wait, why is this a newly developed habit? Yeah. At 45. Four years old. I remember seeing this.
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Chapter 2: Are Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter fans of reality TV?
You know what? If a celebrity endorsed or invested in Forever 21, it may still be here.
See, that's what I'm saying. We needed a side hustling celebrity to save America's favorite brand.
I don't know my favorite brand.
That was a hellscape to walk into one of those stores.
It still is. First of all, nothing was ever organized. You walked in in immediate anxiety. I'm looking at army print next to fluffy pink jackets. Also, there's the running joke of, oh my god, this cute white t-shirt. You pick it up and it's like, puppy lover.
on the back and you're like what the fuck yeah come on we're doing so well yeah so honestly it was time r.i.p forever 21 honestly had a great run the shoes that i was wearing the day that i met nick are forever 21 and i will never get rid of them because they hold such a special reason honestly some of my older pieces from forever 21 still hold up it was like once they turned into like wash it once and it shreds then it's like yeah i can't shop here yeah but i used to love it
Is anyone watching the Baldwin's show? It's been out. Have people talked about it? Does anyone give a shit? I haven't heard anybody.
We're watching.
Do you think they're still promoting the show? Because they are an example of everything I don't want us to be.
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