Posting Through It 055: How Olivia Nuzzi Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Worm [Preview]
Nov 19, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Olivia Nuzzi, a featured author known for her bold writing, reads an excerpt from her provocative work. The hosts dive into surreal metaphors and the ethics surrounding her controversial affair with RFK Jr. They humorously debate literary styles and Nuzzi's bold take on visibility in today's chaotic landscape. Their banter even touches on quirky topics like diets and the absurdity of eating worms, making for a lively and entertaining exchange that blends personal anecdotes with sharp political commentary.
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Grandiose Framing Of Personal Scandal
- Olivia Nuzzi frames public backlash as an existential, mythic struggle between monsters and a town crier.
- The hosts mock this elevated framing as overwrought and self-mythologizing.
Firing, Ethics, And Career Bounce-Back
- Jared Holt recounts Nuzzi's firing over FaceTime sex with RFK Jr. and calls it an ethical violation.
- He notes she later obtained a Vanity Fair job and a lucrative book deal despite the consequences.
Symbolic Language Versus Substance
- The hosts ridicule Nuzzi's use of metaphors like "under the blade of the devices" and "the worm."
- They treat such symbolic language as meaningful-sounding but effectively empty.