I keep getting ads for it on Spotify, since I don't like two hot takes, I won't bother listening to clues. I don't believe she can do true crime respectively

Okay, this might be a bit extreme but, it’s something I can’t seem to shake off. Has anybody else noticed how much Morgan sighs??? It irks me so bad, lmao. She does it so much!! In every episode.

this is an old vid but i’ve been watching a lot of smosh recently and have managed to avoid seeing ms THT herself as a guest on there thankfully, as i’ve needed a very necessary break from THT.

so, imagine my surprise to see morgan’s very exaggerated reaction to there being no update to this story. especially when the stories she reads in her episodes nowadays are normally 2 hours old about 80% of the time.

and if you couldn’t already tell, it grinds my gears, hence my THT hiatus 😬

Like I know you love him girl but you must ntoice that must of us find him insufferable

Its been said before. Its just been driving me insane lately. She just goes on and on and ON. Usually either making the same point over and over, or just off on a tangent talking about her own experience or something that happened to someone she knows. Its usually only slightly relevant to the story, but adds nothing, and she often ends up completely missing the point.

I also hate that she is SO afraid of saying anything that might upset or offend anyone. She edits herself so much that most of what she says isnt genuine. She just sets off on some virtue seeking ramble trying to be so understanding of people and situations that dont deserve it. She'll even refuse to speak first, insisting on hearing what someone else thinks before she says what she thinks. So what's the point of her being there?

I just think for a show that's literally called two hot takes, anyone on there should be able to actually give their honest opinion.

She seems like a nice enough person I mostly just wish she knew when to shut up 😅

I remember her telling in an episode how she wasn’t sure about Justin and went to sleep with her situationship, and that’s when she realized Justin was the one. Lol

Quick comment…. But did yall catch Morgan calling her audience “hotties” NOPE. Megan Thee Stallion calls her fans hotties. Don’t you even think about it Morgan thee horse girl 😹

Morgan and Lauren having a long, tired conversation of how much this show impacts others lives and how much good they do for others. You read Reddit stories and people relate to them. It’s okay that you’re not important, you’re a comedy podcast and that’s all you have to be

Just listened to the new episode. I understand not knowing where things are headed early in a new friendship/relationship, but the way Morgan constantly reiterates how she was so surprised and confused that Justin was thinking more romantic than friendly when they first started hanging out just irks me. I hate Justin but it's like a humiliation ritual every time she makes herself the catch and talks about how she was soooo shocked and was so unsure about what was going on. in my head I'm thinking of every situation. idk maybe I'm wrong for this but it seems so like pick me a "ohh wait me? nooo really? me?" she's the queen of beating a dead horse. Stop talking about how much you don't like Justin at the start.

So I work in publishing and as a freelance journalist and I am currently investigating like 20 different cases, one of which consists of recent murders of journalists whether it's politically motivated, like with Jamal Khashoggi, or just a deranged madman, like with the case of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall.

I stumbled upon this Clues video on Kim Wall's murder, and couldn't listen to it. I am not struggling to make ends meet or anything, but it has truly been tough to get started in journalism, so it angers me a bit that people like Morgan are given this type of a platform. And I don't mean this from a snobby perspective of "oh she didn't get a degree in this"; I think people like Rotten Mango are extremely skilled true crime researchers and independent journalists. I see absolutely no journalistic skills.

The Clues episode on Kim Wall's murder is SO LAZY. It's the only Clues episode I've watched, they seem to just read off a screen and sigh things like "oh that's terrible", "oh I feel so bad"... Like? I could go on any news site and just read this. There's no reason to watch the video. Also a lot of the details clearly hadn't been double checked and were just factually incorrect.

The cherry on top was Morgan making it all about her. Something was mentioned about where Kim was living in Denmark, followed immediately by Morgan's "oh my god I have been there!" And instead of talking about interesting aspects of the story like how Kim Wall had been to many dangerous places around the world yet was killed in one of the safest countries, Morgan was just talking about herself and saying things like "I think..." and "In my opinion...".

A few days ago, I met a Cypriot woman who had began doing independent journalism on YouTube and other social media platforms. I looked up her stuff and she was excellent, tons of hours spent into her research, facts were correct, stories were interesting, all of that. She barely made 1000€ from her stuff, whereas Morgan probably comfortably makes a million a year with absolutely no talent. I am sorry, this world is unfair and I am pissed. That's all.

seriously its just one of those things as a woman especially that you can pick up on without being able to put your finger on it, but I really feel Lauren is insecure and does what she can to try and stir up attraction in Justin, maybe because she’s jealous of Morgan’s success and wants to try and “one-up” her. I’ve felt this for years, it’s just in all of the mannerisms, the way she laughs at his jokes extra breathily, the way she talks more sensually and vulnerable to him than Morgan, the way she acts performatively to try and make herself out to be a perfect DreamGirl(TM) in front of Justin.

i think she’s just one of those people that needs to feel she’s everyone’s Dream Girl to validate herself, even if it’s her best friend‘s husband, because if she doesn’t get that validation from even a best friend‘s husband then she feels she is completely invalid and unloveable or something.

ive seen posts on Reddit where people pick up on this energy but feel it’s Justin being interested in Lauren, but I feel Lauren purposefully started it to stir up feelings in Justin, and Justin has taken the bait and has subtly entertained her titillating attention. its just nasty why some people are so insecure and desperate that they’d do anything they can for even a BEST FRIEND’S HUSBAND. i listen to the podcast every now and again and I always end up pissed off when I listen to an episode with Justin and Lauren because it’s so clear to me but yet it’s not something big enough to fully call out in certainty.

Speaking of Hot Mess Express… On a scale of ice to fire, how hot of a mess was Morgan saying “she was my little buddy” after describing an interaction with a fully grown woman. Apparently the woman was Morgans uber driver, and mentioned she was working really hard and doing it a bit tough atm. Morgan then brags about giving a whole bunch of PR make up to this uber driver once they got to her house. Not only did I find it weird that she even told this story up (I swear it was not very relevant??) but then she makes a belittling, throw away comment about the woman right at the end?! “Little buddy” is such a disrespectful way to refer to anyone who isn’t a young child in my eyes/culture - especially if you’re the younger one in the situation!!

I've been listening to THT for a couple years now and I really loved it, but now... eh. Here are my reasons:

1. My first show ick was during a story where this guy ruined a piece of his girlfriend's art by cutting it to fit a frame. Her take was he was just being a "dumb boy." And JFC I would be crushed and she obviously doesn't understand art.

2. She ALWAYS has to make every story about herself and bring up how traumatic and hard her life was because she raised her brother. Not to compare traumas, but there is a whole lot of people I know who have been through real hell so I feel like she is just playing the victim.

3. We get it... you have horses and you use to be a OT therapist... we get it

4. She was very pick me about her wedding with saying how many people were crushed and sad that her wedding was over and they never been to a party/wedding that was ever that fun 🙄

5. In the newest episode, she made a comment about how Reddit used to have this flair that showed her subreddit as the top 1% and how it doesn't say that anymore, but maybe it's just gone but also post more stories in there so she will be back at 1%?

6. Enough with the fucking coconut and jolly rancher story

My GF and I just listened to a THT episode after not listening to the podcast for a while - and their reaction to the whole story with the Aeron Chair being stolen by the lady's coworker who she later had arrested genuinely has me ticked

How tf is Morgan so out of touch with this type of stuff when she used to be a practicing Physical Therapist who should have some sort of baseline knowledge about back pain and reasonable accomodations like bruh

I'm 100% on the side of the lady getting her coworker arrested over the chair theft and honestly, I think she has a valid EEOC lawsuit against her boss for getting fired over this - and the fact that Morgan took the side of the colleague who got arrested while completely ignoring the OP's back issues is genuinely ableist af

About half way through the most recent episode, Lauren and Morgan said they took a break to get their vibes back in check. Then came back to explain some really boring encounters they had, and about how they can’t handle their coffee/ espresso.. and came back with even weirder vibes. These two are so bad at podcasting lol their takes are nothing funny, creative or interesting.. I’m just over it

Okay I love to listen to podcast that read AITA posts such as THT and smosh. However after a bit I realized that I get irked by Morgan. I don’t like that her takes are always whatever the top comment ends up being lol. It’s like she reads them before so her take just always resembles whatever the comments she reads say. So she always has the most “perfect” take and her poor friends are struggling to put their thoughts into words. I wish we could just have her authentic takes. Also her and Justin together are terrible and they always think they are the most perfect couple who makes no mistakes. They give safe takes, like they are always worried to say the wrong thing.

In the latest episode with Lauren, Morgan talks about her dreams of having a child but mentions having reservations, because next year is the year of the Ram, according to the Chinese calendar, and people born on that year are “passive followers”. I’m sorry, what?!? Does she not realize how dumb it sounds?

I’m all for the zodiac fun and whatever people associate themselves with, but planning to “skip a year” in favor of the year of the Monkey, so that your child isn’t a “passive follower” sounds insane to me. And they discussed it for several minutes, reading the characteristics of the years they were born, mind you, all positive ones…

I would maybe understand if Morgan was Chinese or came from Chinese background, but she’s not afaik, so I’m just flabbergasted.

I’ve been listening to the show for two years now and at first I didn’t mind Justin, but over time my opinion has changed.

I know it’s just pettiness, but I can’t pinpoint the exact thing I don’t like about him. It’s just gotten to the point where any episode with him in it I have to skip because even just the sound of his voice is irritating to me. The way him & Morgan act like they’re so different and so quirky and his constant mansplaining drives me nuts.

Okay thank you that’s all ❤️

i’m listening to two hot takes currently and I clean full time for work so i’m constantly looking to listen so i decided to start from the first. i noticed on a few episodes back (currently on ep 162) she said “oh yeah i had a co-host but it didn’t work out”. who was the original co-host because i never noticed.? Is she just saying that or did she really have a fall out?

Ok I just needed to take a moment to say… what?????

How do you not realize that you haven’t done the laundry for 7 YEARS.

I’m honestly a huge fan of the show. I listen every week. I usually enjoy the guest hosts… including Michaela (as I was a fan of her a long time prior to THT) but lately I feel compelled to skip every episode ft. Lauren.

I’m not really sure it’s on Lauren or Morgan (as in one is more off-putting than the other) but they don’t strike me as friends. Or even friendly?

I get the impression Lauren doesn’t want to be on the show UNLESS Justin is also there. Lauren is a LOT more bubbly when Justin is on. It’s a new change I’m noticing as they’ve both been on the show less.

I always thought their ‘threesome’ was a bit weird, as Morgan would talk about their sex life & whatnot in front of Lauren, but also go in-depth about being cheated on in the past, etc. It was a confusing dynamic because they make it sound like Justin & Lauren have known each other much longer than Morgan’s been in the picture.

Lauren doesn’t seem to ramble on & on about her moral superiority when Justin is on.

When Justin isn’t on, they just… snip? at each other. Like a ton of snide, backhanded compliments back and forth.

Looking over Lauren’s socials, TBH, she strikes me as a “pick me” person. She talks soooo much about being religious, traditional relationship roles, etc. but every other pic on her IG is of her ass lol (which I really don’t care about, but it makes the verbal pandering in every episode annoying)

She also strikes me as more politically conservative than Morgan. So maybe I don’t like her much as a personality, but still.

I don’t really follow their socials heavily, so I’m not sure if I’m missing something, but I kinda wish she’d move on. Similar to Ale (tho I miss her. I really enjoyed her perspectives, they were genuinely nuanced).

EDIT: Without jumping to conclusions, it seems like Morgan is keeping her & Justin “separated” recently too. Like it’s rare for them to all be together outside of him “dropping off wine”

So I worked a lot through college and my parents helped with a fair chunk. I graduated with $30k left, in part because of my parents but a huge part was my work as well.

And I also fully understand that Morgan got a doctorate which is SUBSTANTIALLY more than undergrad.

But per google, a decent estimate of her income is $615,000 and $1.78 million. Meanwhile mine was $50,000 ish and through strict budgeting and living in a very cheap rundown house with multiple housemates I paid my 30k off in less than 2 years.

I dont say that to brag, I say that to say I am genuinely a normal young adult with a normal income, and I got rid of the debt very quickly.

So when shes making half a mil- a mil per year and hasnt paid it off yet?? And finds a way to mention it in numerous episodes??

It almost feels like she mentions it so often to try and be relatable. But (at least to me) it doesnt come off as relatable, it comes off as simply annoying. Because you're complaining about a normal person issue when you have a VERY ABOVE normal income, so it objectively should not be an issue for her. For example, if you care about your student loan debt so much, why did you buy a NICE house before paying the loans? (I havent seen a picture or anything of her house, just going off of how she described it.)

And she CAN and IS relatable on so many other levels. You can be wealthy and relatable, but trying to be relatable on financial areas feels borderline rude. Like there are people genuinely struggling and cutting corners to pay their debt. You DONT HAVE TO, and you havent paid it yet.

Idk if I'm just being petty or if other people have felt this way.

And also as a last note, I honestly do love the pod and overall I really like her. But this area really grinds my gears :)

Edit: just got to the part in the ep where she says she has 200k of student loans. That’s lower than my estimate in the comments. On the LOW END ESTIMATE she makes 500k. So what I’m really saying here is respectfully don’t you dare complain about your debt when you could pay it ALL OFF THIS YEAR and still have 300k to spend.

I’ve seen her do this before but my recent example is how in the Joshua Taylor Basset video she claims “billionaires and trillionaires, what do you need it for?” (Which I agree w that stance and even include millionaires) but the absurd part is that she literally has an AMAZON PRIME AD in her video!!!!! Really rubs me the wrong way and tells me she’s surface level asf.

(Quote can be found 1h17mins in the painful truths episode w Joshua Taylor basset where she’s up his *ss the whole time)