Lauren Chen is a political and social commentator on YouTube. She has worked with Blaze TV, and used the pseudonym “The Roaming Millennial” on some of her early work. She reviews and creates content primarily in the political spectrum and recently started branching into other media avenues with her channel Mediaholic and different alt-tech platforms.

In this episode, we chat about Lauren’s imminent motherhood, entertainment becoming more woke, celebrity divorces, custody battles, radical feminism, and much more!

“I think it's because largely people are losing confidence and interest in Hollywood. They're not offering up the best products anymore and there are alternatives out there as people are finding out. And it's not just with films and series, it's also with things like games and music and so unless Hollywood, they get their stuff together, I think we're gonna be seeing Western media become a lot less prominent and we're gonna be seeing, K-pop continue to rise as well as Korean dramas, Japanese dramas. And it's gonna be a huge change from the previous, I guess, supremacy of the Western movies and TV shows where there's something like Game of Thrones, where the world is tuning in. It might not be like that in the future.” 

Top Takeaways:

• Hollywood is becoming increasingly disconnected from its audience and what they want to see.
• Companies like Disney pretend to be woke, but bow to the wills of their international clients if it means monetary gain.
• We have prenups for marriages that solve the solutions for money in case of divorce, but we have nothing in place to protect children from divorce.
• Schools have shifted from teaching children about sex from a purely biological standpoint to an increased focus on sexuality and gender.

Show Notes: 

• [0:00] Greg welcomes Lauren to the show  
• [0:10] Lauren talks about her pregnancy and becoming a mom for the first time
• [2:00] Lauren talks about her new channel Mediaholic (https://www.youtube.com/c/Mediaholic) 
• [4:00] The injection of politics, quotas, and diversity into entertainment and pop culture
• [9:20] Audiences getting tired of being lectured and “get woke go broke”
• [12:10] The hypocrisy of companies being “woke” in the West, but bowing to the wills of China and the Middle East
• [13:00] The decline in quality and accessibility of movies and television for larger audiences
• [16:10] Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial and the consequences of the Me Too movement
• [21:30] Radical feminism and the acceptance of “man hating”
• [22:40] Celebrities going through messy divorces, custody battles, and finding solutions to custody disputes
• [30:20] Will Smith Oscars incident and Hollywood privilege  
• [40:00] Chris Rock’s joke being “texturist” and the joke about Jada’s hair being made to be political
• [43:05] Asian and Jewish hate crimes being mostly ignored by mainstream media
• [45:00] CRT and sex being taught to children in school and the Florida bill
• [50:30] Where does Lauren find meaning?
• [51:50] What’s the most meaningful moment of your life?
• [52:40] Where do you go to find peace?
• [53:30] What are your hobbies?
• [53:40] If you could write your own epitaph, what would you want it to say?
• [54:10] If you had one wish, what would it be?
• [54:30] Picking baby names 
• [58:20] Greg wraps up the show
• Thanks for listening to another episode! If you’re loving the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review! How to Leave an Apple Podcast Review: First, Open the podcast app on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. Then, hit the “Search” tab at the bottom right-hand corner of the page and search for MetFlex and Chill. Select the podcast, scroll down to find the subheading “Ratings & Reviews”. and select “Write a Review.” Next, select the number of stars you’d like to leave. Please choose 5 stars! Using the text box which says “Title,” write a title for your review. Then in the text box, write the review itself. The review can be up to 300 words long, but doesn’t need to be much more than: “Love the show! Thanks!” or Once you’re done select “Send” in the upper right-hand corner.