Meet the Mess

Jen Lancaster, Karyn Bosnak

Booking Overview

A conversational current-events and pop-culture commentary show hosted by two bestselling authors, primarily focused on reactions to weekly news, celebrity culture, and internet trends, with occasional outside guests offering niche pop-culture expertise. Agencies could credibly pitch authors, podcasters, reality-TV commentators, and subject-matter experts tied to timely celebrity or entertainment topics; booking difficulty appears low, with topical relevance more important than major mainstream prominence.

Metrics

Episodes: 104

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 530 subscribers

Instagram: 28.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jen_lancaster@hotmail.com

jksubstack@gmail.com

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Host

Jen Lancaster - Bestselling author and podcast co-host known for humorous commentary on current events and everyday life.

Karyn Bosnak - Bestselling author and podcast co-host known for humorous commentary on current events and everyday life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Relevant expertise in reality television, celebrity culture, or other timely pop-culture topics; an established podcast or media platform is useful.

Required Achievements:

Hosting or contributing to a podcast or media platform, Demonstrated expertise in a specific pop-culture subject

Recent Guest Discussions

Deanna Cheng - Love Island And Reality Television

Emily Freda Foster - Love Island And Reality Television

Recent Topics

Pop Culture, Celebrity, Reality Television, Current Events, Comedy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Meet the Mess

50+ Things to Read & Watch with Beth & Paige Harbison (So Many Books, Not Enough Time)

August 18, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.comMove over, Meet the Press—it’s time to Meet the Mess!This week, Jen and Karyn are joined by mother-daughter duo Beth Harbison and Paige Harbison—celebrated authors, hosts of the Nameless Best Friends podcast, and two women they could have happily talked to all day. (And they almost did.)Beth and Paige join for a lively, lengthy, and wildly entertaining conversation about books, movies, writing, pop culture, ...

Jen's Book of Summer, Trump's New Hair, Zuckerberg’s Yacht, Perez Hilton, Zendaya, Matty Healy & Gabbriette’s Wedding, and More!

August 11, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.comMove over, Meet the Press—it’s time to Meet the Mess!This week on the podcast, Jen announces her book of summer! Plus, have you seen The Odyssey? Spiderman? Why is Zendaya so beautiful?!Also in the news: Trump gets a new hairdo (and threatens Greenland again), Mark Zuckerberg’s mega-yacht failed to respond to a distress signal from a small boat, and the July jobs report landed and it’s not great.Plus: Taylor...

Trump Targets Kaitlan Collins, Mitch McConnell's New Pic, Airplane Preachers, Jake Johnson, AnnaLynne McCord, and More!

July 28, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.comMove over, Meet the Press—it’s time to Meet the Mess!This week on the podcast, Jen and Karyn discuss the second photo of Mitch McConnell to surface, Trump's unfunny White House Correspondents' Dinner speech (including his attack on CNN's Kaitlan Collins), and how evangelists preaching to trapped audiences on flights.Also this week: burned-out singles are using spreadsheet to tell them who date, industries th...

Publicly listed emails

jen_lancaster@hotmail.com

jksubstack@gmail.com

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