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Podcast: The Toast
Episode: Positive Affable Swans: Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Description: 1. Devastated Savannah Guthrie, siblings plead for mom’s safe return in emotional video to purported captor (Page Six) (24:09)
2. Tate McRae Responds to Backlash Over Her Appearance in Winter Olympics Ad with Team USA Athletes (PEOPLE) (27:59)
3. ‘Gossip Girl’ Author Cecily Von Ziegesar To Pen Blair Waldorf Standalone Sequel Novel For Alloy (Deadline) (37:22)
4. Nick Viall’s Wife Natalie Joy Is Pregnant, Expecting Twins (E! Online) (45:31)
5. Teddi Mellencamp’s emotional ‘Masked Singer’ stint gave her ‘a little bit of life’ amid cancer battle (Page Six) (48:17)
The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and C...