I really think it was a transactional thing. JKL is a billionaire in cosmetics, but her roots are in broadcasting. If she wants to become big in podcasting, her podcast isn't that well followed. Having MM on would have been a massive boost to her viewing figures. For MM, Jamie as a potential future investor would be enough to want to keep her on side. Also she's clearly struggling to find interesting guests for CFF, so a "you go on mine, I'll go on yours" deal might have been struck. They both count Oprah Winfrey as mentors, so there's a chance Oprah may have suggested they hook up. And finally, I think Jamie is a Christian and probably quite open to hearing MM out. She's a poor interviewer though, and her facial expression quite frightening at times. Also her voice is just awful, she used to speak normally - you can find footage of her as a young news anchor - so I don't understand the ickle girl vocal fry at all.
Scott's analysis was very interesting, and I don't think he found a shred of credibility in anything she says. @Profhilodisaster yes! I think Chase can't bear watching the Sussexes, so Scott's taking one for the team!
I really hope he looks at the whole interview and that video was just a taster. I've been thinking about what MM said about the notes to the children and what she wants them to feel about her parenting. That she loved them more than anyone else ever will, and that these notes will inform them of that. I find that really off.
For a start, they have two parents. And surely she should hope they feel loved to bits by all the figures around them, their dad and their grandmother too, not just her. And that one day they will find love as good as if not exceeding her own love for them. She sounds so competitive, like it's more important that she wins with them than just being a loving mum to them.
Second, having grown up in a love free environment, I've always been of the view that having to question whether your parents loved you is a sign that they failed to make you feel safe/secure/loved. I don't want my children growing up questioning whether I loved them. I want them to take it for granted, iyswim. It's just a fact, like the colour of their eyes. It almost feels like she needs to provide them with proof, rather than just being a loving mum in the moment.
Everything she does is so performative. She really feels the need to narrate what a good friend/ wife/mum she is. Mind you, the people around her all seem to be similar. Is it a fake Hollywood thing or an influencer thing? It's pretty depressing to think people are taken in by this type of performance.