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Maid From Manhattan: Monday, June 29th, 2026

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Dream Wedding Concert Lineups: The Great Music Debate

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The Taylor Swift wedding story sparks an extended riff in which Claudia and Ben both argue that Bruno Mars would be the objectively best single wedding performer — but Ben goes further, drafting a full multi-act lineup. His order: open with Secondhand Serenade, roll into Third Eye Blind, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, Blink-182, and close with Meatloaf performing 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' and 'I'd Do Anything for Love.' He also insists on Nickelback and Hinder. Claudia counters with a tasteful country lineup: Rascal Flatts, Luke Combs (they bond over Luke Combs songs), and Taylor Swift as the closer. The conversation evolves into an absurdist hypothetical where Ben is marrying a wealthy 'heiress robber' and has unlimited entertainment budget, culminating with Claudia warning that she will haunt him if she dies and he remarries. The bit ends with Ben announcing his actual plan: throwing a concert for his 50th birthday party.

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