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The Riley Gaines Show

Behind the Scenes: Supreme Court to the White House | The Riley Gaines Show

The Riley Gaines Show

Fox Media

Sports, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.4592 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Filmed from an airport during a nonstop week on the road, Riley Gaines is taking you behind the scenes of a whirlwind week: Washington, D.C. → Florida → New York → back to D.C... all with a 3.5-month-old baby in tow. From the Supreme Court steps, Riley breaks down what actually happened on the ground, reacts to a new ACLU ad featuring Megan Rapinoe, and explains why Title IX and women’s sports are at a turning point. Plus, Riley addresses the viral controversy surrounding her decision to bring baby Margot to the Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, if you're watching on YouTube.com right now, which I hope you are, you can clearly tell

0:09.2

that I am not in my home studio. I am actually filming today's episode from the DCA Airport.

0:16.3

It has been a whirlwind of a week. I cannot wait to take you guys kind of behind the scenes in today's episode. We started the week in Washington, D.C. on the Supreme Court steps. Then we went to Florida. Then we went to New York. Then we came back to Washington, D.C., all with a three-month-old, or I guess really three-and-a-half-month-old baby. We didn't really plan for the trip to New York or the second trip to Washington, D.C.

0:40.9

So we definitely did not bring enough diapers or wipes.

0:44.0

So you can imagine me and Louis pushing the stroller down Times Square,

0:48.7

having to go into a CVS to buy diapers and wipes for Margo.

0:53.0

But it's New York.

0:54.8

So the diapers are behind like an anti-theft cage because who doesn't want to steal diapers, right?

1:00.7

We have to go get the employee.

1:01.8

She comes back with the key.

1:02.8

She opens it.

1:03.3

We get diapers.

1:04.3

It's just been crazy.

1:05.8

Welcome to Mom Donnie's New York City where he promises free stuff yet keeps things behind locked cages.

1:11.9

And the second trip back to D.C. was for an amazing and totally sporadic opportunity where I got

1:17.2

to sit in the new media press seat during Caroline's press briefing. But before I tell you about

1:22.5

what the White House was like, let's go back to Monday, the Supreme Court. I hope you guys listen

1:27.3

to Wednesday's episode. If you haven't, I encourage you to go back to Monday, the Supreme Court. I hope you guys listen to Wednesday's

1:28.4

episode. If you haven't, I encourage you to go back and listen to it. I provide a little bit of

1:32.4

context and clarity about what the Supreme Court was ultimately going to be hearing and soon

1:37.8

ruling on. I did that with a beautiful young girl by the name of Adelaia Cross. When she was in

1:43.1

middle school, she competed against one of the

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