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The Megyn Kelly Show

Bud Light Backlash Grows, Mr. Beast Fallout, and Race Trumping Merit, with Michael Knowles and Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 530

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.438.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Michael Knowles, host of The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles Show, to talk about Budweiser CEO's non-apology over the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light campaign backlash, the corporate identity crisis, Bud Light transitioning to a new identity, Donald Trump Jr. defending Budweiser, the LGB vs. TQ in today's society, James O'Keefe's new Dylan Mulvaney video, the left's manipulation of language and whether to use preferred pronouns, a trans professor canceling on Knowles ahead of their debate, fallout for Mr. Beast in wake of co-star's trans transformation, and more. Then Heather Mac Donald, author of "When Race Trumps Merit," joins to discuss colleges claiming it's racism when their student body isn’t diverse enough, self-destructive ideology in some areas of the Black community, Black privilege vs. white privilege, a push to eliminate AP and honors classes in America, the elimination of merit when it comes to healthcare and medicine, getting rid of standards and merit in classical music and the arts, and more. Knowles: https://www.michaeljknowles.com Mac Donald: https://store.dailywire.com/products/when-race-trumps-merit-by-heather-mac-donald

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Megan Kelly show, your home for open, honest and provocative conversations.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly show and happy Monday.

0:16.6

I hope you had a better weekend than Budweiser did.

0:20.2

Oh my gosh, I'm dying to talk to you about that case.

0:23.0

There are so much news to get to today and we have two of our favorites.

0:26.4

I love our guests today.

0:28.8

After the show, I will be joined by the one and only Heather McDonald, the most fearless

0:33.1

commentator in America.

0:34.7

I really think she is.

0:36.1

And that's a tough lane because people are getting more bold, but none is so bold as

0:40.3

Heather McDonald.

0:41.6

This will be her first interview about her absolutely amazing new book.

0:46.0

Everything by Heather is worth reading and that includes her latest offering, which

0:49.8

we'll get to.

0:50.8

But we begin with another favorite of the MK show and that is the daily wires, Michael

0:55.0

Noll's post of Michael Noll's show Michael.

0:57.9

Welcome back.

0:58.8

You were just as bold as Heather McDonald, but you're a lot younger.

1:01.8

So you can't yet have the title of number one.

1:04.1

I am happy to play number two to the great Heather McDonald.

1:08.4

It's a great honor in itself.

1:10.6

I thought you'd feel that way.

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