CBS Cancels Colbert, WSJ's Epstein-Trump Nothingburger, and Barbara Walters' Complicated Legacy, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1111

The Megyn Kelly Show

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Maureen Callahan, host of "The Nerve," to discuss the nothingburger from the Wall Street Journal on President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein about his supposed bawdy birthday doodle, the ridiculous supposed dialogue Trump wrote, the failed attempts to tie Trump to Epstein, CBS canceling Stephen Colbert's unfunny late night show, claims it has to do with his politics but the reality that he's losing millions for the company, the decline of legacy media overall, new embarrassing details about the married CEO caught cuddling with his HR chief at a Coldplay concert, the potential lawsuits that might come next, Barbara Walters’ complicated legacy and truly vicious questions towards women including Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Midler, Walters' skills as an interviewer, Walters abandoned her family in pursuit of fame and fortune, Walters' relentless desire for success in her career but at the expense of raising a family, the inside scoop about Barbara Walters’ intense rivalry and envy towards Diane Sawyer, her jealousy and disdain for other women, deep insecurities about her appearance, the truth about how Katie Couric has treated women, Barack Obama showing up on Michelle's podcast to claim their marriage is fine, the awkward body language in the interview, Barack Obama showing up on Michelle's podcast to claim their marriage is fine, the awkward body language in the interview, and more. Subscribe to Maureen's show The Nerve: https://TheNerveShow.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nerve-with-maureen-callahan/id1808684702 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kR07GQGQAJaMNtLc9Cg2o YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenerveshow Tax Network USA: Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://TNUSA.com/MEGYN to speak with a strategist for FREE today Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/megynkelly and use promo code MEGYN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com or your local Sportsman's Warehouse today. Paleo Valley: Visit https://paleovalley.com and use code MEGYN at checkout to get 15% off your first order

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.
0:12.0	Hey, everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Welcome to Megan Kelly's show, and happy Friday. I mean, there's a lot. This is a lot to go over. Before we get to it, and Maureen Callahan,
0:26.3	who's our guest today, I want to tell you about Monday, I'm leaving the Jersey Shore to go back to
0:32.6	New York City and the Sirius XM HQ for a live interview with Rahm Emanuel, the long-time Democratic
0:41.3	political operative, former mayor of Chicago, congressman, and high-level aid to President's
0:47.3	Clinton and Obama. I have never interviewed him before, but reports are that he is seriously
0:53.2	considering running for president and the Democrat
0:56.5	nomination in 2028. Could he be the type of candidate that gets the Democratic Party back on track?
1:03.2	We've talked about him a lot on this show. He's strong. He's no nonsense. He's a fighter. He's more
1:09.2	centrist than certainly where the party is going right now,
1:13.7	AOC and Bernie and Mamdani. So what does he think about what's happened to his party? And how
1:20.4	will he sound? Will he sound more centrist? Do we think he can go the distance? Those are some of the
1:26.5	things I'll be looking for when I speak to him on Monday.
1:29.3	And you know what else would be interesting. He knows that this audience is not a left-wing audience.
1:34.2	You know, I have a lot of centrists watching this show. And I have some center lefties,
1:37.8	and I have a lot of center-righties and righties. But so he wants you guys to hear from him.
1:43.9	He wants you to listen to him. So will he tailor his message to you?
1:48.1	You know, will he try to win you over? Is this going to be somebody who's actually trying to reach out to people who, you know, aren't necessarily knee-jerk lifelong Democrats?
1:57.8	Really looking forward to the whole thing for many reasons. Okay. But first, we got a lot of
2:01.4	news to get to today. It was the Jeffrey Epstein bombshell that wasn't. It was really just a bomb.
2:08.6	We told you yesterday, the Wall Street Journal was preparing a big article about Trump's
2:12.6	relationship with the disgraced financier. Well, they published it. And this is how the text chain went amongst the MK show producers.
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