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The Megyn Kelly Show

Predators Exposed at Nickelodeon, and Democrats Abandoning the Working Class, with Alexa Nikolas and Batya Ungar-Sargon | Ep. 751

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.632.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Alexa Nikolas, former child actress on "Zoey 101" and creator of the "Eat Predators" movement, to discuss the "Quiet on Set" documentary, her experience working with Dan Schneider, the traumatic and exploitative Nickelodeon workplace, how inappropriate some of what she experienced is now in retrospect, Drake Bell sharing his story of sexual assault by Brian Peck, child stars not being properly protected from predators, actors who came out to support Peck after he pled guilty to child molestation, why predators and pedophiles seek out workplaces like Nickelodeon, the responsibility of organizations to protect kids, the current state of Nickelodeon leadership, the responses after the documentary, and more. Then Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of the new book "Second Class," joins to discuss how the left turned against the Democrats abandoning the working class, polarization as an elitist phenomenon, how most Americans are more tolerant and united than elites on the right and left, why minority voters care about illegal immigration and are turning toward Trump, the working class identity in 2024, how Trump can unite various factions much more than Biden can, the corporate media's hypocrisy on democracy and Trump, their disdain for Americans actually getting to choose their next president fairly, woke young activists on college campuses, and more. Nikolas- https://www.youtube.com/@eatpredators Ungar-Sargon- https://www.amazon.com/Second-Class-Betrayed-Americas-Working/dp/1641773618

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Serious XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly.

0:13.7

Welcome to the Megan Kelly show.

0:15.4

Today we have two big interviews for you.

0:18.2

Later, Bhatia Unger-Sargan is here to talk about her new book

0:21.6

about class in America. This is on the heels of these other guys,

0:26.4

former New York Times guy writing a book about white rage in the rural America and among the

0:32.2

working class.

0:33.7

Bhatya has some different research for you

0:36.4

about how the electorate is shaking out

0:38.6

and what the real concerns are from people

0:41.6

going into 2024 and the election.

0:44.0

But we begin today with an interview focused on a documentary series

0:49.0

that has taken our culture by storm.

0:52.0

I watched it in full yesterday and I am still reeling from what I saw.

0:59.2

It's called Quiet On Set, The Dark Side of Kids TV.

1:03.8

It dives into the dark underbelly of Nickelodeon.

1:07.4

Yes, Nickelodeon, the Premier Children's Television Network that rose to prominence in the 90s and 2000s.

1:15.1

The documentary showcases a hostile work environment, sexualized jokes and sketches in shows

1:22.2

featuring very young children where they were obviously

1:26.0

exploited and made to engage in sexualised behavior that adults would fully get.

1:36.3

But the children only knew they felt uncomfortable. All of which was created by then show creator and network Golden Boy, Dan Schneider. He's the man of Nickelodeon, or at least was for all these years.

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