The Megyn Kelly Show

Disturbing Chicago Violence Excused by Politicians, and Media Salivates Over Fox News Trial, with the Fifth Column Hosts | Ep. 531

Apr 18, 2023

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch, hosts of The Fifth Column podcast, tackle pressing issues like the alarming crime wave in Chicago and its political repercussions. They dissect the implications of the Fox News-Dominion trial on press freedom and media credibility, revealing the disconnect between politicians' private and public views on Trump. The conversation also touches on the debate around transgender athletes in sports and the racial biases in media representations of gun violence, providing a critical lens on today's cultural dilemmas.

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Matt Welch

Michael Moynihan

Kmele Foster

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Episode notes

Intro

5min

Media Under Fire: The Dominion-Fox News Case

9min

Exploring Journalistic Ethics and the Concept of Platforming

2min

Media Representation and the Illusion of Truth

2min

Inside Fox News: Power Dynamics and Journalistic Integrity

20min

Behind Closed Doors: Politicians on Trump

4min

Journalistic Integrity and the Responsibility of Reporting

4min

Twitter's Workforce Shake-Up

11min

The Rising Tide of Crime in Chicago

21min

10.

Media, Race, and Gun Violence

18min

11.

Transgender Athletes in Women's Sports

4min

Megyn Kelly is joined by the hosts of The Fifth Column podcasts, Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan and Matt Welch, to talk about Chicago's violence and lawlessness and the way it's being excused by politicians and the left, the Fox News - Dominion lawsuit, the corporate media salivating over the case but not understanding it, the chilling effect a ruling against Fox News could have on freedom of the press more broadly, what Fox personalities and GOP politicians say about Trump in private vs. in public, Elon Musk cracking Tucker Carlson up over his reason for not needing 80% of the staff at Twitter, what Chris Cuomo is up to now on his weird little self-help podcast, the tragic story of the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl and the competing narratives, latest on the boycott of Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney's partnership, Lia Thomas speaking out about Biden's Title IX plans and "fairness" in sports, and more.