The Nuzzi-RFK Drama, Attacking Tucker's Son to Smear Vance, and New Cancel Culture, with Emily Jashinsky | Ep. 1196

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Nov 18, 2025

Emily Jashinsky, Editor and host of 'After Party,' joins for a lively discussion on media scandals. She shares eye-popping insights from Olivia Nuzzi's memoir, particularly her texting relationship with RFK Jr. The duo also examines JD Vance's defense of Tucker Carlson's son against smear campaigns. Jashinsky highlights the cancel culture after Dasha Nekrasova's controversial interview. The conversation touches on the implications of platforming provocative figures and the challenges facing today's young men in the dating scene.

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Reporter Romance Highlights Ethics Risk

Olivia Nuzzi's Vanity Fair excerpt reveals a digital, emotionally intense affair with RFK Jr. that derailed her career and raised questions about journalistic ethics.
Emily Jashinsky and Megyn Kelly view the story as symptomatic of elite media circles where personal entanglements and ambition mix dangerously.

ANECDOTE

Lizza's Substack Reveals Hidden Affairs

Ryan Lizza published a detailed personal account claiming Olivia Nuzzi had prior affairs while covering subjects, including an alleged liaison with Mark Sanford.
Lizza frames the revelations as betrayal and uses intimate details to defend his reputation and explain the collapse of their relationship.

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Unanswered Questions Around Shooter's Online Trail

Reporting by Tucker Carlson and others uncovered a large online footprint for the Butler shooter that appears to shift politically and includes violent art and pronoun use.
Jashinsky and Kelly question why the FBI hasn't publicly shared or explained what it knew about these digital signals before the attack.

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party with Emily Jashinsky," to talk about Olivia Nuzzi's new memoir revealing wild and intimidate details about her texting relationship with RFK Jr., what the excerpt shows about the state of journalism, what Nuzzi's ex-fiance and fellow journalist Ryan Lizza is now revealing in his Substack, allegations Nuzzi had an affair with former presidential candidate Mark Sanford who was the subject of Nuzzi's reporting, the sordid reality show soap opera playing out in the press and political circles, the investigation into Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, questions about why the FBI hasn’t released more information, new details emerging about his social media presence, the attacks on Tucker Carlson’s son Buckley who works for JD Vance, attempts to smear and bully Vance in an effort to get him to disavow Tucker, Dasha Nekrasova being dropped from her agency and movie after her Nick Fuentes interview, the effort to cancel individuals for interviewing certain people, and more.

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