Kylie on Ziplining in Stadiums, NFL Group Chats & Egg Freezing Reality with Kaylee Hartung | Ep. 19

Apr 17, 2025

Kylie chats with Kaylee Hartung, a renowned Thursday Night Football reporter and Today Show correspondent. Kaylee recounts the tragedy that inspired her reporting career and shares her thrill of ziplining in a stadium. They explore the camaraderie among women in sports media and the dynamics of NFL group chats. Kaylee also opens up about her decision to freeze her eggs, discussing the emotional journey and the importance of support among friends navigating similar life phases. It's a heartfelt and empowering conversation!

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ANECDOTE

Tragedy to Triumph

Kaylee Hartung's father, a pilot, died in an air show crash when she was 10.
This tragic event inspired her to become a reporter and tell stories with empathy and honor.

INSIGHT

Balancing Tragedy and Triumph

Kaylee Hartung realized covering only tragedies at CNN was emotionally draining.
She sought a career where she could cover both the best and worst days, finding balance in storytelling.

ANECDOTE

Women in Sports Media

Kaylee, Carissa, and Taylor, the Thursday Night Football team, have a group chat.
Kaylee values her friendships with women in sports media, supporting each other through career journeys.

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Kylie’s back for a brand new episode of Not Gonna Lie presented by CoverGirl! While she may currently be changing diapers, feeding Finn, and not getting much sleep, Kylie couldn’t leave the Real Ones hanging so she recorded a special maternity leave episode just before giving birth.

Kylie caught up with her friend and another woman in sports she has no business speaking to, Thursday Night Football reporter and Today Show correspondent Kaylee Hartung (3:03). Kaylee shares the heartbreaking and tragic story that made her ultimately want to become a reporter and how she now balances her sports and news career (5:05).

Then, Kylie asks Kaylee about some of the most exciting events she’s been able to cover over the course of her career (10:25), as well as the dynamic among the women in the NFL reporting space (14:30). Kaylee also shares who’s in her NFL group text.

Kaylee breaks down her strategy for talking to coaches and players during and after games and who she knows is always good for a great sound bite (17:20). After that, Kylie asks Kaylee about her experience ziplining across the Falcons stadium last season which leads to taking a page out of “the other podcast’s” book and manifesting another huge stunt (27:17).

Later, Kylie and Kaylee discuss the importance of finding friends who are in the same phase of life, whether that be a motherhood phase, career-focused or anything else (31:19). Kaylee then delves into her choice to freeze her eggs a few years ago and why she wanted to take control of that aspect of her life and share with others (33:05).

Make sure you tune into More Sh*t Monday on the Not Gonna Lie YouTube channel for more exclusive clips from Kylie’s longer conversation with Kaylee! Stay tuned to our NGL social channels for more never-before-seen moments from the show and updates on Kylie’s return from maternity leave!

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