What Happened To Megyn Kelly?

By the end of 2016, former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was a “newly-minted feminist icon” according to Vanity Fair. It was strange but true, if you didn’t look closely. The year prior, Megyn had become the primary focus of presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s sexist ire and helped topple a media dynasty when she came forward as a survivor of Fox chairman Roger Ailes. But the world has changed a lot in a decade, and so has Megyn Kelly. Today, we examine how Variety’s “Power of Women” 2016 honoree became the most vicious crusader against women who come forward, a champion for the president who abused her, and someone unrecognizable to her former self. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Thanks to today’s sponsors! Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! https://incogni.com/fruity Access the Internet from anywhere and protect yourself online, wherever you go. Get a discount on NordVPN at https://www.nordvpn.com/fruity Watch Emma on The Majority Report: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMajorityReport/ Follow Emma on Twitter: https://x.com/EmmaVigeland?lang=en Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room: https://www.youtube.com/@franifio/ Follow Francesca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franifio Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/ Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/ CHAPTERS 0:00 What… happened? 19:23 Megyn’s mythology 36:38 A broadcaster is born 46:28 Sponsor shoutout :-) 50:12 The Duke Lacrosse Case 55:56 Megyn’s stalker 1:01:02 Santa’s white, kids 1:08:42 Feminism vs. Megynism 1:15:56 The Year Of Trump 1:23:30 The Year Of Ailes 1:41:15 A newly-minted feminist icon, ish 1:51:19 For Megyn’s daughter, Yardley