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Settle for More

by Megyn Kelly · Recommended by 3 people on 2 podcasts

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Your memoir, Settle for More, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
Shawn Ryan · The Shawn Ryan Show · Jun 2026

The best things said about it

2 of 4 · every mention
Discussed
And for me I write the final chapter of the book which I hope people read because that's the one where I think I can help people who are going through their hard times just like you write in your book you know settle for more.
Rod Blagojevich The Megyn Kelly Show · Nov 2026
Discussed
Like imagine if like that was my you know Charlie always told me how great my podcast was and you really got to listen to it and you can you can check it out. Settle for more on Amazon.com.
Dave Smith The Megyn Kelly Show · Dec 2025

Why people recommend it

Settle for More is a memoir by Megyn Kelly detailing her personal and professional life, her career in journalism, and how she navigated high-profile challenges and industry adversity. Rod Blagojevich discussed the memoir across multiple appearances on The Megyn Kelly Show, explaining that Kelly's touching personal stories about losing her father and overcoming professional hurdles deeply resonated with him and even inspired him to share copies of the book with his own daughters. Blagojevich also compared the themes of adversity in Kelly's memoir to the final chapter of his own book. Shawn Ryan mentioned the memoir during an interview with Kelly, noting its impressive debut at the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Additionally, Dave Smith humorously referenced the book while discussing how another guest frequently promoted their own work during podcast segments. Throughout these conversations, the memoir served as both a testament to Kelly's resilience in the public eye and a shared point of reference among guests discussing personal perseverance, career pressure, and the realities of overcoming intense public scrutiny in modern media.

Every mention

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Rod Blagojevich And for me I write the final chapter of the book which I hope people read because that's the one where I th… 2
Discussed
“And for me I write the final chapter of the book which I hope people read because that's the one where I think I can help people who are going through their hard times just like you write in your book you know settle for more”
Discussed
“you were promoting a book called settle for more and you talked about your personal story with your father losing your dad and it was really moving to me”
Dave Smith Like imagine if like that was my you know Charlie always told me how great my podcast was and you really go… 1
Discussed
“Like imagine if like that was my you know Charlie always told me how great my podcast was and you really got to listen to it and you can you can check it out. Settle for more on Amazon.com.”
Shawn Ryan Your memoir, Settle for More, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. 1
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“Your memoir, Settle for More, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.”
Other mentions (17: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“And they read your book. The book you said sent me settle for more. I was in there with murderers. I went from a 50,000 square foot governor's mansion having access to that to a six foot prison cell”
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“back in 2016, I actually wrote a book called Settle for More.”
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“I write about this in my book; President Franklin Roosevelt was appalled that neo-Nazis, fascists in America were lining up to essentially pledge their support for the kind of government that they were seeing in Germany.”
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“it actually ended really sweetly but it's I wrote about it in my book you can read it there”
Passing
“your 2016 Memoir settle for more debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list”
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“I almost called my book out hustled as opposed to settle for more”
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“When I interviewed Olivia Nuzzi for my book last year, she talked about how covering the Trump administration, there was no social penalty if you went after them.”
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“I know I told this story in my book and I told it for a reason, but there was a moment after, on 9/11 where on 'Good Morning America', it was Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson anchoring.”
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“I did the audio on my uh book subtle for more and I what I remember about it was like holding back tears in the sad scenes”
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“one time when I was in second grade, I wrote about this in my book, I was looking forward to Bringing Home the class bear Clancy”
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“what i was trying to get at my book settle for more as well”
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“you have a similar philosophy well you know the name of my book was settle for more and you have exactly the opposite philosophy”
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“i wrote my book in 2016 called settle for more and it was about my life and sort of my own philosophy towards succeeding”
Plugged
“back in 2016 i actually wrote a book called settle for more and the the title was was from a saying the only difference between you and someone you envy is you settled for less”
Plugged
“and i wrote in my book um settle for more uh that uh you”
Passing
“I'm a first time caller but a long time viewer and listener from America live Kelly file your podcast and your book settle for more is still one of my favorites.”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Shawn Ryan, 總統府/Taiwan Presidential Office / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0); Rod Blagojevich, Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).