Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2026-10-08
Books mentioned on How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414
Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, editor of “Racket News” on Substack, to discuss how the corporate media is shaping the narrative around the Cornell 7 case, the truth about how ABC keeps slow-rol
Megyn Kelly discussed White Guilt by Shelby Steele. Matt Taibbi discussed Fear of Flying by Erica Jong.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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White Guilt
White Guilt by Shelby Steele is an analytical exploration of how racial politics, societal remorse, and civil rights compromises have negatively impacted American culture, meritocracy, and race relations.
Discussed“That's one of Shelby's bestselling books. And they, the premise of their film is white guilt is black power.”
Where to get it
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Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong is a landmark 1973 feminist novel that broke cultural taboos surrounding female sexuality and autonomy.
Discussed“I mean, you could go all the way back to fear of flying, right? And, you know, even as kids in the MTV generation, I remember we were all getting the message that, you know, the right to pursue as many sexual partners as you wanted was something that was empowering and freeing.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Franz Kafka
“I mean, Kafka couldn't invent that. Right. Uh, it incredible. Yes. My son, my 17 year olds reading Kafka right now. I'm like, you better pay attention because that's a reference that's going to come up for the rest of your life.”