πŸ“š 5 Books mentioned in "Megyn Kelly on the Meltdown and Hypocrisy at CBS News Over Coates Interview and "60 Minutes" Edits" of The Megyn Kelly Show

The Megyn Kelly Show

Podcast: The Megyn Kelly Show

Episode: Megyn Kelly on the Meltdown and Hypocrisy at CBS News Over Coates Interview and "60 Minutes" Edits

Published on October 10, 2024

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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So he wrote this book; he decided to meander over into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because what we really needed was his take. You'll be shocked to learn he reduced it to skin color; shocked to learn it's about colonialism for him.

In this segment, Megyn Kelly discusses a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, focusing on his approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She criticizes Coates for his surface-level analysis and implies that his perspective oversimplifies the complexities of the region.

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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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I have to say when I read the book, I imagine if I took your name out of it, took away the awards and the acclaim, took the cover off the book, the publishing house goes away, the content of that section would not be out of place in the backpack of an extremist. Why leave out that Israel deals with terror groups that want to eliminate it?

During a discussion, Tony Deub, a CBS host, refers to a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, expressing critical views about its contents and the context in which it addresses certain issues.

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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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It's what I struggled with throughout this book; what is it that so particularly offends you about the existence of a Jewish state that is a Jewish safe place and not any of the other states out there?

In this segment, Tony Deub discusses the book's stance on Israel, questioning the author about why he finds the idea of a Jewish state, which serves as a safe haven, to be so offensive.

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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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God forbid, who's, by the way, not only is he Jewish, but he has an ex-wife who lives in Israel with his children, so he's got a lot of knowledge about this region and has standing, if you will, to object to the one-sided nature of Coates's book and was totally within the bounds of reason in doing so, all right?

The host highlights the book by Ta-Nehisi Coates and discusses Tony Deub's background and perspective on the subject matter, indicating that his objections to the book's tone are reasoned and valid.

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Settle for More

by Megyn Kelly

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It didn't end badly; it actually ended really sweetly, but I wrote about it in my book. You can read about it there.

Megyn Kelly reveals that she wrote about her college boyfriend in her book, inviting listeners to read more about it in that context.

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