Inspirational Kentucky Derby Winner, Viral Tucker-NYT Interview, and Blake-Baldoni Trial, with Emily Jashinsky | Ep. 1309

The Megyn Kelly Show opens with an emotional tribute to Golden Tempo’s stunning underdog victory at the 2026 Kentucky Derby, a race where the horse overcame 23-to-1 odds and last-place positioning to win in dramatic fashion. Host Megan Kelly celebrates the historic win as the first by a female trainer, Cherie DeVoe, and highlights the emotional triumph of jockey Jose Ortiz, whose brother finished second in a touching sibling moment. The segment is framed as a rare feel-good story amid national and global tensions. The show then pivots to a deep dive into the recent Tucker Carlson interview with Lulu Garcia Navarro of The New York Times, where Kelly and guest Emily Jashinsky critique the media’s obsession with Nick Fuentes as a distraction from structural issues like economic policy and foreign war. They argue that the left’s labeling of conservatives as bigots has backfired, eroding trust and fueling polarization. The conversation shifts to the ongoing crisis in Iran, where the U.S. is engaged in a de facto conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. Kelly and Jashinsky express alarm over rising gas prices, Trump’s bellicose rhetoric, and the political fallout, warning that the war is hurting Americans economically and threatening Republican control of the Senate. The episode concludes with a scathing analysis of the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni legal saga, based on a Vulture exposé, revealing a coordinated campaign by Lively and Ryan Reynolds to smear Baldoni using celebrity allies and manipulated narratives, drawing parallels to the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial. The episode ends with a call for media literacy and skepticism toward viral narratives.