Higher Education

Ep. 1064 Met Gala Goes Racial, Media’s False Trump-NBC Narrative, and Affirmative Action Myth

Ep. 1064 Met Gala Goes Racial, Media’s False Trump-NBC Narrative, and Affirmative Action Myth

Megyn is joined by The Daily Wire’s Andrew Klavan, author of The Kingdom of Cain, to discuss ridiculous elites at the Met Gala, the focus on “black male fashion” this year, out-of-touch celebs like Anna Wintour trying to play the woke game to avoid cultural and social backlash, how American culture is shifting away from …

Jason Riley on How Affirmative Action Actually Hurts the Very People It Was Intended to Help

Jason Riley on How Affirmative Action Actually Hurts the Very People It Was Intended to Help

Megyn is joined by Jason Riley, author of The Affirmative Action Myth, to discuss the harms of affirmative action, why it hurts black students at elite universities more than helps them, the statistics that show these students would be better off academically if they attended other great schools, and more.

Barack Obama Jumps in to Support Harvard as Trump Administration Fights for Fairness on Campus

Barack Obama Jumps in to Support Harvard as Trump Administration Fights for Fairness on Campus

Megyn is joined by The Free Press columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon to discuss Barack Obama jumping in to support Harvard University in its fight with the Trump administration, why Donald Trump is pushing for fairness and against extremism on college campuses, how the prestige of Ivy League degrees has been eroded, and more.

4/16 AM Update: Rachel Morin’s Killer Convicted, Trump Moves to Defund PBS and NPR, Biden Returns

4/16 AM Update: Rachel Morin’s Killer Convicted, Trump Moves to Defund PBS and NPR, Biden Returns

AM Update for 4/16/25: A Salvadoran illegal immigrant is convicted of brutally raping and murdering Maryland mother Rachel Morin. Harvard refuses a Trump administration demand to curb antisemitism, prompting $2.2 billion in frozen grants and a broader federal review. The White House moves to revoke $1.1 billion in funding from NPR and PBS, citing left-wing …

4/2 AM Update: GOP Keeps House Seats, Tariff Day Announcement, Feds Seek Death Penalty for Luigi

4/2 AM Update: GOP Keeps House Seats, Tariff Day Announcement, Feds Seek Death Penalty for Luigi

AM Update for 4/2/25: Two deep-red U.S. House districts in Florida stay in Republican hands despite massive Democratic fundraising. Control of Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court hangs in the balance, with early results trickling in. President Donald Trump set to unveil a sweeping new tariff policy in a Rose Garden speech. House Republicans move to limit …

Ep. 1039 Raising Mentally Strong Kids with Dr. Amen, and Inside ‘Rust’ Set Shooting with Rachel Mason

Ep. 1039 Raising Mentally Strong Kids with Dr. Amen, and Inside ‘Rust’ Set Shooting with Rachel Mason

Megyn is joined by Dr. Daniel Amen, author of Raising Mentally Strong Kids, to talk about how parents are hurting their kids by doing so much for them, why that is actually a way for the parent to benefit rather than the kids, the keys to raising resilient children, mistakes parents often make by coddling …

3/31 AM Update: Millions Spent on Crucial Special Elections, New Columbia Tension, Trump Warns Putin

3/31 AM Update: Millions Spent on Crucial Special Elections, New Columbia Tension, Trump Warns Putin

AM Update for 3/31/25: President Donald Trump sticking by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after a Signal chat misstep. Democrats and Republicans pour millions into deep red special elections in Florida. A Wisconsin Supreme Court race has potential to impact the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Columbia University’s interim president resigns …

Ep. 1035 Jordan Peterson on Pathological Masculinity, Alarming Political Gender Gap, and Snow White

Ep. 1035 Jordan Peterson on Pathological Masculinity, Alarming Political Gender Gap, and Snow White

Megyn is joined by Jordan Peterson, co-founder of Peterson Academy and author of We Who Wrestle with God, to discuss the insane leftist policies that drove men and boys away from the Democratic Party, how the left is still missing the point even after Donald Trump’s landslide win in 2024, how it is “too little too …

3/26 AM Update: WH Backs Waltz, DOJ Says Khalil Lied on Green Card App, Judge Boasberg Deep Dive

3/26 AM Update: WH Backs Waltz, DOJ Says Khalil Lied on Green Card App, Judge Boasberg Deep Dive

AM Update for 3/26/25: An accidental group chat invite sparks a media frenzy, but intel officials insist no classified intel was leaked about Donald Trump’s successful strike on the Houthis. Department of Justice prosecutors file new documents alleging former Columbia University agitator Mahmoud Khalil lied on his green card application. Reporter Julie Kelly brings an …

3/25 AM Update: Academia Caving to Trump, Bombshell Group Chat ‘Atlantic’ Report, Massive ICE Roundup

3/25 AM Update: Academia Caving to Trump, Bombshell Group Chat ‘Atlantic’ Report, Massive ICE Roundup

AM Update for 3/25/25: The Trump White House secures a series of concessions from Columbia University, University of Maine system, and a top left law firm. The Atlantic drops a bombshell about a Trump administration national security group chat that their editor-in-chief somehow was added to accidentally. ICE arrests 370 illegal aliens in Boston during …