How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414
October 8, 2026
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5 min readHow the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele
On September 28, New York Attorney General Letitia James posted on Facebook that what a young Cornell student had "been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable." Three days later, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed James as special prosecutor to investigate seven fraternity brothers accused of gang rape. The problem, as Matt Taibbi and Megyn Kelly lay out in detail: James had already taken sides before any investigation began, and the alleged victim's own contemporaneous statements had already led the local district attorney to decline to bring charges.
The Cornell Case and Trial by Media
The case involves a female Cornell student who reported being sexually assaulted by multiple members of the Kappa Alpha Pi fraternity during a night that involved alcohol, ketamine, and group sex. The original DA declined to prosecute, reportedly because the woman's own statements at the time suggested the encounters were consensual. But after a civil lawsuit was filed, the media narrative shifted dramatically.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:17) **Show Introduction & Teaser** - Megyn Kelly welcomes listeners and teases two major segments: Matt Taibbi on the Cornell case and the Steele father-son duo on "white guilt."
- 2 (05:45) **Cornell Case: The Bias of Letitia James** - Megyn and Matt Taibbi discuss the petition to remove NY Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor due to her biased social media posts.
- 3 (13:00) **ABC's Biased Reporting and Leaked Tapes** - Megyn and Taibbi analyze ABC News's exclusive release of Jane Doe's recorded phone calls, arguing the network is executing a "trial by media."
- 4 (18:41) **The "Consensual" Narrative and Police Interviews** - Megyn and Taibbi dissect ABC's presentation of fraternity members telling police they heard the encounter was consensual.
- 5 (24:17) **The Dangerous Drive to Expand the Definition of Crime** - Taibbi warns that the real danger of the Cornell case is the push to punish behavior that is not technically criminal.
- 6 (26:49) **The Politics of Blame and the Failure of Moral Education** - Megyn and Taibbi discuss the one-sided narrative that blames young men while ignoring the choices of young women.
- 7 (36:02) **A Mother's Viral Lie and Cornell's Hypocrisy** - Megyn plays a video of a mother lying to her four-year-old son about the Cornell incident, framing all men as potential predators.
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Guests on this episode
Show Notes
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-rolling exclusives likely in partnership with Jane Doe and her attorney, the way the case has gotten completely misrepresented for people trying to find the truth, how the Cornell story has become part of a broader political battle, the way the case is being used to push a larger narrative, the shockingly graphic material being taught at Cornell, the disturbing TikTok videos lying about what happened at Cornell to followers and their own kids, and more. Then Eli and Shelby Steele, director and writer of “White Guilt,” join to discuss the origins of white guilt, how white guilt relates to black supremacy, how Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton leveraged racial guilt for influence and power, how their exploitative actions have hurt both white and black Americans, how the O.J. Simpson trial helped shape the racialized coverage of cases like Michael Brown and Nolan Wells, how Johnny Cochran leaned into the issue of race to help his client, the backlash they have faced from leftist white people, why they are hopeful about the future of America, and more.
Taibbi- https://www.racket.news/
Steele- www.whiteguiltfilm.com
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