Michelle Obama Trashes Motherhood, and Lindsay Clancy Trial Closing Arguments Breakdown, with Jesse Kelly, Phil Holloway and Lauren Conlin | Ep. 1388
August 31, 2026
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5 min readMichelle Obama said she doesn’t miss her children. “I love their emancipation and growth,” she told Jon Stewart. “I love my schedule. It’s all mine.” That single exchange, played on The Megyn Kelly Show, opened a broader conversation about motherhood, selfishness, and the signals powerful people send when they talk about their families. But the episode wasn’t only about Obama. It also offered a detailed breakdown of the Lindsey Clancy trial as jurors deliberated on day three, a deep dive into why Texas Senator John Cornyn lost his primary and what that means for the GOP, and a critique of New York Governor Kathy Hochul wearing a hijab at an Islamic cultural center. The throughline connecting these segments is the same: what public figures reveal—intentionally or not—about their values, and how voters and jurors interpret those signals.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:47) **Show Open and Verdict Watch Introduction** - Megyn Kelly opens the show, noting the last weekend of summer and the big story: jurors are still deliberating in the Lindsay Clancy case into day three.
- 2 (02:43) **Jesse Kelly Joins: Summer’s End and Kids Leaving the Nest** - Jesse Kelly and Megyn Kelly bond over the bittersweet feelings of kids growing up and the looming empty nest.
- 3 (11:41) **Michelle Obama Trashes Motherhood** - Megyn and Jesse analyze Michelle Obama’s recent comments on John Stewart’s podcast, where she says she doesn’t miss her kids and loves her own schedule.
- 4 (33:42) **Texas Senate Race: John Cornyn vs. Ken Paxton** - Jesse explains the dynamics of the Texas Senate race, where establishment Republican John Cornyn lost the primary to Ken Paxton.
- 5 (42:38) **Kathy Hochul Wears a Hijab** - Megyn and Jesse discuss New York Governor Kathy Hochul wearing a hijab at an Islamic cultural center, sparking backlash.
- 6 (48:54) **Sunny Hostin’s Son Gets Case Dismissed** - Megyn and Jesse discuss Sunny Hostin’s son Gabriel getting a trespassing case dismissed after a diversion program.
- 7 (53:06) **Lindsay Clancy Trial: Verdict Watch Begins** - Megyn introduces the legal panel to break down the latest in the Lindsay Clancy trial as the jury deliberates.
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Show Notes
Megyn Kelly is joined by Jesse Kelly, host of "I'm Right," to discuss Michelle Obama bragging about how happy she is now that her kids are out of the house, why her comments suggest she doesn't actually enjoy being a mother, her nonstop public grievance, all the evidence that she resents her husband Barack, all her past negativity toward marriage and raising kids, what's really happening with Ken Paxton and the GOP establishment, why Jesse believes the establishment actually wants James Talarico to win, the challenge for parents as their kids prepare for adulthood, and more. Then Phil Holloway co-host of The MK True Crime Show, and Lauren Conlin, LA Magazine reporter, join to discuss the prosecution's notable closing argument in the Lindsay Clancy trial, how prosecutors changed their overall arguments throughout the trial, the crucial distinction between mental illness and legal insanity, why Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney may have missed the mark in his closing argument, how Kevin Reddington was a star during the trial but the closing felt disjointed, the key moment from closing arguments that could change everything, why the option of manslaughter could dramatically shift the verdict and jury deliberations, and more.
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Holloway- https://x.com/philhollowayesq
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