Shock Lawsuit Against "The Tell" Author, Kouri Richins Bombshells, and Nancy Guthrie Investigation Mess, with MK True Crime Hosts | Ep. 1271
March 12, 2026
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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This is a fast-paced, opinion-driven talk show hosted by Megyn Kelly. It blends hard news analysis with true crime deep dives, legal commentary, and sharp media criticism. The tone is conversational, confrontational, and unapologetically subjective.
- The Key Players:
- Megyn Kelly: The host, acting as prosecutor, therapist, and cultural critic. She drives the narrative with a mix of outrage, skepticism, and dark humor.
- Maureen Callahan: Host of The Nerve, who first broke the story on Amy Griffin. She is the skeptical journalist who "smelled a rat."
- Legal Panel (MK True Crime): Dave Ehrenberg, Phil Holloway, Ashley Merchant, Mark Garagos, and Matt Murphy. They provide expert legal analysis on the lawsuits and trials discussed.
- The Vibe: Intense, Outraged, and Darkly Entertaining. The show thrives on exposing hypocrisy, media failures, and high-stakes legal drama. It feels like a courtroom drama mixed with a gossip column.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Amy Griffin and the "The Tell" Memoir Controversy**
- 2 (09:14) **Maureen Callahan's Initial Suspicions**
- 3 (23:38) **The "Stolen Valor" of Trauma and Media Complicity**
- 4 (41:59) **Legal Analysis: The Lawsuit's Chances**
- 5 (65:41) **Case Two: The Cory Richens Murder Trial**
- 6 (83:35) **Case Three: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation**
- 7 (103:29) **Case Four: IVF Clinic Mix-Up in Florida**
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Show Notes
Megyn Kelly is joined by Maureen Callahan, host of The Nerve, to discuss a new lawsuit accusing author Amy Griffin of "stealing" a story of sexual assault and using it as her own in her memoir "The Tell," her claim that she acquired the "memories" by using psychedelic drugs, the details of the lawsuit against Amy Griffin over "stolen" memories, the evidence that Griffin may not have had the experiences in her book herself, how Griffin has gotten such easy treatment during her book tour from Oprah, Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow, whether outlets like NBC will now have to correct the record, and more. Then Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway, and Ashleigh Merchant of MK True Crime join to discuss the explosive Kouri Richins trial moments, the best arguments for Richins' innocence and guilt, the witnesses we've seen so far, and more. Then Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy of MK True Crime to talk about why the Nancy Guthrie investigation has been a "clown show," how the bungling of the messaging has been helpful to whoever the perpetrator is, their theories of the case, why the Guthrie family will not be able to successfully sue media members discussing questions about the brother-in-law, the standard for defamation, a shock IVF mix-up leading to a heartbreaking new lawsuit against a fertility clinic, the prevalence of these types of cases, and more.
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