Adam Carolla & Megyn Kelly UNFILTERED: Fox News, Rumors & Media Chaos

Adam Carolla Show (Live from Chester, NY) | February 5, 2026
Guest: Megyn Kelly

Episode Overview

In this lively live episode, Adam Carolla welcomes broadcaster Megyn Kelly for a candid and comedic on-stage conversation before an energetic audience. The discussion is trademark Carolla—unfiltered, wide-ranging, irreverent, and insightful—as the pair delve into topics from personal health routines to media rumors, parenting, media culture, gender dynamics, and navigating public scrutiny. Humor blends with reflection as both recount professional anecdotes and riff on everything from parenting, body image, and conservative politics to tabloid drama, cancel culture, and broadcasting challenges.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Banter & Audience Warm-up [01:45–04:00]

• Adam greets the Sugar Loaf crowd with jokes about artisan hamlets, the uniqueness of the venue, and pokes fun at why the crowd came ("That guy only came here for Megyn Kelly...I do know that foxy blonde that used to be on Fox.").
• Sets friendly, casual tone for the evening.

2. Megyn Kelly’s Fitness & Body Image Journey [04:00–10:55]

• Adam asks about Megyn’s fitness:
  • Shares background as a former aerobics instructor (“in another life and another body”).
  • Admits post-kids it took years to lose weight:
    “I actually didn’t get, like, thin again until my youngest was 10. So it did take a long time.” [07:18, Megyn Kelly]
  • Self-deprecating humor about fake hair, trainers (“If you fall into Sarah’s good graces she can make you look like me in, like, two months.” [05:35]).
• Adam jokes about “the dented SubZero refrigerator”—appreciating imperfections.
• Both share struggles with family diet dynamics (carb-loving kids, a ‘sugarholic’ husband), and double standards in pop culture about rapid weight loss for new moms.
  • Notable: “Moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips for us gals.” [10:53, Megyn Kelly]

3. Navigating Diets, Experts, and Modern Health Fads [11:09–14:20]

• Frustration with constant shifting advice (“We have a bunch of experts, and they need to get paid...Back in the day we just had grandma, and she had something called wisdom.” [12:06, Adam Carolla])
• Lament over the explosion of diet plans, pharma reliance, and judgmental experts.
• Both reminisce about 1970s/80s eating habits (Lucky Charms vs. strict households).

4. Gendered Domestic Realities: Childcare & Attractions [14:39–22:04]

• Funny anecdotes about “hot nannies”—why letting young, attractive nannies into the house can be asking for trouble (“Would you let that into your house?...Oh hell no.” [16:02, Both])
• Megyn tells story of Brazilian nanny in a thong bikini, poking fun at husbands’ predicament:
  • “Doug would be like, Meg, can you please talk to her? He did not want to discuss the dog, but she’s Brazilian, that’s how they dress!” [19:17]
  • Adam jokes about the “perfect ass color” of Brazilian women.
• Discussion turns to Tom Brady, Gisele, and relationship ‘no hope’ for mere mortals if even Gisele can’t keep her man at home.

5. Parenting, Kids, & the Culture Wars [30:00–56:21]

• Megyn describes her children’s activities (tennis, theater); emotional impact of “coming of age” moments (“Literally, as soon as they raise the curtain, I cry.” [30:11]).
• Both discuss the difference in emotional response to news/pet videos, the cultural female fascination with true crime, and “women loving pets more than men.”
• Candid reflections on being a conservative kid/parent post-Charlie Kirk’s passing, and school reactions:
  “At the girls’ school, they were crying in the hallways. And I refer, of course, to the teachers.” [52:15, Megyn Kelly]
• Adam reflects on the mental health burden of woke culture and apocalyptic climate narratives on kids:
  • “Imagine walking around as a 15-year-old girl just going... there's not going to be any... I'm doing the math.” [54:14]

6. Generational Satire: Childhood & Health Trends [56:21–63:43]

• Riffs on sun-in, tanning beds, and disasters of 80s-90s youth style (“Desperate to be blonde as a young girl... it always went red. It never went blonde.” [55:54, Megyn Kelly])
• Adam’s theory: modern health fads are worsening things (“I genuinely think that most things are kind of bad for you. When you mess with your flora and fauna...”) [57:04]
• Skepticism about sunscreen use, fluoride in toothpaste, and the helmet-for-babies fad in LA.
• “Did any of your kids… get the helmet for their skull?” [64:00] (No, says Megyn, both laugh about modern parenting paranoia.)

7. Gender Roles, Housework & Time Management [75:27–81:32]

• Dishwasher debate:
  • Adam has “never loaded a dishwasher or unloaded a dishwasher,” sees it as redundant.
  • Megyn: “All women love dishwashers...” [76:41] — Points out her own kitchen compromises (her haphazard style versus Doug’s orderliness).
• Adam muses on gendered lateness, tricks people use to get late friends to show up on time.

8. Broadcasting Anecdotes, Media Lessons, and Dealing with Rumors [81:32–87:00]

• Early TV career lessons: Megyn recalls covering Bush’s inaugural ball (2004), accidental ‘viral’ moment, and Brit Hume’s advice:
  • “Meghan, this is news, and everyone can see everything you do, and you're gonna have to get a thicker skin.” [83:13, Megyn Kelly]
• Addressing tabloid stories:
  • Rumors about an affair with Brit Hume—planted by someone in Fox PR!
  • Discusses absurdity and embarrassment, and how Hume handled it lightly (“He was walking around the newsroom like proud as a peacock…” [84:55])
• Personal responsibility in relationships:
  • Megyn references memoir “Stranger,” argues that relationships’ end aren’t always just one person’s fault (“You had a hand in this…” [43:32, Megyn Kelly])
  • Adam: “We as a society have done an injustice to women... It’s kind of a two-way street.” [44:49]

9. Navigating Fame, Media, and Cancel Culture [88:04–93:08]

• Megyn describes fallout after Charlie Kirk’s death, Candace Owens conspiracies, public grief, and the cost of sudden fame for Erica Kirk and others.
  • “Part of the problem with what's happening to them is when you're a superstar... people are gonna say weird shit about you.” [88:49, Megyn Kelly]
• Offers seasoned advice: thicken your skin, focus on your real life, you can’t control every rumor.
• Adam and Megyn agree on freedom of inquiry—even if it’s uncomfortable.

10. Media Personalities, Humor, and On-Air Foot-In-Mouth [93:08–99:51]

• Recounting James Woods’ appearance on Megyn’s show, and his racy humor about Don Lemon.
  • Adam plays back a clip where Woods jokes, “He’s definitely been stretched!” about Don Lemon; Megyn admits she missed the innuendo live on-air.
  • “I don't think I heard it. And even having heard it now, I don't totally get it.” [98:08, Megyn Kelly]
  • Adam: “I don't want to live in a world where Megyn Kelly knows what pinching a loaf means…” [94:40]
• Humorous reflection that in broadcasting, listening while prepping your next question isn’t easy.

11. Philosophies on Parenting, Toughness, and Humor [99:51–102:28]

• Shared values: tough love, humor, and personal responsibility in raising children.
• Kelly on parenting:
  • “There was tough love in my house. And it worked... they did not tolerate bullshit.” [100:49]
• Adam on value of discipline:
  • “You don’t have to be Mr. Popular around the house. You can teach some lessons.” [101:12]

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Megyn on Modern Diet Culture:
  “You really kind of get to the point where you're like, shut the fuck up. Please, I beg you.” [11:40]
• Adam on Health Trends:
  “We were meant to sort of like, nature knew what it was doing. Like, you're not supposed to be scrubbing and sterilizing and prowling.” [57:04]
• Megyn on Relationship Breakups:
  “As long as it was a woman, I'd be fine.” [38:55]
• Adam on Men and ‘Bi’:
  “Bi is gay with a publicist. Bi is like when you're Elton John... I'll just be bi for a while and guys will find that interesting and lo and behold, I'll be married to a dude five years from now.” [40:21]
• Adam on Cancel Culture:
  “People go, ‘Oh, Candace Owens, does she really believe what she’s saying?’…I would assume they believe what they're saying. I say all sorts of provocative things, but I believe all the things I say.” [91:02]
• Megyn on Public Scrutiny:
  “I've been called... a racist, a bigot, a transphobe, a TERF, and now most recently, an anti-Semite, a neo-Nazi, a pedophile lover, a slut, someone who slept her way to the top, a bitch, a C word, and All About Eve...” [89:30]
• Adam on Parenting Philosophy:
  “You don't have to be Mr. Popular around the house. You can teach some lessons.” [101:12]

Segment Timestamps

• Personal Banter / Fitness / Family Eating | 01:45–13:41
• Parenting & Nannies / Body Image / Brazilian Anecdote | 13:41–21:20
• Relationships, Cheating, and Responsibility | 36:07–44:49
• Conservative Parenting, Cancel Culture | 52:00–56:21; 88:04–93:26
• Media & Broadcasting Anecdotes | 81:32–87:00
• James Woods/Don Lemon Clip | 93:26–99:51
• Parenting Toughness and Humor | 99:51–end

Episode Tone & Style

• Unfiltered and comedic: Off-the-cuff, irreverent, and often raunchy.
• Candid and personal: Both Adam and Megyn share personal experiences, struggles, and parenting philosophies unapologetically.
• Reflective: Occasional serious reflections on cancel culture, public scrutiny, and media responsibility.
• Supportive banter: Playful teasing, mutual respect, laughter, and transparent disagreements.

For New Listeners

If you want frank talk about modern life, the culture wars, and what happens when media insiders drop their filters, this episode delivers. Adam and Megyn bounce from hard truths to hilarious takes, inviting listeners into their worldview—warts, wisdom, and all.