Battle of The Nepo Babies - Kennedy Saves the World

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Kennedy Saves the World

Episode: Battle of the Nepo Babies
Date: September 4, 2025
Host: Kennedy
Podcast: FOX News Podcasts

Overview

In this pointed and irreverent episode, Kennedy tackles what she calls the “Nepo Baby” phenomenon in New York City politics, focusing primarily on the current and future mayoral and congressional races. With her signature blend of sarcasm, wit, and biting political commentary, Kennedy lambasts prominent political heirs vying for public office, questions the city’s future under such leadership, and expresses a mix of despair and hope for New York’s resilience.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. New York Mayoral Race & Zoran Mamdani (00:00 – 04:06)

Zoran Mamdani Critique: Kennedy expresses deep concern over the potential election of Zoran Mamdani, branding him as a “Nepo baby” and criticizing his proposed high-tax policies for anyone earning over $50,000 a year.
- “If you say you like taxes, you are absolutely lying, and I don't believe you.” (00:40)
Trump’s Reported Involvement: She mentions rumors that former President Trump might exert influence to consolidate the race, possibly encouraging Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams to step aside in favor of Andrew Cuomo—a surprising prospect given the history of animosity between Trump and Cuomo.
- “Trump has decided that even though, you know, Cuomo will run against Trump, that he wants him to be the next mayor of New York City.” (01:23)
Dysfunctional Candidates: Kennedy paints a dire picture: everyone running is self-obsessed, and none represent a solution for New York’s challenges—citing issues like criminal justice, homelessness, mental illness, and failed progressive policies.
- “I don't think there's anything they can do to get people who are this narcissistic, this conceited with egos, this massive to get out of the race...” (01:40)
Parallels to Other Cities: She draws comparisons to Portland and Chicago, predicting that if Mamdani wins, New York could face similar or worse decline due to radical policies (02:20).
School System Anecdote: Kennedy shares a personal story about public schools’ fiscal mismanagement, pointing to issues like teachers being unable to afford paper while parents hold fundraisers.
- “The teachers last year could not afford paper. So there is so much mismanagement in schools, public and private.” (03:14)
Progressive Policy Critique: She blames government overreach for New York’s sky-high housing costs and laments the lack of real solutions for key issues.

2. “Nepo Baby” Congressional Run – Nadler’s Seat (04:36 – 10:17)

Jerry Nadler’s Retirement: Kennedy notes longtime Congressman Jerry Nadler is stepping down, opening his influential district for new contenders.
Emerging Candidates: The potential candidates are, in her words, “insanely unqualified Nepo babies”—Chelsea Clinton and Jack Schlossberg.
Chelsea Clinton:
- Kennedy mocks Clinton’s reported net worth and her lucrative, low-responsibility jobs, such as her $600,000/year for NBC with minimal airtime.
  - “According to Wikipedia, they calculated the amount she would have been paid per minute... $26,000 per minute for Chelsea Clinton for being completely underwhelming.” (05:50)
- She accuses Clinton of having no notable achievements outside her family legacy.
Jack Schlossberg:
- Kennedy skewers JFK’s only grandson, painting him as “certifiably nuts,” and referencing bizarre behavior and social media misconduct.
  - “This is the guy who sexually fantasized about his grandmother Jackie O.” (06:17)
  - “All he does is fart out really stupid, obnoxious misogynistic insults about lady parts on Instagram.” (07:09)
- Accused of doing little professionally aside from trading on his family name and embroiling himself in controversy.
Other Potential Candidates:
- Cynthia Nixon: Called “that communistic man hater.”
- Michael Cohen: Trump’s former fixer, “now felon,” considering a run as well.
Kennedy’s Grim Assessment: She expresses relief that she doesn’t vote in this district and pities New Yorkers faced with such disastrous choices.
- “So good luck, New York. I'm sad that I live here for the time being. Uh, I'm really happy I don't vote here because those are some disastrous choices across the board.” (09:31)
New York’s Resilience: Despite her scathing take, Kennedy ends with a qualified, hopeful note: the city has survived dire straits before and can do it again, even “when all the odds and the lack of intellect are stacked against it.” (10:07)

Notable Quotes

On Nepo Babies:
- “This is a Nepo baby who is so... It is a person for whom the term Nepo baby was invented and it is derisive because of someone like Jack Schlossberg.” (07:14)
On Candidate Choices:
- “If New York elects Chelsea Clinton or Jack Schlossberg, you're dumb. Like you have problems.” (08:17)
On Political Cynicism:
- “I live in that district. I do not vote in that district. I vote in California. I would not vote for any one of those dumb boobs.” (08:26)
On NYC’s Future:
- “Believe it or not, New York can survive. It has done it before, it will do it again, even when all the odds and the lack of intellect are stacked against it.” (10:07)

Important Timestamps

00:00 – 04:06: Deep dive into NYC mayoral politics and the charge against Nepo baby Zoran Mamdani.
04:36 – 10:17: Nadler’s retirement and the circus surrounding his successor, including breakdowns on Clinton, Schlossberg, Nixon, and Cohen.

Tone & Overall Impression

Kennedy’s approach is sharp-tongued, skeptical, and alternately despairing and wryly optimistic. The tone is confrontational and unapologetically opinionated, punctuated by memorable jabs at political dynasties and cynicism about New York’s current political trajectory.

This summary distills a jam-packed, high-energy episode: Kennedy’s take on the growing prominence of “Nepo babies” in New York politics, her humor-laced dismay at the city’s leadership crisis, and complicated, if grudging, faith in New York’s unbreakable spirit.

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[00:00]
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Foreign hello, and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. Will someone please come and save New York City? We are just swirling down the drain so quickly. All anyone can talk about, obviously, is the mayoral race, and everyone is worried that Zoran Mamdani is going to be elected. And. And I don't care who you are, if you make any money, if you make over $50,000 a year, he's going to tax you into oblivion. And if you say you support him, you're lying. If you say you like taxes, you are absolutely lying, and I don't believe you. I don't think people are supporting him in good faith. The guy absolutely sucks. He's shown you what he is. He is a Nepo baby. And I will fight with every fiber of my being as long as I stay interested to make sure that this guy does not become the next mayor of New York City. We, of course, are hearing that President Trump is going to be getting involved, and he's going to put pressure, either directly or indirectly, on Curtis Lewa and Eric Adams to drop out. Now, of course, I don't want Andrew Cuomo to be the next mayor of New York City. But according to sources close to President Trump, he feels that, believe it or not, even though they were sworn enemies during COVID even though Covid brought them together and, you know, made them at least common foes, for a brief moment, Trump has decided that even though, you know, Cuomo will run against Trump, that he wants him to be the next mayor of New York City. We will see how much poll he still has in Gotham. So that's one of the issues, and we'll see how that plays out. I mean, I don't think there's anything they can do to get people who are this narcissistic, this conceited with egos, this massive to get out of the race, to get out of their own way, to get out of the way of the city, because they all believe that they are the best ones to lead the city. Even though right now, in a crowded field, Mamdani wins, which is absolutely Batman crazy, asinine, unbelievably irrational, because he will do so much more harm than good. What you're seeing in cities across the country, specifically in Portland and Chicago, that will happen here, but it will be so much worse because we flirted with that in 2020 and 2021. It can and it will get worse. If you have someone in charge who will let recidivists out of prison and fan the flames of bad policy, homelessness, Mental illness. There are no solutions for these things. They're only ultra progressive communistic platitudes that don't do any good in order for capitalism and the free market to thrive. Why is housing so expensive in New York City? Because there is so much government involvement. And that goes the same for education. My daughter school is a public school here in New York City. We, we have fundraisers every year. The parents are deeply involved and very generous. The teachers last year could not afford paper. So there is so much mismanagement in schools, public and private. I wouldn't send my child to a private school because of the indoctrination in the New York City private schools. So we are left with the best option. The best option is not Zoran Mamdani. Everyone knows it. If you say you support him, you are either completely irrational or you're lying. And maybe it's both. Maybe you're just like totally incompetent and you only get your politics and information from TikTok. Gotta help your soul. That's number one. Don't go anywhere more. Kennedy saves the world right after this.
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[04:36]
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Number two. So Jerry Nadler, who is the congressman from the 12th district of New York, he, his district reaches like far and wide across Manhattan. Upper west side, Upper east side, Times Square, Midtown, all the way up to Central park, not quite Harlem, and then all the way down to 14th Street. So he has a big important district in Manhattan. He is leaving, he is retiring. He said he at one time he really said he wanted to die in office. Uh, and then he said he saw the Biden thing and decided that it's time for a new generation to come forward. He was being Primaried by a 26 year old who was very unserious, um, a former staffer of his who is now a New York State assemblyman. He is kind of the front runner. But guess who they're talking about running for Jerry Nadler's seat. Two insanely unqualified Nepo babies. Chelsea Clinton and Jack Schlossberg. So this is going to be so entertaining and so Ugly if they both run for the seat and you know, there are people around both of them going, oh my God, Chelsea, this would be such a great stepping stool for you, you know, little house seat in a ritzy part of Manhattan to get you to the bigger leagues in D.C. it's just like Chelsea Clinton. According to reporting, between worth between 30 and 50 million dollars. Gee, how'd she get that money? That's so weird. She's had like internships at in financial brokerages. She has worked for NBC News. She had a $600,000 a year contract and spent so little time on air. According to Wikipedia, they calculated the amount she would have been paid per minute based on her airtime and her reported NBC contract. 26,000 and change per minute. $26,000 per minute for Chelsea Clinton for being completely underwhelming. And she's never really done anything of note. You know, she's written some kids books. Who hasn't? She wrote one with her mom. And everything she's done has been writing her parents coattails. And she is in, in this environment where you have to be loud and lean very firmly to one crazy side. She's middle of the road, boring, unimpressive. If the Clintons weren't her parents, no one would know her. No one would want to know her. And then you have Jack Schlossberg, who is absolutely certifiably nuts. This is the guy who sexually fantasized about his grandmother Jackie O. He's JFK's only grandson. That's what they always write as if you know, not only grandchild, only grandson. Is this as if there is more worth to having a penis in the Kennedy clan, which hey, maybe there is his name and brand right now, little tarnished by his uncle RFK Jr and he is so obsessed with vaginas and that he goes on social media and slings vaginal insults at Megan Kelly and his aunt Cheryl Hines. That is so incredibly creepy. Although I guess she would be like a second cousin once removed. The point is he I guess went to law school. Don't think he passed the bar. Doesn't do much except for fart out really stupid, obnoxious misogynistic insults about lady parts on Instagram. And he has truly amounted to nothing. I mean this is, this is a Nepo baby who is so. It is a person for whom the term Nepo baby it was invented and it is derisive because of someone like Jack Schlossberg. So there, there are people around him going, you should run for that congressional seat. And he told the New York Times it's certainly a possibility. And if New York is, if you elect Chelsea Clinton or Jack Schlossberg, you're dumb. Like you have problems. I live in that district. I do not vote in that district. I vote in California. I would not vote for any one of those dumb boobs. Cynthia Nixon is also talking about running. That communistic man hater is talking about running. Michael Cohen is talking about running. You know the Stormy Daniels guy, former ambulance chaser. He was Trump's fixer, now felon. He was. He was convicted a couple of federal crimes few years ago. He is talking about running. So good luck, New York. I'm sad that I live here for the time being. Uh, I'm really happy I don't vote here because those are some disastrous choices across the board. Having said that, believe it or not, New York can survive. It has done it before, it will do it again, even when all the odds and the lack of intellect are stacked against it. This Aspen Kennedy Saves the World. I'm Kennedy Listen ad free With a Fox News podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts and Amazon prime, members can listen to this show ad free on the Amazon Music app. Oh, go ahead and leave me a review while you're there. I'd love to hear what you have to say. You've been listening to Kennedy Saves the World on the FOX News Podcast Network.
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