Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce

Episode 46: Kylie on Kids Table Hot Takes, Sweatpants on Thanksgiving & Jason's Fried Turkey Incident

Date: November 25, 2025
Host: Kylie Kelce
Producer: Queen Emma

Main Theme & Purpose

This special Thanksgiving episode is an unfiltered, one-on-one session with Kylie Kelce, where she dives into her love for Thanksgiving, her takes on holiday traditions, and family dynamics at the Kelce house. In her candid, irreverent style, Kylie addresses listener questions, sets the record straight about holiday “rules,” shares hilarious stories (including Jason’s mishaps with fried turkey), talks pop culture, and serves her signature mix of humor, hot takes, and real-world parental wisdom.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thanksgiving as the Superior Holiday

• Kylie declares Thanksgiving her “favorite holiday” because it’s all about gratitude, food, and no gifting pressure.
  Quote:
  • “The best Thanksgiving food is green bean casserole. Period. Not up for discussion.” (01:10)
  • “Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love it because it has nothing to do with gifts. It has to do with the things that you are thankful for in your life and you get good ass food and some green bean casserole.” (02:00)
• Claims she's been dedicated to Thanksgiving since middle school.
  • “I've been tuned in on this for a long time but like you know, I'm only 24 so middle school wasn't that long ago. You get it.” (03:08)

2. Christmas Encroachment Rant

• Kylie’s pet peeve: people skipping Thanksgiving in favor of early Christmas decorations.
  • “The utter disrespect for Thanksgiving in this country. … Let Thanksgiving have her moment. Don't you skip over Thanksgiving. Right on to Christmas. Cut it the fuck out.” (10:55)
  • Christmas lights on the house are the only acceptable early Christmas decor.
  • In the Kelce house, Christmas movies are banned until after Thanksgiving, except for "The Grinch"—by her daughter’s demand. (13:30)

3. Hard Pants on Thanksgiving: A Hard No

• Kylie’s “no hard pants” rule for Thanksgiving means zero tolerance for jeans or any pants with belt loops.
  • “Let me tell you what hard pants are, okay? Any pants that have belt loops … if a pair of pants has belt loops, get the fuck out.” (17:20)
  • “I've worn sweatpants for holidays multiple times and I stand by that decision. … Why are we going to sit there in our jeans and then like have to unbutton them?” (17:40)
• She loves when others dress up, especially kids, but isn’t putting in “that much effort unless my hand was forced.” (18:54)

4. Kids Table & Screens—Parenting Realities

• Her kids get their own Thanksgiving table (living room, TV on) so the adults can eat in peace.
  • “Selfishly, I want to eat my food. So how about that?” (19:50)
• Kylie’s unapologetic about deploying screens during dinner for the sake of adult enjoyment.

5. Thanksgiving Do’s and Don’ts (“You Know What’s Fucked Up”, 21:00)

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Kylie’s Rules:

• DO:
  • Savor each bite (pace yourself!) (22:00)
  • Play (or watch) backyard football
  • Root for the Chiefs (Go Uncle Trav) and the Eagles (“Go Birds!”)
• DON’T:
  • Pressure people into turkey trots or workout “to earn” dinner—“I can do it on Friday or Wednesday. … You got it. I believe in you.” (22:40)
  • Root for the Cowboys. “Cowboys are America’s team? They can kiss my ass.” (24:30)
  • Yuck someone else’s yum. “Don’t talk shit about the green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, any of it.” (26:05)
  • Leave early to go camp for Black Friday—“We have Amazon at home now.” (28:05)
• Shout-out to Travis Kelce for breaking the franchise touchdown record. (23:50)

6. Parenting and Food Battles

• Comedy and empathy: her three kids together will eat three different things—one per child.
  • “Their dinner stomach is full but their dessert stomach empty.” (27:30)

7. Listener Q&A: “Ask Me Some Things” (Thanksgiving Edition, 31:00)

• Turkey Cooking:
  • Jason has tried frying, but “came up a little short two years in a row on the cook time.”
  • Luckily, Kylie and her mom always have a “backup oven turkey.” (32:20)
• Family Gatherings Conflicted by NFL Schedules:
  • “We often shifted a holiday just one or two days. … All the NFL families whose holidays are disrupted—shout out to you.” (33:10)
• First Thanksgiving with Jason:
  • “I genuinely have no idea … I’ve pushed out four human beings. That means four times my brain has left my body.” (34:30)
• Thanksgiving Food “F*ck, Marry, Kill”:
  • “Marry green bean casserole, fuck stuffing, kill cranberry sauce (that’s not jellied).” (35:10)

8. Doom Scroll of the Week (44:00)

Thanksgiving Edition:

• TikTok Cookie Fails & Comment Section Roasts
  • “If you are not reading the comments, you’re doing it wrong. This is how you should tiktok.” (45:45)
• Kylie self-deprecates about her own basic baking skills.
  • “I can bake chocolate chip cookies … and banana chocolate chip muffins … That’s about it. The rest is covered by family.” (47:10)
• Cuffing Season:
  • “I married a human furnace. … It is absurd how warm he is as a human being. … Don’t settle, ladies. We can get heated blankets, okay?” (51:20)
  • If you're single at the holidays: “No one’s gonna buy a better gift for you than you.” (52:20)

9. Tiny Human Question of the Week (54:45)

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• Her daughter Ellie asks: How do you tell if it’s a boy turkey or a girl turkey?
  • Kylie learns (and shares):
    • Males (“toms”) have a “beard,” are more flamboyant, and have robust features.
    • Females (“hens”) rarely have beards.

10. Ask Me Some Things: Non-Thanksgiving (57:40)

• Why call her daughters gender-neutral names?
  • “The part that I take issue with on people having an issue with our names is that I actually didn't ask. … You should try naming a human being.” (1:00:45)
  • “We picked the name Wyatt before we knew the gender of the baby. … I’m good.”
• Who is Queen Emma?
  • Queen Emma is Kylie’s producer. Not reduced to an “intern.” She comes on mic for a cameo.
  • “She is a mythical creature. … But she is stuck with me.” (1:00:00)

11. Thanksgiving Pop Culture Pop Quiz (1:01:15)

Prepared by Queen Emma. Highlights:

• Macy’s Parade: Correctly identifies the new float (“Labubu”), panics at SNL trivia, nails “New Girl” (Jess’s mom is Jamie Lee Curtis), and accurately lists all five ingredients on the Wawa Gobbler (except bonus point: mashed potatoes).
  • “Do people really put mashed potatoes on a sandwich?!” (1:07:25)
• Fails some, wins some.
  • Final score: 6/10
  • “That’s 60%. That’s absolute trash. Everybody knows that.” (1:10:25)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Thanksgiving Food:

  • “The best Thanksgiving food is green bean casserole. Period. Not up for discussion.” (01:10)

• On Hard Pants:

  • “If a pair of pants has belt loops, get the fuck out.” (17:20)

• On NFL & Holiday Schedules:

  • “All the NFL families whose holidays are disrupted—shout out to you.” (33:10)

• On Criticism of Her Kids’ Names:

  • “The part that I take issue with … is that I actually didn’t ask.” (1:00:45)

• On Singlehood During the Holidays:

  • “No one’s gonna buy a better gift for you than you.” (52:20)

• On Jason’s Fried Turkey:

  • “If you ask him if the whole thing was safe to eat, the answer might have been no. He looked cute doing it though.” (32:10)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |:-------------:|------------------------------------------------------| | 00:00 | Opening, studio dog chaos, Thanksgiving intro | | 10:55 | “Disrespect” for Thanksgiving—Christmas rant | | 17:20 | Hard Pants/Soft Pants on Holidays | | 19:50 | Kids’ table/Thanksgiving in Kelce house | | 21:00 | Do’s & Don’ts of Thanksgiving | | 26:05 | Don’t yuck someone’s yum | | 31:00 | Ask Me Some Things: Thanksgiving Edition | | 32:10 | Jason’s fried turkey mishap | | 44:00 | Doom Scroll: TikTok Baking Fails | | 51:20 | Cuffing Season wisdom | | 54:45 | Tiny Human Question: Differences in turkeys | | 57:40 | Non-Thanksgiving Q&A, Queen Emma cameo | | 1:01:15 | Thanksgiving Pop Culture Pop Quiz | | 1:10:25 | Episode wrap-up, reminders, & outro |

Final Thoughts

In this solo Thanksgiving episode, Kylie Kelce brings her signature blend of irreverence, honesty, and warmth—serving up family traditions, candid thoughts on parenting, and a hilarious takedown of holiday norms. Whether it’s pushing back against early Christmas excess, extolling the virtues of sweatpants, or fielding the hard questions about kids’ names, Kylie keeps it real for all her “real ones”—with plenty of laughs, memorable one-liners, and unapologetic opinion. The episode feels like a cozy, slightly chaotic family table—open to all.

For more, follow Kylie at @NGLwithKylie and catch new episodes every Thursday.