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Selma Blair has been charged with federal assault after allegedly punching and biting two Delta flight attendants on a flight to New York, and now the FBI is involved. Her lawyer is blaming a missed MS medication dose, but this isn’t her first time biting people. Katie Zacharia lasted less than a week as White House press secretary before being pushed out, and it’s not hard to see why. It emerged she sat for the California Bar, never passed, and has no law license anywhere in the US, despite calling herself an attorney for over a decade. The office is in crisis after it emerged she sat for the California Bar, never passed, and has no law license anywhere in the US, despite calling herself an attorney for over a decade. Collin Gosselin’s memoir, In The Shadow Of Eight, about growing up on Jon & Kate Plus 8 is shocking readers with allegations of abuse, being restrained in a basement room, and forced medication during a 21-month stay at a mental health facility. Journalist and author Fortesa Latifi joins to unpack the overlap between reality TV kids and influencer kids, what legal protections actually exist, and what the Gosselin story reveals about who really pays the price when family becomes content. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Selma Blair Bites, Kate Zacharia Never Passed the Bar & Collin Gosselin Exposes Jon & Kate ft. Fortesa Latifi 01:15 Selma Blair’s Assault Charges: Punching and Biting Delta Flight Attendants 02:18 Is MS Really to Blame? What Doctors Actually Say About Biting and Aggression 04:20 Selma Blair’s Problematic History and the Pattern of Blaming Her Diagnosis 08:52 Katie Zacharia’s Bar Exam Scandal: No License, No Problem in the Trump White House 14:05 The Sexist Question Katie Zacharia Got That Male Press Secretaries Never Do 20:50 Collin Gosselin’s Memoir with Fortesa Latifi: Abuse, a Basement Room, and 21 Months in a Facility 25:53 Reality TV Kids vs. Influencer Kids: Who Has More Legal Protection? 27:25 Why Collin’s Siblings Don’t Remember It the Same Way 29:56 Child Labor Laws, Missing Money, and the Gosselin College Fund 33:34 Why Reality TV Is the Launchpad for the Influencer Pipeline Now 37:46 What’s Next for Kate Gosselin After the Memoir Drops 40:06 Having a Moment: Mikayla Nogueira’s POV Beauty, the Girls Reboot & Love Is Blind Boston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Gillis used his SNL monologue to demean women at the gym, and the backlash (then the threats) came fast. Rebecca and Meredith break down why the joke was lazy and dangerous, why SNL’s silence matters, and what it says about who gets to say what on live television in 2026. Then: Pete Hegseth has announced America’s first public execution since the 1930s: a firing squad, livestreamed, scheduled for December 3rd. The show digs into the Eighth Amendment questions, the Christa Pike connection, and how platforms are already hedging. PLUS: Kelly Clarkson picked a fight with a Brooklyn toy shop over a $15,000 animatronic bird, and the internet has very strong feelings. Actor Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy, The Penguin) joins to discuss his new film Come With Me — an unflinching look at the manosphere, male loneliness, and what pushes men toward radicalization and violence. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Shane Gillis SNL Backlash, Kelly Clarkson’s Bird Beef & Theo Rossi on the Manosphere 02:43 Kelly Clarkson vs. Art of Play: The $15,000 Animatronic Bird Explained 04:24 Pro-Bird or Pro-Kelly? The Power Differential 11:03 When Celebrity Beef Becomes a Mob: The Art of Play Pile-On 12:13 Pete Hegseth’s Public Execution Announcement: First Firing Squad Since the 1930s 19:48 Shane Gillis SNL Monologue Backlash: What He Said and Why It Matters 25:45 Theo Rossi on Come With Me: Sons of Anarchy Actor on Male Loneliness and Radicalization 28:32 Why Despair Is a Media Product and Who’s Selling It 29:50 How Cult Narratives Use Truth as a Hook 31:37 The Loneliness Algorithm: How Isolation Becomes Radicalization Online 35:47 Why Come With Me Had to Be Made Now 38:03 Calling Out Conspiracy Thinking in Real Time 42:23 Having a Moment: Carrie Binge & Camp Looksmax In Chaos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cornell case takes yet another disturbing turn. Jane Doe’s family was swatted at home after a false report, and threatening messages continue to flood in from people claiming to know the accused. Meredith and guest co-host Jasmine Ellis break down the real cost of coming forward, Megyn Kelly’s hypocrisy, and the debate over whether Letitia James should stay on as special prosecutor. Then: Could Texas actually be going blue? With James Talarico up six points on Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa nearly tied with Abbott, Texas native Jasmine gives the read no coastal pundit can. Plus — the NYT DealBook story on why Trump accounts may be a scam and SiriusXM quietly wiping out residual deals for 500 working comedians. While awaiting his court date, Clavicular is charging men $7,500 to attend Camp Looksmax — where the activities include roast battles, plastic surgery consultations, and buying shoe lifts. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Jasmine Ellis, Cornell Threats, Texas Races, Trump Accounts & Camp Looksmax 03:41 Cornell Jane Doe Swatted at Home: The Real Cost of Coming Forward 05:00 Megyn Kelly’s Hypocrisy and Whether Letitia James Should Stay on the Case 15:26 Texas Could Go Blue: Talarico vs. Paxton, Hinojosa vs. Abbott & Trump’s Truth Social Meltdown 25:34 The Questionable Loopholes in Children’s Trump Accounts 28:17 How SiriusXM Quietly Killed 500 Comedy Deals: Raw Dog Comedy and Working Comics 30:37 What Clean Comedy Actually Means and Who Gets Locked Out 35:33 Sebastian Maniscalco Takes Over the Channel: The Switch, the Silence & the Backlash 41:32 Camp Looksmax Explained: $7,500 for Roast Battles and Plastic Surgery Consultations 48:33 Having a Moment: Leaving Your Hour and Jasmine Ellis Tour Dates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as a contributor in November, and Meredith and Rebecca break down what it means for her political future and why the press secretary to Fox News pipeline is a problem on both sides of the aisle. The Cornell Chi Phi assault case keeps developing: Trump came out in defense of the accused, Megyn Kelly questioned why Jane Doe waited three weeks to report, and Cornell's president may need to resign. Then, epidemiologist Dr. Katrine Wallace joins to break down Ken Paxton's investigation of Texas pediatricians for allegedly profiting off vaccines (spoiler: they're not) and what it does to public health when these stories go viral. Plus, New York Governor Kathy Hochul just declared a state of emergency for a measles outbreak, when to get your flu and COVID shots this fall, and what's actually circulating right now. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Karoline Leavitt to Fox News, Cornell Update & Dr. Kat on Vaccines 03:01 Karoline Leavitt Is Joining Fox News: What's Her Next Political Move? 04:30 Is Fox News Journalism or Propaganda? The Press Secretary Pipeline Problem 07:15 The Cable News to White House Revolving Door 11:01 Beni Rae Harmony: Trump's Rumored New Press Secretary Explained 16:54 Trump Defends Cornell Frat Suspects & Will Cornell's President Resign? 22:18 Megyn Kelly Questions Why Cornell Jane Doe Waited Three Weeks to Report 28:47 Why We're Dropping "Cornell Seven" 31:38 Meet Dr. Katrine Wallace: Epidemiologist Kat on Vaccines and Misinformation 35:15 Ken Paxton Is Investigating Pediatricians for Giving Kids Vaccines 40:55 New York Declares Measles Emergency & When to Get Your Flu and COVID Shots 48:12 What's Having a Moment? Generational Trauma and Independent Bookstores Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a special bonus episode of The Moment LIVE, made possible by Ground Crew by TED Countdown. The Gavin coal plant in Cheshire, Ohio is private equity backed, one of the largest coal plants in the United States, and according to a 2023 Sierra Club analysis, the deadliest coal plant in the country — responsible for over 200 deaths per year, with air quality impacts reaching as far as New York, North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. Most people have never heard of it. Meredith and Rebecca break down what private equity actually is, how it ended up owning a coal plant in a town of 120 people, and why you are almost certainly being affected by the Gavin plant without knowing it. Then, Neil Waggoner, Beyond Coal campaign manager for the Sierra Club, joins to explain what happened to Cheshire after AEP bought the town for $20 million rather than address its pollution, what private equity's ownership means for the plant's future, the data centers now being proposed nearby, and what it would actually take to transition this community to clean energy. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 Private Equity Owns America's Deadliest Coal Plant: A Special Bonus Episode of The Moment LIVE 02:08 What Is Private Equity? Leveraged Buyouts and the Cost-Cutting Playbook Explained 06:47 Private Equity in Healthcare: What Happened to Steward Health Care 11:36 Private Equity & Fossil Fuels: How the Gavin Coal Plant Got Here 16:52 Neil Waggoner Joins: Sierra Club on Cheshire, Ohio & the Gavin Plant 21:05 The History of Cheshire, Ohio: AEP Bought the Town for $20 Million 26:23 Coal Ash, Accountability & What the Community Is Living With 32:42 AI Data Centers Near Gavin & the Future of Energy in Ohio 37:45 Political Neglect, Ohio's Missing Lawmakers & Who's Fighting for Cheshire 42:21 What Needs to Happen Next: Final Thoughts on Gavin & Private Equity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices