Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels
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Jillian Michaels is renowned for transforming lives. Her fearless honesty, passion, and extensive knowledge on health, fitness, and nutrition have made her America‚Äôs go to motivator and wellness expert for the past two decades. This new format features an impressive lineup of guests and broadens the conversation to tackle the tough topics which matter the most in helping us better understand ourselves and the world around us. Through in-depth discussions and short form content, Jillian brings valuable insights, inspiring life stories, and actionable advice from leading thinkers, innovators, and change makers in a variety of fields. Her guests aren‚Äôt just experts they‚Äôre pioneers who‚Äôve reshaped their industries and the way we think. From medicine to mental health, groundbreaking science to current events, relationships to career she explores the frontiers of knowledge and personal development that changes lives.  In an era where we‚Äôre inundated with conflicting information and compromised narratives, "Keeping It Real" stands out as trusted resource that informs, inspires, and empowers its audience. A forum where the power of dialogue and diverse perspectives reigns supreme and the information shared is actionable for everyone. Tune in, stay curious, and be fearless. Join Jillian and her guests on a journey of growth, comradery, and candor. Together, we can navigate the complexities of our time, break down barriers, and unlock the potential for a better tomorrow! PREVIOUS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED: Lindsay Vonn. Tony Robbins. Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Suze Orman. Dr. Peter Attia. Lisa Ling. Gary Vee. And many more. 

  1. 1d ago

    The Fallout From Jelly Roll's Trump Attack Keeps Getting Worse!

    Jelly Roll went after Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live and the backlash is exploding. What he said next is the real story, and it's why millions of country music fans say they're done with him for good.Then a former progressive activist comes forward with a warning that should scare everybody: the political violence in America isn't over, and she explains exactly why it's about to get worse. She reveals what happened to her inside the movement before she got out, and what she says about the Charlie Kirk rhetoric will stop you cold.Angie Nixon says she's not a socialist. So why did she join the Democratic Socialists of America, and what do the clips the DSA doesn't want you to see actually show? We play them side by side and you can decide for yourself.Meanwhile, the Los Angeles mayor race just hit rock bottom. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman tore into each other in a debate so brutal it left one question hanging over the entire city: what happens to LA if the wrong person wins?We also expose the fake polls scandal, a voter manipulation tactic so effective you've probably already fallen for it without knowing. There's a name for what they're doing, and once you hear it you'll spot it everywhere.Finally, the Spain migration crisis explodes. Thousands storm the streets of Ceuta near the Morocco Spain border, and how the locals answered has all of Europe holding its breath. Ireland went first, Spain is next, and nobody in Brussels wants to guess which country is after that.👇 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU 👇Tell us what you thought of today's show and who you want on next. And if you're feeling generous, a like, comment, share or subscribe genuinely helps us grow and land bigger guests.CHAPTERS:0:00 This Week's Bombshells1:02 Ex-Leftist's Chilling Warning10:29 Jelly Roll's Trump Situation Worsens21:17 Bass vs Raman Meltdown26:23 Angie Nixon's Two Faces30:16 DSA's Deception Playbook33:53 Tim Pool Exposes Fake Polls40:44 Spain's Migrant Uprising / CEUTA45:34 Jillian's Unity StoryOneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code KEEPINGITREAL at https://www.oneskin.co/KEEPINGITREAL #oneskinpod Branch Basics: Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code KEEPINGITREAL at https://branchbasics.com/KEEPINGITREAL #branchbasicspod

  2. 4d ago

    Is James Talarico a Danger to Texas? Ken Paxton's Brings Receipts

    James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton. The 2026 Texas Senate race decides whether Texas sends its first Democrat to Washington since 1988, and if this seat flips, the Senate goes with it. This Ken Paxton interview is the roadmap.  The Texas Attorney General breaks open his ActBlue investigation, reacts to the Talarico clips that have to be seen to be believed, and tells the full story of the surrogate baby he stepped in to save.  ▶ THE ACTBLUE INVESTIGATION Paxton's office donated to ActBlue under fake names with untraceable payment methods. It worked. The door for foreign money into American elections is standing wide open, his opponent pulled $20 million through that exact platform in three months, and the judge who shut the case down sits 1,800 miles from Texas. You watched the ActBlue CEO take the Fifth 22 times. This is the man who lit that fuse, and he says the abuse is still happening right now.  ▶ THE SURROGATE BABY CASE A surrogate mother ran to Texas with days left in the pregnancy. The couple paying her wanted it ended, even with a nearly 100 percent surgical success rate waiting on the other side. Paxton reached back through 80 years of case law to stop them. What happened in the seven days after that baby was born is the part you will not see coming.  ▶ THE TALARICO TAPES The two James Talarico clips my producers begged me to put in front of Paxton on camera. A vegan campaign in the biggest barbecue state in America. A murder jury he suggested was too white to deliver justice. Watch Paxton's reaction to the second one. Talarico is 37 years old. If he takes this seat, Texas lives with what he actually believes for decades, so the only question that matters is which version of this man is real.  ▶ THE MAHA FILES Paxton's battles over transparency in what you eat and wear: the chemicals being sprayed on the organic produce at your grocery store, the seed oils hiding in your avocado oil, the dyes in your kids' cereal, and the forever chemicals Lululemon put in leggings it advertised as healthy. Registration closes end of September. Election day is November 3rd. Watch this before you decide anything. #JamesTalarico #KenPaxton #TexasSenate 👇 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU 👇 Tell us what you thought of today's show and who you want on next. And if you're feeling generous, a like, comment, share or subscribe genuinely helps us grow and land bigger guests. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS  Little Spoon: 30% off your first order at littlespoon.com/jillian with code JILLIAN  Branch Basics: 15% off the Premium Starter Kit with code KEEPINGITREAL  HexClad: Up to 52% off at hexclad.com/jillian through September 8th

  3. 6d ago

    The WNBA Can't Stop Enes, SCOTUS Just Changed the Midterms, The Canada Tariff War Explained

    Enes Kanter Freedom vs the WNBA, the Supreme Court's 6 to 3 mail in ballot ruling for Trump, Mark Carney and the Canada tariff war, and new records in the Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony case. Warren Smith of Secret Scholar Society joins Jillian Michaels for the one episode this week where every story has a second layer nobody is talking about.The WNBA banned Enes Kanter Freedom from playing. He asked them one question. They still haven't answered it, and Warren explains why they never will.The Supreme Court sided with Trump on mail in ballots and Democrats say he's rigging the midterms. Jillian pulls up the actual order. There's one detail in it that flips the entire argument, and it's the same detail CNN left out of their report.Canada cannot win a trade war with the United States. Jillian has the numbers. Mark Carney has the numbers too. So why is he fighting? The answer is on his resume, and in a hire he made in February that Canadian media barely covered. Once you know what her job is, the tariffs make sense. Just not the way you think.Austin Metcalf's school records are out. Karmelo Anthony's texts are out. Both sides are using them. Warren spent years teaching kids exactly like these two, and what he says about them is the hardest thing in the episode to hear.Also: Trump's DEI speech, the moment at Emerson that changed how Warren teaches, and the grad school conversation that ended with a professor changing a grade she'd sworn she wouldn't.

  4. Aug 26

    Dr. Phil EXPOSES the Lindsay Clancy Trial! - The Case That Rocked America

    The Lindsay Clancy trial has completely rocked the country, leaving America fiercely divided over the unimaginable murder of three innocent children. Was it a severe postpartum psychosis, or a calculated, cold-blooded true crime killing?In this explosive, urgent sit-down, Doctor Phil breaks down the chilling details of the case. We uncover the massive red flags, the disturbing cocktail of 12 psychiatric medications, and the terrifying command "voice" she claims forced her hand. The biggest question of all: Why didn’t Patrick Clancy intervene and hospitalize her before it was too late?Even more terrifying is the sickening new "Same Lindsay" movement. Why is "Team Lindsay" taking over social media with mothers filming themselves terrorizing their own crying babies in solidarity?The stakes have never been higher. The impending verdict could mean life behind bars or an undetermined sentence in a psychiatric ward—and what the verdict could mean for the future of the justice system is monumental.Watch until the very end to hear the one jaw-dropping detail that could flip this entire case upside down!

  5. Aug 23

    The Dark Truth About Charlie Kirk And Henry Nowak's Death: Katharine Birbalsingh Speaks Out

    Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Henry Novak was murdered while the police who could have saved him hesitated, too afraid of being called racist to act. Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain's strictest headmistress, says both deaths trace back to the same root. Classroom discipline disappeared from how an entire generation got raised, and victim mindset moved in. Then white guilt did the rest, until people stopped being able to tell right from wrong.She says it straight into the camera. We are building a society that finds a way to justify violence, as long as the target counts as the right kind of victim. The specific reason those officers hesitated while Novak bled out is the one detail from this conversation nobody forgets.It doesn't stop by itself. Watch and see how to we fix a broken society and a lost generation.

  6. Aug 21

    HOLLYWOOD'S OZEMPIC CRISIS, THE ANDREW TATE TAPES & THE VIRAL ICE DEPORTATION LIE EXPOSED

    Why are your favorite celebrities like Jenna Ortega and Ariana Grande suddenly looking unrecognizable? Is there a dark side to the Ozempic Hollywood obsession that nobody wants to talk about? In this explosive episode of Keeping It Real with Jillian Michaels, Jillian and Fletcher pull back the curtain on the severe Ozempic side effects sending people to the ER.But that's not all. We play a leaked Andrew Tate interview where he describes exactly how he controlled and exploited women. With his ongoing legal battles dominating headlines, why is Tucker Carlson defending him? Jillian calls out the hypocrisy and drops a classic Charlie Kirk clip that shows what real conservative values actually look like.Plus, we uncover the truth behind a viral video claiming ICE is unlawfully detaining a legally documented pastor. The real story is nothing like the viral version. Thanks to today’s sponsor, Spring Sleep: eXciteOSA is an FDA-cleared, prescription-only device for primary snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea. Go to springsleep.com/JILLIAN and unlock 20% off with the code JILLIAN.Quince: Refresh your wardrobe with timeless, high-quality pieces from Quince—go to https://Quince.com/JILLIAN for free shipping and 365-day returns!Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog’s food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 50% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/JILLIAN or use code JILLIAN at checkout.

  7. Aug 19

    Rogan Rips WNBA, Hasan Piker Melts Down, & Whitmer's Trump Confession Goes Viral

    Hasan Piker (hasanabi) is threatening legal action against anyone sharing his clips. The man who said America deserved 9/11, called for capitalists to drown in blood, and screamed at a South Vietnamese refugee on stream is now playing the victim. We play the full context and let you decide. Abdul El-Sayed is tied to all of it, and Michigan Senate primary voters need to hear this before November.Also today: Gretchen Whitmer quietly admitted Trump delivered for her state where Biden couldn't. Gavin Newsom is still Gavin Newsom. Joe Rogan went off on the WNBA and the transgender sports debate, and Congress still hasn't codified a single Title IX protection for biological women. Van Jones is shifting again. And thousands more migrants stormed Spain's border this weekend while women there say they can't leave their homes.Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday.

  8. Aug 16

    Fauci’s Secret Texts: What He Didn’t Tell You About the Vaccine

    Newly released messages attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci have reignited questions about COVID vaccination during pregnancy—after he reportedly wrote that a second dose could theoretically be associated with first-trimester miscarriage. What did the message actually say, what was known at the time, and why do transparency and informed consent still matter? In this episode of Keeping It Real with Jillian Michaels, Jillian is joined by board-certified pediatrician Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh, author of Between a Shot and a Hard Place, to break down the controversy surrounding Fauci’s reported COVID vaccine pregnancy texts, public-health messaging during the pandemic, and the growing debate over vaccine safety, risk communication, and medical trust.They also examine the Trump-Kennedy administration’s reported action to reshape the federal childhood vaccine schedule—moving from broad, routine recommendations for roughly 17 diseases toward a framework in which 11 vaccines remain routinely recommended and others fall into individualized or shared clinical decision-making categories. The conversation addresses what that could mean for parents, school requirements, state mandates, exemptions, and pediatric care.

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Jillian Michaels is renowned for transforming lives. Her fearless honesty, passion, and extensive knowledge on health, fitness, and nutrition have made her America‚Äôs go to motivator and wellness expert for the past two decades. This new format features an impressive lineup of guests and broadens the conversation to tackle the tough topics which matter the most in helping us better understand ourselves and the world around us. Through in-depth discussions and short form content, Jillian brings valuable insights, inspiring life stories, and actionable advice from leading thinkers, innovators, and change makers in a variety of fields. Her guests aren‚Äôt just experts they‚Äôre pioneers who‚Äôve reshaped their industries and the way we think. From medicine to mental health, groundbreaking science to current events, relationships to career she explores the frontiers of knowledge and personal development that changes lives.  In an era where we‚Äôre inundated with conflicting information and compromised narratives, "Keeping It Real" stands out as trusted resource that informs, inspires, and empowers its audience. A forum where the power of dialogue and diverse perspectives reigns supreme and the information shared is actionable for everyone. Tune in, stay curious, and be fearless. Join Jillian and her guests on a journey of growth, comradery, and candor. Together, we can navigate the complexities of our time, break down barriers, and unlock the potential for a better tomorrow! PREVIOUS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED: Lindsay Vonn. Tony Robbins. Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Suze Orman. Dr. Peter Attia. Lisa Ling. Gary Vee. And many more. 

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