Keeping It Real: Conversations with 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’s 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’t just experts they’re pioneers who’ve 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’re 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.
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Networks:
Wondery
Description:
Jillian Michaels is renowned for transforming lives. Her fearless honesty, passion, and extensive knowledge on health, fitness, and nutrition have made her America’s 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’t just experts they’re pioneers who’ve 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’re 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.
Twitter:
@JIllianMichaels
Language:
English
Contact:
Everyday Health, Inc. 4 Marshall Street North Adams, MA 01247 888-950-6611
Website:
http://www.jillianmichaels.com
Episodes
The Anti-Aging Stack That Burns Fat, Builds Muscle, Boosts Libido & Regrows Hair — Ben Greenfield
12/3/2025
Ben Greenfield breaks down the most advanced longevity, anti-aging, and performance strategies of 2025. We cover natural hormone optimization plus TRT/HRT, metabolic upgrades, weight-loss drugs, peptides, stem cells, gene therapy, and plasma exchange — along with science-backed protocols for today’s most popular “biohacks”: HBOT, red light therapy, cold plunge, sauna, glutathione patches, PEMF mats, and more.
If you want to boost sex drive, hair growth, fat loss, metabolic flexibility, cognitive performance, and actually understand the real science behind extending healthspan and lifespan — this episode is a must-watch
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Duration:01:35:24
Donald Trump Jr Drops Bombshells: Thomas Crooks, Gaza, Russia, Iran, Mamdani, 2026 Midterms
11/30/2025
Donald Trump Jr. joins Jillian for an unfiltered brutally honest interview — tearing into the latest Thomas Crooks conspiracy, the unanswered questions the media won’t touch, and why he thinks the narrative is being manipulated. Don Jr. weighs in on the Russia–Ukraine war, the escalating threat from Iran, Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal, and the real story behind the bombing of Venezuelan narco terrorist boats that insiders are whispering about but nobody will report.
Don Jr. also dives deep into the U.S. economy, inflation, Mamdani / the rise of socialism in America, and what his father really believes about the future of the country.
He opens up about the 2026 midterms, the fight for control of the House, what the GOP must do to survive, and his fears about political retaliation if Republicans lose power. Don Jr. also gives a raw look at the internal war inside the Republican Party — MAGA vs. the establishment — and how it could reshape American politics for the next decade.
Finally, he gets personal. What’s it really like being Donald Trump’s son in the middle of nonstop investigations, media attacks, and global scrutiny? How does he navigate the pressure, the expectations, and the fallout of his father’s presidency?
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Duration:01:07:30
Dearborn Is Just the Beginning — Navy Seal Carl Higbie Issues A Warming "THEY TOLD YOU IT WAS COMING"
11/25/2025
Former Navy SEAL and Newsmax primetime host Carl Higbie joins Jillian for a deep dive into some of the most explosive cultural and national-security issues unfolding right now.
Carl breaks down Texas’s decision to label CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations — a threat he says he flagged nearly a decade ago. Jillian and Carl then dig into the crisis unfolding in Dearborn, Michigan, where Sharia courts, non-assimilation, political intimidation, and open displays of Islamic supremacy have ignited national concern. Carl argues Dearborn is a preview of what happens when Western governments abandon their own values under the weight of grievance politics and demographic pressure. From there, the conversation zooms out to Europe’s demographic replacement movements, the collapse of assimilation, and leaders too afraid of being called “Islamophobic” to confront the cultural takeover happening in plain sight.
They also dive into the Thomas Crooks controversy, the unanswered questions surrounding the data-tracking claims, the FBI’s handling of his online footprint, and why Carl believes there’s far more to this story than the official narrative is admitting — including the political incentives to bury key details.
They also get real about masculinity, fatherhood, the collapse of male role models, and why so many young men are drifting toward rage, nihilism, and extremists like Nick Fuentes. Carl shares raw stories from Iraq, explains the mindset that carries Navy SEALs through near-death training, and talks about why emotional resilience and discipline are disappearing from an entire generation.
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Duration:01:26:46
INSIDE EPSTEIN OPERATION, VENEZUELA AIR STRIKES, GAZA PEACE DEAL W / CIA Insider Mike Baker
11/23/2025
Mike Baker joins Jillian today — former CIA covert ops officer, global intelligence insider, CEO of Portman Square Group, and host of the hit podcast The President’s Daily Brief.
First up: Jeffrey Epstein.
Was Epstein an intelligence asset?
If so — for who… and for what?
Was he running kompromat operations, collecting political leverage, or plugged into a covert intelligence network far bigger than anyone’s admitted?
We break down the latest claims, the Epstein files, and what former CIA officers really think.
Then, Venezuela, where Trump’s airstrikes on narco-terrorist boats are blowing up the internet.
Is Trump actually targeting drug traffickers…
or is this the opening move in a high-stakes geopolitical play involving regime change, oil power, and U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere?
We cover the Venezuela–Mexico cartel connection, military intel, and what mainstream media is missing.
And finally: the Middle East.
Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
What’s Trump negotiating behind the scenes with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel?
What’s the real path to containing Iran without sparking a regional war?
We dig into the latest Israel–Hamas conflict updates, the shifting alliances, and the risks nobody wants to talk about.
This episode is packed with CIA-level analysis, geopolitical intelligence, and real insider context you will not hear anywhere else.
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Duration:01:34:58
Brandon Tatum: ICE clashes, immigration chaos, race narratives — America is being torn apart on purpose
11/19/2025
Former law enforcement officer turned conservative pundit Brandon Tatum — aka “Officer Tatum” — joins Jillian to break down what the media won’t touch. Why are mobs attacking ICE, Border Patrol, and even the National Guard? Why are criminals being protected while law enforcement is demonized? And how did illegal immigration become a political weapon powerful enough to tear this country apart? Tatum lays out the ways in which Biden’s open border policies hurt the most vulnerable and then lays out why he believes Republicans must create a legal, accountable pathway to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants — or risk handing Democrats permanent political power for decades.
Then we get into the big one: race. Tatum challenges the narrative on systemic racism, explains why statistics tell a different story, and warns that media and politics are intentionally racializing everything to divide Americans.
His message: reject the manipulation, reject the fear, and start coming together — because unity is the one thing the extremists on both sides can’t control.
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Duration:01:27:07
Victor Davis Hanson: The Dangerous Ideologies America Is Sleepwalking Back Into
11/16/2025
World-class historian and Hoover Institution senior fellowVictor Davis Hanson joins Jillian for a masterclass on how crony capitalism, socialism, communism, and religion are intertwined — and why the stakes right now could not be higher A renowned classicist who has spent his life studying war, empires, and the rise and fall of civilizations takes us inside the mind of Karl Marx — who he was, what he believed, and how his theories morphed into the socialist and communist movements that reshaped the world and still haunt us today. We examine the deadly pendulum swing between crony capitalism and communism: how unrestrained, corrupt capitalism breeds the resentment that fuels Marxist revolutions, and how those revolutions inevitably give rise to regimes just as oppressive — if not worse.
Victor then takes us back to the teachings of Christ and the religious roots of Western morality to reveal how our concepts of justice, equality, the individual, and the state all began as religious ideals — and how religion itself has been weaponized throughout history for both extraordinary good and staggering harm.
From the early church to medieval Europe… from the French and Russian Revolutions, to Mao, the Cold War, Mamdani and the cultural battles of today… Victor walks us through the entire arc of history to explain how we arrived at this moment: a West that is exhausted, divided, and once again flirting with ideologies that have already burned the world down.
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Duration:01:29:20
Jillian Michaels: No More Hostage to the Clinically Insane—Exposing Cowardice in Both Parties
11/14/2025
Jillian Michaels addresses the pressing issue of cowardice in American politics, arguing that the real problem isn't extremism but the lack of courage to confront it. She discusses how both Democrats and Republicans avoid holding their own extremists accountable, resulting in a more mainstream presence of fringe ideologies. Jillian also calls for responsible leadership, emphasizing the need to marginalize actual hatred and promote a shared standard of decency and accountability.
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Duration:00:10:22
Bill O'Reilly: The REAL dangers of MAMDANI and The FAKE Shutdown Scam!
11/11/2025
Bill O’Reilly joins Jillian to break down two massive stories.
First: Was America forced through a fake shutdown — a staged crisis engineered for election optics? O’Reilly exposes how fear, headlines, and political theater were used to manipulate voters.
Then, in a completely separate bombshell, O’Reilly lays out the real risks of Mamdani no one is talking about. He explains why Mamdani’s ideology is far more extreme than anyone realizes, how he’s already dangerously influenced left wing politics, and his deep concerns regarding what’s coming next for New York.
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Duration:00:31:03
This Changes Every Election From Now On!
11/9/2025
Jillian Michaels sits down with Glenn Beck for one of the most explosive political conversations of the year. Beck warns that Zoran Mamdani’s shocking win in New York City isn’t just a local upset it’s a preview of what comes next as socialism sweeps major American cities. He breaks down how Soros backed campaigns, color-coded revolutions, and Occupy Wall Street tactics quietly evolved into today’s political machine replacing prosecutors, collapsing justice systems, and reshaping elections city by city. Jillian and Glenn reveal how California’s Prop 50, Maine’s rejection of voter ID, mass illegal immigration, and collapsing tax bases all connect to the same strategy: break the system, overload it, and rebuild it under a new ideology. Beck pulls the curtain back on how these movements are funded, how corporations got pulled in, and why the U.S. is now seeing the same playbook once used to flip governments overseas. If you want to understand what just happened and why every election from this point forward could look different this episode maps the entire blueprint.
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Duration:01:18:21
RIOT INC EXPOSED: The SECRET Money Behind the Chaos
11/5/2025
Protests, riots, and coordinated campus takeovers… From “No Kings” to pro-Palestine encampments, Antifa, and BLM, America is watching chaos erupt in sync across major cities and universities. But who is paying for it - and why? Jillian Michaels sits down with investigative researcher and author of Controligarchs, Seamus Bruner at The Government Accountability Institute, to follow the money and expose the billionaire networks, dark-money foundations, NGOs, and foreign influence suspected of fueling civil unrest, lawless streets, and the breakdown of public order. From Soros to Gates, Walmart Heiresses to Chinese Billionaires with CCP connections - no stone is left unturned
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Duration:01:15:12
ERIC BOLLING: Government Shutdown, Socialist Shift & Trump’s Next Move
10/31/2025
Jillian Michaels sits down with Eric Bolling for a no-BS look at the country’s breaking points, a five-week government shutdown, food-stamp chaos and a potential shift in socialism.
They preview next week’s elections in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, where socialism and security are both on the ballot.
The two also break down Trump’s trade talks with Xi Jinping, Fentanyl drug boats, and the controversy over his White House ballroom renovation funded by private donors. This episode is fast, fiery, and unapologetically real, cutting through headlines to reveal what’s actually at stake for America’s future.
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Duration:01:19:44
Kelsi Sheren EXPOSES the System Profiting From EUTHANASIA: Inside the MAiD Crisis Horrors!
10/29/2025
Kelsi Sheren survived war — but what she experienced after coming home was far darker.
In this episode, Kelsi exposes the horrifying reality of Canada’s MAiD program: a system offering euthanasia not just to veterans, but to the disabled, the mentally ill, those battling depression, and — in proposed expansions — even minors. Instead of offering treatment, care, or hope, the government is quietly offering death.
She explains how a program that was “only for the terminally ill” rapidly expanded into a system that targets vulnerable people… and why similar policies are now being discussed in the United States.
We also break down:
What war is actually like: the trauma, the guilt, the invisible wounds
Why veterans are being offered euthanasia instead of healthcare
How disabled citizens and the depressed became eligible
How minors could be next
The financial and political incentives to choose death over treatment
Psychedelic therapy and breakthrough treatments that actually heal PTSD and brain injury
This isn’t just a Canadian problem.This is a warning.
If the public stays silent, this will spread — and it’s already being proposed in America.
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Duration:01:17:14
Riley Gaines: Border Lies, Shutdown Showdown, National Guard Portland, Trans Athlete Ruling
10/26/2025
Riley Gaines joins Jillian to share opinions, feelings, and expertise on this week’s trending news stories in America. From week 3 of the historic government shutdown (polls, paychecks, fallout) to the Ninth Circuit’s National Guard ruling in Portland Oregon (federal vs. state power), No Kings Protests, ICE Tracker Controversy, the USA Powerlifting/Minnesota Supreme Court case (fairness in women’s sports), and what Democrats actually stand for on immigration (Title 8, expedited removal, sanctuary city policies, then-vs-now with Clinton/Obama). Plus: Fetterman’s viral moment, new data on trans identification trends, and more.
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Duration:01:21:49
The Woke Left Can’t Stand Her — Virginia’s Gubernatorial Candidate Winsome Earle-Sears Won’t Back Down
10/22/2025
The Trump-Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears came to America from Jamaica with nothing but grit and a dream — and made history.
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, small business owner, and Virginia’s first woman of color ever elected statewide, Winsome Earle-Sears shattered barriers to become Lieutenant Governor — and now, she’s running for governor.
In this powerful episode, Winsome opens up about the beliefs and experiences that shaped her journey: her positions on abortion, gay marriage, ICE, Immigration, DEI, and right-to-work laws; the Jay Jones controversy that ignited debate across Virginia; and her bold vision for a state united by freedom, opportunity, and accountability — not identity politics.
For the first time, she also speaks from the heart about the tragic loss of her daughter, and how that pain transformed her into a more compassionate, purpose-driven leader.
Courage, conviction, and compassion — Get to know the firebrand that is taking Virginia’s gubernatorial race by storm.
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Duration:01:17:13
SCOTT JENNINGS: HAMAS ERUPTS, ANTIFA SPREADS, AND AOC & BERNIE GO FULL SOCIALIST MADNESS
10/19/2025
Scott Jennings joins Jillian to disseminate the week’s political firestorms: Trump team brings peace to the Middle East but will Hamas block "phase 2"? No Kings protests rage. We look at who's behind the Antifa riots and specifically who is funding it. Then, the government shutdown, and the AOC–Bernie socialist revival.
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Duration:01:17:35
CONGRESSMAN DONALDS EXPOSES THE LIES: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, NEWSOM’S POWER GRAB & THE LEFT’S IDENTITY POLITICS GAME
10/17/2025
Congressman Byron Donalds sits down with Jillian Michaels for a fiery, unfiltered conversation on everything shaking Washington — the government shutdown, Newsom’s Prop 50 gerrymandering scandal, the fight over healthcare for undocumented migrants and his viral showdown with Rashida Tlaib, calling out the left’s toxic identity politics and the media’s double standard. From power plays to political theater, he lays bare how corruption and culture wars are reshaping America’s future.
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Duration:01:00:01
The Truth About Race and America’s Fracture - Kaizen Aseidu
10/15/2025
Political extremism has gone off the rails — and America’s obsession with tribalism and identity politics is tearing us apart. From nonstop race-baiting to media manipulation, our culture is literally creating new racists.
In this explosive episode of Keeping It Real, Jillian Michaels and Kaizen Asiedu break down what’s really fueling the divide — and ask the questions no one else will:
Can we still talk about race without hate?
Can we find common ground in a culture built on outrage? And if can't... are we headed for civil war?
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Duration:01:19:28
The Radical Left Is Playing with Fire - Bill O’Reilly Warns What’s Coming Next
10/8/2025
In this explosive episode, Bill O’Reilly joins Jillian to tackle one of the most urgent questions of our time — is America on the brink of repeating the darkest chapters of history?
Drawing from his new book Confronting Evil, O’Reilly lays out chilling parallels between the rise of totalitarian regimes of the past and the political radicalism infecting America today. From street mobs to online echo chambers, he exposes how propaganda has gone on steroids in the age of social media, and how truth itself is being weaponized.
O’Reilly doesn’t hold back — he calls out Democratic leaders like Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker for fueling lawlessness, ignoring federal statutes, and turning moral cowardice into political currency. He warns of the radical left’s march toward socialism, embodied by figures like Zohran Mamdani, and makes the case that unchecked ideology always ends the same way — with chaos and control.
This isn’t nostalgia or fear-mongering — it’s a reality check from one of America’s most seasoned truth-tellers, connecting the dots between history’s monsters and today’s moral drift.
If you care about freedom, accountability, and the fight for America’s soul — don’t miss this one.
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Duration:00:41:54
Dave Rubin: Groundbreaking Gaza Deal: Trump’s Peace Ultimatum
10/1/2025
Dave Rubin—host of The Rubin Report—joins us for a detailed breakdown of the plan: what’s actually in those 20 points, what history tells us about their chances, and how the narratives are already being spun on both sides. We cut through the headlines to reveal the devil in the details—and what this deal could really mean for the future of the Middle East.
Dave also opens up about his friendship with Charlie Kirk, and we widen the lens to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time: misinformation. From propaganda to political gaslighting, how do we separate truth from fiction before it tears us apart?
This episode is part political analysis, part history lesson, and part personal reflection—designed to give you clarity on what’s truly at stake.
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Duration:00:57:27
Why I walked, Gaza Misinformation, California Fraud & Health Lies with Investigative Journalist James Li
9/26/2025
Jillian Michaels and investigative journalist James Li engage in a good-faith dialogue on Gaza: the homan toll, the information war, and how to disagree without dehumanizing. Then, they go deep on California policy scandals—from waste and fraud to the perverse incentives behind them. Plus, they address the most dangerous health cover-ups that shape what information the public is and isn’t told.
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Duration:02:05:07