Child grooming
Subject in Parenting
Child grooming has come up in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Crime Junkie. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Oprah WinfreyAmerican broadcaster whom Nguyen said he met while traveling with his Zen teacher
Winfrey recounted that a molester's description of grooming his stepdaughter made her realize her own abuse, beginning with tickling, had been planned.
“until that guy on the Oprah show explained how he had groomed his daughter. And I realized, oh, the tickling had been planned”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed Everything (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 27:04
Winfrey said molesters she interviewed told her they deliberately choose and groom children they believe will not tell.
“they have told me with their own voices that they choose the kids and groom the kids that they think will not tell”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed Everything (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 22:50
Ashley FlowersCreator and host of the true crime podcast Crime Junkie and founder of Audiochuck
Flowers argues that Hueber used one victim to prey on the next as part of his grooming process.
“And the way that he would use one victim to prey on the next, I think, is part of the process as well”
Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 8:50
Andrew HammelAmerican lawyer and journalist who wrote a Quillette article on the Michael Jackson allegations
Hammel concludes that Jackson was a pedophile who showed a consistent pattern of grooming young boys.
“there is a consistent pattern of him seeking out inappropriate contact with young boys and engaging in clear grooming behavior with young boys”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327 (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:32
Debra SohSex neuroscientist and author of Sextinction and The End of Gender
Soh argued that pedophilia is biological and rooted in brain structure rather than caused by childhood abuse.
“And there are differences in the structure of their brain in terms of why they are attracted to kids”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Alex Murdaugh Convictions OVERTURNED, with Vinnie Politan and Charlie Condon, and the TRUTH About the "Sex Recession," with Dr. Debra Soh | Ep. 1316 (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:50:46
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 2 episodes
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
- Crime Junkie · 1 episode
Episodes
OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed EverythingOn Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 16, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Oprah Winfrey tells Jay Shetty about her Mississippi childhood, surviving abuse, her rise in broadcasting, spiritual practice, legacy, and her upcoming Aha experience at the Sphere.
WARNING: Roger HueberCrime Junkie · Jul 13, 2026 · 46 min
Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat recount the 2005 disappearance of Cheryl Rucci, a witness against corrections officer Roger Hueber, and a previously unreported sighting.
The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327The Megyn Kelly Show · May 28, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly and lawyer-journalist Andrew Hammel review the Michael Jackson abuse allegations from 1993 through the Leaving Neverland accusers, weighing evidence against accuser credibility.
- Alex Murdaugh Convictions OVERTURNED, with Vinnie Politan and Charlie Condon, and the TRUTH About the "Sex Recession," with Dr. Debra Soh | Ep. 1316
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 13, 2026 · 2 h 13 min
Megyn Kelly discusses the overturning of Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions with Vinnie Politan and Charlie Condon, then the 'sex recession' with Debra Soh.