We step away from Joe Rogan to break down JD Vance's September 2025 appearance on the Charlie Kirk Podcast.
The Guardian | Texts, plans and a confession: prosecutor lays out startling details in Charlie Kirk shooting - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/charlie-kirk-shooting-prosecutor-utah
NBC News | Right-wing terror attacks plunged in 2025, while left-wing attacks ticked up: study - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/right-wing-terror-attacks-plunged-2025-left-wing-attacks-ticked-study-rcna233704
A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362083228_A_comparison_of_political_violence_by_left-wing_right-wing_and_Islamist_extremists_in_the_United_States_and_the_world
CCJLS | Far-left versus Far-right Fatal Violence: An Empirical Assessment of the Prevalence of Ideologically Motivated Homicides in the United States - https://ccjls.scholasticahq.com/article/26973-far-left-versus-far-right-fatal-violence-an-empirical-assessment-of-the-prevalence-of-ideologically-motivated-homicides-in-the-united-states
The Guardian | US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/justice-department-study-far-right-extremist-violence
NIJ | What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism - https://web.archive.org/web/20250911012550/https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/what-nij-research-tells-us-about-domestic-terrorism
Wikipedia | 2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Dallas_ICE_facility_shooting
New York Times | Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/justice-trump-george-soros-foundation.html
CNN | Trump suggests undocumented immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’ - https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/07/politics/trump-undocumented-immigrants-bad-genes/index.html
Snopes | Fact Check: Charlie Kirk once said prominent Black women didn't have 'brain processing power' to be taken seriously - https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-charlie-kirk-once-170000805.html
YouGov | What Americans really think about political violence - https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll
CSIS | Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us - https://www.csis.org/analysis/left-wing-terrorism-and-political-violence-united-states-what-data-tells-us
The Guardian | Nearly one in four Americans believe political violence justified to ‘save’ US - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/us-political-violence-justified-survey
Wikipedia | Professor Watchlist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Watchlist
Politco | Trump’s man on campus - https://www.politico.eu/article/charlie-kirk-donald-trump-man-on-campus-turning-point-usa/
New Yorker | A Conservative Nonprofit That Seeks to Transform College Campuses Faces Allegations of Racial Bias and Illegal Campaign Activity - https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-conservative-nonprofit-that-seeks-to-transform-college-campuses-faces-allegations-of-racial-bias-and-illegal-campaign-activity
Mediaite | Charlie Kirk Shouts ‘Fake News’ at a Town Hall Questioner For Asking About Something He Actually Said - https://www.mediaite.com/tv/charlie-kirk-shouts-fake-news-at-a-town-hall-questioner-for-asking-about-something-he-actually-said/
Minnesota Reformer | Right-wing celeb Charlie Kirk thinks George Floyd is a ‘scumbag’ - https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hagedorn-munson-attend-charlie-kirk-speech-in-mankato/
Fact Check | Flawed Comparison on Coronavirus, H1N1 Emergency Timelines - https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/flawed-comparison-on-coronavirus-h1n1-emergency-timelines/
New York Times | For Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist, the Virus Is a Cudgel - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/charlie-kirk-conservatives-coronavirus.html
Economic Times | 'Abortion worse than holocaust': Charlie Kirk's controversial views re-surface after Trump ally assassinated - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-abortion-worse-than-holocaust-charlie-kirks-controversial-views-re-surface-daughter-rape-baby-delivered-after-trump-ally-assassinated/articleshow/123831808.cms
Media Matters | On YouTube, Charlie Kirk warns that gay people “want to corrupt your children” - https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/youtube-charlie-kirk-warns-gay-people-want-corrupt-your-children
Clips used under fair use from the Charlie Kirk show on September 15th 2025.
our other shows:
Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed
Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast
Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:
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Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks
