Why We Avoid Commenting on Commentators

🎙️ We break down why “just asking questions” turns into an incentive structure for inventing madness. We discuss what this kind of content does to real people who are living through real grief, and the influencers online who are trying to cash in on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk and the fight with Candace Owens.

⚡ Then we pivot to a brutal week of terror news and the political responses that make our blood boil. We run through the headlines, the media gymnastics, and the hard pivots. Primarily, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wandering into Trump-land while the question is about jihad, Chris Murphy turning violence into a fundraising pitch, and the broader weakness that keeps showing up across Western politics. What will it take for liberals to get serious about radical Islamic terrorism?

🐘 Then, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins the Progrum. We talk Arkansas momentum, National Guard troops in D.C. and what changes on the ground. Plus, her quick stop at the White House to address farmers' needs and the economy going into 2026. And, what does the Huckabee family Christmas look like?

👑 And our signature game, King of the Hill with Adam Kinzinger taking on champion Steve Schmidt.

00:00 - Why we refuse to commentate on commentating

04:24 - The Charlie Kirk tragedy should not be a content machine

10:09 - How conspiracies hijack the vacuum before court facts land

21:47 - Debbie Wasserman Schultz hard-pivots away from jihad

28:28 - Chris Murphy blames Trump for violence and gets roasted

31:52 - Australia clip: leaders stammer around radical clerics

43:45 - King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Adam Kinzinger

55:38 - Ja Rule’s golf shot goes sideways

56:54 - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins The Progrum

59:04 - Arkansas Guard in D.C. and what the city feels like now

1:04:10 - Why food security is national security

1:09:41 - The economy, midterms, and selling the administration’s case

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