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
NBC News | Right-wing terror attacks plunged in 2025, while left-wing attacks ticked up: study
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
The Guardian | US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit 'far more' violence
NIJ | What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism
Wikipedia | 2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting
New York Times | Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation
CNN | Trump suggests undocumented immigrants who commit murder have 'bad genes'
Snopes | Fact Check: Charlie Kirk once said prominent Black women didn't have 'brain processing power' to be taken seriously
YouGov | What Americans really think about political violence
CSIS | Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us
The Guardian | Nearly one in four Americans believe political violence justified to 'save' US
Wikipedia | Professor Watchlist
Politco | Trump's man on campus
New Yorker | 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
Minnesota Reformer | Right-wing celeb Charlie Kirk thinks George Floyd is a 'scumbag'
Fact Check | Flawed Comparison on Coronavirus, H1N1 Emergency Timelines
New York Times | For Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist, the Virus Is a Cudgel
Economic Times | 'Abortion worse than holocaust': Charlie Kirk's controversial views re-surface after Trump ally assassinated
Media Matters | On YouTube, Charlie Kirk warns that gay people "want to corrupt your children"

Clips used under fair use from the Charlie Kirk show on September 15th 2025.

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Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

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