The Andrew Klavan Show

Friendly Fire: The Next Decade Begins

Oct 17, 2025
The hosts celebrate a decade of growth at the Daily Wire, sharing Matt Walsh's nostalgic broadcasting origins. They debate critical comments made by Ketanji Brown Jackson regarding voting and explore the recent leak of young Republicans' group chats. Isabel Brown joins to discuss Gen Z's shifting attitudes towards gender identity and the rejection of extreme ideologies. The hosts also tease the upcoming Pendragon Cycle series and reflect on their ambitions for the future. Tune in for a lively discussion filled with insights and predictions!
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ANECDOTE

Early Daily Wire: Broadcasting From A Car

  • Matt Walsh recalled starting his show broadcasting from his wife's Volkswagen Passat in a Walmart parking lot.
  • The hosts laughed about early Daily Wire scrappiness and on-air slipups that became company lore.
INSIGHT

Flawed Disability Analogy In Voting Debate

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson compared vote-access remedies to disability law, prompting sharp criticism from hosts who called the analogy legally and morally flawed.
  • Ben Shapiro and Michael Knowles argued that equating black voters with disability misunderstands the ADA's physical basis and misframes voting rights.
INSIGHT

Private Chat Leak As Political Distraction

  • Politico leaked private Young Republican chats filled with edgy jokes, which hosts saw as a political hit and distraction.
  • Panelists argued the leak diverts attention from violent rhetoric on the left and warned against overreacting to private banter.
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