Fearless with Jason Whitlock

The path that led to Aqib Talib’s involvement in the death of a youth football coach was set long ago. It's a path he chose. Talib embraced a dangerous persona to present to the world. It was a reputation he needed to live up to, on and off the field. “Aqib Talib spent the better part of two decades projecting an identity and image of himself as a football-playing thug. He wanted everyone he came in contact with to know he was 'about that life.'” Jason says this identity, influenced by pop culture and hip hop music, is killing black men. “Popular culture celebrates the bad guy. From Tony Soprano to Jay Z, the American zeitgeist rewards the unrepentant criminal.” "Fearless" soldier T.J. Moe joins Jason to discuss how the identity you adopt impacts your life. Virgil Walker stops in to discuss authenticity in the black community. Royce White shares his thoughts on the cultural influences that shape the black community and asks for Ice Cube to get the respect he deserves. Wednesdays mean Tennessee Harmony. Pastors Anthony Walker and Bobby Harrington join Jason and T.J. to discuss why society rewards the wicked.We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com​​Today's Sponsor:Nugenix Total T is the number one selling testosterone booster at GNC. Text “FEARLESS” to 231-231 and get a bottle of Nugenix Thermo, their most powerful fat incinerator ever, with key ingredients to help you get back into shape fast… ABSOLUTELY FREE.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since the deadly shooting of youth football coach Mike Hickmon, we hear directly from the witnesses on the field during the tragedy. Dragon Elite Academy Coaches Kerry Lewis, Mark West, and Heith Mayes share the details of what began as an argument with game officials that turned deadly. They believe the tragedy was completely preventable, and the blame for sparking the events that led to the shooting lies solely on one man: former NFL star Aqib Talib. “Aqib incited the whole uproar,” Dragon Elite coach Kerry Lewis tells Jason. “The game would’ve never been stopped had Aqib not come over to our sideline to yell at the refs.” "Fearless" is the only place where you will hear the story of how a Pee Wee game turned violent and left Aqib’s brother Yakub Talib in jail on murder charges. This tragedy highlights two issues: the epidemic of black-on-black crime and the proliferation of adult misconduct in youth sports. "Fearless" contributors T.J. Moe and Steve Kim join the show to discuss the newest details in the case.We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.comToday's Sponsor:Cozy Earth bed sheets are soft, made of the finest luxury material and temperature-regulating so you can sleep cool and comfy year-round! Save 35% when you go to https://CozyEarth.com/FEARLESS and enter my special promo code FEARLESS at checkout.The Blaze patriotic sock packs are back! There are TWO sock packages and stylish drink covers to choose from. Order both and we’ll throw in a FREE bonus set of socks! For BlazeTV subscribers, use promo code “Blaze Sub” for 20% off your purchase. Not a subscriber? Subscribe to BlazeTV now and use promo code “FearlessSocks” to save on both your BlazeTV subscription AND get 20% off these limited-edition socks. Go to BlazeSocks.com.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Saturday, an argument following a youth football scrimmage led to the murder of a coach in front of his 9-year-old son. Despite the alleged shooter being the brother of a former NFL star and despite that same Super Bowl champion player being on the field when the murder happened, you probably haven’t heard the name Michael Hickmon. The former college football running back had spent his post-playing career giving back to the youth in his community. That's just what he was doing when Yaqub Talib, the brother of former Denver Broncos star Aqib Talib, shot and killed him following a post-game dispute. The story didn’t lead on ESPN’s SportsCenter, LeBron James hasn't tweeted for justice, and there is no "Say His Name" campaign for Hickmon. “Hickmon is unworthy of the kind of deification corporate and social media reserve for heroic black men harmed while resisting arrest. Hickmon is no George Floyd, Michael Brown, Daunte Wright, Rayshard Brooks, Jacob Blake, or Eric Garner,” Jason says. "It's racist to discuss the self-hatred that provokes black men to cavalierly settle disagreements with gun violence.” "Fearless" contributors Dave Shannon and Steve Kim share their thoughts on the tragedy. And Steve weighs in on whether Fox Sports and Amazon should reconsider their associations with Aqib Talib following the murder.​​Today's Sponsor:School has begun! Many kids don’t know where their meals will come from. For every order in the month of August, Good Ranchers is donating to help kids by providing high-quality and nutritious meals, and you can join by ordering a box. Support this campaign and get $30 off any box of beef, chicken, or seafood + FREE shipping using my code, “FEARLESS”, or visit https://GoodRanchers.com/FEARLESS.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diversity, inclusion, and equity — or as Jason calls it, D.I.E. — is a movement that promotes drag queens teaching kids how to ride stripper poles, banishes men from leadership roles, and makes Christians ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Why did the FBI raid Donald Trump’s estate in Florida? Cale Gundy, University of Oklahoma football coach, bowed to woke culture like a coward and resigned as a result of his actions. His black players' message to him: They will miss him? “Fearless” soldier Royce White fell short of winning Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District! The votes he needed to win were taken by an unknown candidate named Guy Gaskin. Is this guy real?If you can find any information on Gaskin, contact Jason at fearless@theblaze.com.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition, we sit down with "Fearless" soldier Royce White, fresh off his first battle in the political arena. Royce’s bid for the Republican nomination to take on the far-left Ilhan Omar fell short, but he joins the show to discuss the lessons learned and what is next. Jason and Royce discussed the reasons why the political establishment and party Democrats are so terrified of black conservative candidates. “There's a conservative movement coming. There's a black conservative movement coming that is not afraid, that has sacred honor, that has morals and ethics that we are willing to live by and die for.” Royce says. As further evidence of the fear free-thinking black people impose on liberals, Mother Jones released a hit piece days before the primary entitled, “What Happened to Royce White?” The article questions the authenticity of Royce’s political beliefs, even saying his campaign felt like “a prank.” Jason says the tone of the article is fairly evident. “How dare Royce White intellectually evolve? We gave him a set of talking points at birth that as a black man he has to stick to, and he's strayed from those talking points.” Plus, Royce shares his thoughts on the FBI’s raid on resident Trump. We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com ​​Today's Sponsor:You can get a FREE report with all the details of how adding Bank On Yourself to your financial plan can help you take back control of your money. Just go to https://BankOnYourself.com/FEARLESS.You spoke and we listened, so The Blaze patriotic sock packs are back again! There are TWO sock packages and stylish drink covers to choose from. Order both and we’ll throw in a FREE bonus set of socks! For BlazeTV subscribers, use promo code “Blaze Sub” for 20% off your purchase. Not a subscriber? No problem! Subscribe to BlazeTV now and use promo code “FearlessSocks” to save on both your BlazeTV subscription AND get 20% off these limited-edition socks. Go to BlazeSocks.com.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The circumstances that led to the “resignation” of Oklahoma’s Cale Gundy are far more complicated than the use of a racial slur. He’s another victim of the woke mob and cancel culture. The longtime coach and former Sooner quarterback’s attempt to reprimand a player violated a social code that men of his generation keep running afoul of. “In his outrage, Gundy forgets that it’s illegal for college coaches, particularly white ones, to preach their values to black men. Only white liberals are allowed to preach values to black people, especially on a college campus.” Jason says Gundy’s true failure was believing he could still teach time-honored values to today’s NCAA athletes. “Cale Gundy quit because woke culture forbids sharing his values. It’s the same reason Jay Wright retired as Villanova’s basketball coach at age 60. Same goes for Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski at age 75.” Sooner faithful Virgil Walker shares his thoughts on the matter, and "Fearless" soldier T.J. Moe tells us why Brent Venables is a fraud. And Wednesday means “Tennessee Harmony” with Pastors Bobby Harrington and Anthony Walker as "Fearless" explores the differences between heading up a national ministry and leading a local congregation.  We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com ​​Today's Sponsor:CrowdHealth gives you a new way to pay for healthcare. Go to https://JOINCROWDHEALTH.com right now and get your first 6 months for just $99 per month by using promo code FEARLESS.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In both a historic and unprecedented move, the FBI raided the home of former President Donald Trump. The search warrant was issued to recover alleged top secret documents Trump had removed from the White House. While the Left is cheering the move as another blow to the potential 2024 campaign of Donald Trump, Jason argues the raid has done the exact opposite. “This is going to work out well for Trump politically, he gets to be the martyr; and he's not just claiming to be a martyr, he is a martyr.” Jack Posobiec joins Jason to discuss the significance of the actions taken by the Justice Department and why this has the potential to be a turning point in the history of our country. "Fearless" contributor Delano Squires shares his thoughts on the Trump raid and how the diversity, inclusion, and equity movement is poisoning men. T.J. Moe joins the Trump discussion and makes the case for Ron DeSantis to be the Republican presidential candidate for 2024. The newest member of the Fearless Army, Virgil Walker, adds a biblical insight to the Trump conversation and explores how the D.I.E. campaign has made "evangelical" a derogatory term. Plus, the first lady of "Fearless," Shemeka Michelle, enters the Trump vs. DeSantis debate.  We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com​​Today's Sponsor:You can save up to 50% or more on life insurance! Plus, no extra fees, no unnecessary medical exams, and we never sell your information to third parties. Head to https://policygenius.com/FEARLESS to get your free quotes and see how much you could save today!Cozy Earth bed sheets are soft, made of the finest luxury material and temperature-regulating so you can sleep cool and comfy year-round! Save 35% when you go to https://CozyEarth.com/FEARLESS and enter my special promo code FEARLESS at checkout.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason believes the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement — or what he more accurately refers to as the diversity, inclusion, equity (D.I.E.) movement — is the real enemy of God in today’s culture. Those who worship at the altar of D.I.E. have bought into the lies of the Left that America is a better place with women in charge, the LGBTQ movement isn’t really after your children, and because the Founding Fathers owned slaves, America is racist and needs to be rewritten in the image of today’s new religion: diversity, inclusion, equity. It’s the movement that promotes drag queens teaching kids how to ride a stripper pole, banishes men from leadership roles, makes Christians ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and is even influencing a former NBA star to try to cancel Mt. Rushmore. Jason explores the issues that have allowed D.I.E. a foothold, including the failure of the church and men to stand on biblical truths and reject this spirit of the age.We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.comToday's Sponsor:School has begun! Many kids don’t know where their meals will come from. For every order in the month of August, Good Ranchers is donating to help kids by providing high-quality and nutritious meals, and you can join by ordering a box. Support this campaign and get $30 off any box of beef, chicken, or seafood + FREE shipping using my code, “FEARLESS”, or visit https://GoodRanchers.com/FEARLESS.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for yourself, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Rock says, “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims.” Why can’t football players talk this way? Here’s what we learned from the NFL’s investigation into the Miami Dolphins: Brian Flores is a snitch who embraced the identity of a victim. Ricci Wynne, a 36-year-old recovering drug addict, is the hero who uses his Twitter feed to hold a mirror to the faces of Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, and Kamala Harris. Also, Beyoncé's new album “Renaissance” is out now! It’s garbage, but at least it has “black queer bravado.” What does that even mean? Find out in this week's most Fearless FIRE-STARTERS!We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason atFearless@TheBlaze.com ​​Today's Sponsor:You spoke and we listened, so The Blaze patriotic sock packs are back again! There are TWO sock packages and stylish drink covers to choose from. Order both and we’ll throw in a FREE bonus set of socks! For BlazeTV subscribers, use promo code “Blaze Sub” for 20% off your purchase. Not a subscriber? No problem! Subscribe to BlazeTV now and use promo code “FearlessSocks” to save on both your BlazeTV subscription AND get 20% off these limited-edition socks. Go to BlazeSocks.com.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for you, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!”Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does it seem like America doesn’t care that WNBA star Brittney Griner was just sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison? Jason says the reason has nothing to do with racism or sexism. “Race and sex play a role, but not in the way Griner’s loudest supporters argue. The truth is the identity politics movement is the reason Griner is caught in a cold war game that used to be reserved for men only. She’s a victim of the feminist movement that states there’s no difference between Brittney Griner and John McCain …” Jason also points to cynicism towards the American justice system as a reason for the lack of sympathy for Griner, a system that he argues has embraced the same political one-sidedness that Russia exhibits. “It’s difficult to muster outrage at the unfairness and harshness of the Russian courts when our own system has fully embraced a harshness and one-sided political motivation.” "Fearless" contributor Steve Kim weighs in on the Griner situation and why he doesn’t care. A jury ordered Alex Jones to pay $4 million dollars to parents of the Sandy Hook victims as punishment for calling the shooting a hoax. Royce White joins the show to explain who and what is really on trial in the case. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has filed federal charges against four officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting. Maj Toure has an opinion that leads to some friendly fire between him and Jason. The first lady of "Fearless," Shemeka Michelle, helps us make sense of a video of a woman spitting on a store clerk for simply asking her children not to throw bags of chips. You’ll want to see this video. Plus, Delano Squires joins the show to tell us why monkeypox is the real “don’t say gay.” We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at Fearless@TheBlaze.com ​​Today's Sponsor:You spoke and we listened, so The Blaze patriotic sock packs are back again! There are TWO sock packages and stylish drink covers to choose from. Order both and we’ll throw in a FREE bonus set of socks! For BlazeTV subscribers, use promo code “Blaze Sub” for 20% off your purchase. Not a subscriber? No problem! Subscribe to BlazeTV now and use promo code “FearlessSocks” to save on both your BlazeTV subscription AND get 20% off these limited-edition socks. Go to BlazeSocks.com.Shout Out from Jason:Do you love gifts? Would you want to request a personal shout out for you, family or friends from Jason Whitlock?! Click either link below to get the official Shout Out app for Apple or Android and request a personal shout out from Jason Whitlock!Shout Out for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoutout/id1541540629Shout Out for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.shoutoutappGet 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!”Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices