Just because a government department has "education" in its name doesn't mean it helps kids learn. That's the core takeaway from this conversation between Charlie and the president of America's greatest college, Dr. Larry Arnn of Hillsdale. Dr. Arnn explains why education can never be forced, only enabled, why education isn't in the Constitution, why Winston Churchill's critics are mistaken, and more. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
Feb 23, 2025•40 min
Charlie, Jack, Andrew, and Blake dissect the pressing questions of the moment, including: -Is Canada a fake country? -Are man buns gay? -What statues should be included in Trump's revived Garden of American Heroes? Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Kash Patel has arrived, and Mitch McConnell is leaving. Charlie lays out what is to come, and just as importantly, what failed agenda we're bidding farewell to, forever. Nate Morris, a potential candidate to replace Kentucky's outgoing senator, joins the show. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 21, 2025•35 min
What are the philosophical differences between classical views of education and the industrial education model that prevails in the United States and around the world? David Goodwin, headmaster of The Ambrose School in Boise, explains his blast-from-the-past education strategy that is exploding in popularity all around the country. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 21, 2025•30 min
A collection of ex-conservatives is holding a "Principles First" conference in D.C. this weekend to signal their smug superiority. Charlie breaks down what their conference really means and why the new right is such an improvement. Plus, President Trump has ordered men out of women's sports, so why are school leaders in Maine ignoring him? Charlie talks to Zoe Hutchins and State Rep. Laurel Libby for their firsthand experiences, and calls for the Trump administration to step up enforcement. Plus...
Feb 20, 2025•50 min
J.D. Vance put Europe on notice when he arrived in Munich and called the continent's leaders out for their fake freedom and fake democracies. They protested, but it's all true. Marie-Thérèse Kaiser of the AfD party talks about Germany's imminent elections and all the ways her country's government clamps down on political speech. Plus, new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin explains the huge amounts of waste that need to be cleaned up at America's waste-cleanup agency. Watch ad-free on me...
Feb 19, 2025•35 min
Donald Trump is ready for peace in Ukraine, and he doesn’t care who he has to insult to get it. Charlie reads and reacts to Trump’s latest burst of unconventional diplomacy. Then, Michael Knowles and Charlie discuss their shared experience going 25-to-1 against the bizarre-looking creatures of the Jubilee podcast. Brett Galaszewski explains the significance of the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk...
Feb 19, 2025•36 min
Polls show that Donald Trump's approval is at record highs with young people and Gen X...but voters over 65 are far less upbeat about the president's performance. What's going on? Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen unpacks this surprising trend. Then, former FBI higher-up Chris Piehota explains to Charlie how Kash Patel can fix up the FBI on Day 1 — that is, if we're sure we even want an FBI at all. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See ...
Feb 18, 2025•34 min
Is DOGE about to unwind the biggest fraud in American history? Charlie reacts to Elon Musk highlighting the millions of expired century-old Social Security numbers that are still active, and discusses all the fraud it could enable not just in America but around the world. Newt Gingrich discusses peace talks with Russia and NATO's future. Watch the ad-free version at members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Feb 18, 2025•37 min
A Kennedy just joined a presidential administration...and every Democrat voted against it! MAHA Action CEO Del Bigtree talks about the countless ways that RFK Jr. could study vaccines, chronic health ailments, and all the other issues where progress is sabotaged by Big Pharma, Big Ag, and Big Chemical. Plus, Mercedes Schlapp provides a preview of the upcoming CPAC Conference happening this week in Washington D.C. Watch ad free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk....
Feb 17, 2025•34 min
Canada booed our National Anthem, got beat up, and then lost. Charlie reacts to the weekend’s epic hockey throwdown and what it says about American revival. Then he reacts to 60 Minutes confirming what VP Vance said: Europe doesn't have free speech. So, why do we pay for their defense? Professor John Yoo breaks down the constitutional showdown between the Trump Admin and district court judges. Watch ad free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supp...
Feb 17, 2025•34 min
Charlie takes some of his favorite questions ever from Exclusives subscribers, including: -How can Trump prevent arts and theater from remaining Ground Zero for wokeness? -Could it be possible to ban abortion by simply having the administration redefine it? -Why does Charlie play a Scottish song as the show's theme? Become an Exclusives subscriber and ask Charlie a question on-air by going to members.charliekirk.com. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystud...
Feb 17, 2025•39 min
Long before Charlie started doing his college visits, Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle were barnstorming from campus to campus to preach the gospel, defend the Christian faith, an answer questions from students desperately seeking answers. Chrlie and the Knechtle's discuss how they got started, what they encounter on campuses, how the climate among young people has changed, and more. Watch at members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Feb 16, 2025•25 min
Charlie, Andrew, Tyler, and Blake discuss all the most important topics as the Trump admin enters its third week, including: -Is the cultural vibe shifting against tattoos? -Should the government ban playing loud music on buses and trains? -Okay, once and for all: Are the Lord of the Rings movies gay? Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 15, 2025•1 hr 13 min
The show celebrates Valentine's Day with a love letter to VP Vance, who just annihilated Europe's globalists with a superstar speech in Munich. Charlie reacts, then talks to Ed Dowd about the hugely promising developments at DOGE. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 14, 2025•40 min
The first month of the Trump administration has been a constant trail of Democrat and media tears, with shockingly few counterstrikes. Kane joins Charlie to lay out why Trump 2.0 has been so much more effective than the 1.0 version, and why it's more likely to accelerate than to slow down. Charlie reacts to a hilarious clip of liberal podcasters admiring Trump's success so far. Josh Hammer lays out the coming constitutional crisis of liberal judges imposing nationwide injunctions for everything ...
Feb 14, 2025•34 min
RFK Jr. is officially the HHS Secretary, and MAHA’s moment has officially arrived. Charlie walks through the last 6 months that brought us to this incredible moment, starting at RFK's endorsement of Donald Trump at Turning Point's event last August. Alex Clark joins to look to the future of MAHA, and the most important things she hopes RFK will do to lower chronic disease in America. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystud...
Feb 13, 2025•35 min
Donald Trump's victory in November means he won't go to prison, but the lawfare against him is by no means ended — if anything, it has expanded. Alex Marlow of Breitbart joins to talk about the radical judges with a grudge against Trump who are using sweeping national injunctions to prevent Trump from delivering on his promises. Plus, Charlie reacts to a viral Oval Office press conference by Trump and Elon Musk, and learns about the "wokest hospital in America." Support the show: http://ww...
Feb 13, 2025•35 min
It's a day of big breaking news in Washington. Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed as Trump's new DNI, and President Trump has announced a major breakthrough in peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Charlie reacts, and talks to Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Watch ad free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 12, 2025•36 min
How did America get to the point where it is borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars from the Chinese so that it can ship it all back out as aid to foreign countries? Sen. Rand Paul talks about the need for radical reforms to spending priorities in Washington to avoid cataclysm. Plus, Charlie talks to new HUD Secretary Scott Turner about the billions in savings to be found in his department, and reacts to an impressive speech by the vice president at a global AI summit. Watch ad free on member...
Feb 12, 2025•37 min
Professional psychiatrists are reporting a huge surge of left-wing patients ever since the 2024 election. That's funny, of course, but it has deeper importance too. Charlie explains why the left making itself into the party of mental illness has hobbled their ability to resist Trump's shock-and-awe agenda. USAID whistleblower, Dr. Mark Moyar, explains how the organization funded "privilege walks" and more with taxpayer dollars. Watch ad free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://w...
Feb 11, 2025•36 min
We are on the cutting edge of the reclamation of the American republic. Step 1: Reclaiming the spending process from the parasites of Washington. Charlie talks to Sen. Rick Scott about the need to slash spending by re-asserting executive control over the budget. Plus, Sen. Mike Lee talks about why Kash Patel's confirmation will blast the deep state to pieces, and what the 5,000 FBI agents assigned to J6 reveal. Charlie gives his response to the massive Super Bowl blowout. Support the show: http:...
Feb 10, 2025•35 min
The left is losing their minds at how fast Elon is working with DOGE to dismantle wasteful, frivolous, or outright fraudulent spending. Charlie talks about why the early efforts of DOGE are so important not just for saving America's budget, but also reviving the authentic constitutional order. Mark Halperin explains why Democrats have struggled so much to muster resistance to Trump's opening moves. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
Feb 10, 2025•36 min
Charlie takes questions from Exclusives subscribers, including: -What does Charlie think about the Austrian school of economics? -Is there hope for reversing the situation in Colorado? -Are Trump's musing about Gaza compatible with America First? Become an Exclusives subscriber and ask Charlie a question on-air by going to members.charliekirk.com. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 10, 2025•35 min
Enjoy Charlie’s conversation with Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle at the most highly-attended Freedom Night to date at Dream City Church. The conversation is all about their evangelism on college campuses, how they came to know Christ themselves, and why being able to defend your faith matters. The Knechtles and Charlie also take questions from the many students in the audience. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Charlie, Jack, Tyler, and Blake discuss all the most important topics as the Trump admin enters its third week, including: -What theme song should we use for the mission to destroy the giant meteor headed for Earth in 2032? -Is this the Super Bowl from Hell? -What are the gayest things U.S. tax dollars paid for through USAID? Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 7 min
How are deportations proceeding in the first weeks of the Trump Admin, and what are the plans to get them sped up even more? Border Czar Tom Homan joins Charlie to map it all out and respond to the attacks lobbed by the left. Charlie also explains why the confirmation of Russ Vought to run OMB is quietly of Trump's most important early appointments. Watch ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 07, 2025•38 min
A century ago, President Woodrow Wilson imposed a radically new vision of American government: Rule by the "experts," instead of rule by the people. Charlie explains how President Trump's sweeping executive orders and aggressive attacks on D.C. agencies aren't just about keeping his promises: They're a restoration of the Constitution's vision of the presidency. Plus, Riley Gaines reacts to President Trump's executive order rescuing women's sports from the intrusion of perverted biological men. W...
Feb 06, 2025•35 min
Donald Trump's new term is defined by one thing: Keeping his promises, more quickly and more aggressively than any other president in history. Charlie talks about the president's promise-keeping blitz in a talk with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Sean Davis explains the critical importance of a little-known law called the Impoundment Control Act. Watch ad-free at members.charliekirk.com! Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
Feb 06, 2025•36 min
Before news broke from President Trump regarding the US and Gaza, Charlie had a sit-down interview with Governor Mike Huckabee, America's next ambassador to Israel. The two discuss why Israel matters to Trump, to Chrisitians, and to the United States, as well as what made Huckabee leave show business to reenter politics and accept the role. They also unpack the Trump team's unprecedentedly aggressive efforts to keep its many campaign promises. Watch ad-free at members.charliekirk.com! Support th...
Feb 06, 2025•37 min
