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The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk / Salem Media · Politics · Right
Charlie is America's hardest working grassroots activist who has your inside scoop on the biggest news of the day and what's really going on behind the headlines. The founder of Turning Point USA and one of social media's most engaged personalities, Charlie is on the front lines of America’s culture war, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of students on over 3,500 college and high school campuses…
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From the Archive: What Is Wisdom? Why Our Schools Stopped Teaching It
At the 2023 Educators Summit, Charlie argues that education must do far more than just fill students with information. It also must teach them to recognize truth, discern good from evil, and live virtuous lives. Charlie explains why wisdom requires discipline, moral formation, and a foundation in biblical truth. If…
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THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 145 — Crime at Cornell? Top TV Shows?
The Thoughtcrime crew gathers from around the world to dissect critical topics such as: -What's the greatest television show of the 21st century? -What's the lesson from the ultra-viral Cornell fraternity story? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com! Support the…
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Charlie’s Q&A at the 2023 Educator’s Summit
What should teachers do when their schools push an agenda they disagree with? What books belong in the classroom and what books should be kept far away? Charlie tackles those questions and more at the 2023 Educator's Summit, and explores the breakdown of public knowledge as standards shifted from “trust the science”…
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America's French Future? + AMA 280
A new wave of student riots are bringing France to its knees, as the children of migrants torch their schools. Blake explains how these riots — heavily immigrant, pushed by the far left — represent a huge threat to America, and a warning of our potential future. Jonathan Keeperman then talks about the Indian…
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Winning Too Much?
As the midterms approach, an unsettling problem has become obvious: As the Trump Administration delivers on its biggest promises, like fixing the border and stopping trans lunacy, voters become forgetful rather than grateful. How can conservatives win elections if fixing up America is actually politically harmful? Tim…
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El-Sayed's Islam + Jack Smith’s Biden Lawfare
Abdul El-Sayed is the new Democrat standard-bearer, aiming to be America's first Muslim senator (and eventually, president). Yet he's also downplaying his own Islam -- so what should we believe? Islam apostate Ridvan Aydemir gives his insights. Julie Kelly explains what yesterday's Jack Smith hearing revealed. Rich…
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Beyond the Midterms: Getting the Ultimate Win
The battle our country is in right now is not the midterms: It's a long, multi-election struggle for the ultimate fate of America. Steve Deace joins for a full hour to make the case for how conservatives should message in the final weeks of the midterm battle, and how we should move forward regardless of what the…
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California's $100k A Year: For Illegals Only
California has become a state where everyone gets guaranteed housing, health care, college, and even smartphones — just as long as they're illegal immigrants rather than citizens. Kenneth Schrupp of City Journal exposes the blue state scam so severe most ordinary Americans simply refuse to believe it. Sean Davis…
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From the Archive: The Fruit of the West is the Fruit of Christianity — Charlie at the Sun Valley Policy Forum
You cannot build a thriving society without being willing to say that some ways of living are better than others — and in particular, that the Christian way of living is better than everything else. Charlie had that lesson and more to impart at the Sun Valley Policy Forum, during an energetic Q&A that showed him at…
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THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 144 — Lesbian Bar Drama? Toys 'R' Us Returns? Elon Musk's Paramount?
The team come back to jump right into compelling topics like: -Is a Boston Globe story on a loopy lesbian bar the funniest ever? -Why is Toys 'R' Us having a revival? -What should be made if Elon Musk buys Paramount? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com! Support…
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From the Archive: A Regime of Anthony Faucis: Our Illegitimate Expert Class
Anthony Fauci is the icon of our Covid-era misrule, but there was nothing special about him. In his speech to the Sun Valley Policy Forum, Charlie lays out how Fauci is merely the most famous out of thousands of tyrant bureaucrats who feel they have the God-given (or Devil-granted) right to control everyone's lives.…
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Fixing the Fickle Base + AMA 280
The midterm elections will be decided by whether core GOP voters either turn out again like they did in 2024, or sit at home and let the far left who hate them take power once again. What motivates their decision? Kane of Citizen Free Press gives his latest read. Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy touts his plane to roll back…
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Lefty Murder Fantasies At Mizzou + The Laws of Political Gravity
Where there is great good, great evil will lurk also, waiting for its opportunity. At Mizzou, a Pick Up the Mic event was disrupted by a trans radical who mocked Charlie's death and said other conservatives should get the same. Shane Winnings was there and joins. Auron MacIntyre discusses the ongoing clash over what a…
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NEVER Blackpill + ICE vs. Illegals
The Trump Administration is at war with the media again. And that means one thing: RAV is the best way to follow the Admin. Parker Sigg talks about this brave new world for conservative media. John Doyle blasts the blackpillers who ignore the huge wins happening every day, and explains what motivates them…
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The Left's Coup d'Etat Fantasies + What Drives a GOP Backstabber?
With six weeks to election day, why is a top hobby for Republicans still helping the left? The team reacts to a ridiculous backstab from Utah Sen. John Curtis and dissects his real motivations. Then, Rich Baris reacts to the left's disturbing enthusiasm for a military coup to overthrow President Trump. Allie Beth…
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CAIR’s Mobilization + The Woke Crusade Backfires
Rather than secure the border, America after 9/11 radically increased Muslim immigration to America. Now, 25 years on, CAIR and other Islamist lobbies are throwing their political weight around. Tyler Bowyer delivers a warning. Helen Andrews reacts to left-wing writer Nikole Hannah-Jones’s admission that she ruined…
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How Charlie Became America's Most Famous Christian Witness, In His Own Words
How did Charlie go from someone who spoke only at schools to someone who visited churches all over America? In his 2023 visit to the Seattle Revival Center, Charlie tells his story of how Covid tyranny supercharged his Christian faith and convinced him that faith and politics can't be treated separately. Is politics…
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THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 143 — The Devil Wears Narnia? Bo French's Tweet?
The team returns after last week's anniversary, and dives into major topics like: -What's the right way to talk about Indian immigration and demographic change in Texas? -Is the new Narnia going to be the worst movie ever? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!…
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From the Archive: “If You Give Up, They Win” — Charlie’s 2023 ActCon Speech
At one of Turning Point Action’s first events, Charlie delivered a battle cry to thousands of assembled activists, rallying them to retake their country in 2024. Now, three years later, with the midterms only weeks away, Charlie's speech serves as a reminder of every person's individual duty to step up and do the hard…
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The Battle for the Senate + AMA 279
Charlie's most passionate political fight for 2026 was freeing Arizona from Katie Hobbs and making Andy Biggs the state's next governor. Now that race is reaching its climax, and Biggs joins the program to rally the troops. Mark Halperin helps handicap the race for the Senate as the midterms reach their final six…
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The Crimes of ActBlue + The "Kirkiversary" Cake
The Democrats' top fundraising entity just got caught looking the other way to enable a raft of foreign money into U.S. politics. The show displays the damning emails. Tom Fitton then exposes internal messages at UVU attacking Charlie immediately after his death and fighting against letting him be memorialized. The…
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UVU's Security Errors + The Hegseth Impeachment?
News broke this morning that the Kirk family is nearing a lawsuit against UVU over the security lapses that led to Charlie's murder a year ago. Former FBI agent Tracy Schandler Walder breaks down the facts of the case and why what happened a year ago was depressingly avoidable. Nick Sortor reacts to the University of…
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The Indian Immigration Debate + New Butler Shooting Mysteries
Bo French sent all of Texas into a tizzy when he loudly complained about the number of Indian students at a UT-Austin football game. Jeremy Carl, Auron MacIntyre, and Megan Basham all discuss the cowardice of the “Karl Rove” faction, and the right way to explain why immigration is a concern even if the immigrants…
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We Will NEVER Surrender
It took only three days for some wretched creature to attack Charlie's statue and memorial at Turning Point headquarters. But we will not be intimidated and we will never surrender to the left's anarchic threats and violence. New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman joins. Rich Baris explores whether the…
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THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 142 — Charlie's All-Time Greatest Clips
Though Thoughtcrime continues, it will never be the same as it was while Charlie Kirk was still with us. Today, one day before the anniversary of his death, the Thoughtcrime team remembers him at his best, by revisiting his all-time greatest moments, from the time he was caught wearing earplugs at a football game, to…
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Freedom Built To Last Aftermath + AMA 279
It's been 25 years since 9/11, and one day since Charlie's memorial at the UVU campus. Sen. Rick Scott and Scott Jennings join in the first hour, and then Jobob and Alex Clark join in for an extra-length AMA hour, answering questions about Charlie's travels and pet peeves and fielding calls and emails about him from…
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Freedom Built to Last Memorial Megastream
One year after Charlie was martyred doing what he loved, TPUSA returned to Orem, Utah. The CK Show team speaks to UVU students and others attending the event, while reading email testimonials from those whose lives were transformed by Charlie. Then, the memorial itself featuring tremendous speeches from Michael…
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Charlie Kirk Forever: Honoring a Martyr, One Year Later
One year ago today, the world lost Charlie Kirk and changed forever. Today, the show remembers a hero and a martyr. While millions commemorate Charlie's legacy in Arizona, Utah, and around the world, two of Charlie’s closest friends, Vice President JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr., join the program, along with Jack…
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One Day To The Anniversary
A year ago today, everything seemed normal in the world of Turning Point. The following day, America changed forever. The show continues to feature Charlie's closest friends and collaborators in the leadup to tomorrow's anniversary memorial. Anna Paulina Luna, the first TPUSA alum to enter Congress, talks about how…
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Charlie's Friends And Charlie's Mentors + A Corn Maze for Charlie
This week will mark the one-year mark of Charlie's death, so the show opens the week by speaking with some of his closest allies. Steve Bannon joins fresh out of War Room, followed by Charlie's academic mentor Larry Arnn. Michael Knowles joins, along with Indiana farmer Jeremy Goebel, who is honoring Charlie with his…
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