The Charlie Kirk Show

Promises made, promises kept? Few presidential candidates have ever been as explicit about what they planned to do in office as Donald Trump in 2024. Two years later, how have his pledges measures up? Andrew and Blake review the president's 20-point list from the 2024 campaign. Then, two TPUSA chapter leaders describe their participation in the first-ever Turning Point Men's Summit. Watch every ep...

Today would be Charlie's 33rd birthday. Want to honor his legacy? Go out and vote early, just like he asked on his birthday two years ago. Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer talks about the incredibly challenging job of White House press secretary and how the president's new pick can master her job after a tough start. Then, Andy Ngo exposes a murderous transgender cult with disturbing link...

With ballots out and early voting begun in several states, it's time to dive back into the archives for a very timely message from Charlie. In this episode from October 2024, Charlie lays out the many reasons it's important and useful to vote early in your local elections. As Charlie explains, it's the only way to make sure your plan to vote can't be interrupted by a storm, by an illness, by an em...

The feds raided the home of Ilhan Omar this morning. The team dives into why and whether we can hope that America's most anti-American congresswoman might have to actually leave America. Plus, the Internet went bonkers over the weekend debating about why James Talarico vanished from the campaign trail. The show focuses on what remains most important: It's Talarico's political positions that show h...

One of Charlie's most debated topics was abortion, and he was virtually certain to get asked about it at just about every campus debate he conducted. At Purdue University, Charlie  educates a young man who equates abortion to welcoming in a homeless person, and offers a thorough defense of the unborn that is a model any Christian could learn from. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charli...

Charlie became a hero to millions not just for his takes on politics, but because he had so much wisdom about life at such a young age. This compilation collects some of his best pieces of advice for young people. Charlie lays out the importance of creating a hierarchy of goods, why self-mastery should come before self-esteem, the need to acquire about practical knowledge and eternal knowledge, an...

The Thoughtcrime crew reassembles for several hotly contested topics, including: -Is the Pentagon right to announce that the Fort Hood shooter will be executed in public? -Is "striver culture" compatible with the real America? -Is there literally any value to creating AI video calls that pass for real people? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at cha...

Mike Ditka was an all-time great NFL coach and one of Charlie's heroes. The show remembers the Bears legend after his passing, then hits critical campaign news out of Arizona and debate highlights from Michigan, while Mark Halperin weighs in on the mysterious vanishing of James Talarico. Then, it's another hour of questions from subscribers, such as what Charlie's favorite national park was, where...

The Democrat candidate running against Abe Hamadeh has made spectacular allegations that she was raped by two random men who called her a "Democratic b***h." The show reacts to this highly dubious, highly inflammatory allegation, and links it to a long history of political hoaxes from the left. Liz Collin talks about the Somali terrorist caught plotting to shoot up the Mall of America, and explain...

Gas and diesel prices have become a defining feature of this midterm cycle. Energy secretary Chris Wright lays out the administration's plans for solving the problem, and the team explains why anti-energy Democrats can only be counted on to make things worse. Peter Navarro discusses his latest book whose title says it all: "Why Anthony Fauci Needs to Rot In Prison." Two directors discuss the sad r...

The "Cornell Seven" have become the newest legal drama everyone in America has an opinion on. Heather Mac Donald explains what everyone should be thinking about the case and what the left hopes to get out of this story. Then, Dr. Robert Malone tells us whether we should be fearing a new mysterious disease outbreak coming out of Russia. Tayler Hansen shows off footage of an antifa camp that has tri...

Does any country but America have real freedom of speech? It's not looking like, it based on the saga of Nathan Cofnas, who faces a new effort to put him in jail after he exposed fraudulent Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Cofnas joins the show to discuss European elites whom he says can't even grasp the concept of free expression. Raheem Kassam talks about how riots in France signal Europe reachi...

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 schools abandon wisdom, Charlie warns, the consequences extend far beyond the class...

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 show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/l...

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” to “trust the scientists.” Watch every episode ad-free on...

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 immigration question and more broadly how to fix the "winning too much" proble...

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 Parrish explains why President Trump remains so bullish on "super intelligence."...

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 Baris joins. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    G...

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 result is. Plus, Charlie was passionate about saving kids from the college scam. The...

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 reacts to a clueless GOP ad targeting its own base. Actor Kevin Sorbo touts the...

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 the peak of his explanatory prowess. Watch every episode ad-free on...

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 the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio....

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. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch...

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 Ohio's gas taxes for middle and working class economic relief. Then it's an hour of...

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 real American is. Ryan Girdusky reacts to the latest polling and the laws of pol...