The Tenth Man Podcast with Kevin Travis

Send us Fan Mail The Würzburg Stabbing and the Number 11: What Gets Counted, What Gets Ignored | The Tenth Man This episode revisits the June 25, 2021 Würzburg, Germany stabbing in which Abdirahman Jibril Ali attacked 11 people in four minutes, killing three women and wounding eight, after prior violent incidents and a brief psychiatric commitment that produced no diagnosis. It argues the story wa...

Send us Fan Mail The Mass Shooting You Didn’t Hear About: Australia, “Rare,” and the Media Double Standard Kevin Travis argues that American media apply a double standard to “mass shootings,” spotlighting U.S. incidents using the Gun Violence Archive definition (4+ shot) while downplaying similar events abroad as “rare.” He cites a May 19, 2026 gang-linked shooting in Canley Heights, Sydney (5 vic...

Send us Fan Mail The “13/50” Myth Myth: Crime Stats, Liber Rules, and the Number No One Wants to Discuss Kevin Travis introduces a recurring segment called “Liber Rules,” arguing that progressives treat plausible claims as true without evidence, and applies it to the claim that “13/50” crime statistics are fabricated and that repeating them is hate speech. He cites FBI Uniform Crime Reports showin...

Send us Fan Mail Pulse at 10 Years: ISIS, Lone Wolves, and the Media’s Narrative On the 10th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, the episode argues that mainstream coverage from outlets like ABC’s GMA First Look and CNN frames the event primarily as an attack on a gay nightclub while minimizing the documented ISIS link, including Omar Mateen’s 911 pledge of allegiance and ISIS’s lone-wolf...

Send us Fan Mail How to End the War With Iran: Stop Managing, Start Winning | The Tenth Man Kevin Travis argues the U.S. is not losing a war with Iran but “managing” it while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commits piracy and war crimes by seizing commercial vessels in international waters. He says defensive measures like arming merchant ships may deter boardings but won’t end the conflict,...

Send us Fan Mail Why Captain Phillips Couldn’t Carry a Gun Today | Arming Merchant Ships in the Strait of Hormuz The episode argues that Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces are illegally boarding and seizing merchant ships in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world’s oil, and criticizes diplomatic “negotiation” and sanctions as ineffective respo...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Duggan Drops Out: Why Independents Can’t Compete—and What It Signals for Democrats Kevin Travis argues that Michigan swing-state politics reveal a deeper Democratic Party crisis after Detroit ex-mayor Mike Duggan, who left the party in December 2024 and ran for governor as an independent, dropped out despite raising $3.2M (mostly from Michigan donors) and earning 200+ biparti...

Send us Fan Mail Rock Thrower vs. Monk Seals: When Animal Love Becomes the Threat Kevin Travis contrasts federal prosecution of Igor Litvinchuk for throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal (missing and causing no injury) with broader failures in conservation and legal proportionality, including a state senator commending a man for beating Litvinchuk. He argues the animal-rights culture prioritizes...

Send us Fan Mail Boycotting Starbucks to End Capitalism? The Contradictions of Socialist Protest | The Tenth Man Kevin Travis argues that boycotts rely on capitalist competition, criticizing Seattle mayor Sarah Nelson’s Starbucks boycott as using capitalism’s tools to protest capitalism. He contrasts outrage over Shell’s windfall profits with little protest against state-owned oil firms like Norwa...

Send us Fan Mail Iran’s “Overpass”: Mining the Strait of Hormuz, Extorting Shipping, and the World’s Double Standard The episode compares teens throwing rocks from highway overpasses—citing fatal cases in Michigan (Kenneth White, 2017), Ohio, and Colorado—to Iran’s deliberate policy of attacking and extorting neutral shipping in the 21-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of global...

Send us Fan Mail The Biggest Oil Disruption Ever—and the Climate Movement’s Silence Says Everything This episode argues that a massive Iran-linked energy disruption has effectively locked up about 20% of global oil supply in the Arabian Gulf, yet major climate activists and groups (Greta Thunberg, Just Stop Oil, Greenpeace) are largely silent despite years of demanding reduced fossil-fuel use. It...

Send us Fan Mail Why the Media Praises the Pope Only When He Criticizes Trump The script argues that mainstream media elevates the Pope as a moral authority primarily when he criticizes Donald Trump, despite the Church’s ongoing reputational damage from past sex scandals. It claims quoting the Pope on war is an appeal-to-authority fallacy because he is a spiritual leader, not a military strategist...

Send us Fan Mail Church Songs, Christian Culture, and the Downed F-15 Over Iran The episode opens with an American F-15 shot down over Iran and contrasts why a downed airman would fear capture by Iranians, then shifts into a critique of repetitive “progressive” church music and the idea that simplifying worship will bring people back. It notes how Easter TV programming features abundant Christian...

Send us Fan Mail TSA Pay Freeze, Media Silence, and the Case to Defund TSA Instead   The script argues that President Trump has identified Democrats as terrorists for using intimidation tactics like shutting down Homeland Security funding, including TSA, but wrongly negotiates with them. It claims media coverage is missing typical manipulation, fearmongering, and questions about security impacts d...

Send us Fan Mail War, Welfare, and the Storehouse: Priorities Behind the Iran Spending Debate   A critique of Senator Bernie Sanders’ claim that U.S. strikes involving Iran cost about $22 billion and that the money should have funded healthcare, housing, early childhood programs, and student debt relief, arguing this framing treats security as optional and redistribution as government’s primary pu...

Send us Fan Mail Roundup, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Moms: How Bad Science Spreads After a dinner conversation with a woman repeating seminar claims about Roundup, the host explains that “Roundup” is now a brand name and some products contain glyphosate while others don’t, so labels matter. He argues many heated debates about glyphosate are driven more by politics, activism, and symbolism than by evide...

Send us Fan Mail Should You Eat Like the Japanese to Live Longer? The Longevity Diet Myth   This episode challenges the popular claim that Americans should copy Japanese, Mediterranean, or French diets to gain longevity, arguing the logic relies on correlation and the false assumption that all bodies respond identically to food. Using lactose intolerance and lactase persistence as a clear genetic...

Send us Fan Mail Due Process, the Constitution, and Immigration Enforcement: A Contract, Not a Slogan The script argues that phrases like “freedom of speech,” “separation of church and state,” and “due process” are commonly quoted as slogans and misapplied when separated from the Constitution’s full text and structure. It claims the Constitution is a contract that applies to “We the People of the...

Send us Fan Mail The Unseen Impact of Migration: Who Stays and Who Leaves This episode explores the oft-overlooked perspectives in the immigration debate, examining why some societies resist emigration while others face an 'exit mindset.' It delves into the broader consequences of migration, such as economic dependence on remittances and the loss of human talent. The discussion highlight...

Send us Fan Mail A viral TikTok video accused Texas churches of ignoring a mother who “needed baby formula,” and the media ran with it. But almost nothing in that story holds up under basic scrutiny. In this episode, The Tenth Man unpacks: Why calling megachurches only proves nothing How internet critics smear all Christians with a sample size of one The biblical difference between personal genero...

Send us Fan Mail Electric vehicles promise convenience, clean energy, and a futuristic driving experience — but the engineers and regulators pushing the transition still don’t understand the lifestyle they’re demanding from real drivers. In Part Two of this series, The Tenth Man takes an EV on the road: across the state, through a blizzard, and into the baffling maze of buried touchscreen controls...

Send us Fan Mail My Journey with Electric Vehicles: The Realities and Challenges In this episode of 'The 10th Man,' we explore the practical challenges and realities of owning an electric vehicle (EV). From dealing with unexpected accidents and rushed purchases to navigating the complexities of charging infrastructure and utility scams, this discussion covers a broad spectrum of EV owner...

Send us Fan Mail Debunking the Housing Affordability Myth In this episode of 'The Tenth Man', the host tackles the pervasive myth that housing has become unaffordable for younger generations due to the actions of Baby Boomers. By dissecting misleading comparisons often circulated by influencers, the host argues that the quality, size, and features of modern homes have drastically evolved...

Send us Fan Mail The Lone Star Tick Myth and America’s Deer Crisis A 47-year-old New Jersey man ate a hamburger at a backyard barbecue and died a few hours later.  The media blamed the Lone Star Tick.  Then they blamed climate change.  Both claims collapse under the slightest scrutiny. In this episode of The Tenth Man , we break down the truth behind Alpha-gal syndrome — the delayed meat allergy c...

Send us Fan Mail New York Elects a Communist Mayor: The Demise of Capitalism?   In this episode of The Tenth Man, we delve into the shocking election of Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, as the mayor of New York City, the epicenter of capitalism. The podcast scrutinizes Mamdani's lack of qualifications, his divisive policies focusing on class warfare, and the dubious means by which...