Real America’s Voice: “Bolling!” – October 1, 2025

Host: Eric Bolling
Notable Guests:

• Art Del Cueto (Former National Border Patrol Council VP, currently with Federation for American Immigration Reform)
• Philip Patrick (Birch Gold Group Precious Metals Specialist)
• Lucas Miles (Strong Church podcast host, TPUSA Faith director)
• Brian Glenn (RAV reporter)
• Other politicians, media personalities, and faith leaders referenced throughout

Overview

This episode of “Bolling!” offers a wide-ranging, opinion-driven look at immediate political and cultural issues: the October 1 government shutdown, continuing debates over border security and immigration, volatile markets, the fallout over Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and forceful critiques of “woke” corporate culture, with a particular focus on Netflix. Host Eric Bolling leads robust interviews with conservative thought leaders and guests, blending live reporting, interviews, financial tips, and passionate cultural commentary meant to challenge mainstream narratives and galvanize a right-leaning audience.

Key Segments & Themes

Market Reactions to the Government Shutdown

[00:13 – 02:01]

• The show opens with a real-time review of Wall Street, noting initial market downturns overnight at the moment of the shutdown, before a surprising recovery (“Dow up 43, S&P up 22, NASDAQ up 95”).
• Oil prices described as “a great number” for the economy at nearly $62; gold surging; crypto also up markedly.
• Bolling shares an anecdote about jewelers struggling with gold prices:
  “Jewelers are having the hardest time right now because gold is so expensive. They can't get their hands on gold to make jewelry anymore. Sorry, jewelers. We're loving it. We investors that love this, this part.” [01:01]
• Transitions to the core issues facing the markets: uncertainty around the shutdown, inflation, and safe havens like gold and crypto.

Border Security Under Biden vs. Trump

Guest: Art Del Cueto
[02:01 – 09:30]

• Bolling introduces Art Del Cueto, highlighting his appearance in the documentary American Border Story.
• Del Cueto underscores the challenges across multiple administrations, emphasizing “gotaways” (undocumented immigrants not encountered by law enforcement) and claims of understaffed border patrols leading to unknown numbers crossing: “What it comes down to is people, they need to know the reality of what's happening... there is no telling how many got away. And I think that is a tell all sign of what we're seeing now with ICE agents and Border Patrol agents...” [02:21]
• Del Cueto criticizes California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent bill requiring ICE agents to remove masks during enforcement: “It's just political theater... He can't take over and tell the federal government you're not allowed to cover your faces... Why does Governor Newsom want their faces seen? Just so he can publicly embarrass them.” [04:33]
• Discussion of government shutdown standoff over healthcare for undocumented immigrants: “It's completely insane because what are you actually saying?... They want their own constituents to suffer benefits at the expense of handing over some of that money to individuals that are illegally in this country.” [06:11]
• Bolling raises stats about 190,000 “illegals” with US commercial driver’s licenses; Del Cueto calls for higher safety and language standards.
• Emphasis on need for legal rather than illegal immigration, and a metaphor likening border policy to buying concert tickets.

Investing During Political Turbulence: Gold & Crypto

Guest: Philip Patrick
[09:31 – 13:10]

• Bolling and precious metals specialist Philip Patrick discuss surging gold/silver prices amid the shutdown and wider instability.
• Patrick identifies global inflation, central bank behavior, and institutional investors moving to precious metals: “It starts from the top… Central banks are struggling, they're holding dollars, they're seeing the writing on the wall... when currencies' value is in question... commodities make sense. And gold, silver, these are investable commodities.” [11:14]
• Bolling asks about the process of purchasing gold through Birch Gold; Patrick ensures price lock-in and smooth IRA rollovers with no tax penalties.

“Go Woke, Go Broke:” Critique of Netflix & Transgender Content

[15:00 – 21:12]

• Bolling launches into an impassioned “Go Woke Go Broke” segment, railing against Netflix for including transgender characters and themes in youth-rated programming: “No more woke bs. No more grooming kids. No more pushing the trans agenda on Americans’ children…” [15:13]
• Focus on Dead End Paranormal Park, a Netflix cartoon with a trans lead for TV-Y7 audience, and a documentary about child gender transition.
• Strongly critical language linking cultural trends to sociopolitical violence and the death of Charlie Kirk; expresses ongoing anger at left-of-center corporate entertainment.
• References Elon Musk's social media call to “drop Netflix,” celebrates a real-time drop in Netflix's share price.

The Legacy of Charlie Kirk and Faith After Tragedy

Guest: Lucas Miles
[23:06 – 30:46]

• Bolling interviews Lucas Miles, senior director at TPUSA Faith, following Kirk’s high-profile recent assassination.
• Miles insists Kirk “died a martyr,” highlights the surge in church and campus activism, with over 180,000 requests for new chapters: “There’s a revival taking place in this nation among young people right now... We are seeing churches double, we are seeing people buy Bibles and come back to the faith in record numbers right now.” [24:06]
• Bolling voices anger, seeking the death penalty for Kirk’s killer: “I just went right to anger. I'm still mad. I want to see the death penalty for this. I would like to see the firing squad. Pastor Lucas, help me out here. I'm a Christian.” [27:54]
• Miles advocates full investigation, justice, and also public forgiveness, referencing Romans 13.
• Rebukes politicians who blame Kirk’s own speech for his assassination:
  “If Charlie was a fascist, he was a really bad one. You know, Charlie loved people. He loved this generation.” [29:35]

Congressional and Media Confrontations Over the Shutdown

[31:19 – 39:28]

• Coverage of mainstream media (MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Mika) narratives, juxtaposed with Bolling’s own take blaming Democratic demands for shutdown and healthcare-for-undocumented standoff.
• Plays and reacts to clips showing Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries denouncing a Trump post as a “racist AI video,” and Maxine Waters affirming Democrats “want health care for all people,” which Bolling reframes as support for healthcare for illegal immigrants: “She just literally said she's dumb enough to try and contradict her own comment later. Oh, you journalists. This is not the journalism we need in this country.” [37:15]
• Concludes with a word-salad takedown of AOC’s comments on Democratic resistance: “Does anyone have any idea what she just said? ... Absolutely ridiculous. Word salad out of AOC.” [39:28]

Crime, Federal Intervention, and the “Memphis Model”

[41:30 – 47:40]

• Correspondent Brian Glenn reports live from Memphis, Tennessee with updates on a Trump-administration initiative to combat crime using coordinated federal action (citing DC crime drops as a model).
• Describes local openness (“Memphis welcomes the National Guard”).
• AG Pam Bondi and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s roles are covered, emphasizing reforms targeting repeat offenders and “weak DAs.”
• Bolling highlights this as evidence of Trump’s effective crime-fighting strategy.

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Art Del Cueto [04:33]: “It’s just political theater. Governor Newsom’s just doing it to be malicious to begin with. God bless the women, the men and women of ICE and Border Patrol, the uniform that I proudly wore for many, many, many years.”
• Philip Patrick [11:14]: “Central banks are struggling, they're holding dollars, they're seeing the writing on the wall... when currencies' value is in question... commodities make sense. And gold, silver, these are investable commodities.”
• Eric Bolling [15:13]: “No more woke bs. No more grooming kids. No more pushing the trans agenda on Americans’ children…”
• Lucas Miles [24:06]: “Charlie Kirk died a martyr... We are seeing churches double, we are seeing people buy Bibles and come back to the Faith in record numbers right now.”
• Maxine Waters [37:14]: “We want health care for all people. Thank you.”
• Eric Bolling [39:28]: “Does anyone have any idea what she just said? ... Absolutely ridiculous. Word salad out of AOC.”

Conclusion

This episode captures the signature Real America’s Voice style—energetic, outspoken, unapologetically opinionated—through a cascade of live market news, strong anti-establishment rhetoric, border security debate, economic advice, culture war polemics, and faith-based activism. Listeners seeking conservative political insight or looking to follow “alternative” narratives around the shutdown, crime, media bias, and American identity would find this a galvanizing, fast-paced episode.