Real America’s Voice – Stinchfield Tonight: October 14, 2025

Host: Grant Stinchfield
Air Date: October 15, 2025
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts

Main Theme:

A wide-ranging episode focusing on Charlie Kirk’s legacy and recent assassination, accusations of government overreach related to Trump-era investigations, escalating global conflicts (China, Middle East), liberty issues in California politics, and media accountability in covering 2025’s political and international developments.

1. Remembering Charlie Kirk: Martyrdom and the Right to Truth

• Opening Tribute: Grant Stinchfield begins the episode commemorating conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s birthday and recent assassination, positing him as a “martyr for truth and freedom” ([00:53]).
• Presidential Endorsement: Former President Donald Trump is quoted and featured, framing Kirk in the lineage of historical martyrs:

  “Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and for freedom... From Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, those who change history the most have always risked their lives for causes they were put on earth to defend.” (Donald Trump, [01:23])

• Kirk’s Legacy & Family: Stinchfield highlights Charlie’s wife, Erica Kirk, her resilience, and asserts Kirk likely would’ve won a presidential bid ([02:35]).
• Recurring Motif: The notion that silencing truth-tellers only galvanizes their supporters: “What they underestimated was that they awakened a giant in all of us.” (Stinchfield, [01:53])

2. Critique of Special Counsel Jack Smith and Judicial “Lawfare”

Key Guests:

• Christina Bobb (Attorney, Former Trump Team Member):
  Discussion on ongoing investigations and personal legal jeopardy, plus breakdown of the Mar-a-Lago case and alleged abuse of prosecutorial power.

Discussion Points:

• Jack Smith’s Role Under Scrutiny:
  • Concerns aired over Smith’s request for senators’ phone records and perceived politicization of his probes ([03:40]-[04:48]).
  • House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan launching an inquiry, demanding Smith testify on alleged overreach ([03:58]).
  • Bobb stresses these actions are symptomatic of attempts to silence Trump and supporters:

    “Liberals are still going after Trump supporters and they're still prosecuting us at the state level. So spare me all the tears for Letitia James and Comey and now potentially Jack Smith.” (Christina Bobb, [05:00])

• Mar-a-Lago Case “Conspiracy”:
  • Bobb explains the case originated in DC, not Florida, lacked probable cause, and was transferred due to insufficient evidence.
  • Calls investigation “awful from the beginning,” implicates Judge Bruce Reinhart in signing off on the contested warrant ([05:59]-[07:19]).
• Calls for Accountability & Oversight:
  • Both Stinchfield and Bobb agree: Congress must ask, “Who was directing Jack Smith before his official appointment?” ([07:38])
  • Mark Levin’s analysis played; Smith could not have acted without senior DOJ and possibly White House approval ([08:32]).

3. International Focus: BRICS, China, and U.S. Dollar

Guests:

• Scott Bessant (Treasury Secretary), Gordon Chang (China Analyst), and remarks by Donald Trump

Discussion Points:

• BRICS & U.S. Dollar Threat:
  • Trump claims he countered the threat by warning of tariffs, leading BRICS members to withdraw ([10:36]).
  • Stinchfield warns, “The war on the dollar is still very real. Gold continues to make record highs.” ([10:58])
• China Trade Tensions:
  • China’s new export bans on vital minerals and technology viewed as backlash to Trump tariffs ([11:37]).
  • Gordon Chang attributes moves to internal CCP turbulence:

    “There’s all sorts of rumors circulating in Beijing about Xi Jinping losing power... this regime is not stable right now.” (Gordon Chang, [12:36])

  • China’s deflation, dependency on U.S. consumers, and Xi Jinping’s precarious political status discussed ([13:35]-[15:36]).
  • “China can lash out... the most consequential developments in the world are happening in Beijing and we don't have a very good idea about what's occurring.” (Chang, [16:42])

4. The Middle East: Hamas, Iran, and the Quest for Peace

Guests:

• Alireza Jafarzadeh (National Council of Resistance of Iran)

Discussion Points:

• Hamas Disarmament and U.S. Policy:
  • Trump issues stern warning: “If they don't disarm, we will disarm them... They know I’m not playing games.” ([17:34])
• Iran as “Epicenter of War and Terror”:
  • Jafarzadeh outlines Iran’s ongoing threat, nuclear ambitions, and claims popular resistance is mounting:

    “You have the organized force, organized opposition... People have been chanting death to the oppressor, be the shah or the supreme leader.” (Jafarzadeh, [23:09])

• Prospects for Change:
  • Argues regime change must come from within, highlights women’s leadership and a platform for secular, democratic Iran ([22:47], [24:28]).
  • Stinchfield underscores hope for grass-roots revolution, credits Jafarzadeh’s resistance efforts ([24:28]).

5. U.S. Media & The Battle for Narrative

Guests:

• Dan Schneider (Media Research Center)

Discussion Points:

• Mainstream Media’s Handling of Trump’s Peace Deal:
  • Claims Biden officials now credit Trump for building on their diplomacy after failing to secure hostage releases ([26:20]-[28:12]).
  • Schneider: “The media is not running any of those quotes. When Blinken and others criticize Trump... they're suddenly hoping the media plays ball with them.” ([28:26])
• Genocide Claims and Hostage Coverage:
  • Critique of AP, BBC, NPR, and legacy media’s reporting on Gaza. Stinchfield: “Their worst crime... is the crime of omission” ([30:17]).
• Christiane Amanpour Controversy:
  • Amanpour’s original comment: Israeli hostages “treated better than the average Gazan because they are the pawns...” ([31:21])
  • Walkback and apology played; Schneider asserts, “I would call it aiding and abetting the enemy... At least she admitted it was wrong.” ([33:26])
• AI and Propaganda:
  Rising role of AI chatbots (Meta, ChatGPT) in perpetuating pro-Biden narratives about the peace process ([34:14]).

6. California Politics: Parental Rights and Public Safety

Guest:

• Sonia Shaw (President, Chino Valley Board of Education, CA Superintendent candidate)

Discussion Points:

• "Predator’s Kidnapping Dream Bill”:
  • New law allows anyone with “an affinity” to a child to pick them up from school, no ID required ([37:04]).
  • Shaw: “It's literally a state sanctioned... trafficking bill.”
• Critique of Rationale:
  Law justified due to fears children would be stranded if parents were deported; Shaw rebuts, saying emergency contacts already in place ([39:19]).
• Parental Rights Erosion:
  • Shaw: “You just took parents rights away. California needs to wake up.” ([37:23], [38:07])
• Host’s Perspective:
  Stinchfield labels it “the most dangerous bill we have ever seen” ([37:08]).

7. Political Outlook: Key 2025 Gubernatorial Contests

Guest:

• Shane Harris (Editor, AMAC Newsline)

States & Candidates:

• New Jersey:
  • Jack Cittarelli: “There's energy everywhere I go... There isn't a single Republican that has endorsed my opponent whose entire campaign is based on a stack of lies.” ([43:34])
  • Harris sees real competitiveness; win or close finish would have national implications ([43:50]).
• Virginia:
  • Winsome Sears rising after Democratic opponent ensnared in scandal ([44:37]).
  • Harris: “This awkward silence... is going to resonate with a lot of people” ([45:53]).

8. Confronting “Fake News” in the White House

• Trump Denies ABC News Questions:
  In a pointed moment, Trump refuses a question from ABC following their coverage:

  “I don’t take questions from ABC Fake News after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the Vice President of the United States. I don't take questions from ABC Fake News. Brian, go ahead.” (Trump, [48:19])

• RAV's Brian Glenn given the floor, illustrating the new media landscape post-2024 election. ([48:29])

Notable Quotes & Moments:

• "They silenced Charlie Kirk because they couldn't handle the truth... their quest to silence truth tellers." (Grant Stinchfield, [00:53])
• "This is a very volatile situation and it suggests things are very wrong in Beijing." (Gordon Chang, [13:35])
• “Anybody can take a piece of paper and go get anybody's child right now.” (Sonia Shaw, [38:07])
• “It was insensitive and it was wrong.” (Christiane Amanpour’s apology, [33:00])
• “The worst crime, often, is the crime of omission...” (Grant Stinchfield, [30:17])

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Topic | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:53 | Tribute to Charlie Kirk, his legacy, and Trump’s remarks | | 03:40 | Jack Smith’s investigation and Senator phone records | | 05:00 | Christina Bobb discusses ongoing legal battles and Mar-a-Lago case origins | | 10:36 | BRICS nations, war on the US dollar, and Trump’s diplomatic strategy | | 12:26 | Gordon Chang on China’s internal instability and economic outlook | | 17:34 | Trump and Middle East: warning to Hamas, Iran policy | | 19:05 | Alireza Jafarzadeh on Iran’s threat, internal resistance, and prospects for change | | 26:20 | Trump’s Middle Eastern peace deal and media reactions | | 31:21 | Christiane Amanpour controversy over Israeli hostages | | 37:04 | Sonia Shaw on California’s new pickup law and parental rights | | 43:34 | New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial updates | | 48:19 | Trump denies ABC News questions, underscores new media dynamics |

Overall Tone:

Passionate, combative, and unapologetically partisan. The episode frames current events—domestic and international—from an assertive conservative perspective, stressing media malfeasance, the enduring fight for American values, and vigilance against state and federal overreach.

For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode delivers a fiery round-up of trending conservative issues—emphasizing grassroots vigilance, institutional accountability, and patriotic resolve in the face of ongoing political battles at home and abroad. The discussions cover the legacy of high-profile figures, legal and governmental overreach, international intrigue, new threats to family and parental rights, and the importance of alternative media voices.