Brian Glenn (4:28)

Welcome to Real America's Voice.

Bo Davidson (4:30)

Real minute.

Brian Glenn (4:31)

Your quick look at the powerful stories of faith and freedom inspiring audiences across the nation.

Bo Davidson (4:38)

Angel Studios presents what if Pentecost happened in our city streets today? Did you steal his body from the tomb?

Dr. Peter McCullough (4:48)

They claim he is risen.

Bo Davidson (4:51)

Jesus is alive. He's dead. Angel Studios newest series, Testament is a modern reimagination of the Book of Acts in which early Christians put their faith to the test. Although a Biblical story. It presents some universal themes and principles. All of the wonder of the Book of Acts, from miracles to courage or are dropped right into today's world. It's something old, yet something very new as well. Stephen, you're too smart for this. I just know it's true.

Dr. Peter McCullough (5:22)

It's something old.

Bo Davidson (5:27)

And yet something new. Blasphemy insurgency, inciting revolution. Blasphemy insurgency, inciting revolution. These are not unfamiliar concepts in today's world. And Testament delivers an authentic account of the Bible. If it happened today. From belief to Baptism, the series will have you asking what faith actually is. This has nothing to do with our faith.

Brian Glenn (5:58)

It has everything to do with it.

Bo Davidson (6:01)

It's the story of a small group of believers who turned the world upside down. The series is streaming only on Angel Studios and you can catch it by heading to angel.com rav to join the Angel Guild. So that was Testament, the series. That's one of many incredible projects that angel has out right now. And for more on all these great new series and films and documentaries that angel is putting out, I've got joining with me here, Kelly Shelton, who's the vice president of marketing for Angel Studios. Thank you for being with me, Kelly.

Kelly Shelton (6:36)

It's great to be with you, Bo.

Bo Davidson (6:37)

Well, you know, we talk about purpose and faith and obviously that's a topic that comes up in Testament. What is your why how in the world did you get to work with Angel Studios?

Kelly Shelton (6:46)

Well, it's a great story. My father just passed away and I was working for doing marketing for an Amazon reselling reseller company. And angel reached out. And as a huge fan of the Chosen, the Chosen was still with angel at the time. I thought, wow, what a, what a great opportunity to shift from selling widgets and products and services to actually selling light and marketing to film that are filming content that I really believed in. And so it was an easy decision for me to leave where I was and, and to join angel and in their mission to bring the world stories that amplify light.

Bo Davidson (7:21)

So interesting because I think yesterday when I was talking to you, you called it the little studio that could little tiny studio based in Provo, Utah. How did the Harmon brothers come to found Angel Studios? What was the history of that?

Kelly Shelton (7:36)

They originally started a company called Vidangel, which would filter out language and nudity and other things that parents and children didn't want to see. And from there they had the idea of actually one day becoming a studio and producing content and distributing content that their children would want to see that would be Good. That would have a positive impact on the world. And they wanted really to make impact the culture, to have a better place for their children.

Bo Davidson (8:05)

You know, Kelly, we talk about the chosen and sound of freedom that I referenced earlier. They really propelled Angel. They put angel on the map, especially as products that maybe other studios might have shelved and didn't want to have anything to do with. Now, angel has basically redefined the Hollywood model and how films and TV series are made. Tell me about the Angel Guild, what it is and what a Torch is.

Kelly Shelton (8:26)

Yeah, the Angel Guild is a group of 1.6 million members that make up the Angel Guild. And part of. Part of being an Angel Guild member is you're a member that allows you to stream all of our content, our entire library, but it also allows you to vote and have a voice and a say in what gets distributed by Angel. And so we have filmmakers that will come to us and they'll bring films, full completed films. They'll bring pilot episodes, ideas, a torch, which I'll explain in a minute. And those torches and those films go through the guild, and each member gets to vote and have a say. Is this something that they're asked that amplifies light that they want angel to distribute? And through their voting process, they then receive a score. And based on that score, we then determine how we're going to distribute that, either through the streaming service, through the membership, through the guild, or theatrically as well. And sometimes a filmmaker will create a torch. And the reason we call it a torch is because we began early on with crowdfunding. Really, we couldn't get funding for certain shows. And so we went to the crowd, we went to the audience and said, please help us make these. And they would come in and join and actually fund the production of amazing content, amazing films. And often they would need crowdfunding. And so a torch got the name because of the Statue of Liberty. And so if you'll see in our logo, you'll see the head of the Statue of Liberty tell that story about.

Bo Davidson (10:02)

Why it's a torch. Because it was the first crowdfunded thing ever, pretty much ever created, right?

Kelly Shelton (10:06)

That's correct. Yeah. They basically, the creator of the Statue of Liberty placed a torch on the sidewalk and with a little sign that said, if you'd like to see the rest of this, help fund it. And so that's, again, how the name Torch came to be, is a part of Angel.

Bo Davidson (10:24)

So, Kelly, you're here at icvm, and a lot of people, maybe in our audience don't even know what ICVM is. And I hope that I did a pretty decent job of introducing what it is because you've got a consortium of so many producers, content creators, and they come up to you, as I saw last night, and say, hey, Kelly, I want to work with Angel. Well, who doesn't want to work with angel at this point? Because you guys are a success factory at this point. But it does. Just because someone wants to work with you doesn't mean that they can. You have this guild process that is so regimented that they have to pass a very, very high threshold. So when someone says to you, kelly, I really want to work with Angel, I've got a great project at this, at this, this conference, what do you tell them?

Kelly Shelton (10:57)

The first thing is to create a torch or to submit your film to the guild. That's step one. Nothing. We can't do anything without the guild's approval. And so that audience needs to approve the project. That's the first step. And so if some, some films again are done already completed in their entirety and they go through the guild, others are ideas or concepts or 10 minute clips, videos, even animatics, if it's animation. And so that has to go through the guild, that's the first step is to, to submit that project on angel.com to the, to the guild to be reviewed by the guild members.

Bo Davidson (11:34)

And something you told me last night that I found very compelling is a lot of major Hollywood studios are submitting their projects through the guild, old projects, perhaps, because they want to see it have a second life. Some of them might not even make it, which I think is interesting. That's the democratized process of the guild, is it not?

Kelly Shelton (11:51)

That's correct. There's films and filmmakers that I've been very surprised that have submitted their films through through the Guild. And I've been very surprised that we didn't take them because the Guild, again, it did not pass them. And so it's, it's really is in their hands. And we like it that way because of the guild, because of their selection process. The films that we have taken to the, to theaters, the theatrical releases that we've had, have an average score of 93% on rotten tomatoes, the audience score, which is the highest among all studios. And it's because of this, because of our guild members that are actually participating in helping us find winners and find hidden gems that haven't made it out.

Bo Davidson (12:32)

To the world yet. Give us an example, I think you told me some last night of some of the projects that may be four or five years old that are now seeing kind of a resurgence in a new life on angel right now.

Kelly Shelton (12:41)

Yeah, the most recent one that was released a couple weeks ago is called Amish Grace. It's a film that came out in 2010, and it's a beautiful, beautiful story that we needed to hear today about an Amish community where there was a person that came in and shot up a school and killed several young Amish girls. And this story shows how this Amish community forgave him and helped rally behind his wife and his children and supported them. And so it's a powerful film of forgiveness and redemption. And so that was something that came out 15 years ago and now is thriving on the guild. And so there are these hidden gems, gems. And this one in particular that we needed to see at this time to help us to have forgiveness in our hearts. And that's just one example of many, many that have been older films, new films, originals that angel is distributing right now. And you can see as a guild member on the angel app comes at.

Bo Davidson (13:43)

Such an interesting time, doesn't it, Kelly? When we're in a moment right now of having to try to have national forgiveness for people who have done bad deeds, whether it's trying to assassinate a president or assassinating a big public figure. I think that's an interesting story, probably that people, it's. It's a desire that people want to have in terms of the content that they want to see. Moving on from that to the original content that's coming out this month, what can you tell me about what's happening right now that angel members can see?

Kelly Shelton (14:08)

There are three amazing new original series, starting with Testament, which you feature here, which is basically a retelling of the Book of Acts set in modern times. It's fascinating. The writing, the acting is phenomenal. Then A Week Away, which is a high school musical meets Christian camp. It's got fantastic music, great spirit. It's about a young man who goes to camp reluctantly and changes. And it's beautiful. And then also just recently released is Miracle. And Miracle is a series that shows modern day miracles that science or medicine can't explain. And so that's fantastic. And then also RFK Legacy is an original that's released and that is a documentary that is fantastic. It's amazing. Done by Oliver and Sean Stone. All phenomenal originals approved by the Angel Guild that are out now that you can stream on any device, on your tv, on your mobile device and on the web.

Bo Davidson (15:11)

RFK Legacy is incredible. You know I interviewed Sean Stone about it and I was amazed. Just, I mean, you guys got a little teaser of it. You've probably seen in the special recently a really amazing just account of Bobby Kennedy's life and how his dad's assassination, how his uncle's assassination affected him. I think that's one that's actually going to do extremely well. We talk also, Kelly, about. I've noticed Netflix and Amazon prime, they have kind of dedicated faith departments now. A lot of them, they want to, they seem to be seeing that there's a profitable model. Do you attribute that to the success of angel and realizing that there is a niche market that they had overlooked for what decades?

Kelly Shelton (15:47)

We'd like to think that we've contributed to that, that we've been a small part of that, that we've helped bring these amazing stories and do it in a way with high production quality, with amazing storytelling and acting and to help show other streamers that yes, there is the market for this, there is a demand for this, and that consumers do want to see these stories that are uplifting, that are inspiring, that are faith based, that have values. There's a market for that. And so I'm sure we'd like to think that we've contributed to the that in some way.

Bo Davidson (16:21)

Well, and obviously House of David has done extremely well on prime, which I. But you know, a lot of those period pieces tend, tend to do so I'm curious also, you know, we do have some tastemakers or cultural tastemakers out there like Elon Musk, a lot of conservatives who have actually called for boycotts of Netflix because of some of the products they're putting out. I'm just curious in your mind in terms of do you think Netflix is, is listening and would follow a more democratized guild process like angel has, or do you think there's still a little tone deaf sometimes to the product that's coming out?

Kelly Shelton (16:52)

You know, I'm not sure. I can't really speak for Netflix. I can just speak to what our mission is. Our goal here is to bring the world stories that amplify like, and be an alternative. If a family is looking for something different, that something that's family friendly, that's uplifting, that everyone can watch together, that isn't filled with propaganda or other things. We're an alternative and we want to be, you know, something that families can trust and they can go to, that they can enjoy together. From toddlers to teens to adults, all together.

Bo Davidson (17:25)

You know, when I saw you speak yesterday, Kelly, I think one thing that really stood out to me, and I mentioned it in our introduction, is we are living in dark times. We live in a dark world. We live in a fallen world. And if you go back to the Bible, you understand why that happened. It's important to have stories that amplify light. That certain, you know, as you think about these people who have taken violence and anarchy into their own hands and why that's so necessary. So if you could just kind of speak to what you see in the marketplace and in the world and in our country right now at what I would say is a very tenuous time in terms of our pulse and people leaning on violence as an answer and how Angel Studios, its founders, even you yourself, believe in this mission of serving the interest of the public good by amplifying light and being an antidote to that issue.

Kelly Shelton (18:16)

Yeah, well, we believe that there are more. There's more good in the world than evil, and there's more good people than bad people in the world. And so we're seeking out and trying to bring stories that amplify light because we believe that light will attract people and that people will want to be a part of it. And as a Guild member, you are a part of it. You're helping bring forth this mission to bring the world stories that amplify light. Because of your membership, because of your support, we're able to bring high quality content, these hidden gems that need a. Need a need a place to be amplified. And our guild members are doing that. So we believe passionately in this and we believe that it. It can be a light in a dark world. And that storytelling and stories change us, they impact us. And movies have changed me. And we've seen that with our, with our founders. We've seen, seen that in all the comments that our Guild members make when they watch a film that leaves them better than before. It's awesome to hear their stories and to see how it gets them through tough times and how it helps them heal. And Amish grace, for example, it can help us forgive and find the power of forgiveness in our personal lives. And so these stories that are doing that are having a positive impact on people. That's why we do this.

Bo Davidson (19:32)

Let's talk a little bit about the Guild because we do have this special partnership that we have forged with you. It's important to become a member of the Guild. There's so many benefits to it, and I'd love for you to just kind of lay out what some of those benefits are. You know, you think about the Television Academy not Everybody can be a member of the television academy. You think about those, those tastemakers, those execs at Hollywood studios who have not let sound of freedom through, who wouldn't have let the chosen through. Tell us why the Guild is so important and what kind of power that gives those people who have a vested voice in voting.

Kelly Shelton (20:00)

Yeah, the voting is a big thing. You're part of this. You're part of this mission. You're helping us select and find those hidden gems, find those winners. Giving a place for independent filmmakers that maybe have received a lot of no's, finally can receive a yes from angel and get their films distributed out to the world. You also get to stream a lot of great content, a lot of great films. And you're streaming films and supporting filmmakers to share your values. And so that's important. You can trust that the content is that the films are family friendly. So you have an alternative to other streaming services that may not have the protections and safety that you're looking for for your children or the stories that you want for your children to see. We also offer, if you're a moviegoer, as a premium guild member, we give you two tickets to all of our theatrical releases. We want you to enjoy them on the big screen. And so those two free tickets, if you are a moviegoer, easily, easily pay for your membership because those tickets allow us to secure more theaters and more screens to bring to have a bigger impact in the box office. And so it's another added value to what we do.

Bo Davidson (21:11)

I think one of the big promotions that we have speaking to that is Young Washington, which is going to be coming out July 4th to 2026. And if you become a member of the Angel Guild, and by the way, I hope they flashed up on the screen angel.com rev you'll get that insider access where you can have early access to those tickets. Make sure you pay forward. You can even buy tickets for other people so that it. So that that project can be absolutely sold out and become the number one movie of 2026, which, by the way, coincides with America's 250th birthday, which I think is kind of important too. But I saw what John Irwin was doing behind the scenes and I thought it was really remarkable filming on location in Ireland and in Virginia to tell the story of this young general who overcame all these odds to become. We know him as President George Washington, but we don't know him as the general who made all these errors and finally became one of our greatest presidents and certainly our first president. So, Kelly Shelton, thank you so much for sharing some time with me today and explaining to all of our viewers what the Guild is, why it's important. And again, you just need to go to angel.com rev to become a member of the Guild. You'll see a little box where you can put in your email address. It's pretty simple. Go from there and access Testament Miracle a week away. Sketch all the great content, including which the one I think you're really going to want to see is Young Washington and all the behind the scenes exclusive access that comes with that leading up to the premiere July 4th of 2026. Thank you so much, Kelly.

Kelly Shelton (22:28)

Thank you both.

Bo Davidson (22:30)

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Kelly Shelton (25:04)

That's true.

Bo Davidson (25:04)

You had a low gpa, you were not a great academic student, but art was your passion. So let's start there and go piece by piece.

Jim McMahl (25:11)

Yeah, so I was given away at 3 years old. My aunt and uncle adopted me and they were very ill equipped, but they met a need and you know, praise God for that. But it was just, it was really chaotic growing up and so, because I didn't care. And I skipped half of the high school legitimately. In a cornfield in Indiana. We were dirt poor. It was, it was really, really rough. And so I just, I skipped half of high school and left high school with a 1.6 or 1.8 GPA. And, and, and then just like I said, just everything, I was filled with rage. It was just terrible. And then I moved to Orlando when I was 18 years old. So I actually got in a fight. I got attacked in a fight around the wrong people. Had six bones of my face broken when I was 18 years old and reconstructive surgery. And then I just. There was nothing holding me there. And Disney was hiring and, you know, so my biological mother actually was a floral specialist at Disney. She said, why don't you just come here? So I did. And then coincidentally, it ended up being we're all the same park where all the Disney animators were. And my passion was to draw cartoons. So it was like God was saying, how about here? It was so good.

Bo Davidson (26:26)

Well, you mentioned something, a part of your story that I touched on. Earlier. I think that's important. You seem to be like a disaffected young man.

Jim McMahl (26:32)

Oh, yeah.

Bo Davidson (26:33)

Got into fights. And we look at the age range of, let's call it 15 to 25, where there's so many disaffected young men. What was it spiritually, maybe that brought you out of that in order to be able to continue to create art.

Jim McMahl (26:45)

You know, it's interesting, I have to look back and just believe that the sovereignty of God had a big piece of this. Right. His hand was on me. At the end of the day, we all obviously have free will, but I still just went down a path that just was almost supernatural. Like, it was too good to be true. And so I was like, yes, I would love to work at Disney and Jim Studios. You know, at 18 years old, met all the movie stars, and I would just, you know, as a hobby, I drew things and it was fun. But then my boss recognized, wow, you're really good at this. I'm friends with some Disney animators. Would you like to meet them? I was like, hello. Yes, please. And then one of them I became pretty close with, and he said, well, I went to this specific school, and we pulled people out of that school. He said, you should go there. And so I did. And I was actually turned down because of my low grade point average. So I went to a community College, got a 4.0, came back, and they said, we'll test you out. And then I did an amazing job, and then came back and worked for Disney as an artist.

Bo Davidson (27:49)

So you didn't have a father figure, I understand.

Jim McMahl (27:52)

Yeah, I had a father, but he was super disconnected and we had nothing in common. It just. Yeah, he met a need of feeding me, and that was almost it.

Bo Davidson (28:03)

But what you lacked there, it sounds like you have made up for in your own fatherhood. Now talk to me about that. Important. Important.

Jim McMahl (28:08)

Yeah. So even at my church, this, this, this Father's Day, they prayed over me, and they're like, wow, you have such an anointing on fathering people. It's amazing. And, you know, I. I have three grown children now, and. And I'm very close with and work with on a daily basis, and it's amazing. But really, in the, in the, in the pursuit of what I didn't have, I sought after a lot. Right. And so father figures, mentors, just anything like that. Right. So I would be drawn to men that had a fatherly kind of presence about them, and they had wisdom. So I've prayed for years. I love just the idea of Solomon. I've prayed for wisdom for years. That's honestly above everything else. That's my heart. And so, and I believe God has blessed me with it. And that may sound arrogant and not intentionally, but it's just, it comes out in the fruit. And so I father many, many young men and it's amazing, an entire generation. Last month I met with four guys, five guys specifically. And they said I've never been so affirmed in my life and I can't have these discussions with my father.

Bo Davidson (29:22)

Yeah, it's so important I think too because even my pastor at my church says give of your time and your talent. And I think that's important too because the fact we have talent I believe means that there's a great responsibility to share that with what you have. Now because you are a mentor, you have something called the Revelation Collective where you mentor. Talk to about that.

Jim McMahl (29:38)

Yeah, so I've been mentoring high level creatives, Disney people and many others for 15 plus years. And because artists by nature are wired uniquely, they don't really fit almost anywhere. Right. I believe that. Yeah, yeah, they don't fit in the church, they don't fit in society. They isolate themselves. And you know, the starving artist mentality was because we're wired differently. I've been blessed to learn both sides of it. So the business side of things and the creative at a high, high level and trained by the world's best. And so I've learned a lot of both sides. I use both sides of my brain more than most artists and, and it's really been a blessing to me. So you know, we do creative discipleship essentially. How do you use your creative gifts and talents to, to glorify God, make him famous and have an impact on this world? And that means be on time for meetings. That means tie your shoes, pay your taxes, communicate clearly, you know what I'm saying? Like all of these things, father your children, you know, like be a man of God or a woman of God. So we go through scripture and we like, how do you apply these scriptures to me as a creative? And I'm telling you, once you find your tribe, that's one thing we really highlight is once you find your tribe of like minded believers that are creatives, it's a game changer. It brings life and energy. It's incredible.

Bo Davidson (31:01)

People need a sense of belonging and as you aptly stated, so many artists are loners. They fight the world alone and kind of recede into themselves. Well, also, I can't leave you without talking about Blue Cat. Fine. Art, because what I saw on stage was phenomenal. But talk about that art. I believe we have the website for it. It's blueketfineart.com and what they're going to see there and what those proceeds go to do, that's important.

Jim McMahl (31:22)

Yeah. So, you know, for years, as I mentioned last night when I spoke, you know, I tried to impress people with my resume. I've got a great resume. Walk around, hey, look at my resume. Hire me. But about six months ago, I had an encounter with God where I felt like I needed to surrender more. So I laid my resume down. I said, I'm done, I'm done. I'm here to make you famous, period. And the floodgates have just opened, opened. And so in that transition, we've built a website and a business to use the creative art that I've done for many years and sell prints and do originals and commissions to support orphan care. So it's a mission minded business not to get wealthy, but to actually take proceeds, profits and give them to an organization that we partner with no More Orphans organization out of Tampa.

Bo Davidson (32:10)

So from being an orphan to now giving back and helping other orphans and foster care children. Jim, I think it's just an incredible story. I'm so glad that you're here, that you're sharing your heart and also sharing your talent. We have to give of our time, our tithes and of course our talents too. So thank you for doing that. It's wonderful to have you. God bless you.

Jim McMahl (32:24)

Thank you, sir.

Bo Davidson (32:24)

We'll be right back with Brian Glenn who was in Memphis yesterday at My Hometown. We'll talk with him in just a minute. Welcome back to Stenchfield tonight. I am Bo Davidson filling in for Grant. Good to have you with us tonight. I'm in Orlando, Florida at the International Christian Visual Media Storytellers Conference. But yesterday, a number of administration officials traveled to my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, a town I know all too well, to initiate what's called a Memphis SAFE Task Force which will empower law enforcement to combat violent crime. Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Stephen Miller were there. And let's take a look at some of the highlights from their time there. Yesterday in Memphis, Tennessee, there's a digital.

Brian Glenn (33:11)

Billboard that said, memphis, we welcome the National Guard.

Bo Davidson (33:14)

What?

Brian Glenn (33:15)

How does that make you guys feel?

Kelly Shelton (33:16)

You know, that doesn't surprise me at all.

Bo Davidson (33:18)

I do believe that the guards coming here is really necessary because this city.

Jim McMahl (33:23)

Really needs cleaning up.

Bo Davidson (33:29)

And you know, it's just so dangerous that you can't get out of Your car, you can't.

Kelly Shelton (33:33)

Go to the grocery store.

Bo Davidson (33:35)

The idea that there is a square inch of clock in this city where a citizen doesn't feel safe is unacceptable. This is Memphis. This is the United States of America.

Brian Glenn (33:46)

And all that bull is done. It's over, it's finished.

Dr. Peter McCullough (33:53)

We don't want them here.

Brian Glenn (33:54)

We do not need them here.

Dr. Peter McCullough (34:01)

You can run, but you can't hide.

Bo Davidson (34:02)

We're coming after you.

Dr. Peter McCullough (34:03)

We're gonna find you.

Bo Davidson (34:04)

Get ready, you're going to prison. And now they're looking at what happened in Washington. They're saying, we want that security, we want that safety here in Memphis. It's a proud city. These are proud people that love that city. So they're welcoming the National Guard, and it is the Tennessee National Guard. It's their fellow members of their state securing that city. They have welcomed us, and we're glad to be here for them.

Jim McMahl (34:24)

Look around.

Brian Glenn (34:25)

And so what he's saying, he's hoping that this action by Trump will help make the city safer.

Bo Davidson (34:30)

Over our dead bodies are even that way anymore. It's not happening. I see the guns in this room. You are on leash. The handcuffs that you're tearing, they don't on you anymore. They're other criminals. And whatever you need to get it done, we're going to get it done. State, local, federal, on President Trump's promise, we are going to get it done. Thank you. And joining me now is RAV Chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn, who traveled to Memphis yesterday, and you heard him asking some of those questions. Brian, glad you came to my hometown. Wish it were under a little bit different circumstances, but I know you'll be able to speak to this. What was the overall tenor that you heard from Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, and Stephen Miller?

Brian Glenn (35:13)

It was incredible. And all they wanted to do, bo, is show the men and women of law enforcement there in Memphis that they have their back. And matter of fact, one of the biggest takeaways I heard was law enforcement officers have handcuffs on them. They now want the handcuffs on the criminals. Let me go over a little bit of stats here. Murder is up 344% over the national average already this year, they've had 150 murders. It's the highest violent crime rate in and highest property crime rate in the U.S. so the people of Memphis want that. And you heard one of the. The questions or the comments I made to the three of them. There was a digital billboard that we noticed. It said, memphis, we welcome the National Guard. So I commend the Mayor of Memphis, and of course the governors behind this as well. This is what's needed. And Bo, all they did was take a page out of what's happening in D.C. and as president Trump has lowered violent crime, rape, murder, assault, car theft, burglary, it's all down the nation's capital because of this tough on crime approach.

Bo Davidson (36:27)

Yeah. And Brian, you know, Miller's speech to me seemed the most fiery. It was so actually exciting to me, if you will, to hear someone actually take this seriously, because you mentioned it, Memphis to me growing up there for 18 years of my life, rape, carjacking, gangs, drugs. I know how dangerous is drive by shootings. There was a mall there, Brian, that was called the Mall of Memphis. I went and ice skated there as a kid. We called it the Mall of Murder. So is there, do you think that this presence of the. I mean, I hate to say that, but it's just true. You know, I joked about when Memphis got the NFL team before they became the Titans. I said, call them, call them the Memphis murderers. I don't know, it's in jest, but it happens so often. My mother still lives there and I tell her, when you go to the gas station, you gotta be careful. This could happen anywhere. So do you think, Brian, that the presence of the National Guard supporting Memphis local law enforcement is going to make the difference that we've seen in D.C.

Brian Glenn (37:19)

I do, because I think they've got a tough approach as far as when they catch these criminals, they're actually going to prosecute them and hold them unlike before when they've just kind of been a conveyor belt. They've been in, they get checked and they get released. Now this is incredible because this is the birthplace of rock and roll. This is Graceland. There's many famous rock and roll bands that call Memphis home. And of course, you got the great barbecue, the great culture. And it's a shame that this crime is kind of ruining what would be, I think, one of the America's finest cities. And you know, really, it makes me sad to think that you have memories of the Mall of Murder, of growing up there. But I do think this all changes and all. One of the, one of the comments I heard online was that these criminals are just going to go out into the suburbs. They're going to leave Memphis and go out to the other parts, the surrounding communities. Well, Pam Bondi said, look, you can run, but you can't hide. We're going to come find you and we're going to crack down this crime. So I do think it will make a difference. It's going to take a little bit of time, and it's not going to be one of these things, Bo, where they're going to move in for a couple of weeks, make some arrests, clean it up and say, okay, we've had no rapes or murders in the last two weeks. We're out, they're going to stay. And I think that's what we're seeing here in D.C. as well. They're still here in D.C. national Guard saw a bunch of troops today. I mean, every time I go by, I say thank you for your service, thank you that you're here. And I think they're going to stay in Memphis and we're going to see other cities duplicate this model to get, you know, to crack down on crime.

Bo Davidson (38:51)

LeBron, we've only got about a minute left, but I got to ask you, because I know people from Memphis are watching. What's been the problem? Because I'll tell you what, what people have told me, it's bad leadership, it's been bad governance, just like Chicago's been for decade after decade. Bad mayors, people that won't take it seriously. In fact, Perhaps Soros appointed DAs being soft on crime. Would you say that's also been the issue for Memphis up to this point?

Brian Glenn (39:13)

I do, Beau, and I also think that police officers have been afraid to actually do their job in fear of being prosecuted for doing it. And we've seen what's happened over the years on social media. We've when a police officer may appear to go outside the lines of his duty, of his job duty. But look, President Trump has said it, Stephen Miller said it, Pam Bondi said it, and Pete Heck said it. You are going to crack down this crime. If you assault a police officer, you're going to jail. If you assault a federal, federal agent, you're going to go do more than jail. You're going to do some hard time. And I think that tough approach is what's different now than what it has been before.

Bo Davidson (39:54)

It's just so nice to hear it, Brian. And I know it's tough talk, but you have to talk tough to tough crime, right? The buck has to stop somewhere, whether it's in Atlanta. And I know you know Georgia well, you know Texas well, you know DC unfortunately, all too well. But the buck has to stop somewhere. And it was nice to see an administration actually take it seriously and say we're this has to stop now. You're going to be prosecuted and maybe that'll wake some people up because I'll tell you, Memphis has been a rough town. It used to be great in the 70s, 80s, it got kind of bad, 90s, even worse. So I hope, for God's sake, Brian, that Memphis turns it around. So thank you, Brian, so much for your terrific reporting in Memphis, Tennessee, yesterday. Hope you got some good barbecue.

Brian Glenn (40:32)

I'll hit Bill street as soon as it gets cleaned up. Thanks, Bo.

Bo Davidson (40:36)

Yeah, me too. I'll join you. We'll be right back. Welcome back to Stenchfield tonight. I'm Bo Davidson live in Orlando, Florida. You know, there have been many developments in the area of health recently with news about Tylenol, autism, a deal with Pfizer and an executive order on cancer research. And joining us now is world renowned doctor and chief scientific officer at the wellness company, Dr. Peter McCullough. Dr. McCullough, thank you so much for being with me tonight. You know, last week, the Trump administration and his secretary of hhs, Bobby Kennedy, made big news with their announcement linking Tylenol among pregnant women to autism in children and opening the door also, additionally with additionally a link among vaccines. Tell us a bit about this announcement and what it means. Break it down for us.

Dr. Peter McCullough (41:29)

Well, that press conference, I think, was significant. It was the first time we've had one on autism in decades. The last president ever even mentioned autism was LBJ in the 60s. Now, Trump led with the vaccines, which I think he's right, childhood combination vaccination as a risk factor for the development of autism. There's over 100 papers supporting that. Now, conversely, 13 papers show children who take no vaccines whatsoever in the modern day have little or no autism. And Trump emphasized this. The Tylenol paper referred to by Kennedy and Macri, that's a Prada paper. That's a mixed review. Some studies showed a linkage. Others showed that Tylenol was protective. So the 2015 FDA warning on Tylenol and ADHD is fine. I think pregnant women should try to avoid Tylenol and all drugs. A leading cause of use of Tylenol in pregnancy is actually, again, taking vaccines. So I think women ought to rethink vaccines during pregnancy. American College Obstetrics and Gynecology says it's not Tylenol. And I agree.

Bo Davidson (42:35)

Well, Dr. McCullough, we've seen a pretty aggressive pushback among Democratic lawmakers, the pharmaceutical industry. What do you think it is about all these forces that are so hesitant to even breach this issue, which, as you aptly mentioned, hasn't been Talked about since LBJ?

Dr. Peter McCullough (42:50)

I think it's the vaccine industry, remember, it's $100 billion. It's free of liability since 1986. It's highly protected by the pharmaceutical companies and the medical establishment. We saw this all the way through the COVID vaccines.

Bo Davidson (43:07)

Well, Dr. McCullough, obviously the questions of vaccines aren't just about children and the autism rates. We have mounting evidence that the COVID 19 MRNA vaccines are doing long term damage to the health of Americans. What can individuals do to mitigate against the possibility of any long term effects?

Dr. Peter McCullough (43:24)

Everybody ought to consider getting a blood test, a measurement of the antibodies against the spike protein. Strongly prognostic if over 1000 units per milliliter. I'm telling my patients to take the ultimate spike detox from the Wellness company. This is the only evidence based, peer reviewed, scientifically supported approach. Need to take it for about a year or so to reduce the burden of spike protein in the human body.

Bo Davidson (43:49)

Dr. McCullough, we've talked a lot about the new world screwworm over the last few months and now health officials in California are raising some red flags about the possibility of it spreading to humans. I don't know anything about this, so please educate me on it. Talk to us about the new world screwworm and why people should be having some growing concerns about it.

Dr. Peter McCullough (44:08)

There's already been a few human cases, Bo. This is what we know. You know, the USDA closed the southern border to Mexican beef. This is a very aggressive fly that can deposit its eggs in beef. If the flies spawn in the United States, if they settle in a human wound like a, like a diabetic foot ulcer, these larvae as you show grow and they become very big and aggressive. They have to be removed surgically early on. They can be killed with ivermectin or other antiparasitic drugs like the Wellness Company parasite cleanse. But I think it's a good move that we're close the border to this screwworm infected beef and people ought to look at getting high quality sources of beef. Wellness company has Wellness Farms where we guarantee none of that in the products from Wellness farms which are US based and highly controlled.

Bo Davidson (44:59)

Absolutely. Well, Dr. McCullough, finally we got about a minute left. Let's talk about the recent Trump executive order with Cancer Research and his deal with Pfizer. What's to like about these deals and what's maybe shortcoming or not to like about them or is there anything not to like about them?

Dr. Peter McCullough (45:14)

Well, we want to see innovation and new products for sure. Pfizer doesn't need our money to do do that, but, you know, Pfizer's big horse, Eliquis, was basically going to face its generic competition Xarelto this month. So Eliquis was about to be gutted, Pfizer maneuvered, and now they've got a big injection of US dollars.

Bo Davidson (45:36)

Well, Dr. Mercola, thank you so much for your expert wisdom always in scientific research. We also want to make sure that our viewers know to go to TWC Health voice. That's twc. And make sure you use the promo code voice and that will save you some money. And also mention Wellness Farms as well. That's a great new entity that wellness company has as well. We'll be right back in just two short minutes. Welcome back to Stenchfield Tonight. I am Bo Davidson filling in for Grant. And I'm here at the International Christian Visual Media Storytellers Conference, Orlando, where I've just been inspired by all the great stories and Christian films and documentaries getting made and trying to get distributed out there. And folks, I just want to remind people that in today's culture, we, we live in a dark time. People are hurting. They are questioning life, they're questioning their purpose. There are so many disaffected young men that need to be reached out to. People need to reach out to these people and find out what's going on. And we have assassinations and people turning to violence and chaos as an answer. And we can't have that. We have to show them purpose. We have to show them a path. We have to show them there's a vision for a path forward. We have to be active participants in it because there's spiritual warfare being waged. It's very, very real. If we don't do our part, then we're missing the mark. And you look at the story of Jim McMahl that I interviewed earlier. Look at his story of being an orphan and turning that upside down and now helping orphans. And you have to look at studios like Angel Studios, a sponsor of this event that we have a brand new partnership with. What are they doing? They're creating stories that amplify light in the dark world. And I think that's just so incredibly important. And I remind people that we do have this excellent partnership where you can become a member of the Angel Guild and you can help amplify that light. And all you've got to do is go to angel.com rav to become a member of that guild. You'll get to see Testament that we mentioned, Young Washington Sketch a week away, all these great shows and documentaries, including RFK legacy. And that will amplify light. Because, folks, it's a dark world. We're the product of a fallen world. A dark world. And it's up to you and me and this entire audience to amplify that light. Thanks for being with me. Thanks for letting me guest host for you, Grant, and good night. Stay tuned for Studio 6B.

Jim McMahl (47:59)

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