Podcast Summary: THE WAR ROOM WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON (EP. 5064)

Date: January 13, 2026
Podcast: Real America’s Voice – Real News, Honest Views
Host: Stephen K. Bannon (S. Bannon)
Key Guests: Naomi Wolf, Terry Schilling, Jack Posobiec, Tom Fitton, Eddie Hobbs, Cameron Kinsey, Mike Lindell

Overview

This episode centers on current cultural and political flashpoints: the Supreme Court’s hearing on the constitutionality of laws banning transgender athletes from women’s sports, activism and law enforcement confrontations, election integrity, and freedom-focused media movements internationally. The War Room uniquely melds culture-war commentary with grassroots mobilization, bringing in guests who are leaders in conservative advocacy, law, and alternate media.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Title IX and Transgender Participation in Women’s Sports

(00:55 – 06:16, 15:09 – 19:57)

• Bannon and Naomi Wolf discuss the deep family commitment involved in supporting girls in sports and the threat they perceive to fairness and safety from transgender participation.
  • Bannon: “These mothers were quite competitive… they're not going to let some teenage boy come in and compete. And particularly the harm they could do… young men are obviously stronger than young women.” (01:43)
• Wolf emphasizes the impact on young girls’ sense of meritocracy, potential trauma in locker rooms, and adult responsibility under Title IX.
  • Wolf: “By the age of 14 or 15, a substantial number of young girls have already been molested or sexually abused... And now you’ve got girls... begging adults, please do not put a boy in our changing room.” (04:58)
• Terry Schilling joins live outside the Supreme Court to describe the scene, reporting on the laws in question and criticizing activism for transgender rights as “a waste of time for the Supreme Court to even spend a second on this issue.” (15:09)
  • Schilling: “Men and women are different. Everyone knows it. Except for these weirdos over here...” (15:42)
  • Highlights overwhelming public opinion against men participating in women's sports and credits War Room engagement with shifting the tide.

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Family commitment in women’s sports & fairness debate: 00:55 – 06:16
• Live from Supreme Court with Terry Schilling: 15:09 – 19:57

2. The "Karen" Phenomenon & ICE Protests

(06:16 – 13:48)

• Wolf dissects viral confrontations between liberal white women (“Karens”) and ICE agents, introducing the notion of “psychosexual” motivations and societal frustration with masculinity.
  • Wolf: “This is a psychodrama of some kind... there’s been sort of a 20-year war on the left against masculinity.” (06:40)
  • Suggests such protestors are being “weaponized” by the activist left and “Red Green alliance” for broader social destabilization.
  • Solution: More female ICE agents, improved law enforcement training, and accountability for municipal leaders inciting confrontations.

Notable Quotes

• Wolf (about viral protest videos): “An element of play or provocation that is eroticized here, and I wish that there wasn’t, but there is.” (09:11)
• Wolf: “[Protesters] are being weaponized and spun out by people who definitely want civil war in our streets.” (10:06)

3. Election Integrity and "Dirty Voter Rolls"

(27:36 – 33:58)

• Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch details efforts to purge outdated or invalid names from voter rolls—5 to 6 million names nationally, often through litigation since the federal government isn’t enforcing cleanup.
  • “There are 24 million dirty names on the rolls, as best I can tell.” (29:31)
• Bannon asserts that failure to clean voter rolls is “how they steal elections,” emphasizing the need for aggressive action beyond lawsuits (e.g., using the U.S. Marshals).
• Fitton notes continuing resistance even under the Trump DOJ:
  • “Imagine going to court, Steve, and asking for Hunter Biden material and being told by Trump Justice Department attorneys, you can’t have it.”

Timestamps

• Election integrity discussion with Tom Fitton: 27:36 – 33:58

4. Media and Public Opinion in Ireland – Movement Building

(36:14 – 42:33)

• Eddie Hobbs discusses the launch of the Counterpoint conference in Ireland as a platform to challenge mainstream, globalist-controlled Irish media and to build a populist/nationalist movement.
  • “Before we can build a political movement, we must first build the media upon which the critical movement can grow… just like GB News in the UK.” (37:04)
• Bannon presses on why more Irish people aren’t outraged at the negative impacts of globalization and EU control:
  • “Are people there that brainwashed? Can’t they just see… in the lived experience of their daily lives?” (39:05)
• Discussion about creating disruptive media to inform and mobilize the public.

5. The Late Scott Adams & Free Speech

(20:00 – 27:00)

• Jack Posobiec shares news of commentator and Dilbert creator Scott Adams’ passing and his late-life conversion to Christianity, underscoring Adams’ early support for Trump and his blacklisting by mainstream media.
  • Posobiec: “He lost everything… because he came out and he, by the way, and he talked about the truth… They really went for him after that.” (24:25)
  • Bannon connects Adams’ cancellation to broader censorship of dissent from the “mainstream narrative.”
  • Memorable Moment: Reflection on forgiveness and redemption, likening Adams’ conversion to the biblical story of the thief on the cross.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Wolf (on locker rooms and Title IX):
  “Now you’ve got a situation across the country where girls are showing up at school board meetings saying, begging the adults, please do not put a boy in our changing room.” (04:58)

• Schilling (on the Supreme Court case):
  “It is absolutely stupid. No one believes it. Besides ideological people, right? It’s mostly white women who are on SSRIs over there. They're very sick.” (16:51)

• Bannon (on election fraud):
  “That’s the way they steal elections. That’s why they won’t do it.” (30:31)

• Bannon (media in Ireland):
  “The Irish media is the North Korea of Europe.” (39:10)

Resource & Action Points

• Wolf’s platform and work:
  Dailyclout.io (“Support law enforcement… peacefully going out to support law enforcement, show you’re there, show you appreciate them, really makes a difference.” (13:11))
• Schilling / American Principles Project:
  americanprinciplesproject.org | Social: Shilling1776
• Tom Fitton / Judicial Watch:
  judicialwatch.org
• Eddie Hobbs / Counterpoint (Ireland):
  eddiehobbs.com | Social: @EddieHobbs

Flow & Tone

The episode is fiercely combative, unapologetically populist, and occasionally jocular and irreverent—typical for War Room, but with emotional moments, such as the reflections on Scott Adams’ passing. The hosts and guests combine wonky legal/policy insights, calls to action, and cultural commentary, all through a lens of combatting perceived elite and globalist overreach.

For full context and additional segments (e.g., economic segments, Mike Lindell’s appearance), listeners are encouraged to refer to the original episode for specific product pitches and bonus content. This summary has excluded ad breaks and non-content sections as requested.