Steve Deace Show | "CENSORED: Did Steve Get BlazeTV BLACKLISTED?"

Date: April 10, 2026
Host: Steve Deace (The Blaze)
Guest: Keith Malinak (Pat Gray Show)
Regulars: Todd Erzin, Aaron McIntyre
Blaze Podcast Network

Episode Overview

This episode delves into recent revelations that the U.S. government, via the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, targeted BlazeTV and other conservative media for censorship amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election aftermath. The panel, with special guest Keith Malinak, also discusses the mounting chaos in American culture, divisions on the political right, and the ongoing Iran conflict. Throughout, Steve and his co-hosts analyze the dangers of institutional corruption, the erosion of core values, and the personal responsibility of Christians under siege—from both culture and government.

Key Topics & Discussion Points

1. Cultural Chaos—"Bleep, Lord Nefarious Says"

[00:20–16:22] (Segment highlights: 00:20, 04:35, 05:29, 07:44, 12:10, 15:38)

• Montage Reaction: Aaron presents a "bleep" segment—a montage of controversial sound bites reflecting social, educational, and gender policy extremes.

• Panel Reactions: Keith calls out a mother changing book pronouns for her sons to erase male heroes as a sign of cultural confusion:

  “She is saying, I am never going to allow my son to see men as heroes, boys that can do amazing things just because they're boys... changing the he and the bedtime story to a she... Good luck kid.” (D, 05:29)

• Steve and Keith discuss the impossibility of forming a lasting conservative coalition, given divisions—and the necessity to unite against a radically ‘other side’:

  “We got to beat that other team. Holy crap, man. Those people are nuts.” (A, 07:16)

• GOP Failures: Keith rails against Republicans cashing in on not delivering:

  “We're being asked to vote for John McCain. It's much worse than that now... They clearly don't want to win... they love being on the side of opposition so they can go and fundraise...” (D, 10:17)

• Panel ranks "total depravity" (how bad is the cultural rot):

  • Todd: "10"
  • Aaron: "10"
  • Keith: "439—change the scale." (16:19)

2. BlazeTV Blacklisted: Government Censorship Revelation

[17:20–28:18] (Highlights: 17:20, 18:21, 19:34, 20:39, 21:08, 22:38, 24:37, 25:28)

• Summary of Scandal: New documents show the State Department's Global Engagement Center funded contractors to flag "disinformation," placing BlazeTV alongside Russian outlets, threatening ad revenue and reach. Center has now been shut down.

• Personal Impact: Steve acknowledges his own on-air “fault”—pushing COVID skepticism and challenging 2020's result—likely targeted the Blaze.

  "This would have been... right in the peak of what we were doing to push back on the scamdemic narrative... me getting the entire Blaze Facebook page demonetized for calling out the election results of 2020." (A, 19:08)

• Keith's Outrage:

  "This is just one of those rare incidents where the federal government got caught. They're doing this stuff around the clock..." (D, 21:08)

• Panel Demands Action:

  • Todd: "Every legal avenue should be pursued. This should be part of the Blaze's branding... The devil hates us when we get up in the morning and we earn that right now." (B, 25:28)
  • Keith: "Let this be the lead for the Blaze, and this cannot be... just fade away like every other critical story..." (D, 26:28)
  • Aaron: "Is there a way to leverage this either in policy outcome or... make sure that this goes beyond a dollar sign..." (C, 27:14)

• Publisher vs. Platform: Steve notes this manipulation proves social networks are not “platforms” but “publishers”—they curate and boost content at will. (A, 28:18)

3. When Does the US–Iran War End?

[31:47–43:09] (Key moments: 32:57, 36:12, 37:21, 39:30, 42:19)

• Aaron's Analysis: Iran’s regime might be approaching its “pain point” but expects a “messaged” rather than real surrender. True stability remains far off.

• Todd's Take: Expects combat to continue through at least the summer:

  "I just don't expect that we're out of here before sometime in the summer..." (B, 36:12)

• Keith's Perspective: “Victory” is ambiguous; likely US military will remain decades in the region, as in Germany or Japan:

  “I don't know what the end of this looks like, honestly...” (D, 37:21)

• American Public’s “Victory”:

  • Keith: “The Strait of Hormuz being open and gas prices coming down. That's all America cares about at this point.” (D, 39:30)
  • Todd/Aaron agree—direct impacts on daily life are what matter for most Americans.

4. Should US Troops Intervene in Nigerian Christian Persecution?

[43:54–44:32]

• All three panelists say they’d at least consider it, with airstrikes or direct action—reflecting frustration at current US foreign priorities.

5. Predictions

[44:46–47:45]

• Aaron: Iran operations wind down by Memorial Day.
• Todd: Predicts Ron DeSantis may become Trump’s attorney general.
• Keith: AOC runs for president in 2028; sports prediction for Nebraska football.
• Steve: Tucker Carlson will "question the legitimacy of the Holocaust" by end of 2026—signals severe concern about Tucker’s trajectory:

  “By the end of this year, Tucker Carlson is going to question the legitimacy of the Holocaust.” (A, 47:38)

6. Audience Feedback & Spiritual Responsibility

[53:26–96:26] (Highlights: 54:08, 57:14, 59:09, 67:50, 71:37, 76:44)

• Mr. Ed’s Dilemma: Listener "Mr. Ed," a Christian mentor, is horrified to find his second-grade mentee being forced by parents to wear a "Hail Satan" hoodie. He asks if he should intervene more forcefully.

• Steve’s Challenge:

  “Somebody else prayed for that boy. So God sent you, Ed... That's why you're there." (A, 71:37) "Everyone within the sound of my voice is the solution to one of the problems in this country. All of us are." (A, 74:36)

  • Both Steve and Todd argue that Christians must know when to "obey God, not men"—especially in the face of abuse or spiritual neglect.
  • Todd: “Buy the kid another sweatshirt.” (B, 79:13)

• Reflections on Tucker Carlson’s “Descent”:

  • Steve and the panel express sorrow and concern at Tucker’s growing alignment with figures deconstructing Christianity and questioning WWII/Holocaust narratives.

  “If you were the devil and you wanted to... dismantle [the white evangelical voting block]... what would you do any differently than what Tucker has done in the last year?” (A, 87:20)

  • Todd: “He's so. He's such a desperate man right now... even when you have scripture in your hands, if there's no hope there, it's forfeit.” (B, 92:34)

• Catholic Church & Vatican III: Listener Lucas asks if a new ecumenical council is on the horizon—Todd thinks not soon, unless major change takes place.

• On Israel & Temple Mount: Steve warns against making theological dogma out of current events, rather than letting Scripture interpret events.

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "These people are nuts... How is it even possible that this ecosystem could be allowed to inhabit air, let alone tolerate people like us?" —Steve, 07:16

• "We're being asked to vote for John McCain. Actually, it's much worse than that now... Republicans clearly don't want to win." —Keith, 10:17

• "You’re not doing your job in conservative media if they're not coming after you like this." —Todd, 18:27

• "They're legit trying to harm us. They're legit trying to limit our reach now for going on six years." —Steve, 22:38

• "If you can turn down the switch, you can turn it back up again... They're not a platform, they're a publisher." —Steve, 28:18

• "I have those lines, which is why they’ll never ask me to cross them because they know my answer will be no..." —Steve, 59:45

• “You all need to know what is the point where I obey God and not man? And you should be equipped for that... because I truly fear the one who can cast my eternal soul into hell.” —Steve, 60:08

• “Everyone within the sound of my voice is the solution to something wrong with the country. All of us are.” —Steve, 74:36

• "Right now, what he's totally missing is the hope. It's a totally hopeless presentation." —Todd on Tucker, 92:34

Conclusion / Final Takeaways

The episode is a powerful and often raw exploration of what Deace and his team see as a landscape of spiritual warfare, political betrayal, and cultural nihilism. The show's distinctive mix of principle, urgency, and snark is on full display.

• The Blaze panel demands boldness—both from conservative media (in fighting back against censorship) and from everyday Christians in standing for truth, even at personal cost.
• The scope of institutional rot—government abuses, corrupt platforms, moral chaos—fuels frustration and renewed resolve to not surrender the field.
• The ongoing Iran conflict is debated, but panel agrees "victory" for most Americans means stable gas prices, not lofty geostrategic goals.
• The spiritual crisis (epitomized in Mr. Ed’s story) is a call to action: refuse complacency, become the answer to prayer, and draw lines worth suffering for.

Additional Links / Resources

• For more on the BlazeTV censorship revelations, check: BlazeTV – State Dept. Censorship Coverage
• Feedback or comments: stevedace.com inbox

Tone:
Snarky, urgent, deeply conservative, unapologetically faith-centered, occasionally humorous—reflective of a group both mournful and combative about cultural decline.

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