The Glenn Beck Program – Best of the Program | 12/10/25

Podcast: The Glenn Beck Program
Date: December 10, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck (with regular co-hosts Stu Burguiere and others)
Episode Theme: Examination of American culture and politics through technology’s impact on the job market, the story behind How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and scrutiny of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Episode Overview

This episode explores three main threads:

• The looming disruption of the job market by artificial intelligence (AI) and the university system’s diminishing relevance.
• The real story behind How the Grinch Stole Christmas, including the surprising identity of a key voice.
• An in-depth report on CAIR’s alleged violations of legal protocols in American politics.

Glenn delivers signature anecdotes, frank opinions, and an urgent call for transparency and rule of law, all with his characteristic wit and candor.

Key Discussions & Insights

1. The Jobs Bubble and AI: Rethinking Education and Work

[03:36 – 18:45]

The Future of Work: College vs. Trade School

• Glenn questions the value of traditional college, advocating instead for trade schools. “Why, why would you go to college?...I’m begging my kids. Trade school, trade school, trade school, trade school. Because that...is the job. Those are the jobs of the future.” (04:16)
• He forecasts that many professions—attorneys, truck drivers, even some doctors—will disappear due to automation:
  “We don’t need as many [doctors] as we have right now in the future because [medicine] will be able to be done robotically. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s coming.” (04:41)

Parental Concerns and Youth Apathy

• The co-hosts discuss their children’s apathy toward career planning, frustration over limited options, and how society isn’t preparing youth for self-sufficiency.
• Stu shares: “I even offered him...I will go to electrician school with you. We were going to do it at night...I was going to do it just to learn another skill. And he didn’t want to.” (05:20)

AI: The “Nuclear Weapon” of Technologies

• Glenn describes AI as “the most dangerous thing man has ever created and the greatest thing man has ever created.” (10:00)
• He gets emotional reflecting on how AI allowed him to pursue creative dreams he’s harbored since age 10:
  “I’ve had this explosion because I’m using AI every day. And I don’t understand why that’s not considered like a university in its own way.” (12:03)

Generational Anxiety & Universal Basic Income

• Stu offers his son’s perspective: “The economy is so screwed. I will never be able to own anything my entire life...Everyone’s telling us, don’t worry about it, we’re betting everything on AI. OK great. So it is going to get better, right?...But I won’t have a job.” (12:24)
• Glenn blames policymakers for ignoring looming mass unemployment, warning that “the answer will be universal basic income, because that’s the only answer anyone has explored. That’s the answer that everyone who is in power wants you to accept.” (13:57)

AI, Creativity, and the Flood of Content

• The conversation turns to how AI will “crowd” creative industries, with so many new shows, movies, or music that individual achievement feels diluted:
  “You think there are a lot of shows...on Netflix and Amazon...that are great and I’ve never even heard of them? OK, that’s times 100,000. That’s what life will be like in two years.” (15:45)
• Stu challenges whether society will use AI responsibly: “What evidence do you have that the American people have ever done this with anything? They never use anything responsibly.” (16:25)
• Glenn contrasts the bleak outlook with his own optimism about AI’s creative potential—if used with intent and discernment.

2. “Putting the Christ Back in Christmas” and the Grinch Backstory

[20:21 – 32:56]

A Glenn AI Christmas Song

• The episode features an original song generated by “Glenn AI,” lampooning debates over saying “Merry Christmas” and satirizing cultural “microaggressions.”
• Lyrics include:
  “So grab some cocoa, let’s reclaim this bliss / It’s the birthday of the baby, yeah, remember who that is. So I’m putting the Christ back in Christmas... Merry Christmas. Let the truth be told.” (20:32 – 23:01)

Behind the Scenes of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

• Glenn shares the delightful, little-known origins of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas:
  • Geisel woke up post-Christmas in the 1960s, realizing he had become “the Grinch,” prompting him to write the book as “a cure.”
  • Chuck Jones, wartime friend and master animator, saw its TV potential despite network skepticism.
  • CBS doubted the story because there was “no Santa,” and the villain “hates the holiday.” They gave a meager budget; Jones insisted they could make it work cheaply. (26:09 – 28:17)

The Voice Everyone Knows, but No One Knows

• The legendary Boris Karloff voiced the narration, but the famous rendition of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was not Karloff’s.
• The singer was Thurl Ravenscroft, whose name was never in the credits. Glenn reveals:
  • “The man who actually delivered one of the most unforgettable performances in Christmas history vanished behind the curtain... Thurl Ravenscroft. Ever heard of him? No, because his name’s never attached to anything.” (30:58)
  • Thurl Ravenscroft was also the iconic voice of Tony the Tiger, and did many Disney voices.
    “Tony the cartoon titan of morning cereal is the secret voice that gave America the Grinch, the greatest uncredited performance in all of television.” (32:56)

3. Investigating CAIR: Shadow Power and Lack of Oversight

[33:46 – 45:11]

The Founders and the Rule of Law

• Glenn frames the conversation around the Founders’ fears of unaccountable power:
  “Once power slips into the shadows...what rises is not a republic. It’s a machine.” (34:24)
• He claims CAIR has effectively become “one of the largest unregulated political machines operating in the United States ever.”

CAIR Action’s Alleged Legal Violations

• Two watchdog groups (NCRI and Intelligent Advocacy Network) allege that CAIR's political arm (CAIR Action) has:
  • Operated with “no legal authority” in 22 states and Washington, D.C.
  • Never obtained required licenses or charitable authorizations for fundraising and political activity.
  • Engaged in “unauthorized fundraising or political activity” that could risk fraud charges and implicate its parent organization, CAIR National. (36:09 – 39:24)
• The California Attorney General corroborates similar findings.

Demanding Equal Treatment Under the Law

• Glenn calls for unbiased investigations, drawing a parallel with scrutiny of other groups like AIPAC:
  “I want it equal. I want constitutional rule. If conservatives, if Catholics, pro Israel, environmental, Second Amendment groups, if they have to comply by the state law, so does CARE Action.” (43:02)
• He warns that “the law cannot be selective...One standard for everyone, or no standard at all. And that, more than anything, will determine whether or not our institutions remain worthy of the freedom and responsibility that we have entrusted to them.” (44:45 – 45:11)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the future of education:
  “Why would you go to college?” (03:57, Glenn Beck)
  “Trade school, trade school, trade school, trade school. Because...those are the jobs of the future.” (04:16, Glenn Beck)

• On AI’s double-edged sword:
  “It is a nuclear weapon in the hands of every single person. It’s the most dangerous thing man has ever created and the greatest thing man has ever created.” (10:00, Glenn Beck)

• On cultural pessimism about AI:
  “What evidence do you have that the American people have ever done this with anything responsibly?...It’s 10 times worse with AI.” (16:25, Stu Burguiere)

• On The Grinch:
  “Tony the cartoon titan of morning cereal is the secret voice that gave America the Grinch, the greatest uncredited performance in all of television.” (32:56, Glenn Beck)

• On CAIR and rule of law:
  “No organization. None. Not mine, not yours, not theirs, none should operate a nationwide political network in the shadows and be immune from all of the guardrails that every other group must follow.” (42:31, Glenn Beck)

• On the need for legal consistency:
  “One standard for everyone, or no standard at all.” (45:11, Glenn Beck)

Important Timestamps

• 03:36 – The jobs bubble & college debate begins
• 10:00 – Glenn’s emotional confession on AI’s creative impact
• 13:57 – Universal Basic Income and AI’s disruption
• 20:21 – “Putting the Christ Back in Christmas” song by Glenn AI
• 25:30 – Origins of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 30:58 – The revelation of Thurl Ravenscroft as the Grinch’s voice
• 33:46 – Start of in-depth examination of CAIR’s alleged legal issues
• 42:31 – Glenn calls for accountability and a single legal standard

Episode Atmosphere

The tone remains witty, urgent, and sometimes somber—balancing concern for cultural and technological disruption with moments of levity (as in the Christmas song and Grinch story). Glenn and his co-hosts express genuine anxiety about the social and vocational consequences of AI, but Glenn repeatedly urges listeners to act, pay attention, and demand fair laws.

For Listeners: Why This Episode Matters

• Understand the fast-approaching changes in the job market due to AI—and why “trade school” may be the safe bet.
• Hear the fascinating, untold story behind a Christmas classic and a voice you’ve known all your life.
• Get an insider’s view on a major organization’s alleged political violations, and why equal accountability is crucial for American democracy.

This episode is a mix of insightful warning and holiday nostalgia—a reflection on America’s past, present, and uncertain future.