Best of the Program | 1/30/26

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Summary: Best of the Glenn Beck Program | 1/30/26

Overview

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program is an emotional and comedic farewell to longtime co-host Stu Burguiere (“Stu”) on his last day as Glenn’s sidekick. The hosts reminisce over their 28 years together, share hilarious memories (including Stu's infamous Tim Walz impression), announce Stu’s new endeavor, and exchange heartfelt (and irreverent) tributes. The episode is a tapestry of nostalgia, mutual roasting, deep gratitude, and reflections on friendship and legacy in American media.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Celebrating Stu's Legacy & Farewell (00:00–07:00, 16:00–43:00)

• Glenn and Stu reflect on their nearly three-decade partnership, highlighting both professional milestones and their unique, comedic dynamic.
• Glenn repeatedly jests about Stu being a "quitter," but emphasizes his respect, loyalty, and essential role on the program.
• The staff compiled a "montage" of memorable radio moments, showing the range of Stu’s contributions—from “numbers nerd” to comedic foil.

“He was producer, executive producer, head writer of the program, which is not really a career ladder. That's more of like a hostile takeover, you know? Conducted with sarcasm and impeccable timing.” – Glenn Beck (22:02)

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2. Stu’s Legendary Tim Walz Impression (02:47–06:33)

• Glenn plays a clip of Stu’s only-ever (and throat-destroying) impersonation of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a highlight for fans and staff alike.
• The back-and-forth is silly, absurd (“Did you know my head is the same shape as a football?” – “I like poodles. I like balloons.”), and repeatedly cracks up both hosts.

"I mean, if all those phrases came out of his mouth tonight, would you know the difference of any idea?" – Stu Burguiere (05:50)

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3. What's Next for Stu: "Predictable" and Prediction Markets (07:00–15:50)

Stu Announces His New Project

• Stu explains he is launching a company focused on prediction markets—a growing industry where people invest in yes/no outcomes on current events, especially about politics.
• His new show is called “Predictable with Stu Burguiere” (predictableshow.com), which will use analytical rigor (his trademark) to decode news and elections through prediction markets.

"You have to put your money where your mouth is. You're betting you're investing with your own real money. And people don't lie when that is on the line." – Stu Burguiere (09:54)

Why Prediction Markets Matter

• Glenn and Stu discuss how prediction markets incentivize honest analysis—unlike partisan media or punditry, money is the motivator.
• Stu notes he's been quietly using and studying these markets for years, often with personal financial success.

“These markets can really do damage in that world. They can cut through the punditry, which I really, really like in today’s world.” – Stu Burguiere (11:00)

Mutual Ribbing

• Glenn jokes that he’s trademarked Stu’s name and will collect licensing fees (“But hey, two can play the mob thing!”).
• Both make light of Stu’s betting record, Glenn warning listeners, “Odds hosted by a man who has repeatedly bet against his own track record.”

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4. Heartfelt & Hilarious Farewell Gifts (26:00–32:00)

Glenn’s Gift to Stu

• Glenn gives Stu a rare Breitling Super Chronomat watch, custom for the Philadelphia Eagles—a symbol of their shared history and Stu’s Eagles fandom.

“You are indispensable, irreplaceable on and off the air. You've made this show funnier and smarter and sharper. You have made me a better man.” – Glenn Beck (26:04)

Stu’s Return Gift

• Stu presents Glenn a photo: ostensibly of Patrick Mahomes but actually signed by Cooper DeJean after a big defensive play—another moment of affectionate trolling.

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5. Tribute Segment & Reflections on Friendship (16:45–25:00, 33:00–43:00)

• The show features a montage of classic bits, recalling early days (including a disastrous, intentionally outrageous parade broadcast in Tampa for Gasparilla).
• Both men share how they helped build each other’s careers, with Stu expressing deep gratitude for Glenn’s mentorship and generosity.
• Stu’s emotional monologue thanks Glenn, the audience, and the show’s mission:

“All I can say honestly to the entire audience is thank you. Thank you for putting up with me for 28 years. ... You’ve changed my life completely.” – Stu Burguiere (41:45)

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6. Glenn's Closing Reflections on Life and Friendship (43:35–end)

• Glenn shifts to serious life lessons, urging young listeners to prioritize family, real friends, and authenticity over fame or career status.
• He acknowledges the unique bond he and Stu share, one built on mutual respect, shared struggle, and deep loyalty.

“If I had my life to do all over again … I would have been more like my friends. I would have said thank you more sincerely. I would have listened more carefully and I would have encouraged more thoroughly.” – Glenn Beck (45:20)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (w/ Timestamps)

• On legacy:
  “Interns don't last 27 years, and quitters don't get welcome back. You'd be welcome back anytime. And failures don't leave legacies, which you have left.”
  – Glenn Beck (26:04)

• On Stu’s real personality:
  “He's a lot like Spock. He doesn't share emotions. We were joking in studio earlier today that if he died, we all probably wouldn't know for maybe two years after he's dead.”
  – Glenn Beck (33:30)

• On prediction markets:
  “The media is obviously going down the wrong road with this. They're incentivized to lie to you. … What I love about prediction markets... you have to put your money where your mouth is.”
  – Stu Burguiere (09:45 onwards)

• The classic roast blend:
  “Why? I don't know. Because this time he's doing a show about odds. Odds hosted by a man who has repeatedly bet against his own track record. You see what I'm saying here?”
  – Glenn Beck (23:02)

• Stu, to skeptics of Glenn:
  “If you doubt it, I want you to be aware that you are wrong and you are dumb and shut up. I want to swear at you, but I will not.”
  – Stu Burguiere (40:24)

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Important Timestamps

• 02:47–06:33: Full Tim Walz impression skit
• 07:00–15:50: Stu’s new project, “Predictable,” explained
• 16:00–26:04: Montage and Glenn’s tribute to Stu
• 26:04–29:37: Exchange of gifts—watch for Stu, signed photo for Glenn
• 33:30–42:30: Stu’s emotional farewell message to audience and Glenn
• 43:35–end: Glenn’s reflections on the value of real friendship and legacy

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Tone and Style

True to form, this episode is a mix of irreverent banter, self-deprecating humor, nostalgia, and moving sincerity. Glenn and Stu swing between roasting each other (“quitter,” “failure,” “odds hosted by a man who has repeatedly bet against his own track record”), trading inside jokes, and sharing the deep gratitude and mutual respect that built their remarkable professional partnership.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a must-listen for long-time fans, showing the behind-the-scenes camaraderie that sustained the show’s spirit. It’s a sendoff and a celebration, rich with classic Beck/Burguiere wit, rare emotion, and a love letter to the power of enduring friendship and doing meaningful work.

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For Stu’s new show and further career: predictableshow.com

Stu continues on BlazeTV at: youtube.com/studosamerica

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Transcript

[Glenn Beck]

So we celebrate last day of Stu. We kind of, we get a little weepy. Okay, even Stu does and he's practically frickin Spock. But we also go back into the archives and look at best impression Stu has ever done. But he only did it one time because my voice hurt after. What's next for Stu? You find out on today's podcast. Also, just a final goodbye and the news of the day, all on today's podcast. One of the things that I've always loved most about this country is freedom. You know, the ability to think for yourself, to do your own research and make informed decisions about your own life and then take responsibility for that life. One of the most overlooked forms of that is medical freedom. The freedom to ask questions, the freedom to learn, the freedom to decide what makes sense for you and your body instead of being told that you don't get a say. That's why I respect what Jace Medical is doing. Their doctors understand the importance of medical self reliance. And when it comes to ivermectin, which is been in the news constantly for both its potential uses and how politicized it became, they actually make serious, responsible approaches to it. And they provide six different types of ivermectin, including topicals, compounded options. Ivermectin by itself because different situations require different tools and you can get it prescribed and delivered to you all from home without jumping through endless hoops or giving up control. Just go to jace.com, enter the promo code BECK at checkout for a discount on your order. Promo code beckjase.com hello America. You know, we've been fighting every single day. We push back against the lies, the censorship, the nonsense of the mainstream media that they're trying to feed you. We work tirelessly to bring you the unfiltered truth because you deserve it. But to keep this fight going, we need you right now. Would you take a moment and rate and review the Glenn Beck podcast? Give us five stars and lead a comment. Because every single review helps us break through Big Tech's algorithm to reach more Americans who need to hear the truth. This isn't a podcast. This is a movement. And you're part of it, a big part of it. So if you believe in what we're doing, you want more people to wake up, help us push this podcast to the top. Rate, review, share, together, we'll make a difference. And thanks for standing with us. Now, let's get to work.

[StuBergear]

You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program.

[Glenn Beck]

Blendbeck.com, there's going to be a special fourth hour today. Q and A for Stu's last day. Stu's leaving the program. Is the job done? No, but he's quitting anyway. Because that's the kind of guy he is. Quitter.

[StuBergear]

But why would I want to leave?

[Glenn Beck]

I. I do. I do want to. I do want to play something. This is. This is the one and only time Stu ever did Tim Walls. Because his throat hurt afterwards. A little baby couldn't handle it anymore. But it was the day that Tim Walls was going to do the debate. Here it is. Welcome to the program. We have Tim on the phone. Hello, Tim.

[Tim Walls]

Hello. Hello, Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

Hello. How are you?

[Tim Walls]

Hello, Glenn. I'm Tim Walls.

[Glenn Beck]

Tim Walls.

[Tim Walls]

Hello.

[Glenn Beck]

Hi.

[Tim Walls]

I mean, I debate tonight. Will you watch?

[Glenn Beck]

Well, we're going to be watching on Blaze tv. You're debating tonight. That's good. Yeah.

[Tim Walls]

I like fishing.

[StuBergear]

I know.

[Glenn Beck]

I know you like fishing.

[Tim Walls]

I coach football. Did you like the football?

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. I heard you were a coach.

[Tim Walls]

Did you say the football? It's the same shape as my head.

[Glenn Beck]

As your what?

[Tim Walls]

As my head.

[Glenn Beck]

As your head.

[Tim Walls]

Yes, I have. I have a head. People say my head look like football.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. Okay.

[Tim Walls]

I like fishing and hunting.

[StuBergear]

Right.

[Glenn Beck]

Can I ask. Did I ask you?

[Tim Walls]

J.J. vance is weird. Did you know J.J. vance is weird? I'm gonna say that tonight on the debate state. J.J. vant is weird. I like balloons. I be on debate tonight. Did you know I was the man in front of Tank at Tintermin Square?

[StuBergear]

Hello?

[Glenn Beck]

Hello? Hello?

[Tim Walls]

Hello, Glenn. I fought in World War II. This is Tim Walls.

[Glenn Beck]

I know, Tim. How are you still on the phone?

[Tim Walls]

I was talking for seven minutes and you did not answer.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay. Because I thought we had hung up.

[Tim Walls]

What I was saying in Minnesota. Mind your own damn business.

[StuBergear]

Okay.

[Glenn Beck]

All right.

[Tim Walls]

J.D. vance is weird.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Okay. We're gonna talk to you about the J.D. vance debate.

[Tim Walls]

I like poodles.

[Glenn Beck]

What?

[Tim Walls]

Po.

[Glenn Beck]

Poodles.

[Tim Walls]

I like poodles. I like.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay, Tim Walls, hang up the phone, please. Can you.

[StuBergear]

Glenn?

[Glenn Beck]

Yes.

[Tim Walls]

I love you.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay.

[Tim Walls]

I talk about you on debate. You want debate tonight?

[Glenn Beck]

All right.

[Tim Walls]

Mind your own damn business.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay, thank you. Thank you for calling. Can you cut him off, please? Stupid, stupid man.

[StuBergear]

How do get paid for this? I don't.

[Glenn Beck]

I have no understanding. That's the best impression I ever.

[StuBergear]

I've been working on it for a while. It's actually been in development for a while. Really thinking about it. I think I've nailed it.

[Glenn Beck]

I think you.

[StuBergear]

I mean, if all those phrases came out of his Mouth tonight. Would you know the difference of any idea?

[Glenn Beck]

We may have a very special guest after tonight's debate on tv. We, Tim Walls, may have to stand by and come on the program tonight. So you don't want to miss that. This is the only time. This is the only time that Tim Walsh ever appeared on the program because Stu finished it, and he was like, ow, my throat really hurts. And I'm like, sacrifice for comedy, man.

[StuBergear]

It's amazing that I would ever leave a job that would pay me to do that. It doesn't make any sense at all. But, yeah, I like, blew my voice out after that the whole. The whole rest of the day.

[Glenn Beck]

I. I think that might have not been the actual. What you were doing as much as the hate that came with.

[StuBergear]

Yes, yes. It was the pure Tim Walls concentrated hatred that was associated with that particular voice. What a day.

[Glenn Beck]

So. So, Stu, you are leaving, and you haven't announced to anybody yet what you're doing. So can you announce. Can you tell us, please?

[StuBergear]

Yeah, we can talk about it. So, you know, it's been something. It's a little bit different than what we've been doing for the last 28 years together, but actually also close as well, parts of the stuff that we've been doing here for a long time. You know, one of my roles here in the program has kind of been chief data nerd guy who, you know, looks at the elections and tries to predict the outcomes to them and analyzes all that stuff. And so I'm starting a new company that is revolving in the world of prediction markets. If you don't know what they are, they've kind of only become widespread over the past year or so, but basically, you can kind of look and invest on whether anything is going to happen. Yes or no? A simple question. Will this happen or not? Yes or no. And you predict the outcome, and if you're correct, you can profit off of that information.

[Glenn Beck]

Wait, wait, wait. So are you. Hold it just a second. Are you analyzing those sites or are you starting. Are you. Are you falling in with a mob?

[StuBergear]

I. I'm. Look, if the mob has money they want to hand me for this operation, I'm interested. I'll listen to you. But no, this is like, you know, there's. The company's going to be doing a few different things, but the one that's probably interesting to the audience is we're going to have a show. It's going to be called Predictable with Stubergear. You can go check it out now. It'[e-mail] and, you know, there you go.

[Glenn Beck]

By the way, I trademarked your name, so.

[StuBergear]

Oh, right. So I can't even use my own name. Oh, wow.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you.

[StuBergear]

I appreciate that. You've always been a helper, Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

That's really nice.

[StuBergear]

I know it's just a licensing fee. He'll let me use it as long as I just pay him constantly.

[Glenn Beck]

But, hey, two can play the mob thing. Okay?

[StuBergear]

That's true. I could be shaken down with the best of the.

[Glenn Beck]

That's right.

[StuBergear]

But the show is going to analyze the news, the things that we talk about every day. Kind of a special focus on the elections, considering we're going into election time. And that's been something somewhat of an expertise of mine for a while. And we're to be talking about all these news events as they relate to these prediction markets. And I think it really gives the free market that we talk about all the time that makes the world a better place, that improves the world, that does so many amazing things can be applied here as sort of an engine to find the truth. The media is obviously going down the wrong road with this. They're incentivized to lie to you. They want you to go the total opposite direction. They're trying to move you to get to the right side of history all the time. I mean, we're in a time where a Supreme Court justice can't answer a question about what a woman is. They don't want to tell you the truth. And what I love about prediction markets, and it's a really unique thing with them, is you have to put your money where your mouth is. You're betting you're investing with your own real money. And people don't lie when that is on the line. They'll lie to you on television. They won't lie to you there.

[Glenn Beck]

We've always thought this was the right thing. I mean, remember, DARPA did this right after 9, 11, and they said, we're gonna go to the Five Eyes and to people who study terrorism, and we're going to let them invest in a kind of a stock market, if you will, of where do they think the most likely terrorist attacks are going to come from? How are they going to do it? And it was stopped because everybody was like, that's an outrage. No, no, that is a very good way get people to put their money on where are the weaknesses? Where do they see things? I just think that is. That is the way to find out how people really feel.

[StuBergear]

Yeah. And the elections are a really good Example of this, right? You have the media telling you who they want to win. They're constantly pushing one way or the other. You've got the campaigns that are lying to you about whether they're going to win or not. You also have a lot of people who are telling you exactly what you want to hear about the election. Your guy's gonna win. Don't worry about it. I want what's actually going to happen. I want the truth. And these markets can really do damage in that world. They can cut through the punditry, which I really, really like in today's world. I think it's something a really important additional layer that we don't have really in our coverage right now. So that is a big part of it. It'[e-mail] Please go there, by the way, are going to, if you go there, put your email address in for free. You'll get a 2026 Senate preview. We're going to give you the kind of the outline as to what the Senate race is going to look like in 2026. Kind of a starting point for everyone to be able to understand what we are facing here in the next few months, which are going to be pretty intense. So go there and put your email address in. That's going to be part of it. Also will say another interesting layer. Prediction markets aren't perfect. They don't always have the right answers. That's good because when they have the wrong answers, you are able to profit off of this. And this is something that I have been doing on, you know, behind the scenes, on, you know, my own dime for a long time, over a decade now. Been using prediction markets myself. I've paid for a lot of vacations over the years because of it, and it's been really, really good. And I think it's a much more accessible way for people to. To invest. Right. Like you can go in and try to predict what a stock's going to do.

[Glenn Beck]

It's a great invest. It's a great way to. It's gambling, Stu.

[StuBergear]

It is not gambling, Glenn. I have gambling.

[Glenn Beck]

No, you're right. You're right. It is not. It is legally not gambling.

[StuBergear]

First of all, you are accurate. Secondly, I have gambled a decent amount in my life. I am not against gambling. I've gone to Vegas. I'll place a sports bet here and there. You know what happens when I do that, Glenn? I lose over and over and over again. I know if this. I really do think there's something different. It's not Chance?

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. This is not chance.

[StuBergear]

People know this audience is obsessed with knowing what's going on in the world. They sit here and they listen to this stupid show and your nonsensical rantings just to get to one fact every once in a while. They love the country. They love the truth, and they know about these things. Like if you know, you know, your senator in your state and your state, he always folds on a big vote, and everyone's telling you he's gonna vote one way and you know he's gonna fold. We all say these things all the time. This guy is gonna fold. You go on the prediction market and you say, hey, there's an 80% chance he's voting one way. You know he's gonna fold on that. There's real opportunity there. You know, it's different than, like, you put money into a stock. What are you doing? You are trying to analyze what some Chinese supply chain is doing. What, you know, what is going on internally in the country. Internally ins. Is the CEO gonna hook up with some random person at a Coldplay concert and blow the stock up? You have no idea what's going on with all this stuff. There's so many factors. This is. Will something happen? Yes or no? That's what it is. And there's a definitive end to it. You can actually look at these things and do really well. I've been able to do really, really well, particularly on the elections. And that's gonna be kind of our main focus. What we're gonna look at culture and all these other things as well. Bring on, like, tons of, you know, the best traders in the world and the biggest experts to kind of get you to look for an edge.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[StuBergear]

As well.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, that makes sense. Not with a T, a D trader, anyway. It's. It's a. Of course it's predictable. The show. Something like that.

[StuBergear]

Predictableshow.com thank you.

[Glenn Beck]

And Stu is going to be joining us from time to time because there is a lot. I really believe in the prediction markets like this. I think that there is a lot of information to be. And when Stu told me this, I was prepared to go. Don't go. Don't go. You fail at everything you try. Yeah. Please don't go.

[StuBergear]

Thank you.

[Glenn Beck]

Please just listen to me. And he told me, and I was in. I was like, you know, that is absolutely. That's. This is you is 100% you. It's still gonna fail like a miserable. But it's absolutely what Stu should be doing. And I'm. I'm Actually thrilled about it. So it's gonna be.

[StuBergear]

You're not really leaving to sell facial cream because that's what I heard it was. A lot of people guessed that it was. I heard you and Billy O'Reilly. We're gonna sell facial.

[Glenn Beck]

I will tell you. May I say this? This announcement has just changed in the last hour and a half because I know what he was doing beforehand. And now that Don Lemon has been arrested, he's like, well, now I can't go produce that show.

[StuBergear]

So that was. It's on the table. I considered it highly. Let me just hit one more time here, Glenn. It's pre. Even if you don't care about prediction markets, the election analysis, you're gonna get there, you're really going to love. So go there, sign up. You'll get that free report on the Senate. And then also, a lot of people were asking what's going on with Blaze tv. I'm gonna be doing Studosamerica new episode on Monday. So, you know, if you wanna hear me rant about everything I've been ranting about over the years, I will be over there on BlazeTV. We're not letting you down on the BlazeTV family. So join us on StudioZAmerica. Of course, it's all on YouTube. If you just go to YouTube.comstudosamerica, the show, predictable will eventually be there as well. So thanks so much for. And I got to say, too. And I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this.

[Glenn Beck]

Please, your God, let it end.

[StuBergear]

Glenn's been very cool and very supportive about all of this. Okay, I'm done. I'm done. That's all I have to say about you.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you. All right, good. All right, you're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program. So the staff has put together a little montage that none of us have heard yet. It just kind of looks back on all of the years that Stu has been on this program, some of the personal things and some of the funniest things on the. On the program. So roll the montage, please. Stu and I have been talking about my. My career and his career for at least two years. And Stu has for a long time wanted to, you know, do his own thing. And. And I appreciate that, and I appreciate all of the. Many, many years. I'm looking at your resume here. Then you went to the Glenn Beck program where you were executive producer. Say hello to our executive producer, Mr. Stubergear. Hello to our executive producer, Mr. StuBergear.

[StuBergear]

Glenn, how are you? This morning.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, I'm good. I'm good. Let me say hello to our executive producer. That is Stubergear. Hello, Stu. How are you?

[StuBergear]

Glenn, how are ya?

[Glenn Beck]

I mean, Stu was there for the.

[StuBergear]

Very first talk show I ever did.

[Glenn Beck]

How old were you when we met?

[StuBergear]

I was, let's see, 20.

[Glenn Beck]

20 years old.

[StuBergear]

Yeah.

[Glenn Beck]

And what was your impression of me? Because you got to me at the end of my radio career or my, you know, top 40 radio career.

[StuBergear]

I mean, I grew up in Connecticut, so I knew you from your morning show at KC101, which is, you know, music station, the big station in my hometown, basically. And I knew, you know, Glenn and Pat in the morning. And this is an important lesson, I think, for people coming up not only in broadcasting, but any industry, is find someone who's very talented, but at the very valley of their career, like the worst possible time. Because those people usually have good lessons, are talented, but also you can kind of glom onto them when they're at their lowest, and then you can convince them you were part of their success later on.

[Glenn Beck]

Hello, Stu.

[StuBergear]

How are you? Glenn?

[Glenn Beck]

Hello, Stu.

[StuBergear]

How are you? That's a great question, Glenn. No idea. That's my new position on that question. I have no freaking idea.

[Glenn Beck]

And he has told me what he was, what he's planning on doing, and I actually think it's a really good idea. And so I fully support it. I'm just sad that it's going to bring you further away from me. Won't see each other every day, but hopefully you'll be bringing some of this stuff onto the show. And I've never worked with anybody more honest, more decent, and more loyal than you.

[StuBergear]

You know, a big part of my job and my career has been trying to execute your vision, like what you want to do, what you think is the most important.

[Glenn Beck]

I said this morning, I said we were in this meeting and I said, gotta get Stu into a numbers costume. And, you know, I thought of this big foam thing where his face would be inside the number six or something.

[StuBergear]

But did you stop and think at any time, why did I say we gotta get Stu in a numbers costume?

[Glenn Beck]

Stu is here to break down some numbers. He's the executive producer of the radio show. And Stu, I assume that the number two plays a role. Cause last night, one didn't really stand for anything.

[StuBergear]

You were very clear after the show that you wanted the number costume to make sense.

[Glenn Beck]

There's just nobody better. As you live stats, Stu has the election by the numbers.

[StuBergear]

Yeah. National polls, we're showing a definite tightening stuff.

[Glenn Beck]

You're a numbers guy.

[StuBergear]

Yes, Geek. I mean, I'm a poll geek.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, you're a total geek. Stu's here to do the math.

[StuBergear]

We also have some of the latest poll results that are in.

[Glenn Beck]

What's the biggest fight we've ever had?

[StuBergear]

I mean, there haven't been many.

[Glenn Beck]

Isn't that what I said?

[StuBergear]

That's what I just. I just quoted it.

[Glenn Beck]

Is that what I just said?

[StuBergear]

That's what I. What I said. Like you said that's what I was indicating. Yes, that you said it. That's why I said. Like you said, bring in your firearms.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, I'll bring in my firearms too.

[StuBergear]

I'm not trying to start a gun battle here. You seem to be on edge.

[Glenn Beck]

You're wearing your most obnoxious Eagles sweatshirt.

[StuBergear]

That's right.

[Glenn Beck]

What's wrong with you? Still back in the Eagles.

[StuBergear]

They're America's team. Yeah, you got a friggin Eagle. And I knew there was something special about what we were doing.

[Tim Walls]

JK Vance is weird to do this. JK Vance is weird. I'm gonna say that tonight on the debate stage. J.J. vant is weird. I like balloons.

[Glenn Beck]

We have Brittany on the phone. Hello, Brittany.

[StuBergear]

Are you gonna shut the border down now? Let me ask you this. What about brunch?

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you for being my friend and thank you for being so loyal to me. And you have changed my life and I've. I truly thank you for that, you quitter. And. So today, I mean, we're not really saying goodbye to Stu because, I mean, if history teaches us anything, it's a. Goodbyes with stews are more. A little like intermissions, you know, he leaves, he fails. It's kind of a little more like, hey, we'll see after the snack bar situation. You know what I mean?

[StuBergear]

I don't know where that's coming from.

[Glenn Beck]

Stu. Stu started as an intern, which means at one point in his life, he fetched coffee and thought, you know, either I might. I might be able to do better than this. And to his credit, he did. He was producer, executive producer, head writer of the program, which is not really a career ladder. That's more of like a hostile takeover, you know? You know, conducted with sarcasm and impeccable timing. And he has been with me for 28 years, which is longer than most Hollywood marriages, longer than both of our marriages, longer than most governments last, longer than the average Eagles super bowl window, you know, and here we are. Here we are again because Stu is leaving again. I just want to let. I mean, just let's be clear. He left this show once to start his own show, and it failed. And.

[StuBergear]

None of this is true.

[Glenn Beck]

Failure is. The failure is real. I mean, it wasn't a dignified, creative differences kind of failure. This was like, come crawling back like a Vietnam vet looking for his old platoon kind of failure. You know, I don't even welcome him back. I welcomed him back because that's what family does. You know what I mean?

[StuBergear]

It was also the type of failure where I took over for you and left with higher ratings. That's the type of failure it was, by the way, just so you're aware, right before.

[Glenn Beck]

Please let me get this out or I'll cry. Right before syndication. Right before syndication, you know, the promised land. Stu almost left again, but this time he saved because, you know, he stayed because he was like, wow, that could make me a lot of money. And so he did stay. Which brings us to today, where Stu is leaving us one more time, somehow or another convinced that this time will be different. Why? I don't know. Because this time he's doing a show about odds. Odds hosted by a man who has repeatedly bet against his own track record. You see what I'm saying here? A man who looks at a lifetime of data and says, yeah, but this time, I kind of feel lucky. I feel lucky. I really do. So. So we wish him all of the best on the feels like it. And by the way, no, no, I mean, I. I sincerely. I sincerely. Anyway, so he's leaving again. And. And one of Stu's superpowers, and this is honest, is not comedic timing. Although he's got the. Some of the best comedic timing. It's emotional sabotage timing. You know, you can guarantee if I share. I mean, the reason why I'm not sharing anything personal, spiritual, vulnerable, is because that's when Stu strikes.

[StuBergear]

Okay?

[Glenn Beck]

He's got this. I mean, not with a thoughtful question, not with empathy. Usually it's with a fat joke, sometimes brilliant, sometimes a little lazy, but it's always perfectly timed and devastating. And that. I mean, I could be talking about God. And Stu's like, yeah, but have you considered salads?

[StuBergear]

And somehow or another, it works.

[Glenn Beck]

I mean, it's a gift. It's gift. But he. One of the things we're going to miss. And a lot of people are on the phone saying that, you know, they remember all of the stuff with Super Bowls and everything else and football Fridays and those. That's where you'll find his real loyalty. Stu loves three things in the World. Philadelphia Eagles apparently quitting and Philadelphia Eagles. He loves the Eagles more than his wife and children, which is impressive because I'm told by Stu's new PR firm that they apparently still love him a lot.

[StuBergear]

Wow.

[Glenn Beck]

But that's what I mean. That's just what I heard. But I wanted to give you something, Stu, because, you know, you didn't earn the car. That was for somebody who made it 30 years.

[StuBergear]

Yeah, yeah, no, you've told me that multiple times.

[Glenn Beck]

I wanted to get you something because, honestly, You're one of my best friends. You are indispensable, irreplaceable on and off the air. You've made this show funnier and smarter and sharper. You have made me a better man. And. And I'm gonna miss you. Interns don't last 27 years, and quitters don't get welcome back. You'd be welcome back anytime. And failures don't leave legacies, which you have left, even though the odds may not be in your favor on the why. You know, I mean, the show will fail. We all know it. And then you'll be back, and I'll leave the lights on. But I. I wanted to give you a gift, so if you just. I think it should be there by you. I want to give you a gift. And. Just say thank you for. The best broadcast experience and the best years of my life. Thank you.

[StuBergear]

Thank you, Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

So open up your stupid man present.

[StuBergear]

This is gonna be something.

[Glenn Beck]

Like what?

[StuBergear]

I don't know.

[Glenn Beck]

Like, what are you. What is your prediction? What's your prediction?

[StuBergear]

I mean, my first guess was human waste. I thought it might just be a box of human waste, but I don't know what it is. Let's see. Don't know how to open it, apparently, either. Wow. It's a watch.

[Glenn Beck]

So it is a. Whoa. It is a Breitling Super Chronomat. There are only 104 of these made. They're made for the Philadelphia Eagles. If you take it out and look on the backside, it has the NFL logo and the Eagles in the front of the face. So it's a commemorative limited edition watch just for the Eagles.

[StuBergear]

Oh, my.

[Glenn Beck]

There were more of them, but the Eagles threw them out and were hitting Pelting Santa with them. So there's only 104 of them left. But.

[StuBergear]

Glenn, this is unbelievable.

[Glenn Beck]

I just wanted to thank you.

[StuBergear]

Oh, my God.

[Glenn Beck]

For the time we've had together.

[StuBergear]

Thank you, Glenn. This is an incredible gift, and I can't thank you enough for everything. I don't want to become a sobbing mess. So I'm going to stop.

[Glenn Beck]

Let's go into a commercial, shall we?

[StuBergear]

That's awesome. Thank you. Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

Yes.

[StuBergear]

You gave me a present. I actually got you a little something as well. Now, I do not have the, you know, the ability maybe to select an amazing watch like you gave me, but I thought I got something that I thought you'd appreciate. And Pat has it here. It's wrapped here, maybe show over here. So this. This is something I think you'll like. You know, again, the only thing I know, maybe more than you is sports. So I thought I could get you something cool related to your favorite player. Patrick Mahomes. So signed.

[Glenn Beck]

Look at that.

[StuBergear]

Look at that right there. Look at that. That's incredible. Look at that. Patrick Mahomes signed photo framed. See him there? Pat, can you point to him? Can you point to him right there? Yeah, that's him right there. Now, it is signed by Cooper DeJean after the pick six in the Super Bowl. But you can see Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes right there.

[Glenn Beck]

Right there.

[StuBergear]

And, you know, I. And not exactly center, but right in the.

[Glenn Beck]

He's a little off to the. Sort of.

[StuBergear]

A little blurry, but he is in.

[Glenn Beck]

The picture on Monday. On Monday. On Monday, as you know, for people who are signing up for the Torch, somebody's gonna win an amazing picture of the Philadelphia Eagles signed by somebody.

[StuBergear]

You're welcome, Glenn. I hope you appreciated that.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you.

[StuBergear]

Thank you. I can't.

[Glenn Beck]

You know.

[StuBergear]

Wow.

[Glenn Beck]

You know. You know what's weird is, you know what this weekend is? This is something we have tried to erase from everything that we could ever. We ever knew existed.

[StuBergear]

What do you mean?

[Glenn Beck]

Let me just hold these up. This weekend is Gasparilla weekend.

[StuBergear]

Oh, my God.

[Glenn Beck]

In Tampa, Florida. We started in Tampa. And true story is a parade. It's a crazy parade. Crazy. It's like Mardi Gras crazy. And the station asked us, WFLA asked us if we could host it. And Jeffy was there, Stu was there, I was there. And we did not want to host it. We were like, no, I don't want to host this thing. And so they made us host it. And so we had a plan. We are going to make the most offensive broadcast that we could possibly come up with. And so we planned like, we went all the way. We've. We've destroyed all of these tapes, but we've. We made it. We were raiding the cheerleaders of the high school bands. And when you see fat ones in.

[StuBergear]

This, you mean you And Jeffy, of.

[Glenn Beck]

Course, I mean, it was. It was. It was horrific, and we knew it, and it was hysterical, but horrific. But we wanted to make sure that they never asked us again. Okay, that was a mistake. The exact opposite happened. It became, like, a really big deal. And then they asked us every year, and thank God for syndication, because I was like, I can't do that anymore. I can't do that anymore. It was horrendous. But this is the anniversary. This is the weekend of Gasparilla in Tampa.

[StuBergear]

Jeffy joins us here, by the way.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, I know. He changed the subject to Gasparilla. I came in, he was giving away presents. I thought I'd be Jeffy. I have one for you. It's a signed picture of somebody in the end zone with Patrick Mahomes in the background. Wow. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program. Coming up in just a few minutes after the radio broadcast. We're going [e-mail] and everywhere else. And you'll be able to watch a Q and A for Stu's last day. Today is Stu's last broadcast with me. He's been with me since 1997, and it's been a remarkable run. And I know very little about Stu, honestly, because he's a lot like Spock. He doesn't share emotions. We were joking in studio earlier today that if he. If he died, we all probably wouldn't know for maybe two years after he's dead.

[StuBergear]

Well, I definitely wouldn't be able to tell you after I was dead.

[Glenn Beck]

He does not open up emotionally, so this is going to be fun to watch, because he asked for some time. He said he wanted. Glenn, can I have just a few minutes just to talk to the audience? And I said, sure. So go ahead, Stu. We're listening.

[StuBergear]

Thank you, Glenn. I appreciate that. I will say, despite you, this has been a great time working on this particular program. 28 years. It has been my entire professional career. Oh, this is gonna suck. Sorry about all this, people, but I really can't picture adult life without doing the show. I have no experience as an adult not doing the show, and it's weird to think about it that way. My wife is standing in the corner, and Glenn outranks her when it comes to time that I've even known him, which is a scary thing to think about. When I first met Glenn, I was hanging up balloons. That was my job. Balloons. And, you know, Glenn. And I'm not talking to Glenn. I want to make sure this is clear. I'm talking to the audience, not even thinking about Glenn right now. But I am telling you a story which is Glenn took me from hanging balloons and gave me an entire career. He taught me everything I know and he had nothing to gain from it at all. Well, I did get him a lot of bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, but outside of that, he had nothing to gain from it. I had no experience in this industry at all. And he was the biggest personality in the entire state. He had no reason to help me with this stuff. He took me from promotions to an intern, to a producer, to an executive producer, to a co host, from a smaller market to a larger market to a national show to national television, to one of the first ever streaming networks, from an event at a car dealership with literally zero attendees, to the mall in Washington D.C. with 500,000. You know, you might not know this, but Glenn has been incredibly generous the entire time we've worked together. And he was equally generous as we tried to figure out whether we were going to continue to do the show. And in the end, I feel like he really needs someone who's 100% devoted to the really cool things he's doing on Torch. It's an amazing project and he's got amazing people working on it. There's a great staff here and I'm going to go do my thing predictableshow.com so please join us, but please join glenn@glenn beck.com too. There's a lot you're going to be excited about coming up, but I just want you, the audience, to know that I am endlessly grateful to Glenn. For everything he's done for my career, for my family and for me. He is a great friend. And my decision to go work with a washed up DJ whose career was just over all those years ago will always be the best decision of my entire professional life. And I will acknowledge that there are a few people out there, I've noticed this occasionally, who don't appreciate Glenn quite the same way that I do. You may have noticed a mildly negative statement made about him in the media from time to time from politicians, from other commentators. And I will say, while Glen has been very successful and has been rewarded with many, many accolades, he does not deserve. I want you in the audience to know the truth, that he has sacrificed an incredible amount that he will never tell you about. He's done all of this because he has a true desire to make this country a better place. This is earnest. Many people have made fun of him over the years because of it, but Glenn is really, truly a man who believes in the American people and this country. You might doubt this. You might think that I'm lying. You might think that this is just something I'm saying because he gave me a really cool watch. But if you doubt it, I want you to be aware that you are wrong and you are dumb and shut up. I want to swear at you, but I will not. I will not. I will not blow a no swear streak on the last day I'm on the air. I promise you. Stations. I also, I want to just say that that's my friend you're talking about when you say those things about him and it's not cool. And he's taken a beating for a long time and he's pushed through it and he survived a lot of things that you'll never know about and he will never tell you about. But I hope as we go on here and I'm no longer on the show, that you really do appreciate it. I hope you appreciate everything he's done on the other side of this. I want to thank you, the audience of the show. You are the greatest audience that has ever been assembled. Whenever we have an event and you're here and we get together in person, a lot of you say something like, you know, I feel like I know you guys. You know, it's so weird because, you know, you guys are all talking, we know you, and then on the other side of this, you don't know me at all. And it is a weird dynamic. It really is a strange thing. Some of that's true. I mean, most of you that we'll never meet, most of you will never call, most of you will never send a message on social media or anything like that. You'll hear our voice and it kind of feels like a one way relationship. But I want to give you a little bit of perspective from my side. After 28 years, the truth of all of this is that you mean way more to us than we mean to you. I mean, if we're extraordinarily lucky, maybe we say something that makes you laugh, or maybe we say something that helps you with a little ammunition and an argument with one of your stupid friends. You know, maybe you get a little perspective from us once in a while. You might not know this, but you've changed my life completely. You've changed my family's life every time I've interacted with you, almost without fail. You've been kind and smart and funny and willing to do anything for this country to make it a better place for everyone, including my children. You know, think about this. Sometimes they're going to be around living in this country that you're spending all this time and effort trying to save. And it means an incredible amount to me. And it's also not an exaggeration that you have literally saved tens of thousands of lives. Think about that. That sounds like such a ridiculous thing to say about a radio audience. You have saved tens of thousands of lives. People in Afghanistan running from the Taliban, people who had their lives completely destroyed because of a hurricane or a tornado. A woman in Canada who was on the verge of willingly committing suicide. We told you that story, and you stepped up and you saved her life. You've done it every single time we've asked. It's incredible. All I can say, honestly to the entire audience is thank you. Thank you for putting up with me for 28 years. Thank you for laughing when I make fun of Glenn, and thank you for caring so much about the people and the country around you. Thank you so much. I honestly mean it, and I love you.

[Glenn Beck]

I want to get the last word in here, because I feel exactly the same way about Stu and I. We have been joking an awful lot today, and both of us, this. I've never seen Stu like this before because he hides this. No, he hides this a great deal, and I'm the exact opposite of it. But here's. Here's what I would like to leave you with today, because this is all deeply personal to us and probably not so personal to you, but it is. You know, as I get older, everything I once thought that was really, really important begins to fade. And I want to leave you with something that you can take from this show. In my 20s, I really believed that fame and fortune was the point. Making a name for myself was the point. It was the mission. And in my 20s and in my teens, I put that above absolutely everything else. And I leased happiness, or what I thought happiness was, until the leases expired and I was left with nothing except wasted time and wrong answers because. Of the men sitting in this room. Jeffy, Stu, Pat. I know what matters. Family, real friends. How much you can share with somebody, how hard you try to uplift others, and how many you can encourage while you can. My dad used to say, if you're lucky, son, you will have one or two really good friends in your life, will stay through the good times and the bad, and will be there for all of it. It. It's taken me a lifetime to have these friends. You don't earn these friends. They just appear. And I have been blessed in the second phase of my life to have friends I don't deserve, but I do cherish. For those of you who are younger, who really don't know what life is all about yet, this is what life is all about. Good people you travel with, good people you share when you have nothing. Good people who lift you when you. When you just don't think you can stand it another day. That encourage you to keep going, to ignore the stones that are being thrown your way and to follow what you believe you hear from God to do even when the friends can't see it themselves. If I had my life to do all over again, If I just had the last 30 years to do all over again, it wouldn't change much. Because even the scars made me who I am. But there would be one thing that I would change. And I want to leave you with this. I would have been more like my friends. I would have said thank you more sincerely. I would have listened more carefully and I would have encouraged more thoroughly. And I probably would have fired Stu preemptively, but that's a different story.