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Stu Burguiere
Mark is back on today's podcast thanks to a jeans ad. Uh huh. Wait till you hear about it. Also, Donald Trump and Jerome Powell. They had a kind of an awkward meeting, but what it says about President Trump, how he shows strength in very subtle ways. What was he really doing? And it's not been a good week for Gen X. Several notable deaths we talk about Ozzy Hulk and Malcolm Jamal Warner on today's podcast. First, let me tell you about real estate agents I trust. If you've ever noticed how no one ever makes a movie about buying a house. They make movies about haunted houses or about the guy who won't sell his family farm to the evil developer. But regular home buying, it's never the plot. Is this where the plot happens? I mean, it's a horror show. Sometimes in real life, the process, the process is story all its own because buying or selling a home is not just paperwork and keys. It is emotional. It's high stakes. It's tense, expensive, exhilarating, panic inducing. Hope this works out. Please, dear Lord, let the inspection go well. And if you've had a house where your kids grew up in, it is so tough because you're leaving all those memories behind. Real estate Agents I trust will connect you with actual professionals vetted to vetted their experienced agents who share your values, they understand the market and and who's not going to treat your biggest investment and all your memories like another transaction. You deserve an agent who knows how to navigate the drama without becoming part of it. Someone who knows when to push, when to wait, and when to tell you. Just take a deep breath. Soon this shall pass. Realestate agents I trust.com tell us where you're moving or moving to or from, whether across the street or across the country. We'll help you find the real the right real estate agent at realestate agents I trust.com free service to you Real estate agents I trust. 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. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck Program. Hello, Stu Glenn.
Unknown Speaker
America is back.
Stu Burguiere
America is. Mark is back. Not just America. America is back. And I want to bring you some. I want to bring you some slight evidence of that. Let me just show you. Well, let me start in 2019. Here's an American Eagle ad from 2019. Do we have it? Yeah, there. There you go. This is an American Eagle ad from 2019. I'm showing you a poster of a very large Lizzo. Style, Woman.
Unknown Speaker
Style.
Stu Burguiere
I mean, look at the size of that woman. Okay.
Unknown Speaker
That's a lot of denim.
Stu Burguiere
That's a lot of denim.
Unknown Speaker
Denim.
Stu Burguiere
Didn't know America made that much denim. But that's 2019. Now let me show you with Sydney Sweeney, a new ad for America and American Eagle. She's in tight jeans, a tank top, white tank top, and she's Sweeney Hasbro King. Yeah. Getting into a Ford GT350. A Mustang. Hello. Hello. Recognizing the American man again, you get into a Mustang, a 3, a GT350, which is a lot of people on there. I wish I had that car list, Sweeney, which is on a lot of people's. I wish I had that gal list.
Unknown Speaker
Gentlemen's gentlemen tend to appreciate her.
Stu Burguiere
They do. She's not ashamed of her looks. No, she, you know, doesn't mind if, you know, she dresses to impress the male species. Okay. That ad is directly aimed at American men. The kind of men that everyone has said for the last 10 years should be ashamed of themselves.
Unknown Speaker
I will say I don't agree with that. It is not at all aimed at the typical American man. It is aimed at the typical American woman because it is saying to women who this is true about a lot of them, don't you want to look good for men? That's what it's saying.
Stu Burguiere
Wow.
Unknown Speaker
It's not even say. Because I Mean, I'm not buying those jeans. She looks hot in the jeans, but I'm not buying the jeans. Who's buying the jeans?
Stu Burguiere
Well, American Eagle does both, right?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, but I'm not buying American Eagle jeans because Sydney Sweeney looks great in American Eagle.
Stu Burguiere
No, but I will pay attention to American Eagle.
Unknown Speaker
Very true. I might go into American Eagle when I wouldn't before. But like, what I think what they're acknowledging there is, hey, men and women are attracted to each other.
Stu Burguiere
Yes.
Unknown Speaker
When you present an image of a woman who's attractive to men, women might want to buy the products that make them also look attractive to men. And that's okay.
Stu Burguiere
Either way, this ad would not have happened a few years ago. Just two years ago would not have happened. Do I need bring up the American Eagle thing one more time? Yeah. Okay. That's where we were.
Unknown Speaker
Yes, the, the Wizzo style model in American Eagle jeans.
Stu Burguiere
Now this is the first jeans that I have seen where, you know, you have that style where they're ripped jeans. Okay. These might be ripped because of her trying to get into them.
Unknown Speaker
I mean, structurally, this ad is more impressive. The fact that they could keep all that together is really like, hey, maybe they do make incredible jeans.
Stu Burguiere
And who's that supposed to impress now?
Unknown Speaker
But I mean, and like that's, that's.
Stu Burguiere
You would say that's shooting towards women. Hey, be comfortable in your own skin.
Unknown Speaker
Right? And look, there's nothing wrong with that. Like, there's. I happen to be one of the people who's a little larger than, than the, the average model in little shots. Slightly. It's hard to detect, but yeah, I mean, but like, there's nothing wrong with people advertising to people who are larger. But I mean, there's also nothing wrong with someone being hot and having a muscle car. And we totally threw that away for years and years.
Stu Burguiere
I have no problem. Celebrate your diversity. I have no problem. You know, I really have a problem where, you know, if you're overweight, you can't get a good pair of jeans, you can't get nice clothing. You got to go to Target or Walmart to get clothing. And not that Walmart and Target doesn't have nice clothing, but it is the place where you can't go into a, you can't go into a, I don't know, Ralph Lauren or some, you know, really big scale type scale brand. And they don't make 3x. You know what I mean? Right. They don't make it unless it's for like basketball players. Then they'll make it. It's just 3x tall. All right. And that really bothers me because there were all kinds of different bodies, but we were denying that there are different style bodies. And we were glorifying fat. No, we shouldn't glorify fat.
Unknown Speaker
Right. Shouldn't glorify it. And also, like America, Merica is not just about muscle cars in Sydney Sweeney, although that's a wonderful piece of it.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
Unknown Speaker
Well, it's also about aspiring toward something. Right.
Stu Burguiere
Muscle cars and Sweeney.
Unknown Speaker
Right.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
Unknown Speaker
The thing that drives me more crazy than anything that politicians say, and it's mostly Democrats, but Republicans say it as well. It's like, you know, this is a great country and we need to get back to where we've been. You know, this is a country that's always aspired to be in the middle class. And it's like, well, there's nothing wrong with being in the middle class, but that's not what we're supposed to be aspiring for. We aspire for the best. We're America. Of course we aspire for the best. That doesn't mean only material things. I can give you the 9,000 disclaimers I'm supposed to on that sentence, but at the end of the day, we don't aspire to be middle class. There's nothing wrong with being middle class.
Stu Burguiere
I would rephrase that. Mediocre middle. In the middle.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah. When you're talking about finances.
Stu Burguiere
Right.
Unknown Speaker
But you're talking. That is the middle.
Stu Burguiere
Right. But there is no problem. And I know you're not saying this. There is no problem wanting to be in the middle class if your priorities are. Are for, you know, having a happy family, you know? You know, but like, you know, having that. Having that lawn with a picket fence or whatever it is that you dream, that's separate.
Unknown Speaker
It's a separate aspiration. It is because I think, of course, we aspire to that. I aspire to that more than I would aspire to be an elitist or have millions of dollars.
Stu Burguiere
Right. But I don't. What I. What I. What I think is, it's not about what class you're in, it's to. That you have the right to dream your own dream and accomplish it, to have a chance to accomplish it.
Unknown Speaker
You're locking me in disclaimer prison. And what I'm. But what I am literally saying is when the commentary is about class, which is what I'm bringing up.
Stu Burguiere
Yes, yes, yes. Okay.
Unknown Speaker
We don't aspire to be middle class. Like everyone who's in middle class has struggles in their lives. Right. They might have to pay, you know, they might have struggles paying for health insurance or their rent or their mortgage or whatever it is. And everyone aspires to not have those problems. There's nothing wrong with saying that. It's a lot easier. Life is a lot easier when you have more money and then you can do all those things. And you know what? If you make millions and millions of dollars and you're just the most perfect person and you don't want to spend any money on any material things, blah.
Stu Burguiere
Blah, blah, blah, you can give it.
Unknown Speaker
All away and do even more good. The bottom line is we have to, like, act like we don't want to do better. We have to act like we all are okay with being 85 pounds overweight. It's okay. It's wonderful. Let's celebrate. Maybe we shouldn't.
Stu Burguiere
Maybe let's, like, that's the problem. We celebrate the mediocre or the dangerous when it comes to fat. We have been celebrating that. We should not celebrate that. We should celebrate the fact that you have the ability to do whatever you want. But everybody who is celebrating the middle says you can't get past the middle. You may never even get to the middle because someone's holding you down. Whether it's some party or it is the country or the system, it's rigged against you. You know, it's not rigged against you. It's not. And even if it is rigged against you, so what are you going to do? Well, you work around it. You find a way around. You know what. You know what was rigged against the pioneers? The Rocky Mountains.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
Crossing the country and getting to the Pacific. It was as if the land was rigged against it. So you find a way through them.
Unknown Speaker
And we all aspire to climb the front half of the mountain and stop about three quarters of the way up and just live there. That's what we all aspire to. Yeah. Good.
Stu Burguiere
Although I will tell you, I would have.
Unknown Speaker
I don't even have aspired to it. I would have hoped I could have achieved it, but known I would have failed.
Stu Burguiere
I don't even think I would have gone three quarters up. I think I would have stood at the base of it and gone. I'm not doing it.
Unknown Speaker
No, thank you.
Stu Burguiere
No, thanks. No, thank you. Not doing it.
Unknown Speaker
I mean. But there would have been that moment where you woke up like you were listening to some podcast. That was inspirational. You're like, you know, tomorrow I'm climbing that mountain.
Stu Burguiere
You would have been at some 1800s. Tony Robbins Convention and went, I'm climbing that mountain. And then three days later, you'd be like, that was crazy.
Unknown Speaker
I should. But, like, again, in a way, this ad with Sydney Sweeney is a way of acknowledging a couple of things. One, most men would like the idea of having a relationship, a girlfriend when they're younger or whatever that looks like Sydney Sweeney. And it also is acknowledging that most women would like to look like Sydney Sweeney at some version. Right?
Stu Burguiere
Yes.
Unknown Speaker
Now, I will acknowledge she's a little top heavy. Probably later in life is going to be falling over and not be able to stand up straight. But that's a whole thing that's separate. Maybe at that point they wouldn't ignore. But, like, generally speaking, people like to be attractive. It's okay to acknowledge those things. That does not mean it's the most important thing in life. No, it's like the car is.
Stu Burguiere
The car is.
Unknown Speaker
The car is pretty great.
Stu Burguiere
The GT350. That's a pretty important.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
Yes, that's important.
Unknown Speaker
But you should. It's not the only thing you should aspire to. It's not the most important thing, but it's okay to acknowledge that It's. These things are great. It's great. It's a great part of American life.
Stu Burguiere
And isn't that what America was? It's okay. It's okay. Nobody was trying. I'm. I've never tried to jam my version of America down anyone's throat. I have stood four people who are on the opposite side when they were. When they were thrown under the bus by the left or the right. I've stood with them because it's okay. We can handle it. You know, America is a tough place. We were the people who cross the mountains. We're rugged, we're tough. We can take it. And once we start coddling everybody, that's when it all falls apart. And by the way, there's a second ad for Sweeney. And here it is. Here it is.
Unknown Speaker
Now, my body's composition is determined by my genes.
Stu Burguiere
Oh, my God. Hey, eyes up here. So funny.
Unknown Speaker
Cindy's tweenie has very canes.
Stu Burguiere
So now I would just like to point out. So this ad goes right to her cleavage, and then the camera is pulled back up to her eyes. That is. That is. Can we stop playing? It's distracting. Now, we could look at this ad and say, yes, but it still has. It still has a progressive message all about the genes. They're still trying to engineer people. She has great genes, and you can be spliced into that. So Easily. You could look at it that way. Maybe there's. Maybe they're just using her to push their eugenics message. Oh yeah, it could be. Could be. Plus you get a great car as well. Let me tell you about the burner launcher. You've ever had that feeling walking up your car, crossing the parking lot, answering the doorbell at night? That feeling, Something's off. You don't know exactly what's off, but you wish you had some options right now. The burner launcher is not a firearm, but it is a form of protection. It fires non lethal pepper projectiles at 300ft per second. Fast enough to disable an attacker without taking a life. No bullets, no background checks, no permits required. And it's legal in all 50 states. I have to tell you, and I mean this sincerely, this product is so good and it would solve our school shooting problems. It would solve it because you could have this with teachers, could carry this. I don't want a gun because I think it's not a weapon of war. This is just stopping somebody without killing them. It's just putting them on the ground and the, the shooting stops. What is wrong with people? Oh, I remember. They don't actually want to solve the problem. Burna by r n a.com if you're in a school district, you should, you should absolutely bring this up and say I want burner launchers. And you should get a bunch of parents put them in your, your schools. You can find the demonstrations at select Sportsman's warehouse stores, Burner retail stores and authorized Premier dealers. It's Burna by r n a.com Go there now. Burna.com now back to the podcast. This is the best of the Glenn Beck program and we really want to thank you for listening. Welcome to Stu Berghear, our executive producer on the program. Did you watch Powell and Donald Trump and the hard hats?
Unknown Speaker
Yes. It was a, it was a fun moment. I felt like.
Stu Burguiere
Let me play you just a clip. Yesterday Donald Trump went to the Federal Reserve. First time, I think in two decades that a president has made an official visit to the Federal Reserve.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, it was George W. Bush, right?
Stu Burguiere
Yeah. So he comes in and he's getting a tour in hard hats throughout the Federal Reserve because they're making a trillion and a half dollar renovation of the Federal Reserve. Trillion and a half dollars?
Unknown Speaker
Not trillion and a half.
Stu Burguiere
No, sorry. And f sorry because that would be an awesome building. I know, but billion doesn't sound like a lot anymore, does it? No, it doesn't. Yeah. So a billion and a half dollar re so, you know, Donald Trump said yesterday that he redid the old post office and made it into a really nice hotel. And remember, bathrooms and kitchens are the most expensive. It had like 200 marble slabbed bathrooms in it for 200 million. So this is quite the renovation that the Federal Reserve is doing on your tax dollar.
Unknown Speaker
And you can complain. You might say, oh, Donald Trump, all the people on the media, like, he doesn't know enough about this and he doesn't know enough about that. He knows enough about this.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah, he does.
Unknown Speaker
There's anyone who knows how to renov made a building, it's probably him.
Stu Burguiere
Okay, so listen, here is, here is the back and forth between Trump and Powell.
Unknown Speaker
It looks like it's about 3.1 billion. Went up a little bit or a lot. So the 2.7 is now 3.1 and.
Stu Burguiere
Not aware of that.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, it just came out.
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
So he takes out. No, that's what it is. And he takes out a sheet. He's like, here, Powell, here it is. 3.1 as well.
Unknown Speaker
3.1, 3.2.
Stu Burguiere
This came from us.
Unknown Speaker
Yes. I don't know who did this.
Stu Burguiere
Awkward. You're including the Martin renovation. You just added. You just, you just added in a third building is what that is. That's a third building.
Unknown Speaker
It's a building that's being built.
Stu Burguiere
No, it's been. It was built five years ago. We finished Martin five years ago.
Unknown Speaker
It's part of the overall work. So. So we're going to take a look, we're going to see what's happening. And it's got a long way. Do you expect any more additional crossover loans?
Stu Burguiere
Don't expect them. We're. We're ready for them, but we're ready for him with our tax dollars. Okay.
Unknown Speaker
It's an amazing clip for a hundred different reasons.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah, right. And when they first met, I don't know. Do we have the, the video of him just getting slapped on the back? Let's look at this like it's got.
Unknown Speaker
A long way to go.
Yes, sir.
Stu Burguiere
So are there things the chairman can say to you today that would make you back off some of the earlier criticism?
Unknown Speaker
Well, I'd love him to low.
Stu Burguiere
Other than that.
Unknown Speaker
What can I tell you?
Stu Burguiere
Wax him on the back. Okay. This is Donald Trump. This is the way that visit was all about intimidation. Okay. The slapping on the back, the aggressive handshakes that he gives. Okay. I mean, that's the guy he is. And it's not. It's just the guy he is. And he dominates A room. You walk into any room with Donald Trump, even before he was president, he controls the room. He just does. He's a guy who just walks in and all the oxygen goes right to him. It's an amazing thing to watch.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah. These are old school power dynamics.
Stu Burguiere
Yes.
Unknown Speaker
Right.
Stu Burguiere
I mean, but they work.
Unknown Speaker
They work. Yeah. I mean, because, like, you watch that clip, there's no reason to. To have that moment in front of cameras.
Stu Burguiere
Nope.
Unknown Speaker
There's. That was a moment. Correct me if you think I'm wrong. Yeah. I was gonna say, do you think it was planned? Because.
Stu Burguiere
Absolutely.
Unknown Speaker
Number one, he does it in front of cameras. He's saying, basically, there's a massive cost overrun by the guy he's standing next to in front of cameras, which would be an embarrassing moment for this guy in theory. Then he also has a letter in his jacket to pull out. When he says, no, that's not happening, he pulls it out.
Stu Burguiere
He knows that's coming.
Unknown Speaker
Now, look, the building was finished five years ago. It is a.
Stu Burguiere
What his point was. You're right. You're right. But it was his. His point was. It is. This is part of your renovation. Right? I know, I know. New. I know.
Unknown Speaker
I mean, it's not a cost. A new cost overrun, the way he's presenting it, but he's doing that intentionally because it's old school power dynamics. Right. Like, because this seems to be something that Trump thinks about a lot for a lot of different reasons. This is like.
Stu Burguiere
Well, so let me show you. Let me show you what he did. That. What he's doing here is the same. He. What has he been saying about Powell?
Unknown Speaker
He's been saying he needs to. He's dumb. He needs to resign.
Stu Burguiere
He's dumb.
Unknown Speaker
He's saying he's dumb. Dumb person at the Fed who's not lowering interest rates.
Stu Burguiere
That. What that tactic. The best example of that tactic is little rocket man. Look at little rocket man. Yeah, well, little rocket man, maybe I'm just going to have to wipe him off the face of the earth. And then what does he do? He goes where no president has ever gone before to little rocket man Space. And sucks all the oxygen out of that room. Okay. And stands next to this giant standing next to little rocket man. Did you notice how big Trump looked next to little Powell? I mean, it was almost the same power dynamic. Okay. And. And Powell knows. Powell knows he's Trump, I think is older than Powell. And look at how young Trump looks next to Powell.
Unknown Speaker
He does look younger. Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
So he's been saying little rocket Man. Little rocket man. Little rocket man. He then goes to the, to the place where little rocket man is. In this case, the Federal Reserve. And then what happens? What is he saying today? You know, I, I, I'm not going to fire Powell because I think he's going to do the right thing. I mean, we had a really nice meeting and, you know, I'm, while those cost overruns are important, I think he's got it under control. I think he's going to, there's, I don't know if there's a reason to investigate.
Unknown Speaker
Gives him an out.
Stu Burguiere
Basically gives him a complete out. He has hit him hard. Then he meets with him and hits him hard again in front of the press. I can guarantee you they had a delightful conversation behind. And he's now, we're now in that place where it's lather, rinse, repeat. You don't repeat if everything is, your hair is clean. Right. You don't, you don't have to do it a second time if everything is fine. So he'll do that. Lather, rinse. Am I going to repeat? Do I have to repeat? Because I'll repeat. We'll go back to lather. I just rinsed. I lathered up yesterday. We rinsed. Are you, are you clean enough now or do you need to repeat this cycle? That's exactly what he's doing.
Unknown Speaker
And he's kind of also giving him the message that I'm going to make your life a living hell every day.
Stu Burguiere
And he's doing it in Powell's space.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
There's something about doing it in someone else's space shows you do not have fear.
Unknown Speaker
But he works on both sides of that. Right. Because he does sometimes go into their space and do this type of thing.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
Unknown Speaker
But also because when I was watching this interaction, it reminded me of something you talked about, about when you were in the White House, of the way he's designing the White House. He's thinking about these old school power dynamics constantly when he's designing what the White House is like.
Stu Burguiere
So he is, because this really bothers me because America is, we don't have palaces for our president and he's putting gold everywhere. And I didn't say to him that, hey, the gold thing, maybe you should cool your jets on that. He brought it up to me and he said, look at the gold. I mean, this is beautiful. And this is like, it's 24 karat gold. Is that the most, is that the, the best? 24 karat, 12 karat. I can't remember, but it's the most expensive kind of gold, okay? It's not like spray paint gold. It's not dabble on. It's actual gold leaf. Really, really expensive. And he's paying for all of it. And he said, he said, you like this? I've got a gold leaf. Basically, I'm going to go. I'm thinking about gold leafing Melania soon. And, and I'm sitting there and I'm thinking, this is not. This is not a palace. And he almost sensed this, I think, from me. He said, you know, I know we don't have a palace, but everybody from foreign countries that comes in, they are around palaces. They see power a certain way. And he said, so I want to make sure when they're sitting in here, they understand this is the most powerful room in the world in every language that they might speak. Okay? So he's doing all this to. To as a way to intimidate again. And if you look at it, you would think United States is, is broke. I can't believe they're gold leafing. No, they're not. He is. So he's not. He's not only saying, this is the most powerful office, but I'm putting gold all over it because I'm wealthy and powerful, because I, unlike maybe you, Macron, I wasn't in politics. I went out and actually built giant buildings in the biggest city in the world. Okay? So he's again, exercising a power dynamic. And when you watch him in those meetings where notice he has press conferences with these guys. How do we usually announce big things with countries when their prime minister or their president comes over?
Unknown Speaker
We, we put them up as equals. They each get one question, you know, back and forth. Media gets one. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Stu Burguiere
You get, get. You get the president on one side of the room and the foreign president or leader on the other side of the room. They back and forth and they're equal and the flags are there not. With President Trump, very few are getting that. They're all sitting down in his office in that intimidating space, and a gaggle comes in and he's like, hey, I want to introduce you. Here's the president of the Philippines. He's a great guy. We're doing some great stuff. We got this new deal, blah, blah, blah. And maybe the president of the Philippines will get one question. Maybe, maybe, maybe, like, so are you really the president of the Philippines? Okay.
Unknown Speaker
Is that really a country still?
Stu Burguiere
I didn't know that. So maybe he'll get one question. But then that guy has to sit there uncomfortably while the President is answering questions about the world, about the country.
Unknown Speaker
Musk, or whatever else going on in his life. Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
He has nothing to say, so he just sits there as a secondary. That, again, is a negotiation tactic. Donald Trump, people don't think he thinks about this stuff. They don't think he's a deep thinker because. Maybe because of his language, but I think his language is also a choice. His language is a choice. One, I know he can. I know he can. You know, he understands big words, but he speaks the language of the common man for a couple of reasons. One, I believe that was the language he learned in construction with his father because he had to start working at the bottom. You want to build a hotel, son? Great. Then you need to know how the air conditioning handlers work. In fact, you're going to go down and work side by side and you're going to help build them. So he. He grew up in the business world talking to those guys. That's why those guys love him, because he speaks their language. Also, have you noticed Donald Trump has started to let the F bombs fly? Now, why would he do that? Why would he do that? Did you see what Joe Rogan was just saying about Hunter Biden? He was just saying, you know, the guy, he doesn't care. He just uses the F bombs like everybody else does. And that was endearing to Rogan and also the Atlantic that we, you know, he's just. He doesn't care. He just is who he is. Well, Donald Trump is showing you a little bit more who he is where he wasn't in 2016-2017-2018-2019. Now he's speaking the language because I believe our culture is not in a way I like, but our culture is changing, and he is adapting to it as well. The guy is brilliant. I wish I could spend a month with him because I think I could write a book about Donald Trump and what. How he thinks. Just spending a day with him a few weeks ago and hearing how he spoke about every piece of art in the way he selected every piece of art and where it should go. And it was to clarify who he is and what he wants to accomplish, remind him what his job is. So all the way from his bedroom, all the way down to the Oval, the. The art on the wall is to remind him of who he is and what he's doing. If you're on a tour, you come in and you see Donald Trump on one wall, and he selected Barack Obama for the other wall. George Bush doesn't even have a painting in a bathroom. He put Barack Obama there as a symbol of we're a country that is split, but this house brings us all together. Would anyone ever give him credit for thinking that way? He's thinking about what the message is on the tour. He's, he's really brilliant. And I think that's why things are changing so rapidly, is because he's using. He knows how it works now. He knows the game he's playing. He's learned it, he's mastered it. And now he's just executing one after another. Check, check, check, check. And look at the results in six months. This weekend is officially six months in. He's accomplished more than I think any other president has accomplished in maybe their full term in six months. Now, I'd like to see it codified, but if, if he had a Senate and a House that were actually, you know, doing the business of the people, it would be codified, but he has made more. Let me, let me give you an example of a couple of things he did yesterday. I want you to think back in the last week. What has he been doing? He's been making your life easier. He is intentionally targeting your life. Okay? He. No more shoes off at the airport.
Unknown Speaker
The shower nozzles now can. You can no longer restrict how much water comes out.
Stu Burguiere
Yesterday, the EPA rules on gas cans. Anybody who's used the new gas can, if you're. Even if you're in Dallas and outside, you might burst into flames after using the new gas cans. He's saying that's ridiculous. Spout the air out the right way. Return to the normal gas can. Okay? No president is thinking about gas cans. He is, because you are most likely in a million different ways. He's going to target you and make your life easier or better because it gives you time. Notice how he's talking now about the Fed. He's not talking about. And this is true because it goes right to the economy. He's not talking about numbers and everything else and, you know, our economy and it's going to help our deficit. He'll mention that. But what is he doing now? He's saying people can't afford to buy a new house, so he needs to lower the interest rates by 3 points. That will make the housing market explode. Whether you agree with that or not is a different thing. But that's what he's saying now, the average person. And you know what? If he doesn't do it, then I'm going to get rid of the tax. When you Sell your house if you've made any money on that house. No gains, no capital gains on houses. You know, if you have, you know, an income under X, he's going right for the person who is struggling. Again, you can agree or disagree with what he's doing, but that's why he works. You're listening to the best of Glenn Beck. Need a little more?
Unknown Speaker
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Stu Burguiere
All right. We had Jessica Bates on and she wanted to be a foster mom for two children after her husband died in a car crash. She's a single mom to five biological children. She was on because the state stopped her from being a foster mom. Here's what she told me.
Jessica Bates
Yeah. So I felt like God had put it on my heart to look into adoption and went ahead and got in touch with the Department of Human Services. And after finishing their resource and adoptive families training, I let them know that some of their things that they teach about sexual orientation and gender identity, you have to support their views and you have to. Would have to take a child for cross sex hormone injections or possibly post pride flags or LGBTQ things on your lawn. You have to support. And I let them know my faith convictions, I could not do that. And they ended up denying my application to adopt.
Stu Burguiere
And did they come out and say that?
Jessica Bates
There was a phone call where they basically said, we're going to put you on hold if you change your mind. We can put your application back into circulation, but we're going to put you on hold for now. And then about two months later, they did officially deny me with a letter.
Stu Burguiere
So here's what happened. She's going to be able to begin the adoption process and continue her lawsuit against the state of Oregon because the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of her yesterday. It upholds free speech and the free exercise of religion for Christian families hoping to foster or adopt and open their home to children in need. The loser here is. What a surprise, Oregon. This is a big victory. Now, I'm sure Oregon's not done. It'll go to the Supreme Court. But I mean, I don't think Jackson Brown is really going to have, you know, her saying. Her saying that.
Unknown Speaker
What you're talking about Katanji Brown? Jackson.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah. Whatever Jackson Brown is, you know, she's. She's not going to convince anybody. Right. If she sang maybe, maybe Jackson Brown could, you know, convince a few people, but she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, if you know what I mean. So that's Good news. Now, I got a little distracted on this story because we were playing this and I just. I saw me and I'm like, oh, my gosh. I was Elvis. I could have been dead on the bathroom floor. I. Wow. This is my fat days. I mean, like, really fat days. Wow. Did I not look like a man who's ready to die in that? You look.
Unknown Speaker
You look like a man who's pleading to die.
Stu Burguiere
I might have been. I might have been. You look at that. You're like, that guy's gonna be dead soon. Wow.
Unknown Speaker
Whatever topic we were talking about, it seemingly had to be negative just because of the vibe of the. Of the video.
Stu Burguiere
Right.
Unknown Speaker
Like, it was just. Just your appearance indicated we couldn't be positive about a topic.
Stu Burguiere
The appearance really kind of was like more important than that whole Christian thing, you know? You know. Okay, look, it's been a bad week. It's been a bad week for a lot of people who are Gen Xers, because pop culture of the 80s. Malcolm, Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable drown in his swimming pool in Costa rica. He was 50.
Unknown Speaker
I think it was a swimming pool, though. He was in the. Wasn't in the ocean. Wasn't he dragged out to sea.
Stu Burguiere
Oh, yeah, you're right, you're right, you're right, you're right. He was terrible. God, what a 50.
Unknown Speaker
Terrible story. He. He actually did a lot of other things too. He wasn't just like, you know, a lot of these guys, they're child stars. They never do anything.
Stu Burguiere
Name 10 things.
Unknown Speaker
10. I have to go to his. I have to say he has done.
Stu Burguiere
No, I'm sure he has. Name one.
Unknown Speaker
Detroiters, which is a great show that he was on. I mean, he was a huge role in it, but he was really funny in that show. There's a bunch of different stuff he did, but he actually built a pretty decent career and kept it going, which is not easy to do. No, it's not.
Stu Burguiere
No. A child star. Almost impossible. And to stay normal.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah. And such a weird legacy, too, because the show. I don't know if you've noticed this or maybe were aware, but the guy whose name is on the title of the show turned out to be a rapist.
Stu Burguiere
So it did pose a problem for me when I was raising my kids on the Cosby show, and. And, you know, then he went to trial and we were only a quarter of a way into the, what, ten year run?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
And Tanya and I were like, should we stop watching this? And I'm like, nah, nah, just go for it. It's like Santa. They'll find out in the end.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
Wait a minute. Santa's a rapist?
Unknown Speaker
No, it's a different story.
Stu Burguiere
Okay.
Unknown Speaker
It's a much darker story. They keep releasing these, like, there's these, like, IP that winds up going into public domain. Like they're doing these horror movies of like, Winnie the Pooh and Popeye.
Stu Burguiere
Right.
Unknown Speaker
The Santa one. Don't look too.
Stu Burguiere
Don't look too deeply. It actually is a really dark story. But we're not going to go there.
Unknown Speaker
Anyway because I keep wanting to. For some reason, it keeps popping into my head to show my kids the Cosby stand up special. I think it was called Fatherhood. Do you remember this? Yeah, it was one of his most famous ones. I watched it. I mean, it had to be a thousand times when I was a kid. I think it was called Fatherhood. And did you.
Stu Burguiere
Did you have your kids watch the Cosby Show?
Unknown Speaker
No.
Stu Burguiere
Really? Because of that. I mean, it's, it's. It was so good. Yes. He turns out to be a rapist. But it was so good. The values in it were so good.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, I didn't, I didn't. I think it was. Gosh, what the heck was it anyway? I mean, he also had amazing. And it was like somewhat family friendly that I remember. I feel like I need to go back and watch it because you never know from those days. Plus a guy who was accused of rape later on. So you want to make sure you're not seeing any coded messages as well. But, like, I don't know. I have stayed away from it just because I'm like, I don't know that I necessarily want to.
Stu Burguiere
There's nothing like it, though. There's really nothing. Name the shows that were that solid for kids of all color families. Name the show. Well, I don't know.
Unknown Speaker
It makes me feel almost like, hey, you know, let me show you this wonderful sermon given by a pastor who later was involved in a scandal. Right. Like, I.
Stu Burguiere
But he wasn't later. It was happening during the filming of that show.
Unknown Speaker
So it's much worse than what I'm saying.
Stu Burguiere
I'm just saying it's not later. In fact, it was happening for like two decades before he even did the show. He was doing this stuff back in the 60s. So there is, you know, I.
Unknown Speaker
That's much worse. I feel like there has.
Stu Burguiere
You don't want to teach your kids. You can be a really horrible human being. Rapist. But if nobody finds out, you could also make it in America. You don't Want to teach your kids that lesson?
Unknown Speaker
No, because I do feel like there is a thing that develops. This happens, I think, a lot with people, unfortunately, with faith, where if they go to a church and then that pastor winds up being a dirt bag, which does happen. They wind up being shaken out of their faith, which, by the way, shouldn't occur.
Stu Burguiere
No, because you're putting your faith in man. That's the thing I like this is how I get around it in my head, is I'm not going to put my faith in man. I'm not going to put my faith in a preacher. If the preacher is saying things and he's doing something, I really don't like that. I don't like that. But as long as he's gone, you know. Okay, we caught him. He's gone. Great. I'm fine. I'm fine. I. I didn't believe in this church or this faith because of man. I believe in it because it was a place to learn truth. Truth and people are all flawed. Same thing with the Cosby Show. What he was teaching there was truth about families. He wasn't living it. But I'm not watching it. I'm not watching it because he was truth.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah. Right. And that's, by the way, the same way you should think about your church.
Stu Burguiere
Yes.
Unknown Speaker
Really important to think about that way, by the way.
Stu Burguiere
Otherwise, you'll leave every church you're ever in.
Unknown Speaker
Well, yeah.
Stu Burguiere
Hope.
Unknown Speaker
Well, yeah. It's not a good thing.
Stu Burguiere
You'll find something that somebody is doing that you'll be like, I can't believe that.
Unknown Speaker
It's. It sets up for an impossible standard. It sets up a godly standard on man.
Stu Burguiere
Yes.
Unknown Speaker
An unfair standard for man they cannot live up to. And also let yourself justify all sorts of things. Oh, gosh. Well, I mean, obviously I've been let down by this church. So therefore, hookers and blow, like that's it.
Stu Burguiere
Not the way to look.
Unknown Speaker
No, it's not the way to look at it.
Stu Burguiere
That's what happens if you stay at a church where he's doing hookers and blow and everybody's like, I don't care. Give me another sermon. You know, Then that might lead to trouble.
Unknown Speaker
By the way, Bill Cosby himself was the one I was thinking of, not fatherhood himself, which was a great special. And I remember being so entertaining. It was about dads and kids, and I loved it. And like.
Stu Burguiere
Hysterical.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
I mean, hysterical.
Unknown Speaker
He shouldn't. I mean, the work is the work, right?
Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
Unknown Speaker
I mean, lots of actors in movies were. Did terrible Things later on. But I mean, it's something about like that relationship you have with the stand up in a diff. Obviously different than a pastor. But like it is a sort of, you know, there's an intimate relationship you have with a one on one relationship. I mean, they say the same thing about radio hosts. And I want to bring up intimacy with your favorite radio host that might be overweight. If we show that picture again for 2023 quickly of Glenn in 2023, I don't think we need to show anything.
Stu Burguiere
Remember who you work for, you in the control room. Remember who signed. Signs your checks.
Unknown Speaker
Oh, yes, they think I signed their checks.
Stu Burguiere
Oh, I'll find out who put that up. I will. Also, you know, I mentioned that Theo Huxtable died also. Ozzy Osborne passed away this week. And yesterday Hulk Hogan.
Unknown Speaker
That's rough. And both Hulk Hogan, particularly Hulk, I mean, Cosby had a way of giving others drugs. Hulk and Ozzy had their own relationships. Those substances and damaging ones. It's amazing.
Stu Burguiere
I mean, honestly, I'm noticing that if you do drugs, you become successful in America.
Unknown Speaker
That's what you got out of this guy.
Stu Burguiere
I'm beginning to think so. With just these three. Yes, maybe.
Unknown Speaker
No, it's. I, I would argue it maybe destroyed all of their lives. Not, Not. No, I'm talking about Bill Cosby, not Malcolm Jamal Warner, who's the third person here. But yeah, I think drugs a negative influence on many people's lives. Glenn, breaking news.
Stu Burguiere
You don't want to. You think drugs affected Ozzy Osborne in any way?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, you know, yeah, I noticed a slight, you know, I'm a pretty quick study of the human character and noticed a little bit of an influence on Ozzy over his life and maybe how it alone a lot of. A lot of interesting moments in that life. And Hulk Hogan as well. Like, I mean, you know, even if you just look at like the steroid type of stuff like that, that affected those guys, the fact that you make it to your 70s after living that life is actually impressive.
Stu Burguiere
You know what? I think it is. Yeah. I mean, what was Theo Huxtable doing? Exercising? He was swimming. He lived a clean life that we know of. He was swimming. Guys at 54, these guys, and they put poison in their body and they make it into their 70s.
Unknown Speaker
It does feel a little bit unfair, doesn't it? I mean, come on. I love Hulk. You know, I wasn't a big fan of Ozzy's music. I was never a big fan. But still, there's something charming about him.
Stu Burguiere
And can I bring up the TV show? It was strangely charming.
Unknown Speaker
Can I bring up one extra thing that is a personal jihad of mine? You know, we have these things where you just. They stick in your craw over a long period of time. We done a lot of good work in America here of pushing back against cancel culture. Recently, a lot of people who were wrongly canceled and then were kind of like, you know, I don't know, freed from that. We've kind of come back and say, no, that person shouldn't have been canceled. We did a lot of that. Sharon Osborne is one we need to revisit. She was just kind of blown out of her entire career in life for no reason.
Stu Burguiere
What did she do? I don't even remember that. We were so busy canceling people that that check was canceled. And I'm like, wait a minute, what?
Unknown Speaker
She was on, like a View type of show. You know, remember?
Stu Burguiere
It was kind of remember or something.
Unknown Speaker
And then she said something that wasn't racist and she was accused of being racist. And then there was. And then she was kind of tossed off the show. If I remember the story right later on, behind the scenes video and audio of her having a conversation with the person who eventually called her racist. One of her co hosts came out where she was saying to Sharon Osbourne, yeah, I know, I know you're not racist. I mean, you know, we, you know, just. I had to say those things. You know this. I'm expected to say those things. I had to say those things.
Stu Burguiere
Having the balls to say that out loud.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah. And was caught on microphone. And then she still got it. Kind of got canceled and just kind of left to the sidelines. I have. It's total BS and like, let's put her.
Stu Burguiere
Let's. After she borns here, let's. Let's put her on.
Unknown Speaker
Give her two. Give her 24 hours to get her on.
Stu Burguiere
She'll be fine by Monday. Get her on show Monday, will you?
Unknown Speaker
I just felt like that was one that we never directly righted that wrong.
Stu Burguiere
Yeah, we should look at all those people that were canceled.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah.
Stu Burguiere
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The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program | 07/25/25
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Overview
In this episode of The Glenn Beck Program hosted by the Blaze Podcast Network, Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere delve into a variety of pressing American cultural and political topics. From analyzing shifts in advertising strategies to scrutinizing high-profile political interactions, the episode offers a comprehensive exploration of contemporary issues affecting American society. The discussion also touches upon significant legal victories, notable deaths within the Gen X community, and the pervasive impact of cancel culture.
Timestamp: [03:12] – [14:04]
Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere begin by examining recent advertising campaigns by American Eagle, highlighting the brand's shift towards more inclusive and diverse representations. The conversation contrasts a 2019 American Eagle advertisement featuring a larger-than-life Lizzo-style model with a new ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
Key Points:
Body Image and Representation: The hosts discuss how American Eagle's new ads aim to appeal to both men and women by showcasing attractive models alongside iconic American symbols like muscle cars.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [04:06]: "She's not ashamed of her looks. She doesn't mind if she dresses to impress the male species."
Impact on Consumers: They debate whether these advertisements genuinely celebrate diversity or simply use it as a marketing tool to drive sales.
Quote:
Unknown Speaker [06:02]: "When you present an image of a woman who's attractive to men, women might want to buy the products that make them also look attractive to men. And that's okay."
Cultural Implications: The discussion extends to how such advertising reflects broader societal attitudes towards body image, aspiration, and gender dynamics.
Timestamp: [17:28] – [27:35]
The episode transitions to a critical analysis of President Donald Trump's recent visit to the Federal Reserve, marking the first official presidential visit in two decades. Beck and Burguiere explore the underlying power dynamics and Trump's strategy in his interactions with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Key Points:
Renovation Costs and Transparency: Trump’s announcement of a $3.1 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve building is scrutinized for potential cost overruns and the implications of such a hefty investment.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [18:07]: "A billion and a half dollar renovation... because they're making it into their tax dollar."
Power Dynamics: The hosts analyze how Trump's dominant presence and traditional power plays (e.g., aggressive handshakes) aim to assert control and intimidate his counterpart.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [20:27]: "This is the way that visit was all about intimidation... he dominates a room."
Strategic Communication: They discuss Trump's use of rhetoric and physical presence as tools for political maneuvering, suggesting a pattern of aggressive negotiation tactics.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [23:41]: "He's been saying little rocket man... he’s an amazing thing to watch."
Timestamp: [34:34] – [43:37]
Beck and Burguiere spotlight a significant legal development where Jessica Bates wins a lawsuit against the state of Oregon, allowing her to continue her adoption process despite previous denials based on her religious convictions.
Key Points:
Free Speech and Religious Exercise: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholds Jessica Bates' rights to free speech and the free exercise of religion, marking a victory for Christian families seeking to foster or adopt.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [35:48]: "It's a big victory. Now, I'm sure Oregon's not done. It'll go to the Supreme Court."
Government Policies and Personal Rights: The discussion critiques the state's interference in Bates' adoption aspirations, emphasizing the importance of individual rights over governmental mandates.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [36:12]: "The loser here is... this is a big victory."
Future Implications: They contemplate the potential for further legal challenges and the broader impact on adoption policies across the country.
Timestamp: [43:37] – [47:08]
The hosts mourn the recent passing of influential figures such as Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Hulk Hogan, discussing their contributions and the legacy they leave behind.
Key Points:
Cultural Impact: Emphasis on how these personalities shaped American pop culture and the personal reflections on their careers and lives.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [46:05]: "What was Theo Huxtable doing? Exercising? He was swimming. He lived a clean life that we know of."
Substance Abuse Commentary: The conversation touches on the struggles these individuals faced with substance abuse, highlighting the destructive nature of drugs despite their success.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [45:43]: "I'm beginning to think so. With just these three. Yes, maybe."
Legacy and Remembrance: A tribute to their enduring influence and the void their absence creates in the cultural landscape.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [47:08]: "And you can give it all away and do even more good."
Timestamp: [47:46] – [49:20]
Beck and Burguiere critically evaluate the effects of cancel culture, using Sharon Osbourne's controversial removal from a show as a case study to illustrate the often unjust nature of public shaming and professional ostracization.
Key Points:
Unjust Cancellations: The discussion highlights instances where individuals were wrongfully accused and subsequently canceled without substantial evidence or fair processes.
Quote:
Unknown Speaker [48:00]: "I just felt like that was one that we never directly righted that wrong."
Media and Public Opinion: Examination of how media narratives and public sentiment contribute to the rapid downfall of individuals, regardless of the veracity of the accusations.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [48:57]: "We should look at all those people that were canceled."
Personal Reflections: The hosts share their experiences and frustrations with the lack of due process in cancel culture, advocating for a more balanced and fair approach.
Quote:
Stu Burguiere [43:43]: "That's what happens if you stay at a church where he's doing hookers and blow and everybody's like, I don't care."
Timestamp: [49:02] – [49:23]
Although brief, the episode concludes with a mention of Mint Mobile's advertising campaign, which Glenn Beck addresses humorously, reinforcing the episode's focus on skipping advertisements and maintaining content relevance.
Conclusion
This episode of The Glenn Beck Program offers a multifaceted examination of modern American issues, blending cultural commentary with political analysis. From the evolution of advertising standards to the intricate dynamics of presidential authority, Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere provide listeners with insightful perspectives on the forces shaping today's society. Their discussions underscore the importance of individual rights, the consequences of societal trends, and the enduring impact of cultural icons.
Notable Quotes:
Stu Burguiere [04:06]: "She's not ashamed of her looks. She doesn't mind if she dresses to impress the male species."
Unknown Speaker [06:02]: "When you present an image of a woman who's attractive to men, women might want to buy the products that make them also look attractive to men. And that's okay."
Stu Burguiere [20:27]: "This is the way that visit was all about intimidation... he dominates a room."
Stu Burguiere [35:48]: "It's a big victory. Now, I'm sure Oregon's not done. It'll go to the Supreme Court."
Stu Burguiere [43:43]: "That's what happens if you stay at a church where he's doing hookers and blow and everybody's like, I don't care."
By providing a structured and in-depth analysis of the episode's content, this summary ensures that both regular listeners and newcomers can grasp the essential discussions and insights shared by Glenn Beck and his co-host.