The Glenn Beck Program – Best of the Program | Guest: Justin Haskins | 9/9/25

Date: September 9, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck
Co-Host: Stu Burguiere
Guests/Contributors: Lord Monckton, Justin Haskins (referenced in title but not directly in transcript; appears Lord Monckton and other commentators filled guest roles this episode)

Episode Overview

On this episode, Glenn Beck and his co-hosts reflect on the economic, social, and cultural issues plaguing Western countries, particularly France and the UK, drawing parallels to the United States. Through topical storytelling and candid conversation, they critique big government, discuss the dangers of socialism, lament the decay of civics education, and urge a return to free-market principles and personal responsibility. Memorable moments include their analysis of a Coinbase ad banned in the UK, warnings about corporate and government collusion, and a call to revive the "dirty word"—civics.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The West in Crisis: France as Warning

• The episode opens with commentary on France's fiscal collapse, mocking the mainstream media’s oblivion to the consequences of welfare-state policies.
  • Glenn Beck [00:30]: "France is collapsing and the Washington Post is like, yeah, I guess they spent too much money on health care and all other kind of crazy things...Completely oblivious to...that's exactly what they're preaching we should do more of."
• Migration is linked to economic and societal instability, drawing historical analogues with policy failures in US cities like New York.
  • Lord Monckton [05:09]: "This is exactly what...Cloud and Piven did in New York City back in the 70s...It's going to continue."

2. The “Everything is Fine” Illusion and the Banned Coinbase Ad

• The show features the banned Coinbase ad from the UK, using it as a metaphor for elite disconnect and censoring of popular discontent.
  • Quote from ad [06:59]: "Your life can get done better when you're living by the letter in this pleasant line. Everything is just fine. Everything is great."
  • Glenn Beck [08:53]: "Coinbase as society falling apart all around them. I mean, if that isn't true..."
• The ad is presented as emblematic of broader societal malaise, government censorship, and corporate conformity.

3. Decline of National Identity and Economic Security in the UK

• Discussion shifts to economic woes in the UK, specifically the collapse of the domestic auto industry and symbolic incidents like the suppression of national symbols.
  • Lord Monckton [10:21]: "Did you see his latest art was a judicial or judge beating a protester with his gavel?...They are terrified of their people right now."
  • Glenn Beck [11:18]: "...they are now arresting children, children for wearing T-shirts with the English flag on it. Are you kidding me?"

4. The Fate of the U.S.: Historical Parallels and Warnings

• The hosts recount stories of warning from the past—like an alleged Soros associate warning Beck in 2009—asking whether it’s too late to change course.
  • Stu Burguiere [13:22]: "I was told to stop talking about George Soros because...it will end...the ship is about to sail."
  • Glenn Beck [15:01]: "If this socialism thing goes...we will make the Nazis look like rookies. And it's true. China is already doing it..."

5. The Generational Divide and the Erosion of Hope

• The hosts lament the influence of socialist ideology on Gen Z and the growing despair, particularly among young women.
  • Glenn Beck [15:05]: "Men in Gen Z, the boys in Gen Z, they get it. But the women have been so entirely lost to this socialism thing, they don't even know where to find happiness."

6. The Free Market: Myth, Rigged System, and the Case for Real Reform

• Beck and Burguiere argue Americans have not experienced a real free market in their lifetimes and denounce the current system as a cartel of cronyism, corporate bailouts, and government overreach.

  • Glenn Beck [19:47]: "What we are living under...is not the free market. It's a cartel...The government has turned into a cartel."
  • Glenn Beck [21:39]: "The government is...a machine that has been used by the powerful corporations...to keep you down and to lift them up..."

• They contrast "burning down the system" with "burning down the barricades of red tape," suggesting real solutions are being ignored in favor of larger government.

  • Glenn Beck [23:14]: "If you let the real free market breathe, it doesn't chain you down, it lifts you up."
  • Glenn Beck [26:32]: "Instead of going back to something that ended in 100 million people being killed, starved to death...why, why, why aren't we going back and saying, wait a minute, what was it that started that revolution? Let's try that again."

7. Civics: The Forgotten Discipline

• The segment pivots to a passionate discussion about the importance of civics—not as dry theory but as everyday action and responsibility.

  • Stu Burguiere [32:49]: "Oh, just make your blood run cold...Civics."
  • Glenn Beck [33:34]: "A set of habits and disciplines and values that make a country possible. Without it, no country can survive."
  • Glenn Beck [36:48]: "Liberty is not a license to do whatever you want. It is the space to do what is right."

• Beck calls for "thinking small" and starting with everyday actions—honesty, civic participation, and personal example.

  • Stu Burguiere [37:59]: "Civics is something that is not learned in theory. It is learned in practice. And if you want to know how to live civics, I want you to start small."
  • Glenn Beck [43:11]: "It's the small stuff that matters. Dream big, think small."

8. Self-Improvement and the Value of Thought Discipline

• In closing, attention is given to personal conduct: choosing positive, empowering thoughts, adopting small daily disciplines, and focusing on self-empowerment.
  • Glenn Beck [45:55]: "Part of civics is to get control of ourselves. It's not just control of the country, it's control of ourselves."
  • Glenn Beck [47:21]: "Thoughts build who you are. Why do I look at myself instead of saying good things about myself?...choose the thought that is going to empower us instead of dismantle us."

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments with Timestamps

• [00:30] Glenn Beck: "France is collapsing and the Washington Post is like, yeah, I guess they spent too much money...Completely oblivious to...that's exactly what they're preaching we should do more of."
• [05:09] Lord Monckton: "This is exactly what...Cloud and Piven did in New York City back in the 70s."
• [06:59] Coinbase Ad (paraphrased): "Your life can get done better when you're living by the letter...Everything is just fine. Everything is great."
• [08:53] Glenn Beck: "Coinbase as society falling apart all around them. I mean, if that isn't true..."
• [11:18] Glenn Beck: "They are now arresting children, children for wearing T-shirts with the English flag on it. Are you kidding me?"
• [13:22] Stu Burguiere: "I was told to stop talking about George Soros because...it will end...the ship is about to sail."
• [15:01] Glenn Beck: "If this socialism thing goes...we will make the Nazis look like rookies. And it's true. China is already doing it..."
• [19:47] Glenn Beck: "What we are living under...is not the free market. It's a cartel..."
• [26:32] Glenn Beck: "Instead of going back to something that ended in 100 million people being killed...let's try [the free market] again."
• [33:34] Glenn Beck: "A set of habits and disciplines and values that make a country possible. Without it, no country can survive."
• [36:48] Glenn Beck: "Liberty is not a license to do whatever you want. It is the space to do what is right."
• [43:11] Glenn Beck: "It's the small stuff that matters. Dream big, think small."
• [47:21] Glenn Beck: "Thoughts build who you are. Why do I look at myself instead of saying good things about myself?...choose the thought that is going to empower us instead of dismantle us."

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:30 – 03:53 | France collapsing, mainstream media’s obliviousness | | 04:01 – 06:19 | Welfare, migration, historical analogs in the US | | 06:22 – 09:07 | Discussion of banned Coinbase UK ad | | 09:24 – 12:13 | Economic decline in the UK, protest suppression | | 12:13 – 15:05 | Warnings to the U.S., generational despair, ideological rifts | | 18:12 – 21:39 | The Torch project, critique of America’s economic “cartel” | | 23:14 – 28:33 | Case for real free-market solutions | | 32:49 – 36:48 | Civics: forgotten discipline, practical engagement | | 37:59 – 45:55 | Personal responsibility, thinking small, civic action | | 45:55 – End | Self-discipline, thought management, self-empowerment |

Overall Tone and Language

• The episode is urgent, conversational, and steeped in a critique of both left and right establishment politics. The hosts use vivid metaphor, sarcasm, and passionate rhetorical questions to drive points home. The mood is one of deep frustration with current leadership, optimism about American principles, and a paternal urgency to inform and mobilize the audience.

Conclusion

This episode serves as a broad critique of Western decline, a plea to rediscover free market principles, and a call to revive the discipline and importance of civics in everyday life. Beck and his co-hosts argue that the solutions to America’s current ills are not political slogans but the small, concrete daily actions and personal disciplines that empower individuals and families, revive communities, and, ultimately, restore the republic.