The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program | Guest: Robby Starbuck | 11/10/25

Date: November 10, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck (with Stu)
Guest: Robby Starbuck

Episode Overview

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program presents a provocative exploration of several major issues shaping American culture and politics, with a focus on media accountability, the adoption of socialism, and the ongoing search for truth around the January 6th pipe bomber. The highlight is an in-depth interview with Robby Starbuck, who details his lawsuit against Google over repeated, AI-generated defamation that threatened his reputation and livelihood. The episode also delves into economic distress driving socialism’s popularity and the unresolved mystery surrounding the January 6th pipe bomber, questioning governmental transparency.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The January 6th Pipe Bomber Mystery

(Segment Starts: 03:02)

• Setting the Scene:
  Glenn Beck revisits the events of January 5, 2021, describing the planting of two pipe bombs—one at the Capitol Hill Club and another at the Democratic National Committee. These events set off a chain reaction, disrupting police presence ahead of the next day's Capitol riot.

• Questionable Investigative Gaps:
  Beck underscores numerous investigative failures:

  • Massive evidence corruption: surveillance tapes, GPS tracking, license plate reads—“all corrupted.”
  • The devices drew resources away from the Capitol, further muddying the timeline and police response.
  • The Secret Service’s oddly calm reaction to news of a bomb (“agents calmly eating lunch”), and the possibility that the devices were non-threatening or decoys.

• Forensic Breakthrough and Suspicions:
  Blaze News, Beck’s associated outlet, conducted a forensic gait analysis, comparing security footage of the suspect’s walking style with that of a former Capitol police officer.

  • “The software returned a 94% match ... Human analysts put the match closer to 98%.” — Glenn Beck [07:04]
  • The person of interest left the Capitol police after Jan. 6 and soon after worked at the CIA, fueling suspicions.

• Institutional Integrity in Crisis:

  • Beck highlights the grave constitutional stakes:
    • “If these findings hold true ... this is the biggest story in my lifetime, maybe of the last 150 years.” — Glenn Beck [14:47]
  • Urges that the solution must be transparent and fair—neither rush to judgment nor political “shrugs or evasion.”
  • Warns that the decline in trust in institutions is perilous for the Republic.

2. The K-Shaped Economy and Socialism’s Resurgence

(Segment Starts: 16:52)

• Economic Division Explained:
  Beck and Stu discuss how post-pandemic America is experiencing a “K-shaped” recovery:

  • The wealthy or asset-owning population (“the upper line of the K”) is thriving.
  • The lower line—renters, workers, small businesses—falls further behind.
  • The gap between the lines widens over time, leaving many Americans struggling despite optimistic stock market headlines.
  • “K-shaped economy is not philosophy. It’s not a political slogan. It’s what happens when a government prints money like confetti and then watches inflation climb.” — Glenn Beck [18:16]

• 50-Year Mortgages:

  • Beck criticizes the newly proposed 50-year mortgages, arguing they exacerbate the affordability crisis and turn homeownership into a form of “renting disguised as ownership.”
    • “You're going to pay double for the same house... It's like buying not one house, but two houses. And it's not freedom. It is trapping you.” — Glenn Beck [21:09]

• The Need for New Solutions:

  • Beck warns that persistent economic hardship creates fertile ground for socialist ideas.
    • “What we don't understand is these are the conditions in which socialism thrives.” — Glenn Beck [23:59]
  • Announces “The Torch,” a new series focused on American history and deep dives into why socialism fails and how poisoned promises begin.

3. Robby Starbuck Vs. Google AI: Defamation and Digital Due Process

(Segment Starts: 27:56)

• Background:
  Robby Starbuck, a filmmaker turned conservative activist, has faced persistent defamatory statements from Google AI platforms—Bard, then Gemini, and Gemma—which falsely assert that he has been accused of heinous crimes (including sexual assault and child abuse), fabricating names, fake police and court records, and even attributing these claims to prominent people like Glenn Beck.

• AI Hallucinations Escalate:

  • Google's Gemini and Gemma generated detailed, entirely false articles, complete with fake sources, links, and quotes.
  • Attempts to correct the misinformation through prompts only deepened the falsehoods, as the AI would fabricate new supporting "evidence."
    • “It invents fake police records ... invents beyond these articles from real media ... doubles down when you press on it.” — Robby Starbuck [28:27]

• Lasting Harm and the Update Problem:

  • Even after Google's recent corrections on its main platforms, “wild” downloaded copies of the AI models—used in a variety of third-party applications—continue to spread the defamatory content, beyond the company's direct control.
    • “Gemma will essentially, seemingly defame me for life as a byproduct of that.” — Robby Starbuck [30:36]
  • Starbuck raises the broader societal risk: AI models are integrating into systems for insurance, hiring, law enforcement, etc., and could irrevocably damage reputations, especially when politics are involved.
    • “If it can do this to me, it can do it to anybody ... it can ruin their lives.” — Robby Starbuck [32:15]

• Legal Action and Stakes:

  • Starbuck is suing Google in Delaware, aiming to set a legal precedent that AI cannot be allowed to harm human reputations unchecked.
    • “We notified Google for two years ... they did not stop it ... even after we filed the lawsuit, it was still happening.” — Robby Starbuck [34:16]

• Potential Damages:

  • Because Google ignored repeated requests and cease and desist letters for two years, punitive damages could be enormous.
    • “If you want a company like that to learn a lesson, the only way to do it is to slap them with damages that they never want to happen again.” — Robby Starbuck [37:15]

• Broader Implications:

  • Starbuck and Beck agree that allowing AI to “hallucinate” defamatory information with no recourse is a slippery slope to election interference and unending reputational destruction.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the January 6th pipe bomber investigation:

  • “A match is not guilt. Comparison is not proof... But pieces start to align in ways that demand scrutiny.” — Glenn Beck [06:15]
  • “Truth really never needs an accelerant.” — Glenn Beck [13:22]

• On economic pain prompting socialism:

  • “The system says, ‘Try again, step right up, try again.’ And then hands a smaller hammer.” — Glenn Beck [19:43]
  • “A 50-year mortgage is like giving somebody a longer plank, you know, on a sinking ship.” — Glenn Beck [22:15]

• On AI and defamation:

  • “It's creating this base of knowledge that I refer to as the roots of the tree ... we’re either going to allow that tree to have poisonous roots ... or we’re going to say ... we've got to build this very carefully.” — Robby Starbuck [33:08]
  • “The only way to do it is to slap them with damages that they never want to happen again.” — Robby Starbuck [37:15]

Important Segment Timestamps

| Topic | Speaker(s) | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------| | January 6th pipe bomber analysis | Glenn Beck | 03:02–16:52 | | Economic disparity & socialism | Glenn Beck, Stu | 16:52–27:56 | | Robby Starbuck on Google AI defamation | Glenn Beck, Starbuck | 27:56–38:46 |

Summary & Flow

The episode maintains Glenn Beck’s urgent and passionate tone, blending sober investigation with pointed humor and cultural critique. Early on, Beck’s narrative dives into the unresolved questions about the January 6th pipe bomber, layering investigative journalism with warnings about government opacity.

Social and economic commentary follows, using approachable metaphors (e.g., the strongman contest and K-shaped economy) to articulate why many Americans are considering socialism—and why mere criticism of socialist policy, without offering solutions, is politically self-defeating.

Finally, Robby Starbuck’s segment is a cautionary tale about the uncontrollable nature of current AI models and the lack of legal or ethical guardrails that protect individuals from algorithmic slander. The conversation ends with a call for principled standards and actionable accountability in the tech sphere.

Listeners are left with a call to vigilance—against both governmental secrecy and technological overreach—and an impetus to seek truth, accountability, and solutions rooted in both tradition and innovation.