Podcast Summary: The Glenn Beck Program

Episode: Best of the Program | Guests: John Rich & Alex Newman | 12/1/25
Date: December 1, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck
Platform: Blaze Podcast Network

Episode Overview

This episode features Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere discussing America’s handling of Afghan refugees, inflation and the erosion of the U.S. dollar’s purchasing power, and the importance of truth-telling in society and government. Notably, country musician John Rich joins the program to debut his new song “Righteous Hunter,” and the discussion pivots to the epidemic of child predation in America and the need for parental vigilance.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Afghan Refugee Crisis & Government Accountability

[03:33–11:00] Immigration Vetting, Chaos, and Moral Concerns

• Glenn and Stu respond to online criticism regarding the evacuation of Afghan refugees. Beck clarifies that his charity, Mercury One, prioritized the evacuation of Christians, U.S. passport holders, SIVs, and P1/P2 visa holders, all of whom were thoroughly vetted; most ended up in the UAE or Australia, not directly in the U.S. (04:00–05:37).
• Beck expresses outrage over poor government vetting:

  “The United States is bringing people in. They have no idea who they are.” – Glenn Beck [04:35]

• The U.S. State Department allegedly forced planes to include unvetted individuals, replacing vetted Christians in some cases (04:45–05:37).
• Both hosts underscore, with some dark humor, their willingness to see consequences for anyone brought over who causes harm:

  “I'd be happy to flip the switch on the execution chair. Sorry, that's… but that's not going to happen.” – Glenn Beck [05:48]

[17:42–28:59] Deeper Dive Into Evacuation Failures

• Beck draws historical parallels to warn about nations failing to protect their borders and identities, referencing Rome, Byzantium, and contemporary Europe (20:27–23:40).
• He cites federal reports noting a host of issues at U.S. bases with recently arrived Afghan refugees, including sexual assaults, domestic violence, and forced marriages.

  “Even today, we don't know where they are. And that's not xenophobia... that's the Department of Homeland Security's own inspector general saying that, quote, ‘we don't know who many of these people are.’” – Glenn Beck [19:29]

• The show points a finger at failures of courage and honesty in both the media and government:

  “A mark of a nation in decline is whether it can confess... Today, Congress is whispering. The media is hiding.” – Glenn Beck [27:26]

• Calls for prioritizing protection of genuine allies and advocating for a reckoning and honest accounting of what happened.

2. Inflation, the Dollar, and Gold

[06:11–11:25] Black Friday Records and the Vanishing Dollar

• New record: Black Friday online sales approach a quarter-trillion dollars. Beck and Stu question if Americans are truly buying more or if inflation is masking stagnancy (06:11–07:03).
• Beck lists how the purchasing power of a dollar has dramatically dropped since 1913, culminating in a 2025 “benchmark”:

  “In 2025, you can buy one pack of great value gummy worms. I don't know. I think our dollar has gone down a little bit.” – Glenn Beck [08:13]

• Gold is discussed as a safeguard against inflation:

  “Gold hasn't changed price. Dollars have dropped in value... What cost you $20 in 1913 now cost you $4,200.” – Glenn Beck [08:44]

• The crew critiques the Federal Reserve’s “2% inflation target,” questioning why Americans accept built-in devaluation of their currency (10:44–11:00).

3. The Value of Speaking Truth in Today’s America

[24:25–28:59] The Cost and Necessity of Truth-Telling

• The show laments the culture of silence, taboo, and accusation around honest discussions of immigration, social order, and government failure:

  “We're not living in a time of courage. We're living in a time when... you acknowledge reality and you get labeled.” – Glenn Beck [24:25]

• Truth is portrayed as immutable and waiting for someone to acknowledge it, despite societal resistance.

4. John Rich Interview: “Righteous Hunter” & Child Predation

[29:11–41:29] Music with a Mission

• John Rich debuts his new song “Righteous Hunter,” written in response to child predators and parental fears.
• Rich reveals a startling statistic:

  “Department of Homeland Security told me that in a 12 month period, they received 36 million reports of their kids being targeted online by child sex predators. I said, 36 million? They said, yes, it's over 3 million a month.” – John Rich [30:23]

• Glenn tells a personal story of how his own son, as a teen, was nearly targeted via online gaming.

  “They do an investigation. He was an adult. He was working at, let's just say, a major amusement park in the L.A., Orange County area…” – Glenn Beck [32:48]

• Rich stresses that less than 1% of trafficked kids ever return home (33:31); the goal of the song and video is both parental awakening and enemy intimidation:

  “It was written to make parents wake up. It was written to make predators hopefully shake in fear from the wrath of God and the American parent.” – John Rich [33:31]

• Stu and Glenn discuss how cultural programming and online platforms (specifically Meta/Facebook and TikTok) desensitize children and facilitate predation.

  “Things that were shocking in the 80s now would be rated PG... Degree by degree, they have come further and further into the households of Americans and conditioned those kids and parents to just consider it normal.” – John Rich [38:06]

• Beck slams Meta for excessive leniency:

  “Meta doesn't believe in three strikes and you're out. They believe in 17 strikes and you're out. Seventeen chances.” – Glenn Beck [40:12]

• The discussion ends with a somber warning:

  “If they can derail the kids, they think they can win and we can't let that happen.” – John Rich [41:22]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We didn't perform a moral rescue as a government. We performed a political evacuation. And I was there. So I know it.”
  — Glenn Beck [25:32]

• “The mark of a nation in decline is whether it can confess... and today, Congress is whispering. The media is hiding.”
  — Glenn Beck [27:26]

• “I'd be happy to flip the switch on the execution chair. Sorry, that's… but that's not going to happen.”
  — Glenn Beck [05:48]

• “Gold hasn't changed price. Dollars have dropped in value... What cost you $20 in 1913 now cost you $4,200.”
  — Glenn Beck [08:44]

• “Department of Homeland Security told me... they received 36 million reports of their kids being targeted online by child sex predators.”
  — John Rich [30:23]

• “It was written to make predators hopefully shake in fear from the wrath of God and the American parent.”
  — John Rich [33:31]

• “Meta doesn't believe in three strikes and you're out. ...17 strikes and you're out. Seventeen chances.”
  — Glenn Beck [40:12]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:33–11:00] – Afghan evacuation: vetting, government failures, humorous vows to “write the check to send to Guantanamo”
• [06:11–08:13] – Consumer spending, Black Friday stats, dollar’s vanishing power
• [19:29–28:59] – Systemic government honesty failures on refugee vetting and the long-term consequences
• [29:11–41:29] – John Rich interview: “Righteous Hunter,” child predator statistics, personal stories, cultural decay, and proposed parental action

Overall Tone

Direct, urgent, unapologetically political, and personal. Glenn Beck and guests use storytelling, humor, historical reference, and personal narrative to underline cultural and governmental crises, encouraging honest reckoning, preparedness, and parental action.

Summary for Non-Listeners

This episode addresses the fallout from the mishandled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, critiquing government failures in vetting and resettlement while warning of the cultural and moral decay that follows from such lapses. The decay of the U.S. dollar and its implications for ordinary Americans are discussed with historical context to show the impact of inflation. In a poignant and forceful interview, John Rich introduces a song aimed at waking parents up to the vast scale and subtlety of online child predation, offering both alarming statistics and practical advice. The episode is anchored by a recurring call for courage, truth-telling, and the moral responsibility of both citizens and leaders in American society.