The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program

Guests: Kevin Roberts & Winsome Earle-Sears | October 14, 2025

Overview

In this episode, Glenn Beck covers a sweeping set of stories affecting America’s present and future. The central themes include the U.S.-China strategic battle over rare earth minerals, the rise of technocratic governance, pressing political races—especially Winsome Earle-Sears' bid for Virginia governor—and a bizarre tale from West Texas involving attempts to shift local power. Beck, alongside guests Winsome Earle-Sears (VA Lt. Governor and candidate for Governor) and Eric Dixheimer (Houston Chronicle reporter), dives into why these stories matter for politics, culture, liberty, and the American way of life.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Winsome Earle-Sears: The Battle for Virginia’s Governorship

(Segment start: 04:21)

Debate Highlights and Abigail Spanberger’s Demeanor

• The episode opens with a dramatic debate moment in the Virginia gubernatorial race where Earle-Sears accuses opponent Abigail Spanberger of being “calculating and cunning”—attributes she finds more worrying than cowardice, especially due to Spanberger’s CIA background.
  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “I thought she was being cowardice, but … [she’s] calculating and cunning. … At least if you’re a coward … you’re going to say … got to do the right thing. But I never saw that in her … she was cold, and she was smirking so much …” (05:53)

Accusations Against Spanberger’s Policies

• Beck and Sears discuss Spanberger's alleged unwillingness to plainly answer questions on key issues such as boys in girls sports, making Virginia a sanctuary state, and immigration enforcement:

  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “…they divide the people. They put in policies that … have us at each other’s throats so then they can say, ‘see, this is why you need us.’ … If she had stopped the open borders, fentanyl wouldn’t have flowed through and killed five Virginians every week.” (08:45)

• Sears asserts she and the Youngkin administration have made measurable strides—citing job creation, reduced regulations, lower taxes, teacher pay increases, and efforts on public safety—while positioning herself as experienced, business-minded, and “not in need of on-the-job training.”

  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “We’ve gotten rid of 91,000-plus job killing regulations … the U-Hauls are finally coming back to Virginia. … I have been doing the work. Where have you been, Abigail? Oh, in Congress making decisions against us.” (10:18)

Economic and Energy Issues

• The conversation contrasts current energy policies with those previously tied to California’s restrictive initiatives.
  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “We have decompressed the pay for our law enforcement … put in new programs to help those who are mentally ill … put roads and bridge money … we know how to do this. … She would just destroy everything. Put all those regulations back, put all those taxes back, put us back in the greenhouse gas initiative of California.” (13:55)
  • On energy bills:
    “…energy bills where people are paying $800 a month up to $1600 a month, and winter is coming. … I’m going to repeal that darned act because it does nothing but drive up costs.” (14:42)

Race, Identity, and the American Experience

• Beck highlights Earle-Sears’ historic achievements as the first Black woman elected statewide in Virginia; Sears reflects on America’s opportunities:

  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “I am an immigrant, and yet here I sit, second in command … the former capital of the Confederate states. Don’t tell me America is not a great country. … We have enough people on the left teaching their children … to hate their own country. What in the world?” (15:52)

• On polling and media distrust:

  • Quote – Winsome Sears:
    “The Trafalgar poll shows that I am 2 down, but its margin of error is 4. … The Washington Post … are showing polls where I’m 13 down and they know it to be a lie.” (16:52)

Call to Action

• Sears directs supporters to her campaign: “Winsomeforgovernor.com. … She’s outraising me four to one. But by the grace of God, we’re still standing. I need your help.” (17:45)

2. The Coming Battle Over Rare Earth Minerals & America’s Strategic Future

(Segment start: 19:44; Main topic from 21:03)

The Global “Tapestry” Changing Before Our Eyes

• Beck ties together several threads: China tightening control over rare earth elements, the U.S. Pentagon making emergency purchases, JP Morgan Chase’s massive investment in “security and resilience,” and the Dutch government seizing a Chinese chip maker.

  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “…China … control[s] 80% of the world’s supply chain … they're choking it off … [so] we cannot defend ourselves … Whoever controls those minerals controls the future.” (21:29)

• The implication: The West is entering a new economic cold war—one centered on technology, critical materials, and AI. The free market is being drafted into this fight.

  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “This is the new arms race. This is the new Manhattan Project … a million times more enslaving than nuclear weapons could ever hope to be. Whoever masters this first … will control the economies, the information, even your thought itself.” (25:49)

Liberty vs. Security in the AI Age

• Beck warns that state-corporate alliances for “security” undermine liberty as they try to “win” the AI and tech race.

  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “If in winning [the AI war], we become China—why not let China just win? If we adopt the same top-down control … then what did we actually win?” (27:38)

• Beck expresses concern that a technocratic elite is rapidly rewriting traditional Western norms—without broad public debate or consent.

  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “The old global system—free enterprise, open markets, individual liberty—it is being rewritten in real time. … The threads are now all coming together … weaving a new tapestry. … Will it be woven from freedom or will it be woven from fear?” (28:18, 28:22)

Urgency for Public Attention

• Beck’s admonition: America is missing the significance of these shifts while distracted by other crises.
  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “Someday historians are going to look back at this moment and they’re going … they’re realizing this is when the new world began.” (28:45)

3. The Loving County, Texas Mystery: Can a Town Be Bought?

(Segment start: 30:37)

The Story Unfolds

• Eric Dixheimer, Houston Chronicle, details the story of Dr. Malcolm Tanner from Indiana who is recruiting people—mostly Black Americans—by offering free homes and $5,000/month to move to Loving County, Texas (population ~70).
• The group (“Melanated People of Power”) could easily tip local elections, given the county’s tiny size.
  • Quote – Eric Dixheimer:
    “Loving County has about 70 people in all … You can win … [a top county] office for … four or five dozen votes. … So, yeah, 30 people is starting to build a substantial voting block out there.” (32:48)

Motive and Legality

• Beck clarifies the move doesn't appear racially motivated, but about amassing local influence.

• Malcolm Tanner, the organizer, remains somewhat mysterious, with a trail of lawsuits but vague credentials.

  • Quote – Eric Dixheimer:
    “He has claimed [he wants] to … enfranchise folks who typically don’t have political or economic power of their own … His message seems to be speaking to a lot of people … all over the country.” (33:23)

• Dixheimer notes Loving County’s notorious history with loose voter registration; possible state and federal investigations are now underway.

  • Quote – Eric Dixheimer:
    “There are many more people registered to vote in Loving County than who actually live there. … This is kind of the, you know, the chickens coming home to roost.” (36:06)

Feasibility and Local Conditions

• Living conditions are extremely harsh (no running water, little infrastructure, heat, isolation). Dixheimer predicts the obstacles may discourage most newcomers before elections.
  • Quote – Eric Dixheimer:
    “Living in Loving County, particularly in the conditions that these folks are living, is pretty difficult … It’s a arid, isolated place. … If your plan is to run for office and the primaries are not until March … that’s quite a while to basically camp … in some pretty harsh conditions.” (37:52)

Historical Echoes

• Beck and Dixheimer note the scheme echoes 19th-century “company town” takeovers and the “Wild Wild Country” cult documentary.
  • Quote – Glenn Beck:
    “It reminds me of the old West. … where the big money would want to change a town and they would bring people in and they would change it and control it. I mean, it really harkens back to the 1800s in some ways, doesn’t it?” (40:13)

Notable Quotes

• Winsome Sears (on America’s opportunity):
  “I am an immigrant, and yet here I sit, second in command … the former capital of the Confederate states. Don’t tell me America is not a great country.” (15:52)

• Glenn Beck (on techno-state):
  “Corporations now are aligning with state power. … This is the government aligning themselves with tech, rare earth minerals … to be able to win the AI war.” (24:54)

• Eric Dixheimer (on the Texas story):
  “Living in Loving County … is pretty difficult … It’s a arid, isolated place. … It may resolve itself and people … may not be accustomed to the harsh conditions.” (37:52)

Timestamps for Major Segments

• Winsome Earle-Sears Interview—Virginia Gubernatorial Race: 04:21 – 17:57
• Glenn Beck on AI, Rare Earths, and Geopolitics: 19:44 – 30:37
• Eric Dixheimer on Loving County, Texas: 30:37 – 41:03

Memorable Moments

• The debate clip where Winsome Earle-Sears confronts Abigail Spanberger on moral courage and receives only silence (05:03), highlighted by Beck as “one of the most powerful moments” he’s witnessed in a debate (05:28).
• Beck’s passionate warning about the convergence of state power and corporate tech in the name of “security” and how this is changing the definition of freedom for American citizens (26:32–28:44).
• The discussion about the sophisticated—almost cinematic—attempt to change Loving County’s political makeup by literally outvoting the residents (lines up with the start of Dixheimer's segment 30:37).

Conclusion

This dynamic episode weaves together American electoral drama, global power struggles over technology and resources, and small-town maneuvers to challenge democracy itself. Beck and his guests urge listeners to stay alert—whether it’s about the quiet build-up to technocratic control, overlooked local shifts, or simply the need to defend fundamental freedoms. Their recurring advice: question, discuss, and get involved, wherever you are.

For more information:

• Winsome Earle-Sears campaign: Winsomeforgovernor.com
• Full investigative features: Houston Chronicle/ Eric Dixheimer