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Jan. 6 Pipe-Bomb Mystery Just Got a BIZZARE Update | Guests: Rep. Barry Loudermilk & Rob McCoy | 10/2/25

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Thu Oct 02 2025

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The Glenn Beck Program – October 2, 2025

Episode Title: Jan. 6 Pipe-Bomb Mystery Just Got a BIZARRE Update | Guests: Rep. Barry Loudermilk & Rob McCoy
Main Theme:
An exploration of emerging revelations in the January 6th pipe bomb investigation, the ongoing government shutdown, the role of faith in America’s history, and global challenges to freedom and democracy—from South Korea to Canada.

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into public trust and governmental transparency, focusing on the latest puzzles around the Jan. 6 pipe bomb incident. Glenn hosts Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) to sift through new details in the investigation and to discuss his new book on prayer in American history. The second half features Pastor Rob McCoy reporting on South Korea's political crisis and attorney Keith Wilson on Canada’s gun crackdown and Alberta's secession movement. The tone is urgent, yet often personal and reflective, marked by candid personal stories and appeals for civic engagement and prayer.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation: A Bizarre Update

(03:07–17:50)

Rep. Barry Loudermilk shares emerging contradictions in the official story on the Jan. 6 pipe bombs found at the RNC and DNC.
Previously, the bombs were said to have been placed the night of Jan. 5, but new FBI lab reports show only a 60-minute mechanical egg timer, not an electronic trigger.
- Quote:
  “So it’s impossible that these pipe bombs were placed and armed on the night of January 5th. They had to be placed at some point not long before they were found on January 6th.”
  — Barry Loudermilk [09:15]
- A local woman testified she found the RNC device with 20 minutes left on the timer.
Data Issues:
- FBI used geofence searches to get cellphone data from all carriers, but claim AT&T’s relevant data was “corrupted.”
- AT&T allegedly shifted responsibility to FirstNet (a law enforcement network on AT&T’s infrastructure), saying the data would soon be deleted.
- Loudermilk, a former IT professional, doubts the explanation, noting carriers usually preserve data from significant events indefinitely (e.g., Oklahoma City bombing).
- Quote:
  "I'm not really buying the story … one carrier says, look, when it's a significant event, we keep that data forever. They said we even still have data from the Oklahoma City bombing."
  — Barry Loudermilk [14:21]
- Only data from the pipe bomb area was lost, raising more suspicions.
Bomb Viability:
- The FBI has never declared the devices “viable” in their official reports, only that explosive components were present.
- Possibility raised that they were training or simulated devices due to law enforcement’s relaxed response and video footage showing people walking near the bomb-disposal robot without concern.

2. The Government Shutdown: Why It’s Happening

(17:50–23:25)

Loudermilk explains the shutdown arises from repeated failures to pass real appropriations bills as required by law; instead, Congress repeatedly passes short-term funding extensions.
Democrats are using this extension as a chance to push priorities like extending Obamacare benefits to undocumented immigrants and $1.3 trillion in new spending.
Trump's approach, according to Loudermilk, is to furlough only “non-essential” federal employees, questioning why the government employs so many deemed non-essential in the first place.
- Quote:
  "My question has always been why do we have people working for the federal government that aren't essential to the core constitutional purpose of the federal government."
  — Barry Loudermilk [22:15]
The episode outlines how past shutdowns (e.g., under Obama) were used to deliberately inconvenience the American people, e.g., closing parks, whereas Trump pledges the opposite.

3. Faith and Revival: “And Then They Prayed”

(25:20–42:00)

Glenn praises Loudermilk’s new book, “And Then They Prayed,” as essential reading for the current era, highlighting its documentation of providential moments in American history.
Loudermilk recaps stories from his book:
- Apollo 8 Christmas Broadcast: Astronauts read Genesis while orbiting the moon, an act of faith broadcast worldwide.
- Gen. George Patton in WWII: Patton commissions a prayer for weather clearance during the Battle of the Bulge, distributing 250,000 prayer cards to his Army; unexpectedly, the weather clears, attributed as a miracle.
  - Quote:
    “He said there are three things that we do to achieve victory. Planning, working, and prayer. … What really decides the difference between victory and defeat is that void between those. And if it’s filled with prayer, that’s what makes the difference for victory.”
    — Barry Loudermilk [31:31], relaying Patton’s words
- Glenn and Loudermilk discuss the urgent timeliness of the message, especially after the “assassination of Charlie Kirk” (presumably referring to a traumatic real-world event), as a catalyst for national revival through prayer and resilience.

4. Loneliness and Human Connection in Modern Life

(46:07–61:00)

Glenn reflects on the epidemic of loneliness, emphasizing that isolation is common despite digital connectivity.
He describes personal moments of loneliness and affirms listeners’ value.
- Memorable Passage:
  “Maybe the only proof you have is my voice in this moment—let it be enough for you to know that somebody, even though it’s the guy on the radio ... saw you today. And I’m glad you’re here.”
  — Glenn Beck [61:00]
He also recalls a pivotal on-air moment, sharing personal struggles with alcoholism and divorce, discovering that vulnerability creates real connection and reveals universal human struggles.

5. Global Challenges to Freedom: South Korea and Canada

South Korea’s Democratic Crisis

Rob McCoy Segment [68:45–80:23]

Pastor Rob McCoy, Turning Point’s Faith co-chair (and the late Charlie Kirk’s pastor), recounts his trip to South Korea.
South Korea, he says, is sliding into authoritarianism:
- Supreme Court ‘packed,’ opposition figures and Christian leaders arrested, police increasingly complicit.
- China exerts influence, including by flooding the country with new arrivals eligible to vote within months.
- Faith leaders like Pastor Sohn are imprisoned for opposing the regime, but remain inspirationally resilient (“You’re the freest man in Korea because you’re here in obedience to God.” — Rob McCoy [74:00])
Glenn urges listeners to pray for South Korea, calling this an underreported existential crisis for the West.

Canada: Gun Seizures and Alberta’s Breakaway Threat

Keith Wilson Segment [86:15–104:04]

Attorney Keith Wilson explains how Canada has become “authoritarian and dystopian” since COVID.
- Ottawa is expanding gun bans to cover hundreds of models and plans mass confiscation targeting hunters, ranchers, and sport shooters, mainly in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Alberta, likened to “Texas North,” fiercely opposes Ottawa and is pursuing possible secession, following a legal path recently affirmed by Canada’s Supreme Court.
- Quote:
  “History has taught us that good things don’t happen after governments take guns away from citizens.”
  — Keith Wilson [92:18]
- Alberta’s leadership instructs police not to cooperate with federal gun grabs.
- Wilson notes strategic importance for the US (energy, geography).
US Trump administration reportedly prepared to recognize Alberta’s independence if passed by referendum.
Glenn frames the Alberta secession, like South Korea’s crisis, as part of a global turn against individual freedom and religious expression.

Notable Quotes & Moments

On misinformation and the Jan. 6 investigation:
“The narrative that we were sold on is not even close to what the evidence is bringing up.”
— Barry Loudermilk [12:50]
On personal vulnerability and radio:
"The thing that I had been afraid of, that people would know who I really was, ended up being the thing that taught me we’re all alike."
— Glenn Beck [59:30]
On America’s present moment:
“I believe we are in the beginning of what could be, if we maintain it, a real revival. Because I know nothing will save us except God.”
— Glenn Beck [36:49]
On Alberta’s breakaway movement:
“If Alberta votes to separate, Saskatchewan will come. … Canada is not a nation that’s united with common values anymore at all.”
— Keith Wilson [94:12–95:03]

Timestamps for Important Segments

03:07–17:50 – Loudermilk’s Jan. 6 pipe bomb revelations
17:50–23:25 – Government shutdown: background and political stakes
25:20–42:00 – Loudermilk’s historical prayer book; faith in American history
46:07–61:00 – Glenn’s monologue on loneliness, human connection, and personal vulnerability
68:45–80:23 – South Korea’s crisis (Rob McCoy interview)
86:15–104:04 – Canada’s gun crackdown and Alberta secession (Keith Wilson interview)

Final Takeaways

The Jan. 6 pipe bomb evidence is increasingly murky, with possible data cover-ups and unexplained law enforcement behaviors casting doubt on the official story.
The government shutdown is driven by systemic dysfunction and high-stakes battles over spending priorities, with questions about the purpose of “non-essential” government roles.
Glenn and Rep. Loudermilk emphasize a spiritual revival rooted in America’s history of prayer, especially in challenging times.
As the West faces profound social and political fractures (South Korea, Canada, US cities), the episode urges listeners to remain vigilant, connected, and prayerful—asserting that the protection of individual liberty and faith is under global threat.
Throughout, the episode maintains a candid, personal, and sometimes urgent tone, encouraging listeners to take both political and spiritual action.

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Transcript

Glenn Beck (0:00)

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Glenn Beck (3:07)

Hello, America. Welcome to the Glenn Beck Program. It is Thursday. We're glad you're here. The government has shut down. Yay. I'm actually really pleased about that. I wish we were. I wish we were unleashing the Kraken right now and firing people and making the Democrats work for all of their programs. You know, I'm sorry, but the circumcision of turtles in Botswana probably is not a priority of the United States. I wouldn't mind cutting some of those kinds of programs. But we'll get into why the government is shut down, what it all means. Also, there's confusing information now coming about the pipe bombs. You know, the January 6th pipe bombs. Were, was that some sort of a trial run? Was that an exercise that just happened to coincide with January 6th? What's the latest on the pipe bombs? And, and what is the latest on the number of FBI agents that were in the January 6th? Last week I heard it was 300. Today I hear it's 55. I, I don't know what, what, what is actually going on? Barry Loudermilk is joining us and he is the guy. He's the Chairman of the House Administrative Committee Oversight Subcommittee, member of the Election Subcommittee. He's also House Financial Services Committee where he serves as Vice Chairman on the Subcommittee for Financial Institutions, Monetary Policy Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, International Financial Institutions. I mean, we could get into just about anything with this guy and he will know. Barry Loudermilk joins me in 60 seconds to give us a rundown of what actually is happening in Washington D.C. so we have a better understanding of it. First, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Jews and Christians share ties that stretch back centuries. Faith struggle and the hope that still binds us to today. And in these moments of crisis, it's more important than ever to stand together. Did you hear that? England, either last night or this morning, somebody gunned down a bunch of Jewish people as they were getting ready to celebrate the holidays again. And the UK police are looking into it. It might have been terrible. Gee, do you think? The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is on the ground over in Israel providing life saving aid, food, medical supp, heating and emergency relief. Working to ease the suffering that innocent people who have been hurt by war and terror have experienced. Plus, Christians across America are now part of a simple powerful symbol. It's called the flags of Fellowship movement. I'm a member of this, the national effort that encourages churches and communities to raise the Israeli flag alongside the American flag as a public act of solidarity, prayer and hope. We're approaching again the anniversary of October 7th. Now is the time to do it. We have to pray. We have to, you know, we have to pray and hope that the plans laid out by the world leaders will lead us toward a safer, more peaceful Middle East. But while we pray, there are still suffering going on, and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is on the ground. To help with that, find out how you can be a part of the historic Flags of Fellowship movement. Just go to ifcj.org that's ifcj.org from the great state of Georgia. Congressman Barry Loudermilk is with us. Barry, how are you, sir?

Barry Loudermilk (7:48)

Well, Glenn, it's amazing what having an administration that actually wants to get to the truth can do to change a narrative. What we have learned and then the premise that we went on in the previous two years that I was investigating is that these pipe bombs were placed in the evening of January 5th. And so everyone was going off of that premise. We start. And of course, I reached out to the FBI several times during that time period. Of course, the Biden administration, they were not forthcoming with information. Basically, they always use this excuse, this is an ongoing investigation, so we can share that information. I'm like, goodness gracious, how long is this investigation going to go? So what we've learned through the Trump administration is that story doesn't fit with the facts that we're finding. It appears to us. And let me give you credit because you brought this up on a show I was doing with you over a year ago, that the pipe bombs had a 60 second egg timer on them. So how could you play, I mean, a 60 minute egg timer, right? Yeah, you brought that up. I started researching that. I talked to some bomb experts and they said, well, quite often that is an override. In other words, you have an electronic trigger that actually sets off the bomb, but you put the egg timer on to basically set it and it triggers the other trigger. You know, it, it enables it, it just basically give you time to get away. So we were going on that premise. Well, one thing we get is the lab report from the FBI on the pipe bombs. Just got that recently, there was no electronic timing. The only timer was that 60 minute egg timer. So it's impossible that these pipe bombs were placed and armed on the night of January 5th. They had to be placed at some point not long before they were found on January 6th. Because lady, that lives close by to the one that was placed by the Republican National Committee and her testimonies, which have been consistent, she said There were still 20 minutes left on the egg timer when she found it.

Glenn Beck (17:50)

Okay, Barry, let me take a one minute break. I'm going to come back. I want to ask you explain to people who don't understand what's going on, why is the government shut down? And we'll talk about that in 60 seconds. First, let me tell you about our sponsor this half hour. Our, our sponsor is Lifelock. You know, identity theft is personal invasion. It's somebody using your name, your Social Security, your good credit to open accounts. They take out loans, they ruin things that you've worked for. Most of the time you don't even know until the damage is done. And now you're stuck with it. This is why I recommend Lifelock. Lifelock watches for the signs 24 7. They monitor credit activity online, data leaks, suspicious use of your personal information so you're not the last to find out when something you know is hitting the fan. But monitoring alone is not enough. You need a team that can step in and restores what has been taken. Helping you clean up the credit reports, dispute fraudulent claims, rebuild what matters and the kind of service that you know buys back your time. The hours that you would have spent on hold, the nights you'd lay awake worrying, and the payments you'd have to track down. Lifelock brings the technology to find the problems and the people to fix them. So protect what's yours with Lifelock. Join now. Save up to 40% off your first year with a promo code BECK called 1800-LIFELOCK. 1-800-LIFELOCK or head to lifelock.com use the promo code BECK for 40% off. It's lifelocked.com 1-800-LIFelock. All right, 10 seconds and back to bury. So Barry, can you explain the shutdown? I mean the, as I understand it, the government is shut down because the Democrats want to make sure that they continue funding Obamacare for illegals, which is completely outrageous. But we're not even talking about a long term solution here. We're not talking about actually passing a real budget. We're just talking about another extension of this budget. Tell me what's going on and how people should look at this.

Barry Loudermilk (19:59)

Yeah, you're exactly right. The underlying problem is Congress hasn't followed the law since I have been in Congress. I think the last time we actually appropriated according to law, I think Newt Gingrich was speaker. So we have to overhaul the system to where it works more efficiently. But by September 30, Congress is supposed to have fully funded the government. Now traditionally the House does a better job with it. It usually gets stalled in the Senate. And what happens is you keep doing these, these, you punt you, you kick the ball down the field a little bit to give more time. And then at the end of the year, leadership gets together and they pass one big huge bill that's hard to determine what's in it, an omnibus. So we're trying to change that. But came September 30, we had not passed appropriations. So the idea was let's just extend the current funding that had been passed on a huge bipartisan basis that all the Democrats voted for the same bill back in March. Let's extend it out into November to give us a little bit more time to try to finish the process appropriately and have more time for negotiating some of these issues. That's all it is. It's giving us more time till middle of November. But the Democrats saw this as an opportunity to undo some of Trump's policy. They never expected Republicans because traditionally it's hard for us to unify. And so we held together, we got this big beautiful bill through, we got his rescissions package through. We got things that I've been wanting to do since I've been in Congress. And they saw this as an opportunity to undo some of that, including giving government subsidies, taxpayers money, taking the money out of hard working Americans pockets and give it to people who aren't even supposed to be in this country. That is the premise. That is the main portion of what they want to do as well as $1.3 billion or trillion dollars of new spending. I mean this is, it's egregious what they're, they're wanting and if they want that, that's what this time period supposed to be for negotiating it. But they know they can't get there. They never expected Republicans to unified. And President Trump is, he's doing exactly what I have advocated in the past is when you go into these shutdowns, what is furloughed is what's considered non essential employees. My question has always been why do we have people working for the federal government that aren't essential to the core constitutional purpose of the federal government.

Barry Loudermilk (31:31)

So, yeah, so probably it's the story of that great evangelist of the gospel, General George Patton. People don't think of George Patton as that type of person, but the story is Patton is after D Day, they push through. They're stuck in France because of bad weather. Over in Holland, you've got tremendous snows. And that's where my dad was during World War II. And so with his frustration, he calls his chaplain. Patton does, and he says, do we have an official army prayer for good weather for battle? And he says, well, let me look it up. He finds out there isn't. So he comes back and says, sir, we don't have one. He said, well, then I want you to write one. And so the chaplain asked, you know, what. What are you going to do with this? And Patton goes through this dissertation about the power of prayer, and it's just amazing if you have pastors preach that. That monologue he gives his. His chaplain today as he's teaching his chaplain about the power of the prayer. I mean, you'd be amazed with the impact we would have from the churches. But he talks about how prayer is so powerful, it's like plugging into a live electric circuit to get things done. But one of the things he tells his chaplain, and this is where the title of the book comes from, he said there are three things that we do to achieve victory. Planning, working, and prayer. He says, planning is when we sit down and we lay out an entire battle plan. The working is the training, where we prepare the soldiers for battle. But what really decides the difference between victory and defeat is that void between those. And that void, if it's filled with prayer, that's what makes the difference for victory. And so when you look at what they did, and this was preceding the Battle of the Bulge, our founders, they would plan, they would prepare for battle, and then they prayed. And that's what made all the difference. And in this case, Patton made printed 250,000 little cards that had this prayer on it, and they distributed those to every soldier in the 3rd Army. And those spare cards arrived right after Patton had been mobilized to relieve Bastogne that had been surrounded by Nazis during the Battle of the Bulge. And amazingly, within 24 hours after those prayer cards landed, the weather unexpectedly changed. The snows quit. They were expected to go for two more weeks. The Army Air Corps was in the air and drove the Nazis back across the line. And George Patton fully attributed that miracle to the prayer card.

Glenn Beck (46:07)

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Something wild and miraculous is happening in our country right now. I just want you to recognize first, you didn't have to be here. You could have not turned on the radio. You could have listened to another podcast, but you didn't. For some reason, you're listening to this one. And you and I are both trying to just make sense of a world that just doesn't seem to make much sense. And sometimes that can make you feel incredibly lonely. More and more Americans right now are spending more and more time alone. We have a loneliness epidemic going on. And it's weird because we live at a time where communications have never been easier. You can talk to people all around the world, and yet we're alone. I'm experiencing this in my own life in a weird way. My kids have moved out. My older kids moved from next door. They left for the snowy tundra of the north. And my younger kids are now on their own. And we're selling our house. And we've had time to walk around that big empty house filled with memories. And it's really lonely when everybody is gone. It's really lonely. You know, people always say, nobody on their deathbed ever said, I wish I would have spent more time at work. I'm going through that right now. I'm living a future that it might be, you know, perhaps, like you, a life well spent, but everybody spread all over the country, and you have a ton of time on your hands alone. And that plays games with your head, doesn't it? Loneliness is a strange thing because it's not just the absence of people. You can be surrounded by people packed shoulder to shoulder on a subway, hearing their laughter through the apartment walls, feeling the vibration of life all around you, and yet it's like you're sealed inside of a glass room that nobody else can see into. They don't look at you, they don't hear you. And maybe After a while, in dark moments, you start to wonder, am I even really here at all? I can only relate to this in the way I have seen. I lived in New York City, and that is a lonely place to be. You're surrounded by people. I saw this play out in front of me when I was in New York City. I was waiting for my daughter at lunch and she was running late. And there was this restaurant that we would eat at. And it was down under Rockefeller Center. It was right at the ice rink at Rockefeller Center. And I was sitting on a table for two by a window that looked right out on the ice. And I saw this woman. She looked much older than she was, I'm sure, kind of like Adrian from Rocky. Do you remember in that first movies? That's how I think of her now is Adrian from Rocky. She was pretty, but she didn't see it. And maybe it was because nobody in her life saw her that way. I'm not really sure. But she came out and she sat down on this bench and she pulled out of this tattered bag her own ice skates. And they were really nice ice skates didn't match what she was wearing or her bag. And they were not new. They were just really well cared for. And I watched her take off her shoes and put each one on and lace them up tightly. And then she stood up and she stood on the ice. And this frumpy woman that honestly, if she hadn't have sat right in front of my window and maybe because I didn't have a phone to scan, I may not have ever seen her. And she stands up and she gets onto the ice and she is so graceful. She is floating like she became like a natural element, one with the ice. It was amazing. Every move was angelic or like a ballerina. And my daughter came to the table. I said, look at this woman. Look, watch her. And we watched her for 30 minutes or so. And she was so graceful. She would gracefully just. I mean, it looked like art. She would skate around the clods like me that were about to crawl, crash into her. And she was in her own world. I sat there and my daughter and I talked about her. Was she a professional skater, do you think? Was she in the Olympics at one point? I mean, she's really good. And then she came off the ice and she sat right back down in front of our window. And she opened up that frumpy, worn bag, she took off her skates, put them in and put on her shoes. And she once again became the woman who the world I don't think ever really saw. And it didn't take long before she just blended into the sea of people and just disappeared. I think about her all the time, because it's not just her. I wondered, does she come here for her lunch every day? Who is she? Where does she work? Does anybody know what she has in her bag that probably sits on the floor next to her desk? Does anybody know she's really an artist inside? I've thought about her for years, and perhaps more lately I've written movies in my head about her. Movies that aren't ever going to be made, but I see them on the screen of my mind. She's the star in a. In a world where. Where she does her nine to five. She doesn't dress for anyone because she knows who she is and what other people think is not just important to her. Her job is just that. It's a job. She has friends there, but a real life. Her real joy is at home. And when she gets home, her husband sees her as the beautiful, graceful, angelic woman that she actually is. Imagine she was there alone on her lunch hour because her kids were in school. But most evenings in the winter, you'll find her skating with her children. And her daughter watches mom skate as she holds onto the side of the wall until she can find her own balance. She thinks, while watching her mom, that I want to grow up, just be just like her. How many people exist all around us that no one knows that you don't know? You walk by the desk every day and you don't really know them. Have you ever just sat down in a park and just really looked at a crowd and seen the ones that are alone and unseen by the crowd all around them and wondered, what is their story? Where do they come from? What do they do? And no one stops to notice. And there are millions of us. And maybe sometimes you're left with a gnawing in your chest that whispers, have I been forgotten? I mean, does my story even matter? My mom thought before she killed herself that the world would be fine without her. In fact, she thought it would be better off without her. That was a lie. The games loneliness plays with your head. And it convinces you to stay quiet, stop reaching out. Because why would anybody care? I just want you to know you are here for a reason. And maybe, maybe. Maybe that reason is because you need to hear. People do care. I care. Or maybe it's because you're supposed to send that message to somebody else today. That right now, in this moment you're not invisible. You're not forgotten. You're heard and you're seen. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Perhaps too much. I don't. I don't know yet. Looking over the horizon, see what's coming or what is possible. And that's a blessing. It can be a curse. On some days, bad days, it's a curse. But in the end, I always come back to him. No matter what's happening in our world or our life. It's a blessing because we write the future. It doesn't write us. And that's something that is lost too many times. Don't allow time to write your future. Take control of it. Write your own future. Know that things can always change. But wherever you are is the right place for you right now. What is it you're supposed to learn? What is it you're supposed to do right now? What is the next right thing? Knowing that with God all things are possible, and with him, you're never alone. I want you to know that. We may never shake hands. We may never share a table. We may never laugh over something small and stupid together. But if I could, I would look you straight in the eye and tell you without blinking that you matter. And I am grateful that you are here. The world is different because you're in it. And maybe you can't see that right now, but I promise you it's true. And if you're not struggling with this, somebody else you know is. And you need to tell them what I just told you. In this sea of loneliness so strange, in this epidemic of loneliness, people begin to feel it's because they're broken. Loneliness is not proof that you're broken. Loneliness is proof that you're human. Maybe there's not enough human stuff that we do every day because we were built for connection. One on one. Look each other in the eye, talk to each other, feel somebody's hand, their shoulder, whatever it is, that connection, that love, that meaning that we all search for. And every time we reach for someone, every time we put those lies behind us, every small act of defiance like that against those whispers, you are punching a hole in the glass wall that's all around. We need to tell each other you're not as alone as you think you are. Nobody wants to say it out loud, but we're all alike. We just have different things that are going on in our life, different things we're ashamed of. We're all alike. That is the thing that will break the spell. Understanding that we are all alike, that we're not that unique. It's so weird because we are all individuals and we all are unique, and we all have our own talents and our own gifts and our own role to play. That does not duplicate. I can't duplicate you, and you can't duplicate me because we're all unique. But then again, we're all exactly the same. It's this weird thing that. But once you get your arms around that, once you realize I'm not different. We all feel these things. We all have something inside of us that we're afraid of in some way or another. We're afraid we'll be exposed. We're afraid that people will figure out we're a fraud. We don't really belong here. We're not really good enough to be here. Whatever it is, once we realize now everybody in the room feels that way. Some people have just recognized it and conquered it. And the way I conquered it was to talk about it. Talk about the flaws in my life. I remember Stu was with me one of his first days. He was an intern. And somebody had called up and said, oh, you're Mr. Perfect. Because at the time, I had this squeaky clean image, but I was a raging alcoholic. Raging alcoholic. My life was all screwed up. And somebody said, oh, you're Mr. Squeaky Clean. And I stopped. Do you remember this, Stu? And I stopped in the middle of this conversation with somebody, and I said, ah, you know what? Let me tell you something. You don't know who I am. Let me tell you who Glenn Beck is. And it was at this time that I was. I didn't want to do radio and anymore. And I was going to throw my career away. And I just. I was looking for a way to implode. So give me excuse to go back to school and honestly become a chef. That's what I really wanted to do, is be a chef at the time. God, what was wrong with me? But I said, you know, let me tell you who. Who I really am. And the whole room went quiet. Everybody, all of the producers, everybody on the show looked at me like, oh, dear God, what is he doing? And I said, you know who I really am? I got this problem and this problem, you know, I'm struggling against, you know, alcoholism right now. I'm getting a divorce. And I shot the air, and I was really raw about it, and I really did say some of the worst things about me. And I turned the mic off and I looked at Stu and I said, stu, write this day down. This is the day Glenn Beck ended his career and the exact opposite happened. It was the weirdest thing. The thing that I had been afraid of, that people would know who I really was, ended up being the thing that taught me we're all alike. Because I had people come up to me after that and they said in whispers, they'd glance around like, is anybody listening? Hey, what you said the other day, I can't believe you had the balls to say that. Thank you for saying that because I'm going through exactly the same thing. I just didn't want anybody to know. I thought I was alone. And after I had multiple people come up to me on the first day and say things like that, always in a whispered tone, hey, don't say anything about this. But I realized, oh my gosh, we're all struggling with the same self doubt, all of us. I look at my kids now and they're struggling through so many things. And I want to say, I know I've been there, done it. But they don't hear it because it's something about, I don't know, teenagers or 20 somethings where you have to just go through this yourself and you think everybody else who's older is stupid and can't relate, but we can. And they'll figure that out at some point because we all do it. We all go through the same thing. I just, I just want you to know you're not as alone as you think you are. And if the only proof you have is, you know, my voice in this moment, let it be enough for you to know that somebody, even though strangely he was the guy on the radio or on the podcast, somebody saw you today. And I'm glad you're here. Really, truly, I'm glad you're here. It makes it worth me showing up every day. We're going to take a quick break here in a minute and then I'm going to come back with Rob McCoy. He was Charlie Kirk's pastor and he was on with me. When was it? Two weeks ago, Stu, when we first started talking about South Korea. Was it last week? I don't even remember. Time has gone. But Rob McCoy, he is turning Point's faith co chair and he was just over in South Korea and saw one of the pastors we talked about last night on my TV show, Pastor Soon. He was only allowed to see him for about 10 minutes. It was quite emotional because they are, what they're doing in South Korea should serve as a, a very loud warning to America on multiple levels. 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Glenn Beck (86:15)

The American Christian country singer Sean. What is it Coit? Oh no, sorry Sean. He had his Canadian worship tour blocked by leftist politicians. Montreal even had the police try to stop him from congregating in a Montreal church. The event went ahead. An antifa radical threw out two smoke bombs in the congregation. Police refused to track down the bomber. But independent news organization Rebel News, who I absolutely love, did they investigate. Turns out the antifa bomb thrower works for the Canadian Department of Defense. And yet the police still do nothing. Plus, there is a landmark event happening. Ottawa is trying to take away guns in Canada from citizens, from law abiding gun owners, hunters, sports shooters. They are starting to fight back. This all plays into the hands of Alberta. Alberta is much more like Texas than any other part of Canada. They have a lot of in common with Texas and they are now saying they want to break free of Canada. Secession from Canada and the Supreme Court has just Laid out a way for them to actually do it legally. We have one of the attorneys on this and to try to explain what's happening in Canada, how crazy it's getting, why it's getting this crazy. Keith Wilson joins me in just about 660 seconds. So stand by for that. Now, let me tell you about real estate agents I trust dot com. This is my company. I started this, I don't even know, 10 years ago, 12 years ago. And you know, I've been around the block enough times to know good help when I see it. And I've seen what happens when you don't have good help, good advisors. And buying and selling a home is one of the largest decisions you'll ever make. And it merits people who understand more than just market listings. They need to understand you, your goals, where you want to be, why you want to be there, what kind of house you're actually looking for. This is why I started Real Estate Agents I Trust. We found people with track records and integrity and the kind of honest, practical advice you rarely get when money is on the line. These real estate agents, we started with the 500 best real estate agents in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal, and expanded from there. We looked for the same traits that was coming from the biggest sales sellers and the best sellers in the country. They're the top agents in your area that will work for you to get you the best outcome. So if you're looking for to buy or sell a home, whether it's across the street or across the country, please go to realestateagency trust.com. let us give you a free list, a couple of names in your area that we feel are the best and then you interview them, no cost to you. It's real estate agents I trust.com. that's real estate agents agentsitrust.com Keith Wilson, Canadian attorney, to talk to us about what's happening up in Canada. Hello, Keith, how are you?

Keith Wilson (99:36)

Well, sure I can. I received a briefing from that delegation yesterday. You know, I think the Trump administration is very concerned about what's happening in Canada. You know what your largest land border. You know what's interesting too, just a friend of mine, actually one of the people involved in the freedom convoy protest is a retired army captain up here and he explained to me that part of the defense doctrine for the United States post Cold War is a concern about, you know, Russia and or China teaming up and coming invading the United States from the north. So that would invasion would come through Alberta. Right. And you're smart enough, you're not going to wait till they get to Montana. You're going to come up here. So Alberta is very important strategically as well. In fact, we have the most amount of military bases in Canada are in Alberta and the largest ones. So we're a very important strategic for a number of reasons also geopolitically. Look what just happened with our leftist ideological prime minister, Prime Minister Carney. He and his colleagues Steimer and Macron and one other unilaterally announced that they were going to recognize the state of Palestine at the same time that the Trump administration is making progress and trying to negotiate a peace deal. You know, the administration in Ottawa is doing a lot of things. There's so many. We have this Chinese corruption, political inference thing. The Chinese government has police stations. So there's a lot of things for the US Administration to be concerned about about what's happening in Canada at many levels from many different lenses as I've just described. Then you have Alberta, where our Supreme Court of Canada has said that if a province and the people of a province hold a province wide referendum, a vote, and the vote is to leave Canada and become their own nation, that they can do so. Canada is unique in the world in that we're the only democracy where the government, the Constitution, the Courts have laid out a legal process for a region, a state or a province to secede and become their own independent nation. And one of the critical steps in that process is international recognition. So my understanding from the meetings that that have occurred that the Trump administration officials have indicated that the US Would recognize a vote by the people of Alberta to become independent. So that's very important to us as we go into, we expect the vote to occur in 2026, sometime around this time next year. And, and I think the Trump administration also recognizes you guys have, right above your border in Montana, the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world. Look at the power of that, the energy independence. It takes you from an energy superpower to a mega superpower. So, and then we're completely culturally aligned. So I think there's a recognition. And in Canada's, the leftists in Ottawa are being global disruptors. They're not helping, they're helping build the governments with this anti freedom, anti Christian phenomena that we're seeing that it's hard to believe it's happening, but it is so. Well, it's an encouraging fact that these discussions are occurring.

Glenn Beck (104:04)

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Glenn Beck (116:20)

I'm just looking for that story from Fox News. I think it's the same one you were talking about. I read it this morning, and it's terrifying. I mean, he's there on the streets and he's watching what's happening. People, normal people getting surrounded. One guy drives up in a truck and they surround his truck and, you know, screaming all kinds of things at him. And he talks to the guy in the truck and says, why are you even here? And he's like, I can't take it anymore. I can't just. We just can't just give up our city. Another woman, she had her car surrounded and, you know, they were ready to yank her out of the car. And she's just a woman just driving down the street and they just, just. They're ready to beat her. And he helps her get into her car and she goes away. And when he walks back, the police are there and they question him and they say, what just happened? What did you just do? He's like, are you kidding me? I did what you guys should have done. I went over there and helped that woman get back into the car. And they were like, good, thank you. What do you mean, good thank you? Why aren't you doing it? One woman had to fill out a form for the police. They're not going to do anything. But they escorted her out of the scene, made her go like a mile and a half away so she wouldn't cause any trouble with Antifa. That's unreasonable. Now, you know, the governor of Portland doesn't want to do anything about it. Okay. The mayor and the governor, neither of them are interested in having Donald Trump go in. But just so you know, federal buildings are something else. You know, you're coming after a federal courthouse, you're coming after ice, you're coming after the FBI. The United States government has a right to defend that land, and it will and it should. But I mean, we are just, I mean, I think today, if you listen to, you know, at least the two of the hours today, last hour, and this hour of today's podcast, you'll get an understanding of where we are in today's world. It is, it's accelerating rapidly. And if these things continue at this pace, by 2028, America will be pretty much alone in the world. And the rest of the world will be begging us to help them with their freedom because it is slipping away quickly, quickly. Pray for your nation. All right, our sponsor, let me see if I can find it here. Sarah, what is it? Oh, well, it's rough greens. Here's the simple truth. Your dog needs better nutrition. Okay? Full stop. His food. If you're feeding kibble food, it is like feeding your kids, I don't know, Rice Krispie treats every day. It's not good. And you would not feed, you would not feed your children even just Rice Krispies every day, three days, you know, three meals a day, every day for the rest of their life. You'd never do that. They would not be healthy. But with kibble food, that's pretty much what we're doing. Rough greens is a simple, science minded way to help the whole system run like it's supposed to. Digestion, energy, immune response, joint resilience. So that. But the dog, you know, is more of what has always made him your favorite person in the world. People expect big promises. Ruff Green delivers a noticeable difference. A coat that shines, a spring in his step that stays. Meals that actually do what they're meant to do. So if you want your dog to move like he means it, not just today, but year after year, give his body the kind of support that keeps him into the game. It's rough greens. Better fuel for the life you want to share with him. There is a reason ruffed greens is known as America's one dog supplement. Thousands of pet owners are getting off the vet visit merry go round and seeing the difference. And right now, you can try it for yourself with a free Jumpstart trial bag. Just cover the shipping. Because the best vet visit is the one that you never have to make so go to roughgreens.com, use the promo code Beck and break the cycle today. That's roughgreens.com promo code. Backandbreakthecycle.