The Glenn Beck Program: "Prince Andrew ARRESTED After Epstein Files Release?!"

Date: February 19, 2026
Host: Glenn Beck
Guests: Buck Sexton, Brendan Carr, Stephen Shaw

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program navigates a turbulent week of news and cultural anxiety. Glenn Beck explores explosive headlines such as the rumored arrest of Prince Andrew related to the Epstein investigation, tackles the wider issue of elite unaccountability, and assesses American political distrust. Three major interviews drive the show:

• Buck Sexton (former CIA, author) decodes modern mind control and propaganda,
• Brendan Carr (FCC Chairman) clarifies controversies over broadcast regulation and “equal time,”
• Stephen Shaw (data scientist) details the global crisis of population collapse and birthrate trends.

Beck’s signature skepticism, sharp wit, and underlying moral urgency tie these topics together, asking pointedly: Are elites immune to justice, is our society in decline, and what can be done on both a personal and governmental level to halt societal decay?

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein & Elite Accountability

Timestamps: 08:00–27:00

• Rumored arrest: Glenn opens by questioning sensational headlines about the supposed arrest of Prince Andrew. He identifies the pervasive public suspicion that "the rich and powerful are never held accountable," especially regarding the Epstein network.
  • "Nobody is going to jail for actually having sex with children...the wealthy and powerful people are rarely held accountable." (19:20)
• Polls reveal distrust: Beck cites a new poll where 69% of Americans believe the Epstein files show that “wealthy and powerful people are rarely held accountable.” Trust in political/business leaders has collapsed.
• Political hypocrisy: Both parties implicated in stonewalling investigations. Beck calls out performative outrage, media's fleeting attention span, and bipartisan failure to achieve justice.
  • "The issue is not gossip…do we still believe that justice applies upward or only downward?" (27:10)
• Societal consequences: Lack of accountability destroys public trust; Beck warns this decay may breed even darker conspiracy theories and societal collapse.

2. Hollywood, Child Exploitation, and Doubt in Cultural Institutions

Timestamps: 34:10–38:30

• Child abuse in entertainment: Cites actor Matthew Lawrence's accusations that Hollywood is ruthless, especially towards child stars.
  • "Everything that you hear from child stars is, yeah, I was raped, I was used, I was sexually abused, I was drugged…” (34:59)
• Impunity for elites: Beck reiterates that rules apply to the general public but not to the influential, eroding the foundation of American civilization.
  • "That's got to stop or you will not have a civilization anymore." (38:19)

3. Political Trust, Voting, and the GOP’s Crisis of Leadership

Timestamps: 38:30–46:38

• Polling data: Americans deeply divided and distrustful about election integrity.
  • “Nearly 6 in 10 Americans…disagree with President Trump that Republicans should take over the voting in 15 states…” (57:08)
• Republican criticism: Beck is highly critical of establishment Republicans, especially John Cornyn, and accuses the party of failing on key issues like border security and Epstein investigations.
  • “You, you are the reason the GOP is going to be massacred all over the country, not Ken Paxton… If you keep pretending that procedure is principle, you're going to help lose the Republic." (01:00:00)
• Filibuster debate: Beck calls for restored “talking filibuster”—noting that Senate rules have drifted towards comfort and inaction, and laments politicians’ unwillingness to stand for principles in practice.
  • “Enforcing a talking filibuster does not eliminate the filibuster. It actually restores the filibuster.” (01:03:52)

4. Propaganda, Mind Control, and Modern Indoctrination — With Buck Sexton

Timestamps: 49:00–67:00

• Book: "Manufacturing Delusion": Sexton details how methods from totalitarian regimes (USSR, Maoist China) are mirrored today in Western cultural mind control, especially during COVID but also BLM, climate activism, and gender ideology.
  • "How insane that got with the reality of North Korea… but how is it that in this country, we basically, collectively... went insane during COVID?" (49:44)
• Mechanics of mind control: Discusses "menticide"—breaking down a population’s belief in truth via confusion and degradation—drawing direct lines from Nazi and Soviet experiments to modern Western politics.
  • "Confusion and degradation as the twin pillars of menticide." (55:56)
• Living not by lies: Both Beck and Sexton point to the spiritual and practical solution: committing to truth even under pressure to conform. Technology (AI, social media) may accelerate the threats to objective truth.
  • "The only way out is through reason… The advice, the call to arms, if you will, from Solzhenitsyn: 'Live not by lies.'" (55:27)
• AI and the future of truth: Beck expresses deep unease about AI’s potential to fragment reality further, making truth “irrelevant” with millions of personalized falsehoods.

5. FCC Regulation, Equal Time, and Broadcast Fairness — With Brendan Carr

Timestamps: 109:00–122:23

• "Equal Time" controversy: Carr clarifies recent media stories about Colbert, The View, and CBS. Equal time rules apply only to broadcast (not cable/streaming), aiming to prevent broadcasters from favoring candidates.
  • "There's nothing about the equal time rule that would ever prohibit anybody from having any candidate on the air—simply says their opposition candidates should get an equal opportunity…" (111:00)
• Fairness Doctrine vs. Equal Time: Beck explains for listeners that these are not the same. Equal time means other candidates get airtime if one receives it; the Fairness Doctrine was broader (and more stifling).
• Regulatory philosophy: Carr advocates applying the law even-handedly (and increasingly deregulates when possible). He notes that Democrats, when in power, use the FCC to target conservative outlets, but his approach is “the law as written.”

6. Global Population Collapse — With Stephen Shaw

Timestamps: 86:53–107:18

• Birth gap data: Globally, drastic declines in birth rates are not due to mothers wanting fewer children, but to a growing number of adults never becoming parents at all. The heart of the crisis is involuntary childlessness.
  • "This is about childlessness. It's about those people, and I believe the majority of them did plan to become parents…for whatever reason, things didn't work out." (91:15)
• Causes: The societal prioritization of career and education in the 20s, combined with delayed marriage, leads to “timing out” of parenthood.
  • "We have turned our 20s into a decade of education, education, education, without thinking about future family. Then career development, career development..." (97:10)
• Worst affected: South Korea, with an average of 0.7 children per woman. The phenomenon is now universal, across cultures and religions.
• Social impact: Imminent crises in Social Security, health care, and community decay, as towns lose children, schools close, and populations age.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Epstein and Elite Impunity

• "If powerful people abuse children, aren't we all kind of in the place where, like, yeah, they should face justice? ...You're raping kids, you go to jail." — Glenn Beck (25:20)
• "A society that stops demanding accountability decays...if governments lied, consequences. Exposure." — Glenn Beck (27:40)

On Trust and Political Decay

• "You cannot build a free republic on suspicion. You can't, and you can't preserve it if the powerful are shielded from the consequences." — Glenn Beck (26:30)
• "Democrats actually weaponize [FCC rules]…What we need to do is that when we're here, let's just apply the law, let's not weaponize it against Republicans or Democrats." — Brendan Carr (118:40)

On Mind Control and Indoctrination

• "If you are willing to affirm the most obvious madness—which is that a man can become a woman...you are degrading your own brain's ability to make the most basic distinctions." — Buck Sexton (56:30)
• "The only way out is through reason." — Glenn Beck (54:36)

On Population Collapse

• "It's not about mothers...this is about childlessness. It's about those people who probably would have wanted to become a parent, but things didn't work out." — Stephen Shaw (91:15)
• "We have put so much focus on other things other than family and frankly haven't been honest to ourselves, partly because few people have known the data." — Stephen Shaw (97:10)

Important Timestamps

• Prince Andrew/Epstein Scandal: 08:00–27:00
• Hollywood & Child Exploitation: 34:10–38:30
• Voting, Trust, GOP: 38:30–46:38
• Buck Sexton Interview: 49:00–67:00
• Brendan Carr FCC Interview: 109:00–122:23
• Stephen Shaw on Population Collapse: 86:53–107:18

Tone & Style

The tone is urgent, sardonic, and forceful—Glenn Beck oscillates between outrage, dark humor, and heartfelt appeals for reason and morality. Guests bring expertise and historical perspective, while Beck ensures the conversations circle back to core American values and the necessity for both personal and institutional courage.

For Listeners Who Missed It

This episode is a sweeping, opinionated briefing on elite impunity (Epstein/Andrew), social trust, propaganda, and existential cultural/demographic crises. It blends hard data (polls, birth rates) with deep-dive interviews (Sexton—indoctrination, Carr—media law, Shaw—global birthrates) and Beck’s distinctive blend of skepticism and motivational rallying. Major thesis: Without accountability, proactive truth-telling, and a cultural return to family and civic virtue, American society courts perilous decline.

Recommended Next Actions:

• Question media headlines and demand transparency, especially around powerful figures.
• Examine personal priorities regarding family and truth.
• Consider the implications of regulatory and technological changes on your freedom and trust in institutions.

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