The Jimmy Dore Show – Episode Summary

Episode Title: Candace Owens DESTROYS TPUSA Execs Over Charlie Kirk Assassination!
Air Date: October 31, 2025
Host: Jimmy Dore
Key Guests/Voices: Candace Owens (via video/quotes), TPUSA staff (clips), Michael Shellenberger (via clip), Whitney Webb (via clip)

Overview

This episode of The Jimmy Dore Show covers two major themes:

1. The continued controversy and conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination—with particular focus on the behavior of Kirk’s chief of staff, Mikey McCoy, and the official narrative promoted by Turning Point USA (TPUSA).
2. A critical segment on climate change discourse—debunking commonly held narratives about sea level rise, the reliability of climate science, and exposing what Dore and guests allege are deliberate deceptions by scientists and policymakers.

The tone is deeply skeptical toward official and establishment explanations, with frequent invocations of earlier controversies (Seth Rich, Russiagate, COVID) as examples of media and state manipulation. The episode is rife with sarcasm, comedic digressions, and pointed criticism of both conservative and liberal media.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Charlie Kirk Assassination Controversy

Questions About Mikey McCoy’s Behavior ([02:11]–[10:44])

• Video Evidence Scrutinized:
  Jimmy and his cohorts replay footage of the moment Charlie Kirk was shot.

  • McCoy, Kirk’s chief of staff, is observed immediately turning around, calmly putting a phone to his ear, and walking away, contrasted with others’ visible panic ([03:12]–[04:17]).
  • Candace Owens questions the official rationale that McCoy was dazed, covering his ears from the gunshot, or was simply following protocol to call Kirk’s wife ([04:40]–[07:24]).

• Skepticism Toward the Official TPUSA Narrative:

  • Owens and Dore both note the lack of transparency: If McCoy’s actions are so innocent, why not have him show his phone records publicly to dispel rumors? ([09:19])
  • The show lampoons excuses made by staff and points out inconsistencies—e.g., McCoy’s father claimed he was “covered in blood,” which footage contradicts ([09:46]).

• Comparison to Seth Rich Case:

  • Dore draws parallels to how skeptics of the Seth Rich case were labeled as “vile conspiracy theorists,” invoking a pattern of shutting down legitimate inquiry ([11:27]).

• Memorable Candace Owens Quote:

  "It would be unlikely that you would keep holding your ears until you get all the way out and that you wouldn't duck down... We're supposed to believe Charlie always told us to call Erica if anything happens? That's kind of common sense. That's not exactly like, hey, if I get shot in the throat, don't help me and call Erica." —Candace Owens ([08:01])

• Psychological Operation Allegation:
  Dore, channeling Owens, suggests the gaslighting and diagnosis of questioners as “conspiracy junkies” is deliberate, calling it a “psyop”:

  "So she just called the guys from Talking Point USA... gaslighters... they're doing a psyop on you." —Jimmy Dore ([14:21])

Criticism of Establishment & Conservative Media ([17:27]–[21:49])

• Mocking of Official Explanations:
  The panel ridicules the convoluted explanations for McCoy’s departure from the scene, for seizing camera SD cards, and for the response of TPUSA, likening it to Democrat narratives in the COVID era ([18:48]–[19:35]).

  • Dore notes the reluctance of right-leaning personalities (e.g., Megyn Kelly) to challenge official stories due to partisan loyalty.

• Controversy Over Investigation & Squabbles Inside the Government:
  Dore discusses clashes between national security officials—including Joe Kent (Counterterrorism Center), Tulsi Gabbard (National Intelligence), and FBI Director Kash Patel—over who controls the Kirk investigation ([23:17]–[32:56]).

  • Suspicious conduct: The administration blocks broader inquiry into foreign connections to the assassination, citing concern it would “interfere with prosecution”—described by Dore as “patsy prosecution” ([24:49], [27:41]).

  "If you don’t have anything to hide, what are you afraid of? That only works for us. Not the guys who are the head of the FBI." —Jimmy Dore ([27:30])

• Sarcastic Mockery of the Official Line:

  "I believe the official story, top to bottom. Where’s my $7,000 check, bitch." —Jimmy Dore ([25:38])

2. Debunking Sea Level Rise and Climate Alarmism

Michael Shellenberger Segment ([37:32]–[54:17])

• IPCC Claims Refuted:
  Shellenberger asserts that real-world long-term tide gauge data do not show an acceleration in sea level rise since the 19th century, contradicting claims made by the IPCC and echoed by major media ([37:32], [40:12]).

• Deliberate Manipulation by Scientists:
  Shellenberger recounts a lengthy email exchange with Rutgers University scientist Robert Kopp, accusing Kopp and colleagues of willfully misrepresenting the reliability of short satellite records and using questionable models instead of direct data ([41:39]–[45:31]).

  "Scientists engaged in multiple forms of manipulation... They used data from periods too short to detect a long term trend; they pointed to models that could show acceleration or not depending on the assumptions. All with the intent to alarm." —Michael Shellenberger ([43:35])

• Comparison to COVID-19 Scientific Debates:
  Dore draws a parallel to public health messaging, claiming officials made up or manipulated claims about vaccines, social distancing, or mask efficacy ([40:47]).

• Skepticism About Climate Alarmism:

  • The show notes that world leaders and elites, despite their rhetoric, continue to purchase beachfront properties—implying their actions contradict their warnings ([46:04]).
  • Dore and co-hosts cite a 485-million-year climate study showing the Earth has often been warmer than it is today ([47:16]–[47:38]).

  "All the predictions that I heard that made me feel scared, not one of them has come to pass. They have a worse track record than Bible beaters." —Jimmy Dore ([39:28])

• Shellenberger’s Central Conclusion:

  “Climate change is real. But there was never any scientific evidence that it posed an existential threat to civilization or humankind.” —Michael Shellenberger ([49:28])

Policy and Control Motives ([58:00]–[59:15])

• Whitney Webb on the Great Reset:
  Webb argues that climate policies are about control rather than environmental salvation—about limiting energy and economic activity, and consolidating power among Wall Street and international financial institutions ([57:46]).

  "What it's about is controlling how much energy people can use. And if you can control how much energy a household can use, you can control their economic activity. You also control how big their family can get. It's fear, fear-driven to get people to accept policies they otherwise wouldn't." —Whitney Webb ([57:46])

Additional Evidence & Congressional Testimony ([54:17]–[57:23])

• Congressional Testimony Highlights Glaring Oversights:
  A segment plays where Jamie Raskin is unable (or unwilling) to answer how much sea level has risen in San Francisco since the last ice age (~390 feet)—which occurred before significant human impact, implying natural variability far exceeds current changes ([56:55]).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On McCoy/TPUSA Narrative:

  • “He wasn’t running, he didn’t duck. He started calmly walking away.” —Jimmy Dore ([03:12])
  • “So she just called the guys from Talking Point USA... psyop on you and they're gaslighters because they are.” —Jimmy Dore ([14:21])

• On Psychological Tactics:

  • “They diagnose you. When they don't want you to look into something, they diagnose you... You're just high on the conspiracy theory.” —Candace Owens via Dore ([13:01])

• On the Broader Pattern of Official Disinformation:

  • “You've been lied to, just like you were lied to about Russiagate, lied to about Ukraine... lied to about COVID, everything.” —Jimmy Dore ([54:17])

• On Climate Science & Policy Agenda:

  • “Turns out you can buy a scientist as easy it is to buy a politician… And the scientists own the science. Yeah. And the scientists know better. And he figured it out, deceiving the public.” —Jimmy Dore ([39:56])
  • “The whole idea that this is an existential... I'm not a climate alarmist... And then COVID made me look into everything I used to accept as true.” —Jimmy Dore ([51:30])

Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:11–10:44 | Breakdown of the Kirk shooting video, doubts about Mikey McCoy’s actions | | 11:27–14:38 | Allegations of psychological ops and gaslighting, referencing Seth Rich | | 17:27–21:49 | Mocking establishment & media responses, McCoy and SD card controversy | | 23:17–32:56 | Interagency struggle over assassination investigation; official stonewalling | | 37:32–54:17 | Shellenberger segment: sea level rise, climate science, evidence of deception | | 54:17–57:23 | Congressional testimony, further debunking of sea level threats | | 57:46–59:15 | Whitney Webb: climate solutions as financial/political control | | 59:44–61:38 | Conclusion – government motivation for control, sarcasm over climate policies |

Closing Tone & Final Thoughts

Dore ends with an admonition:
Don’t fall for psychological operations or mass gaslighting, whether about political assassinations or climate change. He maintains a tone of biting sarcasm but insists he is on the side of evidence and open skepticism of all establishment narratives, left or right.

“Don’t freak out. Don’t freak out. Don’t freak out.” —Jimmy Dore ([61:38])

Note: This episode is high on speculation and sarcasm, often lampooning both conservative and liberal political operatives. While it features real personalities and contemporary debate, listeners should approach its claims with a critical mindset, given its confrontational style and alternative framing of widely reported events.