MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2026
Ten of today’s biggest conservative shows are in the roundup below — Ben Shapiro takes apart Maine’s new Democratic Senate nominee, Glenn Beck returns from Israel shaken by a visit to the Temple Mount, and Matt Walsh, Megyn Kelly, Michael Knowles, Dan Bongino, Steven Crowder, Charlie Kirk, Morning Wire and Allie Beth Stuckey all weigh in with nine days left before the midterms.
The Ben Shapiro Show — “Meet Graham Platner's Replacement”
Shapiro argues Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, who replaced the withdrawn Graham Platner, is unfit for office and that Susan Collins should win — most of it is the host’s own characterization of Jackson’s record.
Says Jackson ran as a Republican (2000), an independent (2002) and a Democrat (2004) and flipped on abortion, same-sex marriage, guns and Israel.
Lists his positions: Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, Supreme Court reform and opposition to voter ID.
Notes Bernie Sanders and AOC back him and that he has Our Revolution and DSA ties.
Cites a 1988 assault charge, a domestic-violence allegation Jackson denies (no legal finding) and a 2021 water-bottle incident the campaign says was not aimed at anyone.
Says the Bangor Daily News found Jackson’s claim that Collins gave ICE $70B was about double the real figure.
The Charlie Kirk Show — “How You Can Take the Same Free Courses Charlie Kirk Did”
Kirk and economist Dr. Charles Steele discuss socialism, dignity, antitrust and AI, with Steele arguing for free markets and pushing back on “common good” conservatism and central planning.
Kirk says the Democratic Socialists of America platform is Marxist and breeds dependence.
Both agree envy is part of human nature, strongest toward wealth seen as unearned or government-privileged.
Steele says a monopoly means restricting output to raise prices, not simply being big, and uses SpaceX as an example.
He disputes the standard story of Teddy Roosevelt’s trust-busting and says the Standard Oil breakup hurt consumers.
Kirk worries AI will let big firms dominate; Steele likens AI to the Luddites’ looms and says it could help small practices.
The Dan Bongino Show — “Bongino Weekend Report - Week of 10/19/26”
Bongino’s weekend opinion episode urges listeners to vote Republican in the midterms, arguing Democrats openly plan to use federal power against opponents and businesses — the claims are his own.
Says Democrats are campaigning on “weaponizing” government against donors, conservatives and businesses.
Cites clips of Slotkin, Raskin, Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton, without full context.
Lists cases he says show accountability: Krasner, Omar, Comey, Bolton and Virginia state senator Louise Lucas (indicted).
Alleges Democrats would try court-packing, adding states, amnesty and wealth taxes (unverified).
Covers Cornyn’s loss to Paxton and credits Trump with lower violent crime, a closed border and tax cuts.
The Megyn Kelly Show — “A Second Look: Vivek Ramaswamy's Appearances on The Megyn Kelly Show”
A Sunday bonus compilation of past Kelly interviews with Vivek Ramaswamy, now running for Ohio governor, covering the federal bureaucracy, immigration, social-media moderation and his Trump-case views — sympathetic by design, and the claims are his opinions.
Argues unelected civil servants write major rules and are hard to remove; favors deep agency cuts even if some useful programs are lost.
Backs deporting illegal immigrants and removing “unelected federal bureaucrats.”
Says conservatism should stand for something positive and offers “hard facts” for debates on gender, climate, nationalism and family.
Would protect minors from medical gender transition while leaving adults free, and stresses tone and compassion in persuasion.
Citing a WSJ op-ed, says platforms disguise viewpoint discrimination as neutral moderation and proposes separating spam/incitement removal from “hate speech” removal with user opt-in; Kelly raises concerns about how the rules would be applied.
Louder with Crowder — “The Polls Are Fake! Feat. Eduardo Bolsonaro Live in Studio”
Crowder argues pollsters now shape opinion instead of measuring it and says early-vote data favors Republicans, then interviews Eduardo Bolsonaro live about Brazil’s runoff between his brother Flávio and Lula.
Claims SoCal Strategies, Wedgewood and Median Strategies were exposed and went dark.
Argues prediction markets like Kalshi are a better gauge than traditional polls.
Says early voting shows Republicans overtaking Democrats and promotes an in-house election-night data operation.
Eduardo Bolsonaro calls Lula anti-America and China-aligned and calls his father’s conviction political persecution.
Calls for impeaching Justice Alexandre de Moraes and says Brazil’s voting lacks a paper trail.
The Michael Knowles Show — “To Catch a Redditor: Chris Hansen REACTS to Wild Posts with Michael Knowles”
Knowles reads Reddit confessions with former Dateline host Chris Hansen of “To Catch a Predator” and rates each on a “weirdness” scale, mixing jokes with serious talk about child safety and prosecuting predators.
Hello Kitty fandom in a grown man is joked about as needing help; raw pasta at amusement parks rates mildly weird.
A user who feels sorry for a sting target in the US illegally: Knowles says such predators should be prosecuted and deported.
An adult befriending kids on Fortnite voice chat: Hansen and Knowles agree it is inappropriate.
A man who wears women’s clothing in private: weird but not harmful, in their view.
A parent asking about taking two 12-year-olds to a Pride festival draws a strong negative reaction.
The Matt Walsh Show — “The Reason Why Western Civilization is Collapsing”
Walsh comments on the unrest in France and Milan and argues the West is declining because its citizens won’t use force against violent mobs, calling for a government crackdown.
Says a passive Western population voted for welfare and mass migration and now responds to riots with shock.
Argues French police are retreating and making few real arrests.
Draws on the Bolsheviks and the Civil War to argue the side most willing to use force tends to win.
Says France could end the riots in a week by suspending some due process and jailing rioters.
Cites Bukele saying France can still renew itself.
Morning Wire — “Exorcist Explains How NOT To Get Possessed This Halloween”
Morning Wire hosts interview Father Carlos Martins, a Catholic priest and exorcist who hosts The Exorcist Files podcast, about how exorcisms work and Halloween — nearly all of it is his personal experience and religious belief, which can’t be independently verified.
Says he started the podcast after a Pew survey showed more young adults leaving religion while 62% of 18-to-29-year-olds still believed possession is possible.
Says The Exorcist is mostly accurate except the head turn, which he calls a demonic illusion; notes Orthodox priests also perform exorcisms.
Says the Church isn’t “overwhelmed” with cases, since canon law calls for an exorcist in every diocese.
Describes the process as finding what “rights” a demon gained, usually through sin or occult involvement, and having the person renounce them.
Says about 60% of people who believe they are possessed are not (his own figure) and that medical or mental causes can explain symptoms; a host voiced skepticism.
Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey — “The Dark Side of the “Pro-Life” Movement & The Truth About Abortion Politics | Ginna Cross | Ep 1412”
Stuckey and a guest who runs a pregnancy-clinic network argue for “equal protection” laws that would give the unborn the same legal protection as born people, criticizing incremental pro-life laws and the major groups that opposed such bills.
Guest says exempting mothers from penalties signals women bear no moral responsibility.
She says consequences would deter abortion and denies this simply criminalizes women.
Stuckey says calling women “second victims” strips them of agency.
Guest credits Dobbs to incremental laws but says incrementalism breeds complacency.
Claims 70+ pro-life groups opposed a 2022 Louisiana equal protection bill.
The Glenn Beck Program — “OVERTIME: 'I Encountered EVIL Like I Never Felt Before'”
A vlog-style overtime episode recapping Beck’s trip to Israel with his wife and adult children, centered on a visit to the Temple Mount where he says he felt evil like never before; his interpretations are personal and some are contested.
Visits farmland near the Gaza fence and the Nova festival memorial and hears survivor accounts from October 7.
Says he went in believing Israel is not an apartheid state, then claims he found evidence it is, citing areas Jewish citizens cannot enter — a contested characterization.
Describes a private museum tour, including a 4,000-year-old pierced ankle bone tied to crucifixion and the Great Isaiah Scroll; one archaeologist told him there is no evidence Moses existed.
At Yad Vashem, describes what he says is the original Auschwitz blueprint and a document he believes Himmler signed.
Says he and his wife prayed on the Temple Mount; calls the sealed Eastern Gate a Muslim effort to block the Messiah — his own interpretation.