FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 2026
Ten of today's biggest conservative podcasts, from Dan Bongino's warning about a “soft coup” effort around the midterms to Andrew Klavan's chat with his daughter about chivalry and romance novels — here's what you missed.
The Ben Shapiro Show — "The Ilhan Omar Case Just Got More Damning. Here’s the Update."
Shapiro reacts to Rep. Ilhan Omar's televised answer about the claim that she married her brother, and lays out his case that she has been dishonest about her family and immigration history. He also turns to the Michigan Senate race and Abdul El-Sayed. The claims are the host's, drawn from third-party reporting.
Reacts to Omar’s "not to my knowledge" answer when asked whether she married her brother.
Alleges she entered the US under a different surname and that her naturalization may hinge on her age.
Describes a religious union plus several civil marriages and divorces, and a 2017 affidavit he cites.
Claims her listed birth year changed after she took office and her reported net worth swung between disclosures.
The Charlie Kirk Show — "How You Can Take the Same Free Courses Charlie Kirk Did"
Kirk talks with Hillsdale College's Dr. Charles Steele about socialism, capitalism and the free Hillsdale courses the episode promotes. They debate monopoly, tariffs and whether AI helps or hurts small businesses.
Kirk calls the Democratic Socialists of America platform Marxist and says government-provided everything breeds dependence.
Steele separates resentment of government-privileged wealth from resentment of earned wealth.
Steele defends big firms against monopoly charges, citing SpaceX launch costs and Standard Oil's price cuts.
He says subsidized railroads fared worse than the unsubsidized Great Northern.
The Dan Bongino Show — "The Most Dangerous Candidate In The Country (Ep. 2622)"
Bongino warns about political violence and what he calls a Democratic effort to delegitimize the federal government ahead of the midterms. He also covers candidates, a rally incident, and several news items. Most of it is the host's opinion.
Warns against a mass outbreak of political violence and civil unrest.
Calls reported national-security briefings to lawmakers on midterm interference a "soft coup."
Discusses a rally incident where a man behind the stage tore off a MAGA hat and argues for vetting people near stages.
Criticizes Democratic Senate candidates Colin Allred and James Talarico on guns, the border and taxes on unrealized gains.
The Megyn Kelly Show — "The Ilhan Omar Web of Lies, and Her Shock “Not To My Knowledge” Answer About Marrying Her Brother"
Kelly goes through Omar's MSNBC interview and the allegations about her marriage, immigration history and finances, with guest Viva Frei. Omar has denied the brother claim and the legal matters are ongoing.
Says Chris Hayes did not press Omar on the brother allegation and calls her answer evasive.
Cites Powerline and Alpha News reporting, including social media posts, for the claim that Omar's second husband was her brother; Omar calls it absurd.
Says DOJ court papers use Omar's birth name and lays out her own theory of how the family entered the US.
Says the disclosed valuation of the husband's firm fell from about $30M to near zero.
Louder with Crowder — "Defend This Woman at All Costs"
Crowder defends a nursing student who went viral for telling a protester at a Riley Gaines event to go back to his country. He frames it as a "love it or leave it" argument and criticizes the university’s response.
Says the viral clip starts mid-confrontation and lacks context on what the protester did.
Attacks the protester personally and calls him a leftist agitator.
Criticizes St. Thomas University for opening an investigation under media pressure.
Argues people who reject American values or rely on welfare should reconsider staying.
The Michael Knowles Show — "“Call Her Daddy” Encourages Women To Divorce Their Husbands"
A solo Knowles episode covering the Ilhan Omar investigation, the Ohio governor's race, Democratic Senate candidates on Supreme Court expansion, and a podcast clip urging women to leave their husbands. The transcript is auto-generated and some names are garbled.
Discusses the federal raid on Omar's home and her evasive interview answers, suggesting possible immigration fraud as his interpretation.
Is skeptical of Cenk Uygur’s promised "October surprise" documentary about a Republican senator.
Covers the Ohio ad featuring Amy Acton's mother, which Acton denies, and says voters should focus on the larger stakes.
Plays clips of Democratic Senate candidates hedging on expanding the Supreme Court.
The Matt Walsh Show — "I Watched The Worst Netflix Woke Slop Ever Made, And I Barely Survived The Experience"
Walsh reviews a Netflix series he pitches as a creature-feature thriller and calls a bait-and-switch. He criticizes the writing and what he sees as a woke ending. The source summary looked partly garbled.
Reviews a Netflix series involving an iceberg, a fishing village and a giant squid.
Says the writing is weak: threats are easy to avoid, mysteries go unexplained and subplots go nowhere.
Describes the ending as the squid being a sympathetic mother protecting her eggs while the heroes save her from a corporate villain.
Compares the ending to Brody protecting the shark in Jaws and calls the show "woke slop."
Morning Wire — "Hundreds of Sham Marriages EXPOSED in Immigration Fraud Scheme"
Morning Wire leads with a DOJ case alleging a Massachusetts ring arranged hundreds of sham marriages, then covers the Ohio campaign ad controversy, a fake polling firm, the Minnesota Senate race and an NSA warning about software flaws.
DOJ charges six people in Massachusetts with arranging hundreds of sham marriages over 12 years, worth about $6M.
Reports an Ohio attack ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother; Acton says the estrangement stems from abuse by her mother's husband when she was 12.
Wedgwood Polling admitted its data was fabricated as a social experiment, after outlets carried its polls.
Michelle Tafoya has reportedly closed to about 3 points behind Peggy Flanagan in the Minnesota Senate race.
The Glenn Beck Program — "THIS Is The Democrats’ Plan For DESTROYING Elon Musk After The Midterms"
Beck argues that House Democrats plan investigations of Elon Musk if they win Congress, and compares it to the pursuit of Andrew Mellon. It is opinion commentary and the report characterizations are not independently verified.
Cites a Politico report that House committees plan probes of Musk, touching DOGE, Starlink in Ukraine and NASA contracts.
Says a Texas congressman wants Musk's Republican donations investigated and calls that an attack on free speech.
Says Kara Swisher suggested Musk "might be in jail" under a Harris administration.
Praises Musk's reusable rockets, Starlink, EVs and the Twitter purchase.
The Andrew Klavan Show — "How Romance Is the Antidote to Feminism w/Faith Moore"
Klavan interviews his daughter, Faith Moore, about her comic time-travel romance novel Wooing Jane and her podcast reading classic novels. They discuss chivalry, modern dating and literature.
Wooing Jane drops Henry VIII into the present day to teach two lonely people about chivalry.
Moore argues chivalry is strength used to protect, and that denying men that role is a loss for both sexes.
A character satirizes men who overcorrect toward modern dating norms.
They discuss Henry's 1536 jousting accident and speculation that it changed his personality.