FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 2026

Ten of the Feedspot Top 50 conservative shows had a working transcript tonight, and the lineup ranges from newly leaked FBI documents on the 2024 Trump assassination attempt (covered separately by both Matt Walsh and Benny Johnson) to Newt Gingrich forecasting a lopsided 2026 midterm on Hannity and Victor Davis Hanson crediting Elon Musk with an American “renaissance.” Here’s the full rundown, show by show.

The Megyn Kelly Show — “Lone Black Male Lindsay Clancy Juror Allegedly SPEAKS OUT”

Megyn Kelly covers a YouTuber’s claim to have tracked down and interviewed the anonymous holdout juror from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, describing a jury that split early and a juror now facing public exposure and possible legal action.

  • The juror reportedly said 8 of 12 jurors leaned toward acquittal from day one

  • He’s described as a Catholic churchgoer and self-identified black Republican

  • Kelly argues exposing the juror’s identity amounts to harassment for doing civic duty

  • Old allegations involving the juror’s ex-wife and nephew resurface in the discussion

  • The juror’s attorney is reportedly weighing legal action over the exposure

The Michael Knowles Show — “CAUGHT: The Whitest Liberal Man In America Plots Massive ISIS Terror Attack”

Michael Knowles covers the arrest of a Pennsylvania man on an alleged ISIS terror-plot charge, using the case to argue there’s ideological overlap between far-left activism and radical Islamist sympathies, then works through a run of other culture-war stories.

  • Covers the arrest of 21-year-old Jonathan Hunter Kramer on an alleged ISIS plot charge

  • Ties the case back to his film “Run Hide Fight Infidels” and criticizes streamer Hasan Piker

  • Defends Sen. Mitch McConnell’s return after a 92-day medical absence

  • Mocks Lena Dunham over abortion remarks made while she now raises a child via surrogate

  • Gives an update on the Charlie Kirk case, including a wrongful-death suit against Utah Valley University

The Matt Walsh Show — “FBI Dumps BIZARRE New Details About Trump Assassination Attempt. What Else Are They Hiding? (Ep. 1841)”

Matt Walsh reacts to newly released FBI documents on the 2024 Trump assassination attempt, questioning the official explanation and raising alternative theories about security failures and unanswered questions.

  • Questions whether Secret Service failures were negligence or something more deliberate

  • Notes local police reportedly spotted shooter Thomas Crooks beforehand but couldn’t relay it in time

  • Flags Crooks’s encrypted email use and an armory visit accompanied by two unidentified men

  • Points to alleged contact with an online figure who’d advocated political violence, which the FBI reportedly first denied

  • Notes an anonymous donor funded Crooks’s cremation, limiting congressional inspection of his body

The Sean Hannity Show — “Newt Gingrich: Why the 2026 Midterms Will Shock America”

Sean Hannity and longtime friend Newt Gingrich reminisce about their three-decade friendship and Gingrich’s tenure as House Speaker, with Gingrich predicting a historically lopsided GOP win in the 2026 midterms.

  • Recall first meeting in 1990 in Decatur, Alabama, and revisit Gingrich’s 1995-99 Speakership

  • Discuss the Contract with America and 1990s balanced-budget negotiations with the Clinton White House

  • Gingrich reflects on the Clinton impeachment fight and its lasting fallout

  • He criticizes Democratic priorities on open borders, court-packing, and DSA-aligned socialist candidates

  • Predicts a historically lopsided GOP midterm win and speculates about 2028 successors

Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager — “Dennis Prager on the Importance of Good Thoughts vs Good Deeds | PragerU”

Dennis Prager argues that good intentions carry little moral weight unless they translate into actual deeds, working through religious and historical examples before taking listener questions.

  • Argues thoughts alone don’t define character, using the “faith without works is dead” principle

  • Discusses Jesus’s Matthew teaching on lustful thoughts vs. the act of adultery itself

  • Cites 20th-century communism as well-intentioned ideas producing catastrophic outcomes

  • Contends charitable donations deserve praise regardless of the donor’s underlying motivation

  • Speaks about continuing his public work despite recent paralysis

Ruthless Podcast — “Will the DSA stop AOC in 2028?”

The hosts debate an internal rift inside the Democratic Socialists of America over whether the group will back AOC’s rumored 2028 ambitions or push a more radical alternative, and price out DSA’s policy agenda.

  • Frame a DSA rift between AOC’s establishment-adjacent positioning and hardline progressive purists

  • Discuss DSA planks including abolishing the Senate and defunding the Department of Defense

  • Cite a rough $200 trillion, ten-year price tag for DSA’s agenda

  • Note polling showing cost of living as voters’ top concern, above ideological fights

  • Conclude DSA purity demands could hurt AOC’s own viability as a candidate

The Buck Sexton Show — “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show Live Stream — September 14, 2026”

Now airing merged with Clay Travis, the hosts cover Trump’s comments on AI regulation, competitive 2026 Senate races, and an interview with a Minnesota Senate candidate.

  • Trump calls AI regulation potentially counterproductive, calling AI “the golden goose”

  • Cover competitive Senate races in Texas and Michigan

  • Interview Minnesota Senate candidate Michelle Fischbach

  • Discuss Trump’s proposed $5,000 rebate program and cite a roughly 58% federal budget increase since 2019

  • Cover the Lindsey Clancy trial and Tesla’s self-driving capabilities

Tom Fitton’s Weekly Update Podcast — “Judicial Watch Lawsuits on September 11, 2001 and September 11, 2012”

Marking the dual anniversary of the Pentagon attack and the Benghazi consulate attack, Tom Fitton recaps Judicial Watch’s FOIA litigation on both events alongside the group’s ongoing voter-roll lawsuits.

  • Recaps the FOIA suit that forced release of Pentagon footage showing Flight 77’s impact

  • Says records show officials blamed an internet video for Benghazi despite intelligence pointing to a planned attack

  • Cites documents suggesting the Benghazi assault was planned by al-Qaeda-linked elements over a week in advance

  • Describes emails showing military assets were ready but never given the order to respond

  • Touts a roughly 800,000-name voter-roll settlement in Oregon plus results in several other states

The Benny Show — “The FBI File on Trump’s Assassin Just Leaked…Everything They Told You is A Lie”

Benny Johnson covers newly leaked FBI documents on Thomas Matthew Crooks, arguing the official narrative of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt is incomplete and raising a series of unanswered questions.

  • Claims the file describes two unidentified men who allegedly helped Crooks buy ammunition and a firearm

  • Cites a claim that a police sniper team photographed Crooks on the phone just before he opened fire

  • Criticizes security failures, arguing police knew of a rooftop threat but didn’t evacuate Trump in time

  • Flags inconsistencies including the recovery ladder found roughly 40 miles from the site

  • Raises questions about encrypted email accounts and an anonymous-donor-funded cremation

The Daily Signal — “Victor Davis Hanson: Elon Musk Is Powering the American Renaissance”

Victor Davis Hanson credits nearly all of America’s current tech, energy, and space “renaissance” to Elon Musk, walking through Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, and X/Grok’s market positions.

  • Says Tesla captured roughly half of all US EV sales in Q2 2026 despite predictions of collapse

  • Notes Tesla’s ~$1.2 trillion valuation as Detroit’s “Big Three” retreat from EVs

  • Claims SpaceX controls roughly two-thirds of active satellites and out-launched the rest of the world combined last year

  • Cites Starlink’s roughly 12 million subscribers across 160 countries

  • Compares Musk’s historical impact to Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford combined