Patrick unpacks the public reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder, focusing on the moral backlash against those celebrating the tragedy and the wave of firings and exposure that followed. He fields questions about Kirk’s approach and challenges perceptions, weaving in raw perspectives from callers, many reflecting on race, online culture, forgiveness, and how real-world consequences ripple out from digital outrage. Voices from the black community add truth and tension, sharpening the episode’s call for clarity, dialogue, and deeper humanity in a fractured society.

 

• Patrick comments on the people who celebrated Kirk’s murder on their social media are being fired from their jobs (00:25)
• Audio: Scott Jennings on backlash against anti-CK rhetoric (03:24)
• Terry (email) - I don’t understand why you so wholeheartedly supported Charlie Kirk. I’ve watched several of his debates, and to me, he comes across as self-righteous, confrontational and condescending, not very Christ-like. (05:47)
• Miss Williams - I do agree with you about most of the things you say. I'm not a republican or democrat. Charlie Kirk's views are his views. What happened to him is sad because it happened to him in front of his family. I think of the Kennedy assassination. We need to do something about guns. Where was his security? We Americans need to do better. (11:15)
• Audio: Charlie Kirk Didn't Even Believe In Race (25:29)
• Anthony - Want to thank Patrick for what he does best. I've been listening for years. Such good values and such an awesome person. (30:30)
• Don - A lot of people who didn't like Charlie Kirk didn't like him because he liked Trump. (31:53)
• James (email) - H.G. Wells had a poignant message in his book.  When the man Griffin loses his body (becomes invisible) he loses his conscience and becomes a sociopath-murderer.  So, with social media, when we lose our face-to-face interactions, we are being trained to be sociopathic.  The smartphone has magnified these interactions and put them in our pocket, and they are displacing actual human interaction. (36:26)
• Dee Dee - Concerning the murder of Charlie Kirk: I just wanted to bring the fact that as Catholics, we should be an example of how to behave. (40:20)
• Heidi - I hope this troubled young man gets life in prison instead of the death penalty. He needs God's mercy. I fear if he's given the death penalty, some will see him as a martyr. (47:44)
• Mary - When I discussed Charlie Kirk with my sister, she said there are extremists on both sides. (49:29)