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The Thompson Show – October 24, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz)
Todd closes the curtain on The Thompson Show’s shortwave era with a defiant, reflective, and emotionally charged finale. After months on WWCR’s legendary 4840 kHz frequency, he signs off with a sweeping critique of modern politics, a warning about human nature, and a reminder of what made the show—and shortwave itself—worth keeping alive.
🔹 Segment Highlights
• Farewell to Shortwave
Todd opens by confirming this will be the final WWCR broadcast “for the foreseeable future.” The show will continue as The Toddzilla X-Pod, but this marks the end of the long-form shortwave run. With trademark humor (“Am I not merciful?”), he thanks listeners, hints at future returns, and introduces one last hybrid episode bridging the airwaves and the digital age.
• The Ceasefire and the Activist Economy
He begins the main broadcast dissecting the fragile Israel–Hamas ceasefire and the political fallout it unleashed. Todd spotlights the Democratic Socialists of America’s official statement—how they welcomed peace with one hand and denounced it with the other—calling it proof that “activists can’t afford a happy ending.”
“The revolution must never end—or the revolutionaries lose their gig.”
He frames the left’s perpetual outrage as both strategy and addiction: agitation as a business model.
• Government Shutdown Theater
From there, he turns to Washington’s ongoing “shutdown performance,” accusing Democrats of staging moral theater to appease the socialist wing of their own party. Todd skewers Chuck Schumer’s attempt to balance radical activists with Wall Street donors, calling it “pandering disguised as principle” and “panic sold as patriotism.”
• No Kings 2.0 and the Retail Revolution
He takes aim at the coordinated “No Kings 2.0” protests—supposedly grassroots but looking more like scripted press releases. The rallies, he notes, were dominated by “older white women in pink beanies” and choreographed photo-ops for establishment politicians.
“It’s not rebellion—it’s retail revolution. The Che Guevara T-shirt at the strip mall.”
Todd argues that modern protest movements have become brand extensions of the political class rather than genuine resistance.• A Challenge to Conservatives
In one of the show’s most personal moments, Todd turns his frustration toward his own side:
“Where are you? Why aren’t you pushing back?”
He calls on conservatives to reclaim civic space—not through violence or Washington pageantry, but through peaceful, visible counter-demonstrations in small-town America. “Patriotism is not fascism,” he says. “You want to be heard? Stand up and show the world what you actually believe.”
• The Boomerang Across the Atlantic
Todd zooms out to Europe, describing the populist backlash sweeping Britain and Ireland as migrants and crime fuel the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and grassroots movements like Raise the Colours. He warns American listeners: “The same fire is smoldering here. If the right doesn’t move, the mob will.”
• The Human Tyrant Within
The broadcast’s final act takes an unexpected philosophical turn. Reflecting on a New York Times column by David Brooks, Todd revisits one of his oldest themes: the inborn authoritarian streak in human nature.
“We are not wired for democracy. We are wired for tribe.”
From Washington’s warnings against factionalism to social-media mobs and algorithmic propaganda, he traces how technology has accelerated tribal instincts—“agitation at the speed of light.”
• The Final Monologue
Todd closes with what feels like both prophecy and farewell:
“Whatever’s coming—tyranny, bloodshed, or both—it won’t matter which side the tyrant’s on. The ape is out of the cage.”
He thanks WWCR for the platform, salutes the listeners who kept shortwave alive, and signs off with characteristic grit:
“I’ll miss this. I like doing radio. But that’s the way it goes. We’ll see you somewhere out there.”
Broadcast Information:
The Thompson Show aired Fridays at 11 p.m. Central / Midnight Eastern on WWCR 4840 kHz (Nashville, Tennessee, USA).
The show continues weekly as The Toddzilla X-Pod on all major podcast platforms.
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The Thompson Show – October 24, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz)
Todd closes the curtain on The Thompson Show’s shortwave era with a defiant, reflective, and emotionally charged finale. After months on WWCR’s legendary 4840 kHz frequency, he signs off with a sweeping critique of modern politics, a warning about human nature, and a reminder of what made the show—and shortwave itself—worth keeping alive.
🔹 Segment Highlights
• Farewell to Shortwave
Todd opens by confirming this will be the final WWCR broadcast “for the foreseeable future.” The show will continue as The Toddzilla X-Pod, but this marks the end of the long-form shortwave run. With trademark humor (“Am I not merciful?”), he thanks listeners, hints at future returns, and introduces one last hybrid episode bridging the airwaves and the digital age.
• The Ceasefire and the Activist Economy
He begins the main broadcast dissecting the fragile Israel–Hamas ceasefire and the political fallout it unleashed. Todd spotlights the Democratic Socialists of America’s official statement—how they welcomed peace with one hand and denounced it with the other—calling it proof that “activists can’t afford a happy ending.”
“The revolution must never end—or the revolutionaries lose their gig.”
He frames the left’s perpetual outrage as both strategy and addiction: agitation as a business model.
• Government Shutdown Theater
From there, he turns to Washington’s ongoing “shutdown performance,” accusing Democrats of staging moral theater to appease the socialist wing of their own party. Todd skewers Chuck Schumer’s attempt to balance radical activists with Wall Street donors, calling it “pandering disguised as principle” and “panic sold as patriotism.”
• No Kings 2.0 and the Retail Revolution
He takes aim at the coordinated “No Kings 2.0” protests—supposedly grassroots but looking more like scripted press releases. The rallies, he notes, were dominated by “older white women in pink beanies” and choreographed photo-ops for establishment politicians.
“It’s not rebellion—it’s retail revolution. The Che Guevara T-shirt at the strip mall.”
Todd argues that modern protest movements have become brand extensions of the political class rather than genuine resistance.• A Challenge to Conservatives
In one of the show’s most personal moments, Todd turns his frustration toward his own side:
“Where are you? Why aren’t you pushing back?”
He calls on conservatives to reclaim civic space—not through violence or Washington pageantry, but through peaceful, visible counter-demonstrations in small-town America. “Patriotism is not fascism,” he says. “You want to be heard? Stand up and show the world what you actually believe.”
• The Boomerang Across the Atlantic
Todd zooms out to Europe, describing the populist backlash sweeping Britain and Ireland as migrants and crime fuel the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and grassroots movements like Raise the Colours. He warns American listeners: “The same fire is smoldering here. If the right doesn’t move, the mob will.”
• The Human Tyrant Within
The broadcast’s final act takes an unexpected philosophical turn. Reflecting on a New York Times column by David Brooks, Todd revisits one of his oldest themes: the inborn authoritarian streak in human nature.
“We are not wired for democracy. We are wired for tribe.”
From Washington’s warnings against factionalism to social-media mobs and algorithmic propaganda, he traces how technology has accelerated tribal instincts—“agitation at the speed of light.”
• The Final Monologue
Todd closes with what feels like both prophecy and farewell:
“Whatever’s coming—tyranny, bloodshed, or both—it won’t matter which side the tyrant’s on. The ape is out of the cage.”
He thanks WWCR for the platform, salutes the listeners who kept shortwave alive, and signs off with characteristic grit:
“I’ll miss this. I like doing radio. But that’s the way it goes. We’ll see you somewhere out there.”
Broadcast Information:
The Thompson Show aired Fridays at 11 p.m. Central / Midnight Eastern on WWCR 4840 kHz (Nashville, Tennessee, USA).
The show continues weekly as The Toddzilla X-Pod on all major podcast platforms.