WWCR - Je Suis Charlie: Political Violence in a Fractured America

On Charlie Kirk’s assassination, media bias, and the unraveling of American unity. Candid, challenging, and unfiltered..

Broadcast September 12, 2025, on WWCR 4840 kHz, this episode confronts one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory. Thompson examines the murder of Charlie Kirk, the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, and the selective coverage (and outrage) that followed. Together, these stories reveal how far the boundaries of political discourse have collapsed and how normalized violence has become in a fractured culture.

Todd explores the deeper pattern: how identity politics has replaced shared citizenship, how media narratives are weaponized to excuse or inflame, and how the political class falls back on stale platitudes about “lowering the rhetoric” while the fire continues to spread. The episode also briefly connects to foreign influence strategies, where outside actors and digital platforms amplify division rather than heal it.

Todd closes with reflections on the anniversary of September 11th. He contrasts the fleeting unity of 2001, when flags flew in every neighborhood and the idea of America still bound people together, with the rabid tribalism of today. The question is no longer how to recover unity, but whether unity is even possible in a culture where grievance trumps allegiance.

The conclusion is blunt and unsparing: America’s “Humpty Dumpty” has fallen, and no amount of political spin can put it back together again. What remains is the fight over how people will live inside the fracture and whether patriotism can still serve as a bond strong enough to resist collapse.

Not surprisingly, this podcast and The Holy Algorithm are bitter enemies! Rate, review, and share, please!

📡 The Thompson Show

WWCR 4840 kHz, Fridays at 11 p.m. CT / midnight ET / 4 a.m. UTC

WBCQ 7490 kHz, Mondays at 10 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. UTC

Missed it? Catch every episode on the Toddzilla X-Pod, available wherever you get podcasts