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The hosts of a long-running podcast express their deep gratitude and sadness following the passing of Charlie Kirk, reflecting on his positive impact during their recent collaboration which took place approximately two and a half months prior to the tragedy. They emphasize that despite being one of the busiest individuals in politics and activism, working with Turning Point USA, organizing college tours, and managing family life, Charlie made time for them after the recording session ended. His team was exceptionally gracious, providing full access to their equipment and staff who managed audio and cameras without any request from the hosts, effectively treating the appearance as a favor rather than an obligation given his high profile. Throughout the interview process, which lasted several hours with no barriers or interruptions requested by Charlie, he demonstrated remarkable thoughtfulness and kindness that stood out even after five to six years of hosting their show. The hosts recount how Charlie would actively seek out articles featuring clips from their episode to send compliments regarding their work, a gesture they describe as very rare in the industry. This level of engagement extended beyond the studio; they maintained contact via text messages before and after the shoot, noting that his friendly demeanor and willingness to listen were consistent traits that left no room for negative perceptions about him or his message. The conversation also touched upon their core philosophy regarding open dialogue across political divides, a principle central to why violence is never considered an answer regardless of who holds opposing views. The hosts recall a poignant moment from the podcast where Charlie was asked what he would want people to remember if everything else vanished; his immediate and unwavering response was that he wanted to be remembered for his faith and courage. This sentiment resonated deeply with the speakers, reinforcing their belief in hearing everyone out without judgment before forming conclusions, even when discussing controversial figures or topics. In light of Charlie's death, which initially left one host unable to think about anything else after receiving the news from a brother, they share their resolve not to let bitterness consume them despite the tragic circumstances and circulating footage online. They urge listeners to prioritize mental health by spending time with loved ones rather than dwelling on negativity or anger in response to such events. Ultimately, the hosts conclude that continuing to honor Charlie's legacy involves maintaining the open dialogue he championed while striving to become better people through his example of faith-driven courage, ensuring they do not let this loss turn them away from positivity and community connection.
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So, we've seen a lot of people posting
their positive experiences with Charlie.
And for us, it also just seemed weird to
post last Sunday and then post this
Sunday, too, without really making a
very public comment on this. And so when
I see people speaking positively about
Charlie, whether it's, you know, on
Twitter or people just candidly turning
on their camera and and talking about an
experience they had with him, I really
appreciate it. Um, and I think that we
just kind of wanted to share our off the
camera experiences with Charlie and uh
and just spread the the positive impact
that Charlie had on us.
>> Yeah. Here on the podcast, we always try
to hear everyone out, no matter what
they believe in, the right, the left, it
really doesn't matter. It's just about
having an open dialogue. And we had
Charlie on the podcast about two and a
half months or so, give or take. And
he's been nothing but incredible to us.
We really enjoyed his perspectives
hearing him out. And Jack's last
question of that podcast has really been
uh making more of an impact than we
initially thought at the time. and and
looking back it's it's kind of eerie to
hear that your question there and his
first reaction is uh you know about
passing away and wanting to be
remembered for his faith and that's
something that I think really needs to
be said.
So I will say our experience with
Charlie obviously was one that everyone
else has been sharing which is nothing
but positive. Um, I'm sure he's probably
one of the busiest people uh whose
contact I have in my phone. Like he I'm
sure morning to night with his family,
with all of the work that he's doing
with Turning Point, with the college
tours and everything. Um, I'm sure that
he's absolutely flooded minute by
minute, but he still after the podcast
spent the time to be so thoughtful, to
check in with us. there were articles
that were made uh about basically little
clips from the podcast that people
wanted to comment on and he would find
these and he would send them over to us.
he would compliment us on the good work
that he thought that we did on that
episode. And I mean, you know, we've
been doing this show for five, six
years. And I will say that is very,
very, very rare that people make that
much of an effort to to just be a
positive individual, to say something
nice to to positively impact your day.
And and Charlie would do that. And you
know, although we didn't really even
spend that much time with him. Um, you
know, it was just a couple hours for the
shoot. We had spoke, you know, before
and afterwards a little bit briefly. I
texted him a while before cuz we tried
to have him on about a year ago and we
had had a little conversation there and
then of course after the podcast. Um,
just keeping in touch a little bit here
and there. like there's there's no
reason that he had to be so thoughtful
and um and just, you know, friendly
enough to just give us a shout and and
say hi and make sure that we were aware
that people were talking positively
about the episode. So, I thought I just
thought that was really nice. Yeah, I
think too I mean obviously violence is
is not the answer and that's one of the
reasons we created this podcast is just
to have open discussions even if you
disagree with someone or if you agree
with them just to hear them out and our
and our entire message from the
beginning is just allow people to speak
hear them for what it is and then come
to your own conclusions but uh violence
is never an answer both ways no matter
who you are and I think it's important
to just keep the dialogue open and in
this case I think uh you know talking
about Charlie Kirk and his message I
think is going to go a long way and if
people are very receptive to hearing
this out and uh you know it's it's it's
just surreal for us. Obviously it is
very tragic. I remember my brother told
me the news and um
and then I immediately called Graham to
to brief him on what had just happened.
And um it was just a it was an awful
feeling. And for the rest of the day, I
just remember there's just like I
couldn't think about anything else aside
from what had happened. And I can only
imagine what people that were closer to
him are feeling right now. And um and
it's just tragic and I'm doing my best
not to let it turn me bitter and get
angry and let it consume my day. And so
we also wanted to share that we were I'm
trying personally not to be spending a
bunch of my time online um just because
the the awful footage has been
circulating as much as it has. And and I
think that it's good for your mental
health also just to spend time around
people that you care about and not let
this turn you bitter and angry and try
to try to let this, you know, help you
become a better person when all is said
and done. Yeah. Doing a podcast with
someone is a very like intimate
experience when you're given just he
gave us no barrier. He said, "You could
talk about whatever you want." And we
even said like, "Hey, if we ask you
something, if you want us to cut," he's
like, "No, no, don't worry. Just leave
it in." When when someone gives you
their time like that and you sit
uninterrupted for hours
talking to someone like that, you really
form a connection with them. And that's
the same with anyone that we've ever had
on the podcast. And um I I'm still at a
loss. Like it just it just it when Jack
called me about it yesterday, I was
like, "No." or I was thinking a he's
going to be fine. Um so for me even I've
just been in disbelief about it because
that's not how this should have ended.
>> I mean on top of that obviously like
when we traveled to him he was so
gracious enough to let us show up use
all of his equipment. He had so many
people that he pays staff just to sit
there and to monitor the the audio cuz
we didn't bring anyone to do that for
us. He had people managing the cameras.
I mean, he put his entire team so so
nice of him. I mean, he can go on any
podcast he wants. He can talk to whoever
he wants. He could call the president
and the president would pick up first
ring like he said on George Jenko's
podcast and he still sat down with us
and spent his resources to make sure
that we have a high quality episode. So,
>> yeah, he didn't have to do that. I mean,
him coming on our podcast was he's doing
us a huge favor that he did not have to
do. So, so we just wanted to let you
guys know that, you know, obviously our
thoughts are are with him and and with
you guys and it's just a really
unfortunate situation and we just wanted
to speak positively about Charlie. I
don't have a single negative thing that
I could say about him. He has been
nothing nothing but friendly,
thoughtful, and I just see him as a as a
positive influence on my life. So,
that's that's really it. And like I
said, it would have just felt weird to
go Sunday to Sunday and not make a, you
know, make a comment letting you know
that, you know, we're feeling
>> it's it's hard. And um and uh yeah, hang
in there if uh you know, if you're
having a hard time, hang in there. And
we are going to try to continue on,
>> you know, with the with the positivity.
Obviously, we're going to be posting on
Sunday as per usual, but um
>> yeah, and we're honored to have had him
on the podcast and and share his
message.
>> If everything
completely goes away, how do you want to
be remembered?
>> If I die,
>> everything just goes away. How would you
if you could be associated with one
thing, how would you want to be
remembered?
>> I want to be I want to be remembered for
for courage, for my faith. That that
would be the most important thing. Most
important thing is my faith in my life.
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