1-7-26 Morning Rush - Candace Owens v Ben Shapiro Beef Update + Theo Von & Dave Smith Share Epstein Files Disappointment & Mark Kelly Stands Tall Defending Constitution
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Rush Hour Podcast – Morning Edition
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Candace Owens versus Ben Shapiro heats up as Candace reveals details about a new show she says was created specifically to mock her—what's behind it, who's involved, and why this feud isn't cooling off anytime soon. We also break down Theo Von and Dave Smith responding to what they see as Trump's botching of the Epstein files, and why even longtime allies are raising eyebrows. Plus, Senator Mark Kelly fires back after Pete Hegseth's confrontational "you want a piece of me?" comment—what it means for civil-military leadership and the growing tensions inside conservative politics.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.7 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.9 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Wednesday to you on this January 7th, 2026. |
| 0:18.8 | I've all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. And on today's |
| 0:22.2 | episode, we'll open up with the Candice Owens verse Ben Shapiro Battle Royale as it continues. Drama |
| 0:28.6 | spilling all over the nation. I'll share the updates from that. And then we've got Dave Smith |
| 0:34.0 | questioning Donald Trump, formerly a supporter of Trump's, on the Theo Vaughn podcast. |
| 0:38.9 | He discusses the botching of the Epstein files. And then we hear from Thomas Massey, |
| 0:43.2 | a libertarian in the Republican Party, Thomas Massey. I think he's a libertarian. Who knows? |
| 0:47.6 | Who cares at this point? Talking about how Trump and his Department of Justice have yet to |
| 0:52.6 | reveal the justification for why they have |
| 0:55.5 | redacted so much in the Epstein files. We'll have a lot to get into. Senator and American hero |
| 1:00.5 | astronaut Mark Kelly also tells Pete Hagseth come and get it if you want a piece of this. Boy, |
| 1:06.4 | it's like a, it's like a soap opera. Every day, twice a day. We're here for you. So many stories to get into |
| 1:11.7 | it all starts right now on The Rush. So if you didn't catch my earlier episode, I covered this |
| 1:16.9 | troll job that appears to be happening from Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire. By the way, can I get an award |
| 1:24.0 | for my thumbnails? Are these not the best thumbnails in the game? I mean, this is, I'm like the Tom Brady of creating thumbnails. No? All right. Just a thought, well, this is wild |
| 1:32.9 | because Candice Owens is fighting back on this war between Candace and Ben Shapiro. Ben Shapiro owns |
| 1:38.7 | Daily Wire. And I guess it's been leaked to Candace Owens that Daily Wire, |
| 1:45.1 | since they own the podcast that Candace used to do, |
| 1:48.4 | called the Candace Owens show, |
| 1:50.0 | they own her likeness as it relates to the IP that they have, |
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