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The Glenn Beck Program

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🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Glenn speaks with Vice President JD Vance, who discusses his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," which explores his path back to a relationship with God. Glenn and VP Vance also discuss juggling being Catholic despite the church being led by a pope who seems to be on the opposite side of the political aisle. Lastly, Glenn asks VP Vance to elaborate on the difficulties of negotiating with Iran, as a peace deal has reportedly been struck. Glenn reacts to all the foreign travelers who are coming to America for the FIFA World Cup who are amazed and impressed by American culture. Glenn gives a lengthy monologue on the weaponization of power and warns against allowing the government to gain even more control in the name of safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.5	for more at jd vance on uh today right out of the shoot you're going to hear that as part of our
0:36.4	edited podcast this is the shorter version of the shoot. You're going to hear that as part of our edited podcast. This is the
0:39.2	shorter version of the show, so you get everything you need quickly. JD Vance, we talked about
0:45.0	his new book, but we really talked about also what's happening in Iran. Some questions were answered.
0:51.4	More questions are left to be seen when we see this deal with Iran.
0:55.0	Also, I think we're at a turning point in our nation. Should we choose to accept it, Mr.
0:59.9	Phelps? Should you and your team choose to accept it? We're hearing a lot of great things about
1:08.4	America from Europeans who are visiting America. And I went through all of them.
1:14.0	We have to restore the belief in America that this is worth saving, that it's unique, that it's
1:21.3	different, that it's special, that it's worth saving. And I think we can do that today. And I show you the path on that. And then the other
1:30.6	thing we have to do is restore our story and our education on what our country, how it's
1:36.3	actually built. Why was it built? And we do that through our summer of education at torch250.com.
1:42.8	We talk a little bit about that on today's show. And finally, a plot
1:47.2	against the UFC fight at the White House. It was just revealed today. Several people are under
1:53.2	investigation. Some have been arrested, but it was a bombing and shooting plot that is absolutely
2:00.2	terrifying. It shows this is no longer a lone wolf
2:03.3	situation. This one would have had to be planned and trained for. And they were moving in,
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