Charlie Kirk: What we know so far

Bro History

News, Society & Culture, Politics, History

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🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Charlie Kirk’s assassination shook the entire political world. On today's episode, we upack what we know so far: the shocking footage, personal reactions, conspiracy theories pointing fingers at Israel, Russia, Antifa, and beyond — plus what we’re learning about the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson. We also examine the FBI’s controversial handling of the case, the rumored “destroyed note,” and how media narratives are shaping public opinion. Timestamps: 00:00 – Processing the shock of Kirk’s assassination 02:00 – Why even critics felt grief 05:30 – Kirk’s political force & Turning Point USA’s role 10:30 – The conspiracy theories: Israel, Zionist donors & motive 18:00 – Was Kirk turning against Israel? Or strengthening ties? 26:00 – Zoomers, youth politics & Israel skepticism 30:00 – National Review, conservative circles, and “grooming” politics 44:00 – Theories about Robinson, his Discord chats, and bullet inscriptions 55:00 – Ken Klippenstein’s report: who was Robinson really? 1:25:00 – The “destroyed note” & FBI Director Cash Patel’s shaky claims 1:40:00 – Why sloppy FBI work could blow up the case 1:42:00 – Final reflections: skepticism, empathy, and the need for truth Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brohistory.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	400 years ago, a trio of tiny kingdoms were perched on some damp islands off the coast of Europe.
0:06.9	Within three short centuries, these islands would become the center of an empire which ruled a quarter of the globe and on which the sun never set.
0:15.3	I'm Dr Samuel Hume, a historian of the British Empire, and my podcast, Pax Britannica, follows the people and events
0:21.4	that built those islands into a global superpower.
0:25.1	Learn the history of the British Empire by listening to Pax Britannica everywhere you find your podcasts,
0:30.6	or go to pod.com.
0:36.7	What's up, guys? Welcome to another episode of Bro History. It's Henry Zimoda and Danny
0:41.9	Abdel-Jabar. What's up, my friend? How are you? Okay. Normally chilling, but this is going to be a
0:47.9	difficult one to go through. So I'm all right. How about yourself? Yeah. I'm doing okay. I'm doing better than I was a couple days ago.
0:56.2	So we're about a week.
0:58.7	Today we're recording this on September 17th.
1:01.5	It's been about a week since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
1:06.1	Man, that feels so weird to say.
1:08.2	It's a pretty surreal thing. And I'll be honest, I was devastated by it.
1:15.5	Like, I was absolutely devastated by it. And I'm still like just blown away that, that, um, that we all
1:26.7	really witnessed this as like a global community.
1:30.2	Everyone in the world saw this video.
1:32.5	It was one, and I've seen, we've been covering the war in Ukraine.
1:37.0	We've been covering Gaza for many years now.
1:40.3	So both you or not.
1:42.0	Syria.
1:43.3	Yemen.
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