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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Daily Review with Clay and Buck - May 22 2026

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

iHeartPodcasts

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Daily News, Politics

4.5 • 11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

America is an Incredible Story Clay Travis hosts the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show solo from Panama City Beach as the program kicks off a Memorial Day weekend broadcast, blending breaking political news, economic updates, cultural commentary, and historical reflection. This hour emphasizes major themes such as President Donald Trump’s administration updates, U.S. economic outlook, Iran tensions, UFO disclosures, GOP primaries, and a deep dive into American history, patriotism, and cultural identity. Clay strongly emphasizes what he as a crisis in American historical education, arguing that schools increasingly portray the U.S. as a global “villain” rather than highlighting its historical achievements. Drawing on his reading of historian Rick Atkinson’s World War II trilogy, particularly the Italy campaign and the brutal Battle of Anzio, Clay stresses that many Americans lack awareness of the sacrifices made by prior generations. He critiques how World War II is often oversimplified in education—reduced to Pearl Harbor and D-Day—while ignoring key campaigns in Africa and Europe. Clay's Rush Revere Idea Clay reflects on how younger audiences often overlook historical context, drawing comparisons to sports fandom and evolving appreciation for past figures. He underscores the importance of adversity in shaping character, citing personal anecdotes and serious challenges like childhood illness to reinforce a message of toughness and growth. This ties into commentary on figures like Charlie Kirk and the role of coaching, sports, and mentorship in helping young people build resilience and ambition. The show also offers listeners a behind-the-scenes look at production, including Clay’s around-the-clock communication with producers and parallels to President Donald Trump’s team structure, featuring early- and late-day advisors like Susie Wiles and Dan Scavino. TX Rep. Chip Roy Texas Rep. Chip Roy joins the show to talks about the big primary in Texas, the runoff for Attorney General for Senate. So many different big battlegrounds are beginning to have their primaries. This is now the Texas runoff that is coming on Tuesday. Clay and Rep. Roy also dive into history and sports. We Are Not Alone Clay shares a major breaking news story: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Director of National Intelligence due to a family health crisis, specifically her husband’s rare bone cancer diagnosis. Host Clay Travis explains that President Donald Trump has already moved swiftly to elevate Aaron Lucas as her replacement, underscoring the administration’s rapid response and leadership continuity. This segment highlights the intersection of U.S. intelligence leadership, Trump administration updates, and national security transitions. A central focus of Hour 3 is the latest UFO disclosure news, as the show dives into the release of a second batch of government UFO files, reportedly including around 300 new documents and videos. To explore the implications, Clay interviews George Noory, host of Coast to Coast AM, one of the most popular radio programs dedicated to paranormal phenomena, conspiracy theories, and unexplained events. This extended conversation drives strong SEO relevance around UFO sightings, alien life, extraterrestrial disclosure, and government transparency.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.8

Welcome in Friday before Memorial Day edition, Clay and Buck Show, judging by the traffic

0:12.2

that I saw on the roads on the way into the studio here in Panama City Beach.

0:18.2

Everyone, it feels like, is already off and running into a long weekend, including

0:24.9

Bach, who will be back with me on Tuesday.

0:28.4

But I am with you here for the next three hours, taking you in to the long weekend.

0:32.9

And likely, I would imagine, helping many of you that are going to be hitting the roads for one of

0:38.8

the biggest, most populated road weekends of the year. All of that coming your direction,

0:45.8

President Trump has just sworn in the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, he is speaking. Right now,

0:51.5

we are monitoring that in the White House. Some optimism, potentially,

0:56.7

I know you could basically turn this into Groundhog Day, that there may be some sort of

1:01.1

resolution looming in Iran. There was optimism this morning and that optimism has propelled

1:08.2

stocks to near record highs yet again.

1:12.1

So the stock market is reacting as if there may well be some form of finality coming.

1:19.4

Price of oil and gas has come back down substantially over the last week.

1:23.9

It hasn't gotten a lot of attention.

1:26.2

But as I am looking, talking to all of you right now, $96 a barrel.

1:31.8

When we bombed Iran, it was around $68 a barrel.

1:37.3

So that is all underway, and we will continue to update you throughout.

1:44.2

As if that were not enough, we had another UFO files drop and we are going to be joined by,

1:51.4

some of you may listen if you can't sleep late at night, coast to coast host George

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