Ep. 1983 - The Hidden Reason "Obsession" Is Breaking The Box Office

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🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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An inexpensive indie horror movie is breaking box office records, a Belgian politician is convicted of a hate crime for saying something the Judge admits is true, and Hasan Piker can’t figure out why so many people think he should go to prison. Ep. 1983 - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dailywire.com/subscribe - - - Today's Sponsors: Good Ranchers - Start your plan today and get free meat for life plus $100 off your first three orders with my code KNOWLES at https://goodranchers.com Leaf Filter - Schedule your free inspection and get up to 50% off install plus $250 at leaffilter.com/KNOWLES PreBorn! - Make a difference for generations to come. Donate securely online at https://preborn.com/KNOWLES or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' Hillsdale College - 'Revolutionary America' - A new documentary from Hillsdale Studios. Narrated by Tom Selleck with a cameo from a familiar face. Only in theaters May 31st - June 2nd. Buy tickets today! Go to https://hillsdale.edu/revolution to locate a theater near you. - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 🎁 You’ve seen it played on The Michael Knowles Show. Now play the YES-or-NO game at home! https://dwplus.shop/YesorNoGame 🇺🇸 Pre-Order the limited edition Yes or No America 250 Expansion Pack https://dwplus.shop/YesorNoAmerica250 📘 My book "Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/Speechless 🕯️ Get your Michael Knowles candles: https://thecandleclub.com/collections/michael-knowles 👕 Don’t dress like a squish. Shop my merch here: https://dwplus.shop/MichaelKnowlesMerch - - - Socials: YouTube — https://youtube.com/@MichaelKnowles Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/michaelknowlesshow Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/michaeljknowles TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@notmichaelknowles X — https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Good Ranchers. You know what I had for breakfast? I had a Good Ranchers
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0:13.9	three orders when you start a subscription plan. An inexpensive indie horror movie is breaking box
0:20.2	office records pulling in 112 times its original budget in just 12 days, and the number only goes up.
0:28.3	And Hollywood can't figure out why this movie is running circles around all of the other movies.
0:34.3	But I can. And the answer is pretty simple.
0:41.0	Obsession contains more taboo truth than anything Hollywood has released in years. We will get into it. Without spoilers, I'll try at least.
0:47.2	Then, speaking of taboos around the truth, a Belgian politician is convicted of a hate crime
0:52.2	for saying something that the judge admits is true,
0:57.4	but he's still convicted for it.
0:59.7	And then on the flip side of that story, leftist streamer Hassan Piker cannot figure out why so
1:04.2	many people think that he should go to prison for committing crimes.
1:08.0	I'm Michael Knowles.
1:08.7	This is the Michael Knowles show.
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1:36.2	A woman has just pulled the ultimate trump card on a cop who pulled her over for using her phone.
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1:56.7	One of the more expensive habits that people develop is trying to save money by buying cheap knockoffs of things that actually matter.
1:59.2	Everyone has had this experience at some point.
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