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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 1 - Consequence Culture

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

iHeartPodcasts

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

4.5 • 11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show dives deep into the media firestorm surrounding the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel following controversial remarks about the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. Clay and Buck break down the timeline of events, beginning with Kimmel’s inflammatory comment, the backlash from affiliate networks like Nexstar and Sinclair, and the broader implications for free speech, cancel culture, and media accountability. The hosts explore how Kimmel’s statement, which falsely implied political motivations behind Kirk’s murder, triggered a wave of affiliate boycotts and public outrage. They analyze the role of corporate media, particularly ABC and Disney, in navigating the fallout, and highlight the demands from Sinclair for a public apology and donation to Turning Point USA before considering reinstatement of the show. President Donald Trump’s reaction is also featured prominently, as he attributes Kimmel’s removal to poor ratings and lack of talent rather than political censorship. The discussion expands into a broader critique of media double standards, referencing past firings of Roseanne Barr and Gina Carano, and questioning the selective outrage from the political left. Clay and Buck also examine the erosion of late-night television’s cultural relevance, comparing legacy hosts like Johnny Carson and David Letterman to today’s hyper-partisan landscape. They question whether apolitical comedy can still thrive on mainstream networks or if platforms like Netflix and Fox News have permanently shifted the late-night paradigm. The hour concludes with reflections on the Supreme Court’s controversial 2024 ruling on government-directed censorship via social media, the rise of consequence culture, and the shifting power dynamics in American media and politics. The hosts emphasize that the Trump movement has reclaimed influence in the cultural conversation, and that the left is now facing the consequences of the cancel culture it helped create.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:04.2

Welcome to today's edition of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show podcast.

0:09.3

Welcome in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show.

0:12.9

Thursday edition of the program.

0:14.3

We hope all of you are having fantastic starts to your day so far.

0:18.5

And we hopefully are going to make it a little bit better as we roll through the Thursday edition of this program.

0:26.0

Let's jump right into it. Peter Navarro, by the way, going to join us in the third hour of the program about going to prison.

0:33.0

The timing on that, certainly interesting, given everything that's going on in the climate as it pertains

0:39.6

to criminal investigations and the political sort of universe that is surrounding all of those.

0:49.0

But we began with news that hit last night as I was in the process of flying back home.

0:55.0

I'm texting with Buck.

0:56.9

We first hear that there is going to be some of these different affiliate stations

1:03.2

that carry the Jimmy Kimmel show on ABC that are refusing to carry it.

1:10.8

And maybe let me take a step back. For those of you who have not been following this story, on ABC that are refusing to carry it.

1:12.2

And maybe let me take a step back.

1:15.0

For those of you who have not been following this story,

1:16.4

let me kind of lay it out for you.

1:20.4

On Monday, and you can correct me if I get any of these facts wrong, Buck.

1:23.7

On Monday, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke,

1:30.3

and really it was more of the comment that preceded the joke that was the controversy.

1:38.1

And I want to play that for you. That is now, I believe, cut number 26. This happened on Monday's Jimmy Kimmel's show. Listen.

1:40.3

We had some new lows over the weekend with the Magi Gang desperately trying to characterize

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