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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 1 - SCOTUS Transgender Ruling

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

iHeartPodcasts

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

4.311.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show kicks off with Clay Travis broadcasting solo from Washington, D.C., while Buck Sexton is away on business. Clay opens the hour by discussing his time in the Capitol with his son, who is interning for TN Senator Bill Hagerty. He then pivots to a major breaking news story: a landmark 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s law banning gender transition procedures for minors. This decision, which Clay strongly supports, becomes the central focus of the hour. Clay emphasizes the importance of protecting children from irreversible medical procedures such as puberty blockers and gender-affirming surgeries. He argues that minors are not mature enough to make life-altering decisions and compares the issue to existing legal restrictions on tattoos, alcohol, and car rentals for young people. He criticizes what he describes as the “woke ideology” influencing medical professionals and parents, and calls for federal legislation to ban gender transition surgeries for minors nationwide. Throughout the hour, Clay repeatedly refers to the President Donald Trump, highlighting how the Trump administration has addressed transgender issues and how the media frames these debates. He critiques the Washington Post’s coverage of the Supreme Court ruling, calling it biased and misleading. The show also features a call-in segment with listeners, including a nurse practitioner who cites research from the now-closed Tavistock Clinic in the UK. She discusses the psychological factors behind gender dysphoria and the long-term negative outcomes of medical transitions. Other callers share personal stories and concerns about the cultural and political climate surrounding transgender youth. Clay concludes the hour by previewing upcoming topics, including the Iran-Israel conflict, and interviews scheduled for later in the show with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Senator Bill Cassidy. He also touches briefly on sports headlines, including the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup victory, the NBA Finals, and Caitlin Clark’s performance in the WNBA. This hour is a must-listen for those interested in Supreme Court decisions, transgender youth legislation, parental rights, and conservative perspectives on gender identity issues. It blends legal analysis, cultural commentary, and listener engagement, all framed within the broader political landscape of 2025.

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0:29.0

Listen to Medal of Honor on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

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

0:39.4

Welcome in Clay Travis, Buck Sexton Show Wednesday edition. Appreciate all of you hanging out with us.

0:46.9

I am in Washington, D.C. Buck remains on the French Riviera. Meeting with all the advertisers, probably with, I don't know, what are they, a rosé, I don't know what the preferred drink of the French Riviera is, but as we speak, it is evening in France, and I bet he's got a rosé on the beach somewhere, chatting with advertisers, desperate to get into this show.

1:10.8

Appreciate all of you.

1:11.9

I am in Washington, D.C.

1:13.3

I've been up here for two weeks with my oldest son doing an internship with Senator Bill Haggerty's office in the Senate.

1:20.8

He has loved it.

1:22.1

And I appreciate Senator Haggerty for keeping he and his debate partner busy and learning a lot.

1:29.8

So I will be back in Nashville tomorrow, but it has been an eventful time to be up here.

1:36.2

By the way, the reason I'm going to be back is, it's probably not going to shock you.

1:40.3

The federal government, at least at Congress, is shut for two days for the Juneteenth holiday.

1:48.5

This is real.

1:50.2

They are off Thursday and Friday.

1:52.9

I've got to have two days of not working because of the Juneteenth holiday.

1:58.0

So that is why we are headed back because Congress is going to be shut down.

2:02.1

And as a result, they are not going to be working on Capitol Hill.

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