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🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Hour 3 of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show closes out the week with a dynamic mix of immigration analysis, economic trends, and lively cultural commentary. The hour kicks off with guest Ryan Girdusky, who shares exclusive insights from CDC birth data revealing a sharp decline in births to foreign-born mothers across 41 states. This trend suggests that mass deportations and self-deportation under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are working, with an estimated 2 to 2.5 million illegal immigrants leaving the U.S. in 2025. Ryan explains how enforcement measures, combined with pending Supreme Court action on birthright citizenship, could further curb illegal immigration and end birth tourism in hotspots like New York, Miami, and California.
The discussion highlights the broader impact of immigration enforcement on housing affordability, noting that fewer illegal immigrants reduces demand for homes and rentals. Buck and Clay connect this to recent reports showing a 2.5% drop in home prices and four consecutive months of declining rental rates, signaling relief for young Americans seeking housing. Ryan also critiques outdated immigration laws prioritizing family reunification and urges reforms to strengthen merit-based entry. On the economic front, the trio evaluates Trump’s performance on affordability, praising lower gas prices and reshoring efforts while calling for strategic use of government contracts to boost domestic manufacturing.
From policy to pop culture, the hour shifts gears with a fiery red-carpet moment featuring Gene Simmons of KISS, who blasts media obsession with political opinions and delivers a classic one-liner: “I’ve got a hot chick with me and I’m set.” Clay and Buck then dive into humorous listener talkbacks on topics ranging from wrapping paper etiquette to rose wine stereotypes, sparking playful debates about holiday traditions and gift-giving. The conversation heats up further with spirited gun talk, as Buck defends his love for Glock and Staccato pistols while callers champion the classic 1911 handgun, turning the segment into a lighthearted showdown over firearm preferences.
The hosts wrap up with reflections on AI’s growing role in media, sharing behind-the-scenes anecdotes about audiobook recording and future tech that could replicate voices for interactive experiences. They caution listeners about potential scams targeting seniors and discuss the cultural implications of AI-driven personalization. Closing out the hour, Clay previews his upcoming Fox News appearance and teases next week’s lineup of guest hosts, ensuring fans stay connected during the holiday season.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | Welcome to the end, final hour of the week. |
| 0:07.6 | We hope all of you are having fantastic Fridays. |
| 0:10.5 | You can always find us on podcast. |
| 0:12.4 | You can find the entire podcast network, which includes the guest that we are about to bring on, |
| 0:18.4 | Ryan Gurdowski, Carol Markowitz, Lisa Booth, David Rutherford. |
| 0:22.9 | I mean, just a huge bevy of outstanding Tudor Dixon content from a variety of perspectives inside of the Clay and Buck Podcast Network. |
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| 0:37.4 | We're on every social media |
| 0:38.7 | platform it feels like on the planet so you should be able to find us anywhere i was |
| 0:44.2 | just downstairs holding buck's new baby boy who is a total chunk uh there may be photos |
| 0:50.8 | of that up soon uh what is he what is he weigh now that i'm not trying to put him on blast here. He's in the 95th percentile for weight. We call him Lord Chunkingham first of his name. He is a chunker. I mean, those legs that, his legs are like stay puff. Yes. he's it is it is really awesome so we were just |
| 1:12.3 | downstairs with that you can see that picture i hope you and your family are having great |
| 1:16.2 | uh holiday seasons already all right bring in ryan gerdusky now um Ryan you got a lot of great |
| 1:22.9 | stuff encourage people to go subscribe to your substack as I am and and you can see many different stories out there that you're regularly writing. |
| 1:31.2 | And earlier this week, you had a piece that I thought was super interesting. |
| 1:34.3 | One of the big debates out there has been, we know that Trump is deporting illegal immigrants focused on the criminal among them. |
| 1:50.0 | But exactly how many people are choosing to voluntarily leave on top of those that are being deported has been a point of real debate. |
| 1:54.0 | And you now have been able to go into data and look at some of the birth details and start to maybe get a sense for what the overall |
| 2:04.2 | population might be of the illegal immigrant population and how it might have changed. |
| 2:09.5 | That's a long way of asking, what have you found? Tell us how you found it. |
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