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The Rob Carson Show

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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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-The show takes a sharp philosophical turn as Carson defends a viral Trump image controversy, blending theology, trolling, and cultural commentary into a surprisingly earnest (and slightly chaotic) faith-based monologue. -Carson goes full scandal avalanche: Carson unloads on mounting allegations involving Eric Swalwell and Ruben Gallego—mixing serious claims with biting humor, awkward soundbites, and enough political drama to make Capitol Hill sound like a reality show gone off the rails. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : CHAPTER - If you're turning 65 or already on Medicare, call Chapter at 27-MEDICARE for the plan that suits you best. RELIEF FACTOR - You don’t need to live with aches & pains! Reduce muscle & joint inflammation and live a pain-free life by visiting http://ReliefFactor.com ETHOS: Ethos makes getting life insurance fast and easy, 100% online. Just go to http://Ethos.com/NEWSMAX CRUISE & TOUR - Enjoy four days and nights visiting the most popular historic sites of Washington DC with your host Rob Carson! Hotels, meals, and gratuities included! Space is limited so Don’t wait. Visit http://TravelWithRob.net to book your DC Getaway today… GHOSTBED - I used to think a mattress was just furniture, until I got my GhostBed! GhostBed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season, plus an extra 10% off. Go to http://GhostBed.com/CARSON and use promo code CARSON BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday… Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) You can now WATCH and chat with The Rob Carson Show LIVE on Newsmax's social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Rumble) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hold it now.
0:07.2	You are about to hear the most interesting, informative, thought-provoking, and funny show in America.
0:15.8	On air and on the World Wide Web, This is the Rob Farson Show. I'm out today. Oh, well. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I am in. I am in. I am in all in. You guys get the opportunity to have someone very effective in a position of leadership.
1:13.0	I'm somebody who is capable, knowledgeable, experience.
1:16.9	There's no one more real than Eric Swole.
1:18.7	Oh, my God.
1:19.4	I'm in.
1:20.0	I'm in.
1:20.7	I'm in.
1:21.3	I'm in.
1:22.2	What about you?
1:24.3	Yeah, no, no, everybody's pretty much out now.
1:27.4	Yeah, here is actually the new, the new commercial for Eric Swalwell.
1:31.3	I believe that he should resign and you cannot do what he did, and I believe the survivors.
1:38.3	Will you vote to expel Eric Swalwell?
1:41.3	And Congressman Gonzalez, I I would the accusations are absolutely
1:46.3	heinous and his admissions betraying his family are deplorable so Eric
1:52.9	Swalwell needs to resign he needs to drop out of the race to be investigated
1:57.2	and have found true and I think we need to give the victims the benefit of the doubt.
2:02.8	If found true, then he should resign. There you go. So everybody's out now. There you go. And where is
2:09.3	Swalwell today? Nowhere to be found. Isn't that just amazing? And then there's old Adam Schiff
2:13.3	who piloted that ship into the iceberg yesterday saying that he was absolutely shocked and appalled
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