What REALLY happened at Daily Wire | Ep 259

The Liz Wheeler Show

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News Commentary, Daily News, News

4.8 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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On this episode of "The Liz Wheeler Show," Liz breaks down what really happened at the Daily Wire and what led to its downfall. Like & subscribe to make sure you don't miss a single video: https://youtube.com/lizwheeler?sub_confirmation=1 Get the full audio show on all major podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-liz-wheeler-show/id1567701295 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LhlHfocr5gMnLj4l573iI iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-liz-wheeler-show-82737301/ Subscribe to The Liz Wheeler Show newsletter: https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/lizwheeler Get VIP access to The Liz Wheeler Show on Locals: https://lizwheeler.locals.com/. Stay in touch with Liz on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLizWheeler Twitter: https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OfficialLizWheeler Rumble: https://rumble.com/LizWheeler Website: https://lizwheeler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	All right. Happy Monday and welcome to a brand new week and a brand new episode of the Liz Wheeler
0:36.4	show. Today, as you probably
0:39.0	discern from the title of this episode, I'm going to give you a little insider analysis of what
0:44.6	really happened at the Daily Wire. You probably saw the news from Friday, the Daily Wire reportedly
0:51.8	conducted mass layoffs of their staff, although there's a bit
0:56.2	of confusion.
0:58.2	It's a little unknown.
0:59.3	The extent of these layoffs, it is the second time we have heard reports of significant
1:03.4	layoffs at the Daily Wire in the past year.
1:06.8	One happened last March than this May.
1:09.7	And for those of us who work in this industry, those of us who participate in conservative
1:14.0	media, I mean, it's a bit like a car wreck, isn't it?
1:17.5	It's hard to look away from even as you wish you could do something to stop the madness.
1:22.7	So I'd like to preface this episode by saying this is not just gossip. This is not just industry drama. I have an
1:32.1	extremely charitable view of the Daily Wire, a generous view. I like the Daily Wire. I was one of
1:36.6	their original subscribers. I was and remain friends with many of the people, the talent, the on-air
1:43.3	talent who work there. I think they're
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