Shapiro vs. The Kids

October 13, 2026

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Shapiro vs. The Kids

When Ben Shapiro stood at a Turning Point USA podium and told a heckler to "go read a book, get a job, do something useful with your life," Dave Smith saw something he couldn't let pass. The problem wasn't the advice itself—it was that Shapiro, who has spent years refusing to debate any competent critic of Israel, was pretending the only opposition he faces is unprepared shouters. The exchange crystallized something Smith and co-host Robbie Bernstein had been tracking: the old guard of the conservative movement is trying to sell a war to a generation that doesn't want it, and they have nothing to say about the economic collapse those kids are inheriting.

The Woke One replay and the kids who changed

The episode opens with Smith noticing a pattern. After years of what he calls "woke one"—the Duke lacrosse playbook, believe-all-women, cancel comedians, the whole authoritarian orthodoxy that swept institutions from 2012 to 2022—the culture seemed to defeat it. AOC and company took pronouns out of their bios. The market spoke. Shane Gillis went from being fired by SNL to hosting it three times.

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1 Timestamped Outline
2 (00:36) **Show Opening & Guest Travel Update** - Dave Smith and Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein catch up on recent tour dates and upcoming shows
3 (02:53) **Woke One Re-Emerging?** - Dave observes a pattern of woke-style backlash returning around Shane Gillis hosting SNL and the Cornell scandal
4 (07:12) **The Shift from Corporate Gatekeeping to Internet Dominance** - Dave explains how the internet broke the old system of corporate control over comedians
5 (11:11) **Shane Gillis Is Untouchable Now** - Dave and Robbie agree that there's nothing left to take away from Gillis, making the backlash pointless
6 (14:40) **Woke One Cannot Win a Second Time** - Dave argues the right is now hardened and will respond much faster and more viciously than before
7 (18:26) **The Right Has Exhausted Its Patience** - Dave notes the right no longer engages in nuanced debate on these issues

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Guests on this episode

Dave Smith Robbie Bernstein

Show Notes

Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave and Robbie "the Fire" Bernstein discuss Shane Gillis's backlash after hosting SNL for the third time, Ben Shapiro's appearance and various viral moments at a recent TPUSA event, and more.

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