Ep. 2370 - Dave Chappelle Has LOST IT

February 18, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: Solo conservative commentary monologue interspersed with sponsor ads, plus two structured interviews.
The Key Players:
- Ben Shapiro: Sharp-tongued host delivering rapid-fire cultural/political analysis.
- Jason Riley: Manhattan Institute fellow and WSJ columnist; guest discussing Jesse Jackson's complicated legacy.
- Buck Sexton: Former CIA analyst, radio host; guest promoting his book on mass delusion tactics.
The Vibe: Intense and educational with sarcastic humor; a fiery takedown of media bias, Democrats, and cultural hypocrisy.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

This episode skewers left-wing media bias, Democratic virtue signaling, historical civil rights shifts, and modern mass delusion tactics, blending outrage with policy critique.

Media Ignoring Transgender Shooter: Host blasts legacy outlets like NYT for downplaying a Rhode Island shooter—self-identified transgender with Nazi SS tattoo, antisemitic rants—who killed family at an ice rink; narrative trumps facts amid rising trans violence.
CBS/Colbert Equal Time Drama: Stephen Colbert rants on-air after CBS spikes his interview with Dem Senate hopeful James Talarico over FCC rules; host mocks it as partisan whining, ties to broader Dem religious revisionism (e.g., Talarico twisting Bible for progressive views)

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What you'll learn

1 (02:19) **Rhode Island Transgender Shooter Ignored by Media**
2 (05:41) **CBS Spikes Talarico Interview Amid Equal Time Rule**
3 (16:28) **Dave Chappelle's Alex Piddy Memorial Visit**
4 (21:49) **NYT Focus Group Reveals Dem Frustrations**
5 (27:26) **🎙️ Interview: Jason Riley on Jesse Jackson's Legacy**
6 (37:31) **Dem Radicals on Immigration; Trump Polls Slipping**
7 (45:08) **🎙️ Interview: Buck Sexton on Manufacturing Delusion**

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Show Notes

The media refuse to cover the SS-loving trans shooter who murdered his family; Dave Chappelle lays flowers at a memorial for anti-ICE agitator Alex Pretti in yet another act of Hollywood virtue signaling; and Steven Colbert melts down over an unaired interview with a liberal Texas Senate candidate.

Ep. 2370

Jason Riley's book "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed" is available here: https://a.co/d/06Yid0hf

Read more from Jason Riley at: https://manhattan.institute

Buck Sexton's book "Manufacturing Delusion" is available here: https://a.co/d/09Kotx9I

The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show is available here: https://youtube.com/@clayandbuck?si=1pfpEQtuu9ZerwTf

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