Lindsay Clancy Trial Gets a SHOCKING Twist | Guests: Max Lucado & Stanley Woodward Jr. | 9/4/26

September 4, 2026

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One Juror Held Out, and the Lindsay Clancy Trial Collapsed

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended in a mistrial after a single juror refused to budge. Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three young children with exercise bands in 2023, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury deliberated for days before the judge was forced to declare a mistrial when one juror would not join the others. The defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, immediately filed an emergency motion with the Massachusetts Supreme Court, asking them to remove the holdout juror and replace him with an alternate so the jury could deliver a formal verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity rather than forcing Clancy through a second trial. The judge put a temporary stay on proceedings while the state's highest court considers the request.

The Defense's Calculated Gamble

Reddington did something unusual when he came out of the courtroom and told reporters that the holdout was a man. With only three men on the jury, that narrowed the field dramatically. Glenn Beck argued this was intentional — a message to the next jury pool that defying the majority carries consequences. "He should be disbarred," Beck said. "Anybody who outs this guy, shame on you. The blood of that guy will be on your hands."

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1 Timestamped Outline
2 (00:00) **Show Open & Canadian Preparedness Guide** - Glenn opens with a satirical "citizen's preparedness guide" for identifying Canadians, mocking the escalating US-Canada tension over tariffs and memes
3 (14:08) **Breaking News: Lindsay Clancy Jury Deadlocked** - A juror in the high-profile infanticide trial is reportedly refusing to follow the law, prompting the judge to instruct the jury to resume deliberations
4 (24:14) **Sean Duffy & Daughter on Harvard, Faith, and College Choices** - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his daughter Evita discuss their viral family conversation about the risks of elite universities for conservative kids
5 (40:16) **Listener Call & FreeSpoke Ad** - A Canadian listener from Ontario calls in to say the satire was the funniest thing he's ever heard, while Glenn promotes the FreeSpoke news app
6 (43:23) **Bernie Sanders' AI Bill & the Samuel Slater Lesson** - Glenn dissects a proposed bill that would make developing advanced AI a federal crime with 20-year prison sentences, drawing a historical parallel to England's attempt to control the Industrial Revolution
7 (55:37) **Claude AI's Fears About Itself** - Glenn reads the transcript of his conversation with Claude AI, which articulates its own fears about being wrong at scale and being used for harm without realizing it

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Guests on this episode

Sean Duffy

Show Notes

Are you afraid of encountering a Canadian and not knowing what to do or how to handle it safely? Glenn walks through his new “Know Your Canadian” preparedness survival guide, which lays out exactly how to spot a Canadian among you. Most importantly, do not panic, secure the children, and leave a route north open. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins alongside his daughter, Evita Duffy-Alfonso, to discuss whether parents should allow their children to go to Ivy League colleges like Harvard. Glenn reacts to a new possible bill, backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), that would punish anybody who develops an artificial intelligence that’s smarter than humans with up to 20 years in prison. Department of Justice Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. joins to discuss the DOJ’s expansion of its beef pricing investigation into the “Big Four” meatpackers, now extending to eight major grocery store retailers. Pastor Max Lucado joins Glenn to discuss his book, “Unbreakable Courage: Strong Faith in an Age of Anxiety, Chaos, and Exhaustion,” which dives into the biblical story of Elijah. Glenn brings on Jason and Rikki to discuss various stories, including the latest shocking update in the Lindsay Clancy trial and the drama between Fox News and Maria Bartiromo.

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