RADIOApril 07, 2022

It’s time to AUDIT big banks & the Fed. Here’s why.

The Biden administration will continue to use the war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic as EXCUSES for inflation and for why YOUR prices continue to go up. But there’s far more to the story. In this clip, Glenn explains how the Federal Reserve paid over a TRILLION dollars during the COVID stock market crash to not only keep big banks afloat, but to ensure some of their all-time profit highs as well. The banks have been LYING to us. So maybe Ron Paul was right all along: it’s well past time we AUDIT them AND the Fed.

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GLENN: So Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is planning today to warn of major consequences for the global economy, as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With both the conflict and the global sanctions imposed, she says, food and energy all around the world, including America, shortage of those things is coming. She is expected to talk about the enormous economic reproductions in Ukraine. And beyond. And she's going to reinforce that the United States doesn't have any intention of easing the economic pressure, it's exerting on Russia. By sanctions on its bank. Financial institutions, and leaders. She's field goal to emphasize, that more than half of the world's economy is united on an effort to impose sanctions on Russia. That the Biden administration is working to ensure Russia does not benefit from financing available through the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. I think we are going to pay a heavy, heavy price, as a -- as a nation, and as the West for this. We are upping the sanctions, and we are forcing Russia into default. And into the gold standard. It is -- we're playing a very dangerous game. So are they. But so are we.

I want to give you tonight, at 9 o'clock, a beginning of a road map. I began telling you, in probably 2006 or '7. There's going to come a time, where down will be up. Up will be down. Liquid will be solid. And what you thought was solid, will be liquid. There will come a time, when you didn't recognize your country anymore. And none of it made any sense. It was the opposite day, that was coming. My question to you today is: Are we there yet? I think most members of this audience see that we are at that point. Up is down. Down is you up. Whatever you thought was right, is now wrong. Whatever you thought was wrong, is now right. Whatever you thought you had on any -- anything, that you could count on that, you can't count on that any longer. Are we there yet? Tonight, I'm going to give you what I think is just the beginning, to scratch the surface. Of what you'll need to be prepared, for what's coming. I don't care what anybody says. I'm going to show you some things tonight, that I guarantee will not make it past the sensors on social media. It will -- it's already been flagged. Some of the things I'm going to continue to talk about tonight, have already been flagged, and cost us a great deal of money. As a business. We also are truly being -- we've been put into a digital ghetto. And I don't mean just this program. I mean TheBlaze. And I'll talk to you about that coming up in a minute. But we are in a digital ghetto. The thing they said, is so outrageous for me to say. And we will never get there. We are in a digital ghetto. We can talk as much as we want. But if you're talking and no one is hearing you, does it matter? I don't believe it does. And this is why I built TheBlaze. This is why we have to have a very close relationship. Because much of the things that I send out every day, I would say 90 percent of them don't get to you. That's remarkable. That's a digital ghetto. I want you to know, clearly, and I'll outline this tonight. The time is coming, when you are going to need to really be prepared. And you're just going to have to start deciding things right now. Not everybody in my family agrees with me. Some members of my family -- you know, my extended family, think I'm nuts. That's fine. We still get along. We're going to have Easter together. We still love each other. But they think, oh, you know. But I will tell you, most of those who feel that way, will not do the research that I recommend. They will not read my book. They won't read Klaus Schwab's book. Well, I can't help you, if you're comfortable in the lies you're being told.

If you are -- if you are truly open, and you are truly seeking truth, then you should read everything. You should know both sides. And then you can make the decision. I have no problem for the people coming to me, and saying, you're wrong. And here's why you're wrong. I'll learn something new. Or perhaps, they will learn something new. But coming to me and saying, you're wrong. And I'm not even going to read or research, that's of no help. That's of no help. You are choosing. You know, there's a very important phrase. Not to choose is to choose. By deciding that you are not going to pay attention to the news, you are choosing your freedom today and your peace of mind today, for trouble down the road. That's what I've tried to give you, as a host. Is peace of mind down the road. I don't tell you these things to freak you out. Although, I will tell you, that whenever I -- whenever -- I know what comes from me. I'm not smart enough to do this show. If you've listened long enough, you probably have figured that out. I'm not smart enough to do this every day, and to make the accurate calls that we have made. The mistakes were mine. The mistakes on timing, mine. But the direction and the -- there's coming a time, when you won't recognize your country anymore. That does not come from me. And believe me, when I see what I see, I freak out. But God does not work with fear. He's telling us of these things, so we can prepare. And not freak out. And we can help each other. You're going to need to be prepared soon, with food and energy. But also in the coming days, and this is a real revelation for me. Bodily, we have to be in shape. We have to take care of our bodies right now. And get them at the top condition. Because there's going to be a season of need and if you're starting out weak, it's not going to be good.

So I know. I know. Fill your own prescription, Doc. But we need to. And the other thing is, there is coming a time, sooner than you think, I've said this before. But let me say it even more boldly: I have said in the past. There's going to come a time when you're going to need to be close to the spirit enough, where you're walking down the street, and you hear in that small, still voice, turn around, go the other direction. You must not hesitate. You must do that.

Let me be a little more bold: There is coming a time sooner than you think, sooner that you might hope, there is coming a time, where your existence. Your life and the life of your family, will be dependent on how close you are. And how obedient you are, to that small, still voice. Because there is a time of chaos that is coming. And confusion. And people will not know what's true. You need to make sure your compass is on true North.

Now, let me give you some -- let me give you some facts here, about the banks. Because Janet Yellen is going to talk today. And she's going to speak about Ukraine.

Ukraine is an excuse. So is covid. But let me -- let me start there. Between March 9th, and March 16th. 2020. As the pandemic was announced and Trump issued the travel restrictions. The U.S. stock market crashed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 5,676 points. That's 20 percent of its value, in five trading days. That is the largest single point drop ever, and the worst five-day drop in overall value, except for the crash of 1929. Does anybody really remember that?

That's significant. And that's what the stock market should have done. But we don't really remember it, because it went right back up. Why? During the same five trading days, the New York Federal Reserve issued emergency loans. Totally more than $1 trillion. To 21 major U.S. and international banks. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, borrowed 135 billion. The Japanese investment bank, borrowed 125 billion. Citigroup, 96 billion. Bar clays. 95 billion. They're from the UK. Goldman Sachs. 72 billion. BMP, from France, 65 billion. Just those six banks, borrowed $590 billion in just a few trading days, as the market was crashing due to the pandemic. Another 400 billion plus, was spread among another 15 U.S. and foreign banks. Now, remember, this is effectively free loans. There's 0 percent interest rate. Now, we also know, some, if not many of these loans, will end up being rolled over forever, and then just forgotten and forgiven.

Now, that money. That trillion dollars, it entered and stayed in the economy. It is a major first impact of inflation. Mostly, we got on this one, is the stock market, and the housing markets. Went through the roof. Now, I just want to remind you. That the fed is not a federal agency.

The fed is owned, not the other way around. The fed is owned, by JPMorgan. Citibank. Goldman Sachs. Any time the stock market has a slight blip, the fed prints currency, and gives it to their banks, to prop them up. Now, think about that.

Even with the war in Ukraine, even with COVID-19 shutting down, China's largest and busiest port in shanghai. Even with gas prices, sitting at record highs, the fed mandate, has become protect the stock market price, and shield our largest banks from taking any loss, ever!

The fed has averaged making emergency loans in excess of $1 trillion, every week since March 2020. Not to you. Not to me. Not to Main Street. Not to the small business. But every Wall Street bank, that owns the fed. $1 trillion per week.

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So let's look added some of those banking, and their profits. JPMorgan's banks last year. And, by the way, I tell you these things. Because these are the people that are designing the way out. And they do not have your best interest. And when the crap hits the fan. This is going to be pushed through, just like TARP. We had no warning, before warning. I'm warning you now. Don't listen to the people who have created the problem.

JPMorgan's profit last year, all-time high returns. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan bank CEO, just earned $70 million as a bonus. For a year in which the fed provided the bank hundreds of billions of dollars in free loans.

By the way, JPMorgan and its employees are among the largest donors to Democrat and left-leaning institutions in the world. It is borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars in free cash from the fed, to help finance those donations. For those of you capitalists, out there, claiming they are a private bank, and so should be able to do whatever they want with their political donations as free speech. I just have to ask, if they're borrowing the currency, that they are donating from, the fed is giving them no risk, or cost to themselves. Are you really a capitalist?

Do you even get what's going on here? The market is not only in a bubble. It's raging. It's a speculative bubble, that's being fueled directly by the Federal Reserve, lending cash to major banks. To keep buying stocks. And pumping out the profits, that it can funnel parts of it, to dark money. Political arm of the left. Because that's who is creating the runway, for their new plane, which is not capitalist. This is a counterfeit and fraud. And political process, that is being directly funded by the central bank. By the way, the people in Congress, they get to decide who we can question and who we don't. The Senate Banking Committee or House Oversight Committee, they haven't even asked Jerome Powell, a single question about these loans. And yet, we're in massive, massive trouble, with inflation. Yeah. We need hearings. We need a special counsel to investigate hunter and Joe Biden's dealings with China. Ukraine, and Russia. We need hearings on the covid pandemic. The lab leak. The mandates. But we also need public hearings. And a full audit of a U.S. Federal Reserve. They have been lying to us, and we know that now because of FOIA records that took us 12 years to get. The more you look back on the Tea Party, and Ron Paul, in particular. The more you have to say, Ron was right. Audit the fed. Just a warning, these are the people, that are designing The Great Reset. I don't think that this one is going to work out too well for all of us, not in the system. Seeing that they've been screwing us, for a very long time already. You think this system that they're building is going to be more favorable to the little guy? I don't think so.

Why RFK Jr.’s Former Running Mate OPPOSES Casey Means for Surgeon General

President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Casey Means for Surgeon General had many MAHA fans cheering. But RFK Jr.’s former running mate, BlazeTV host Nicole Shanahan, has major reservations. She joins Glenn, who has been a fan of Casey, to explain why she believes there are stronger candidates. Means, Shanahan claims, may have “conflicts of interest” because of the “biometric harvesting company” she founded and its close ties to Silicon Valley. Shanahan also questions whether RFK Jr. is playing “political 4D chess,” or if she was lied to when she was promised that the Means siblings wouldn’t be in government. Is RFK Jr. reporting to someone other than Trump? Shanahan explains why she believes it’s possible.

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GLENN: Nicole Shanahan. Nicole, how are you?

NICOLE: Glenn, how are you doing?

GLENN: I am very good. It's great to have you here.

So I want to ask you, the Surgeon General thing, are you for Casey Means? Or not for Casey Means?

NICOLE: Well, I will tell you who I am for, Glenn.

GLENN: Okay.

NICOLE: I'm for all of those Americans. Those hundreds of thousands of doctors, seeking truth, honesty, and dignity in our medical system once again. That is what I'm for. That is what propels MAHA into existence.

That's what propels Bobby Kennedy into the position of running for president of the United States. That's why I joined the campaign. It really is about listening to this group of doctors that did the right thing during the COVID pandemic.

That spoke up, when it was dangerous to speak up.

That lost their licenses. And so when I hear from that base, concern or research. About individuals, in and around MAHA.

I have to listen to them.

And I do listen to them.

Because oftentimes, they are right. They're brave, and they're principled. So the concern I've been hearing from that group of people is that MAHA -- you know, any movement. MAGA had this issue too of infiltration by different groups that are more self-serving, than they are for the movement itself.

GLENN: Uh-huh.

NICOLE: And so just one example, Casey Means is a founder of a company that does biometric harvesting. She's very close with many of the big data biometric harvesting companies.

In Silicon Valley. And this -- I noticed with all these people. You do not want them running in a government position that is responsible for everybody equally. Right?

GLENN: So wait. Wait. Wait.

What is -- what is that?

They're harvesting, what?

NICOLE: Well, so biometric data is anything between heart rate data, to all of the data that is collected from your FitBit or high glucose monitor. It could be labs. It could be -- then there's all the DNA harvesting. And big data that's being done.

So, you know, I think that the base -- MAHA really came from medical freedom. And medical sovereignty.

And the idea that we have to keep conflicts of interests. Out of the government.

And so when I -- you know, see some stuff going on. That we could be doing better.

Right?

Our job.

And I learned this from the MAGA base.

Our job is to ton seek the best possible people. For government, that are truly putting the principles of this country first.

The principles of American sovereignty first.

GLENN: So you wrote yesterday.

It's very strange. It doesn't make any sense. I was promised that if I supported RFK Jr. in the Senate confirmation, that neither of these siblings would be working under HHS or an appointment.

And that people much more qualified would be. I don't know -- I'm sorry.

RFK very clearly lied to me. Or what's going on. It's been clear in recent conversations that he's reporting to someone regularly, who is controlling his decisions, and it isn't President Trump.

With regards to the siblings, there is something very artificial and aggressive about them. Almost as if they were bred and raised as Manchurian assets. Wow!

NICOLE: So keep in mind, I was responding to Dr. Suzanne Humphries.

Who was also expressing very similar sentiment.

GLENN: Concern. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

NICOLE: Concern. There's better candidates.

So what's going on? I also heard from other MDs in the field.

That there was another doctor that RFK had wanted for the position. Very, very qualified doctor.

And -- and, you know, he was caught by surprise as well. By -- by this other choice.

So, you know, there's -- again, they -- they don't call it the swamp for no reason. Right?

GLENN: Right.

NICOLE: And, you know, I'm not officially within the administration at all.

In fact, I decided to take the path of staying an independent --

GLENN: Smart.

NICOLE: -- media person. Which I think -- I think and you know this, Glenn. It's really important that when you are an independent media voice, that you -- you stick by your principles. And that you are not just a mouthpiece for any government organizations.

That you're really on the outside, reflecting back the hopes and wishes of the constituents.

GLENN: Yeah. There's -- it's very hard to do.

I mean, I take stances against the president.

And for the president. You always have to -- you always have to balance, you know, I have my opinion.

And I'm never going to be bought out by anybody.

I'm never. But you also want to make sure that you're being fair to the people that you trust. And I know you have trusted RFK for a very, very long time.

And for what struck me on this. Is, you know, I don't know if RFK lied to me. Which I hope he didn't, or what's going on. It's been clear in recent conversation that he is reporting to someone regularly, who is controlling his decisions.

That's a remarkable thing to say, especially about RFK.

Because he does not strike me as somebody who is afraid of somebody else.

NICOLE: You know, I don't know if it's fear or that he's playing political 4D chess. And, again, they don't call it the swamp for no reason.

It's just, at some point, there's certain decisions, that are worth fighting for.

And I do appreciate what a very complex political environment this is.

GLENN: Oh, yeah.

NICOLE: And I do understand that even within these agencies, there are groups that are intentionally keeping and withholding information from the new leadership.

So, you know, I -- I fully appreciate how complicated it is.

So I fully appreciate how complicated it all is, but there are definitely things that the base is -- is, you know, like, this is an easy one. This could have gone better. Right?

You don't truly -- and, you know, everyone is guessing what precisely this 4D chess is all about. And why these moves are being made. And trying to anticipate the next one.

But it's something that I think that, you know, there's just certain things that indicate that whomever he's giving -- whoever his chess coach is. Could be making some better decisions for him. And --

GLENN: But Casey.

I mean, when I talk to the twins, during -- or after COVID.

They seemed pretty clear on what was bad and what was good.

They -- they both seemed to be good on -- on COVID. And the vaccines. Didn't they?

Or is my memory --

JEFFY: They talk a great talk.

I will say, I was once a fan of it as well.

It was only after I received many comments from individuals, in and around the transition team.

As well as new research that came up.

And then really, like, you know, when the base expresses these things and provides that degree of inquiry, and it shows that kind of concern.

I think we owe it to them.

GLENN: Yes. I agree. I agree.

ANNA: Yeah.

GLENN: So overall, how do you feel things are going?

NICOLE: I think, again, there's been a lot of focus around food dives. Meanwhile, there's millions of people suffering from vaccine injuries, that still feel very neglected.

So I do think -- I do appreciate the executive order, regarding gain of function and limiting overseas research.

GLENN: And shutting down a dangerous -- and shutting down a very dangerous bio lab here.

NICOLE: Yes. And there are many of these bio labs that are kind of flying under the radar.

GLENN: Right.

NICOLE: So it's a big step in the right decisions sedition. I'm a huge Jay Bhattacharya fan. Probably one of his biggest.

I really am excited for him, as he built out his team.

I hope, he has a very, very strong team around him. In the next coming weeks. Because he's going need to it.

As far as HHS goes, you know, I would love to see Bobby bring in more of those doctors that have been around him for the last ten years, very regularly.

Because these are the individuals that, you know, I -- I trust these people with my life. They have sacrificed everything to do the right thing time and time again.

They are so deeply principled. They will never take a check over helping a patient out.

And they actually do have the answers. So I'm hoping to see more of those people around Bobby too.

GLENN: So I'm wondering because this is the way I feel about a couple of things with the FBI. And Intel.

That if I don't see some people in the next year or so, go to jail, or at least brought in for a fair and honest trial, you know. I don't want to just scoop people up. And just assume that they're guilty.

But build a good, strong case. Bring it to trial.

Have it a fair and honest trial. And let the chips fall where they may.

But if I don't see some prosecution, at least. I think I'm very upset at the G O.J.

Pam Bondi. Head of the FBI. Kash Patel. And I don't -- and I'm trusting them so far, that they are doing that.

Do you feel the same way at all, about -- you know, if you don't see some people who go to jail there, that clearly lied about the vaccines.

If they don't go to jail. You have -- you really haven't fixed anything.

You're just eating around the edges.

NICOLE: Yeah. Yeah. I think that really explains it. And this is why I think it's important to continue to voice those concerns, because they're only going to grow and mount.

And it really is the American people, that were sold this vision of accountability.

And as we want to see it. We have to see it. Anywhere. Several months into the administration now.

HHS, you know, lags behind the Oval Office in terms of getting going.

But they're -- people were seriously injured. There were many crimes committed against the American public.

Crimes committed against our bravest doctors. Crimes committed against children.

We need accountability.

We really, really need to see that.

Because, you know, there's -- there's a preciousness in this moment. We have to -- we have to deliver. This country deserves it.

GLENN: And, I mean, if we're -- if we can't correct the things that, for instance. Washington State. Just passed a law where if there is another pandemic, everybody seems to be, you know, claiming there's another one, right around the corner.

But if there is another pandemic, that they will have absolute control, over what you put into your body. And what you do. That's terrifying.

NICOLE: I do.

And those emergency orders, they will scrutinize them. They have revisions.

GLENN: Washington State just revised it to just codify it. Washington State just codified it. It's crazy.

NICOLE: Yeah. Yeah.

So I would like to see more focus around that, not Red Dye 40 and not Kellogg's.

I'm totally fine leaving Kellogg's alone, in favor of HHS spending. All of its energy. And all of its focus. And all of its leverage, making sure that we are actually properly ready for the next pandemic.

And not to cause the catastrophic harm, that was caused during COVID-19.

GLENN: Nicole Shanahan. She's got the podcast Back To the People. And it's now coming to Blaze Media.

It's the same podcast she's been doing. Now as she says, with a wider reach. Glad to have you.

Nicole, thank you very much.

NICOLE: Thanks, it's a pleasure to come on.

GLENN: We'll talk to you again.

Is America’s Grid a Ticking Time Bomb? Trump’s Energy Secretary REACTS | Glenn TV | Ep 430

President Trump is working hard to right the wrongs of the Biden administration. But did Biden harm our energy grid even more than we thought? While Glenn was on vacation in Italy, two other European countries — Spain and Portugal — suffered one of the biggest blackouts in their history. The mainstream media, as they always do, rushed to blame it on ANYTHING other than the countries’ heavy reliance on unreliable green energy. But Glenn has the receipts and the evidence that leftists tried to make America’s grid just as unreliable. Glenn speaks with Energy Secretary Chris Wright about how the Trump administration is reversing these dangerous policies. Secretary Wright also discusses his department’s discovery that Biden shoveled out $93 BILLION in energy loans after Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election and before Trump could take office. Plus, he comments on Trump’s plans to deal with OPEC, why Trump must refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and why Trump is planning the biggest energy project in American history to help accommodate AI. But first, Glenn recaps the biggest media lies that he missed while on vacation. Topping the list: Are these elitists like Axios and Jen Psaki finally admitting that they lied about Biden’s cognitive decline, or do they STILL not get that their charade is over?

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Is the New American Pope Catholic? | Bishop Strickland | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 256

A new pope has been chosen! As the recording of this episode of "The Glenn Beck Podcast" began, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the selection of the first American pope. Glenn and Bishop Joseph Strickland react live to the news as the whole world wonders if Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, will continue in the ways of his predecessor Pope Francis or go a more traditional route. Bishop Strickland, who was removed from office by Pope Francis, says the former pope pushed a church “in the world and of the world” and reviews “duplicity,” “corruption,” and potential abuse overlooked by the Vatican, including the infamous McCarrick scandal. The pair discuss the resurgence of the Latin Mass, globalism, the Catholic Church’s approach to homosexuality and gender identity, and whether the Shroud of Turin is an “icon” or a “relic.” As the new pope greets the world, Glenn asks, “If we have a more progressive pope, does that set the Church back?” Bishop Strickland advises that “even if we are disappointed and dismayed,” we must pray and keep our focus on God.

Zuckerberg Wants to Give You AI “Friends” … To CONTROL You?

Meta and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has a new goal: to give lonely Americans AI “friends.” But Glenn sounds the alarm: this must NEVER happen! Glenn explains the hidden danger in Zuckerberg’s seemingly kindhearted plan: “AI cannot, must not, and will never be your friend.” Opening that door will only give Meta insane levels of potential for manipulation and control over you.

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GLENN: Let's start with this: Mark Zuckerberg. Good guy. I mean, he brought us Facebook.

And, you know, that is the thing that brought all of us together.

Brought out families together. All the people that we lost touch with.

Oh, the world is so much better now that we have Facebook.

So now, he's got another idea. Could we play the clip of Mark Zuckerberg?

VOICE: There's a stat that I honestly think is crazy. The average American has I think it's fewer than three friends. Three people they consider friends. And the average person has demand for meaningfully more. I think it's 15 friends or something.

I guess there's probably at some point, I'm too busy. I can't deal with more people. But the average person wants more connectivity, connection than they have. So, you know, there's a lot of questions that people ask.

Of stuff like, okay. Is this going to replace kind of in person connections or real life connections?

And my default is that the answer to that is probably no.

I think it -- it -- I think that there are all these things that are better kind of about physical connections, when you can have them.

But the reality is that people just don't have the connection when they feel more alone, a lot of the time, than they would like.

GLENN: Hmm. True.

Now, let me ask you. Is there a time when you don't remember feeling so isolated? When you didn't really feel like I don't have any real friends?

When you didn't -- you had real connections with people, instead of a million connections with people that are your friends, but not really your friends?

Can you think of a time, way back in history?

I mean, probably have to go back to the cavemen, to find a time.

Oh. Before Facebook, and social media!

When we weren't all killing ourself, because we have no meaning.

Now, from the people who brought you kill yourself, because you've been on Facebook too much.

Brings you new AI friends. Oh, this is going to be good.

By the way, you know, that's a crazy stat, I think the average American has, what? Three friends. And they have a capacity for, I don't know. Fifteen or 20. I don't know.

Really think about it right now.

How many true friends, do you have?

How many true friends?

People that when you are down and out, there is nothing -- the whole world is against you!

That that person will actually stand by your side. And go, yeah.

I'm their friend.

And I don't care what you say.

How many? How many do you have?

I think I would count myself lucky if I have three.

Now, I have a lot of consequences.

I have a lot of people who we all think are friends. But as a recovering alcoholic, I've been there.

I've done that. As a recovering alcoholic,
who then also is a conservative and spoke out about the Obama administration, I know who my friends are.
I know who my friends are not.

And I think there's a lot of people that have counterfeit friends.

If you've got. Oh, I've got ten or 15 friends.

Eh.

No, you don't. No, you don't.

I've always grown up thinking, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have three, five, really good friends.

That will walk through anything with you. Do you agree with that, Stu?

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: You've never been there.

STU: For you? Oh, God no. But I'm just saying, generally speaking. No. I think -- I mean, you're describing a great friend. You're describing a really --

GLENN: A real friend.

STU: Yeah. Like someone you know and stick around for multiple decades.

GLENN: Yeah, I have lots of friends. You know what I mean? I have millions of Facebook friends.

STU: Right. Those aren't real.

GLENN: Right. And I have lots of friends. But the ones that are there for you always, no matter what, I have family.

And I have family.

STU: Right.

GLENN: And I have a handful of friends. I would consider you one of those.

STU: Thank you. I would as well.

GLENN: Why?

Remember, I have a drinking problem.

STU: Yeah. A lot of brain cells killed to make that decision.

But I think that you -- yes. I think the only thing that I think I'm drilling down a little bit on to try to understand. When you say, well, I have a lot of friends.

In a way, I think that's what Zuckerberg is talking about.

It's not even necessarily a great friend that you have for multiple decades. And can count on at any time.

Just the mid-level consequences, are drying up for a lot of people.

GLENN: Yeah. And why is that?

Why is that?

Because we don't talk to each other anymore.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: Because of social media.

You know, when this generation says, I don't know.

I just think it's weird. I'm just now in a bar someplace.

And some stranger comes up to me and wants to strike up a conversation. I'm like, hello, weirdo. I don't know!

You think it's less weird to go online?
When people can fake everything!

Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg.

But no thanks. Okay.

STU: And they're just -- to build up on this point for one second.

There's a study that came out, the last 20 years, of how much time do you spend socializing with the people.

Again, that's not with your best friends.

This is just socializing with anyone, a human.

Every single group. Every single group has massive drops.

GLENN: Massive.

STU: Massive drops. Just give you some examples.

Ages. Fifteen to 24-year-olds. Thirty-five-point down.

In 20 years. 35 percent. So a typical 15-year-old, as compared to what they are, in 2003 and 2025, where were the two measurement years?

They're spending 35 percent less time, with other human beings.

GLENN: Okay. Hang on just a second. Can you please stop distracting me? Because I'm trying to figure out why our kids are killing themselves.

STU: No, it's really hard.

GLENN: It's very hard to figure out.

STU: To understand.

And this is the coup de grâce of this entire study, which is, the typical female pet owner spends more time actively engaged with her pet, than she spends face-to-face contact with her friends of her own species.

GLENN: Uh-huh.

STU: That is unbelievable -- not like you're in the same house as your cat.

Right? No. More face-to-face time with your cat!

GLENN: And I've got news for you. If you think your cat is your friend, wait until you die, and your cat is trapped in the house with you and you have no friends to check. They will eat your face.

STU: They will still have a use for you.

GLENN: Yeah. They will have a use foy.

STU: Not the other way around.

GLENN: Okay. Here's why I'm bringing this up today.

This is a lie, that is going to be sold to you, like crazy. And it's going to be wrapped in a beautiful, shiny package. And it's going to have from Mark Zuckerberg and others like him, on the tag.

They want you to believe, that AI and bots can be your friends.