Becoming Jesse Kelly
Tucker Carlson Today - S1 - E33
Jesse Kelly would admit he's made a lot of bad decisions. But he says these mistakes actually helped him become the nationally syndicated radio host he is today. Jesse tells Tucker about serving in the Marines, his passion for history, and more.
Tucker Carlson Today: Season 1 - 83 Episode s
1x1 - Oppression & The Passport to Elite Success
March 29, 2021
'You either speak the truth as you see it or you grow to despise yourself.' Douglas Murray talks to Tucker about protests, victimhood, and how America has lost its moral confidence in the series premiere of Tucker Carlson Today.
1x2 - Sugar Rush
March 31, 2021
America continues to tackle a pandemic but is the food you eat actually killing you? Tucker talks to Michael Moss, who says the food industry is putting out products that are more addictive than drugs.
1x3 - Vaxxed Out
April 2, 2021
Americans are being pushed to take the coronavirus vaccine. But they shouldn’t feel afraid to ask legitimate questions about the vaccine, immunity and passports. Dr Hooman Noorchashm reveals why the vaccine could be dangerous for some people.
1x4 - Piers Morgan shuts down 'oppressed' Meghan Markle's 'truth'
April 5, 2021
He didn't believe her then AND he still doesn't believe her now. Piers Morgan's explosive first television interview since the Meghan Markle feud and walking off the set of his popular British TV show.
1x5 - The Great Divide
April 7, 2021
The 'woke' left's obsession with race is growing. Professor Wilfred Reilly explains how that's being used to divide Americans.
1x6 - 'What Would Mamaw Say In This Situation?'
April 9, 2021
'Hillbilly Elegy' author JD Vance joins Tucker for his most personal interview yet.
1x7 - Miserable Women & Purposeless Men
April 12, 2021
America's obsession with individualism is making people miserable. Professor Scott Yenor explains how human beings long for happiness above all, and that it can be achieved through marriage and family life.
1x8 - Smoked Out
April 14, 2021
America is going green and it has nothing to do with the environment. Could the rapid legalization of marijuana lead to psychosis or even an increase in crime? Alex Berenson investigates how that AND Coronavirus lies are putting Americans at risk.
1x9 - All Woke No Joke
April 16, 2021
Cancel culture is destroying free speech and killing comedy. Adam Carolla has been watching this and has some solutions. He talks to Tucker about how to stand strong in the face of the mob.
1x10 - Ron DeSantis Talks to Tucker
April 19, 2021
America’s Governor: DeSantis sits down with Tucker for his most in-depth and wide-ranging interview yet.
1x11 - 'Conservatism' Is No Longer Enough
April 21, 2021
America is quickly becoming two nations occupying the same country. The Claremont Institute’s Glenn Ellmers says leftist intellectuals have been working to delegitimize our founding principles, and that a counter-revolution is needed
1x12 - 'I Will Not Comply'
April 26, 2021
Are we expected to comply with unconstitutional laws? Democrats are doing their best to rid America of 'weapons of war.' 2A advocate Colion Noir says he will never give up the one gun that puts him in the best position to protect himself: the AR-15.
1x13 - Deconstructing America
April 28, 2021
'You can take all my civil liberties away... just let me keep my smartphone.' Heather Mac Donald rips into the absurdities of the modern left, as well as its obsession with race and identity politics.
1x14 - Jordan Peterson Tells The Truth
April 30, 2021
Intellectual Jordan Peterson asks one simple question: do you want the truth on your side, or do you want to hide behind falsehoods?
1x15 - Marjorie Taylor Greene vs Everyone
May 3, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s first realization when she arrived in Congress: here’s why it feels like our country is crumbling… none of these people are qualified. Now, she’s dishing on what’s really happening on Capitol Hill.
1x16 - Treatment Failure
May 7, 2021
More than a year into the pandemic, and Doctors still don’t have an official treatment protocol for Coronavirus. Dr. Peter McCullough says 'something is up.' No one is focused on COVID treatments and it is costing thousands of lives.
1x17 - The 'El Presidente' Visit
May 10, 2021
Dave Portnoy built a media empire out of thin air. Now, the Barstool Sports founder also tackles online rage mobs, lockdowns, Roger Goodell, and day trading. But will he run for President? 'El Presidente' joins Tucker on the set.
1x18 - Agree, Obey & Comply
May 12, 2021
There has been a decades-long effort to tear down our existing education system. But what replaces it? Professor Nicholas Giordano says we should expect complete indoctrination of all kids K through 12.
1x19 - Nothing Left to Conserve
May 17, 2021
Writer Pedro Gonzalez says conservatives have a problem. They aren’t 'conserving' anything. He explains what went wrong and his personal journey from Bernie Bro to self-taught thinker of the political right.
1x20 - Look Who's Talking
May 19, 2021
We knew TV icon Kirstie Alley would be an interesting interview. But we never expected it to be as off-the-rails as this. Alley gets brutally honest about addiction, scientology, lockdowns, Hollywood and supporting Trump.
1x21 - Border Surge
May 21, 2021
The Biden administration has lost control of the Southern border. Texas Mayor Don McLaughlin tells Tucker about the trauma this has brought to his town and describes a situation that is the complete opposite of what you hear on the nightly news.
1x22 - Death of Tradition
May 24, 2021
Sohrab Ahmari is an author and an editor for the NY Post. He joins Tucker to talk about the importance of tradition and shares his spiritual journey going from a 'radically assimilated immigrant' from Iran to a conservative Catholic convert.
1x23 - Sohrab Ahmari is an author and an editor for the NY Post. He joins Tucker to talk about the importance of tradition and shares his spiritual journey going from a 'radically assimilated immigrant' from Iran to a conservative Catholic convert.
May 26, 2021
The most powerful military in the world is being taken over by people who hate the country. Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier knows this well. The Space Force commander was fired for calling out Marxism in the military.
1x24 - Worth Dying For
May 28, 2021
Charles Chaput grew up in a funeral home with death all around him. That got the Archbishop thinking about the meaning of life... and about what happens when we pass.
1x25 - Fueling an Epidemic
June 2, 2021
The Sacklers raked in billions as Americans got hooked on their drugs and died of ODs. But they didn’t act alone. Author Gerald Posner details how the McKinseys and the Frank Luntzs of the world helped fuel a disastrous epidemic.
1x26 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali Talks to Tucker
June 4, 2021
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an activist, scholar, and former Dutch politician. She joins Tucker for a wide-ranging interview about her extraordinary life and career.
1x27 - Stuck in the Past
June 7, 2021
Charlie Kirk says conservatives are holding on to outdated ideas. The Turning Point USA Founder talks to Tucker about the future of a movement that is struggling to find its identity in a post-Cold War world.
1x28 - Life Well Lived
June 9, 2021
Glenn Loury is an economist and an academic. He tells Tucker about his career, why he's disillusioned with Black Lives Matter, and why universities must return to principles of free thought and debate.
1x29 - Defending Our Freedoms
June 14, 2021
Niall Ferguson is a historian who has spent a lot of time studying the history of the United States. He tells Tucker why America is worth fighting for and how the country can be saved if we defend our freedoms and founding principles.
1x30 - American Creed
June 16, 2021
America's most precious ideal of individuality is being phased out by the prevailing progressive ideology. Social scientist and author Charles Murray says it is time to repudiate identity politics before our country is changed beyond recognition.
1x31 - Not Your Average Joe
June 18, 2021
Joe Kent is a Special Forces veteran who spent years fighting for the United States in the Middle East. Now he has a new fight. Kent tells Tucker about his life, his service in the military, and why he's running for Congress in the state of Washington.
1x32 - Challenging the Climate Consensus
June 21, 2021
Steven Koonin, a physicist who has spent years looking at the so-called 'climate science', says the media and our leaders are manipulating the climate change data to advance their political agenda. He joins to challenge the left's climate narratives.
1x33 - Becoming Jesse Kelly
June 23, 2021
Jesse Kelly would admit he's made a lot of bad decisions. But he says these mistakes actually helped him become the nationally syndicated radio host he is today. Jesse tells Tucker about serving in the Marines, his passion for history, and more.
1x34 - Open Border Disaster
June 25, 2021
Author Angela Nagle became persona non grata and was called 'evil' after she put forward a thoughtful argument against unlimited migration. But what she said was essentially the truth: the left is acting as a handmaiden for corporate America.
1x35 - Innocent Lives Ruined
June 28, 2021
Smith College was the center of national attention when a student said she was targeted for 'eating while black.' Jodi Shaw was one of the few people at Smith to stand up, defend her colleagues, and set the record straight.
1x36 - Coronavirus Whistleblower
June 30, 2021
Chinese Virologist Dr. Li Meng Yan risked her life to share shocking revelations about the origins of the coronavirus at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. She explains how China covered up the truth while western leaders played along with the narrative.
1x37 - Battle of Bunker Hill
July 2, 2021
Ned Ryun is widely known for his conservative political activism, but his latest book takes a look at the American Revolution. Ned tells Tucker about the courageous American Patriots who fought for liberty - and what we can learn from their story.
1x38 - Censoring Weinstein
July 9, 2021
Bret Weinstein joins Tucker to share how he's been censored for raising concerns about the coronavirus vaccine and its safety. He also explains why the medical establishment is opposed to alternative treatment.
1x39 - Saving Arizona
July 12, 2021
Blake Masters has had a remarkable career as a venture capitalist at Thiel Capital. He joins Tucker to talk about threats like Big Tech and immigration and he also shares his ideas on how to bring about a new age of American exceptionalism.
1x40 - Jon Voight Behind the Scenes
July 14, 2021
Jon Voight needs no introduction. His award-winning career in Hollywood has spanned decades. In his most personal interview yet, Voight takes Tucker on a journey detailing the most touching, spiritual, and never-before-heard moments of his life.
1x41 - A Warning For America
July 16, 2021
What happens when left-wing racial politics become a country's reality? Ernst Roets knows. He's a political activist and filmmaker from South Africa. And he has a warning for America.
1x42 - The 'Boy Mayor' Returns
July 19, 2021
Dennis Kucinich has spent his life working in politics. He joins Tucker to talk about his latest endeavor: to become mayor of Cleveland again and save his hometown from rising crime and mismanagement... before it's too late.
1x43 - Jimmy Dore: Unafraid
July 21, 2021
Most people know Jimmy Dore for his stand-up comedy. What they may not know is that he's also an outspoken political outsider and refuses to bow down to the establishment.
1x44 - Made in China
July 23, 2021
American elites dismantled huge parts of our economy and sold it to a communist regime. Now it's likely that the coronavirus was the result of a Wuhan lab leak. Author Lee Smith says it may be too late for the U.S to do anything about the China threat.
1x45 - Douglas Murray Returns
July 26, 2021
Conservative author and editor Douglas Murray returns for part two of his sit down with Tucker to talk about his career, the importance of preserving our history, and the future of the conservative movement.
1x46 - The Enemy Within
August 2, 2021
Bestselling author David Horowitz has seen it all. He's been part of movements on both the left and right. But he says nothing could have prepared him for today's political climate, which he calls the worst national crisis since the Civil War.
1x47 - Ted Nugent Unfiltered
August 4, 2021
Rock legend Ted Nugent wants you to know that he was born with the right to bear arms. That he was born with the right to say what he wants to say. That he was born with the right to privacy. And that kings and tyrants can kiss his a**.
1x48 - America's Red Lines
August 6, 2021
Michael Anton has had an interesting career in speechwriting, national security, and private equity. Now a fellow at the Claremont Institute and Hillsdale College, Anton is worried that America is at the point of no return.
1x49 - The Fixer
August 9, 2021
Anthony Pellicano was the man that Hollywood turned to when it needed a problem to go away. And there's one guarantee he will die with despite spending 16 years in federal prison: he will never rat. Pellicano gives us his assessment of Hollywood.
1x50 - Woke Inc.
August 11, 2021
Who do corporations serve? Vivek Ramaswamy is a biotech entrepreneur who's pondered this question. He joins Tucker to explain the 'woke' takeover of corporate America and why corporations and CEOs have 'prostituted' themselves to the Chinese communists.
1x51 - Media Corruption
August 13, 2021
Michael Tracey is one of the only real journalists left in America. He's not beholden to any ideology, and he asks the questions no one else will. He joins Tucker to challenge what he calls the media's 'manufactured orthodoxies.'
1x52 - The World According to Mark Steyn
August 16, 2021
Mark Steyn is a bestselling author and a regular on Tucker Carlson Tonight. But most people don't know that he's also had other careers as a disc jockey, a. recording artist, and even an obituary writer. Steyn goes in-depth to tell his life story.
1x53 - Afghanistan: What Really Happened
August 18, 2021
Lara Logan is an award-winning journalist who spent years reporting on the War in Afghanistan. She joins Tucker to discuss the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from the country and reveal the truth about America’s 20-year war.
1x54 - 'Unsustainable'
August 23, 2021
In over 25 years at ICE, Thomas Feeley has never seen the immigration and border crisis worse than it is right now. He joins Tucker to share insider details on how the Biden administration is ignoring our immigration laws at the expense of Americans.
1x55 - Afghanistan Disaster
August 25, 2021
After years of overseeing special operations through his private military company Blackwater, Erik Prince had a solution to end America's longest war. Prince joins Tucker to breakdown the 'incompetence' that led to the current disaster in Afghanistan.
1x56 - Debate is Dead
August 27, 2021
America is more divided than ever. Compromise and debate are totally alien to the radicals on Twitter. Seth David Radwell left a successful life in the corporate world to document how political dialogue has been obliterated by unreason.
1x57 - Fighting for America
August 30, 2021
Not many people can say they've escaped death. Teddy Daniels can. He's a former combat veteran who received a Purple Heart for his heroics in a firefight with the Taliban. He joins Tucker to share his story and his newest challenge: running for Congress.
1x58 - Jack Carr
September 1, 2021
Ever since he was a young boy, Jack Carr wanted two things: to join the military and become a novelist. He did both. He joins Tucker to reflect on his 20 years as a Navy SEAL and reveals the truth about America's longest war.
1x59 - The Spies Among Us
September 3, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Barry Meier takes Tucker through the details of his latest book which examines the notorious Steele Dossier and the rise of government and corporate spies living in our midst.
1x60 - American Degradation
September 8, 2021
American institutions, from the media to the universities, and even the government itself, are fundamentally rotten. The country is deteriorating fast. Conservative blogger Curtis Yarvin started documenting this years ago.
1x61 - Defending the American Worker
September 10, 2021
Rick Santorum spent his career fighting for blue-collar conservatism as a senator and presidential candidate. He joins Tucker to explain why the Republican Party, now more than ever, should fight to represent these voters.
1x62 - 'I Refuse To Stand By'
September 13, 2021
Teacher Paul Rossi knows firsthand how anti-white Critical Race Theory is manifesting in grade schools. He witnessed it himself and was forced out of a prestigious NYC private school for daring to speak out. He joins Tucker to share his story.
1x63 - Rose McGowan: Part 1
September 15, 2021
Rose McGowan helped expose Harvey Weinstein, but she's not stopping there. The actress turned activist joins Tucker to reveal how Democrats, like the Clintons and Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife, enabled Hollywood's corrupt culture of sexual harassment.
1x64 - Rose McGowan: Part 2
September 17, 2021
The outspoken actress and activist joins Tucker for part two of their wide-ranging conversation where she recounts the time she hijacked a gala from the D.C. ruling class and also explains her disdain for 'fake' celebrities like Oprah.
1x65 - Forever War Windsocks
September 20, 2021
Army Col. Douglas MacGregor has been one of the only military minds willing to challenge the 'forever war' orthodoxy of the ruling class. He joins Tucker to detail just how the 'windsock' politicians and generals failed America in their quest for power.
1x66 - Team Zuby
September 22, 2021
Zuby is the world-famous rapper who broke a deadlifting record while 'identifying as a woman.' From corona lockdown hysteria to declining freedoms in the West, Zuby joins Tucker for his most outspoken interview yet.
1x67 - Failed Imperialism
September 24, 2021
If you ask writer and thinker Sumantra Maitra, our foreign policy establishment lacks realism. And it's by design. He joins Tucker to explain how the 'money-making bureaucracy' uses conflicts like Afghanistan to transform the world at America's expense.
1x68 - Network of Corruption
September 27, 2021
During the pandemic, the government allied with Big Pharma and Big Tech to strip Americans of their liberties. For saying that, lifelong Democrat Naomi Wolf is now persona non grata. She joins Tucker to expose the corrupt forces behind corona fascism.
1x69 - Freedom of Laughter
September 29, 2021
From stand-up comedy to being a cast member on SNL, all Jim Breuer ever wanted was to make people laugh. And he's not going to let the coronavirus stop him. He joins Tucker to explain why he's standing up against vaccine mandates on his new tour.
1x70 - Inside the Supreme Court
October 1, 2021
How does a Bernie Sanders supporter and self-described 'Catholic American Socialist' end up clerking for the most conservative Supreme Court justice? Ian Samuel joins to analyze the far left's fight for control of the Democratic Party.
1x71 - The Dying Citizen
October 4, 2021
Growing up on a farm in California helped Victor Davis Hanson witness what many cosmopolitan elites couldn't: the decay of America and its ideals. He joins Tucker to explain how decades of globalism and tribalism have eviscerated the middle class.
1x72 - Yang Gang
October 6, 2021
Andrew Yang isn't running for office... at least for now. But he's still fighting to bring revolutionary economic ideas into the mainstream. From universal basic income to addressing A.I. and automation, Yang joins Tucker to share his 'Forward' agenda.
1x73 - Woke Wall St.
October 8, 2021
Dangerous investment criteria have been spreading through corporate America called ESG: environmental, social, and governance. Stephen Soukup joins Tucker to explain what ESG is and why this left-wing agenda is putting you and your values at risk.
1x74 - Framing Michael Flynn
October 11, 2021
Michael Flynn dedicated his life to serving his country. Then, for the 'crime' of working for Donald Trump, his life was destroyed. Flynn joins Tucker for his first exclusive interview to reveal the real story of being framed by the deep state.
1x75 - America Addicted
October 13, 2021
Whether its drugs, social media or technology, it's clear America has an addiction problem. Dr. Anna Lembke says there's a solution. She joins Tucker to explain just how we can beat the 'compulsive, consumptive behaviors' that are taking over our lives.
1x76 - American Demonization
October 15, 2021
Walter Kirn has traveled all across the U.S. and seen how it's changed. He joins Tucker to explain how our freedom is being replaced with fear and details why Americans in flyover countries are being demonized and punished by the coastal elites.
1x77 - The China Threat
October 18, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party is inching closer to global economic and military dominance. In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, former Pentagon official Elbridge Colby joins Tucker with a warning: conflict with China is coming.
1x78 - The Diversity Mob
October 20, 2021
Professor Dorian Abbot knows just how destructive the diversity mob is on campuses. For defending academic freedom and merit, the mob tried to cancel him. He joins Tucker to share his courageous story of standing up to illiberal campus radicals.
1x79 - The Unhappy States of America
October 25, 2021
Without family, religion, and community, what are Americans left with? Scholar Arthur Milikh says the answer is a deeply unhappy country. He joins Tucker to explain how we can use our culture and politics to create more fulfilling lives for Americans.
1x80 - Rigged Election
October 27, 2021
By all accounts, the 2020 election was rigged. Big Tech, the media, and Democrats used censorship, manipulation, and the pandemic to seize control of the vote. Journalist Mollie Hemingway joins Tucker to give the definitive account of the 2020 election.
1x81 - Capital in Decline
October 29, 2021
Washington D.C. is deteriorating. Homeless encampments and violent crime are rampant. Journalist Chris Bedford has seen it firsthand. And not only in our capital. He joins Tucker to explain how COVID tyranny is accelerating the decline of cities.
1x82 - Insurrection Lies
November 1, 2021
Renowned journalist Julie Kelly has relentlessly covered the events of 1/6. Now she joins Tucker Carlson Today to react to the blockbuster release of Tucker Carlson Originals - Patriot Purge.
1x83 - An American Horror Story
November 4, 2021
After Jan. 6, Thomas Caldwell was forced to spend weeks in jail even though he never entered the Capitol. To coincide with the release of Tucker Carlson Originals - Patriot Purge, Thomas and his wife Sharon join Tucker Carlson Today to share their story.