EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 4 MIN
Callers discuss Mark Lynch, surveillance software, and regional accents.
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
In Hour 3, Segment 2 of The Charlie James Show on August 4, 2026, host Charlie James takes calls from listeners regarding Senate primary candidates and show commentary. Caller David in Greenville expresses support for candidate Mark Lynch, praising his community advocacy during local statue removal controversies and raising concerns over data centers and "SignalTrace software" used in surveillance cameras to track Bluetooth devices. James agrees on the necessity of privacy firewalls between citizens and government. Subsequently, caller Daniel in Greenville critiques James for impersonating Darline Graham's Southern accent, prompting James to defend his long-standing use of comedic impressions and accents on air before taking the show to a commercial break.
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Charlie James: All right, let's go to the phones and talk to David in Greenville. How you doing, David? David: I'm doing well. How are you? Charlie James: I'm good. What's up, man? David: Uh, I want to uh talk about uh Mark Lynch. Um, you know, I met him a few years ago in downtown Greenville one evening with him and his family, and um, it was when all the stuff with George Floyd was going on and they were ripping statues down and all that stuff across the country, right? And they was wanting to rip the statue in the cemetery down in downtown Greenville. Charlie James: Yeah. David: Well, Mark Lynch stood against those people wanting to rip statues down and stuff, which, you know, is a patriotic thing. And, you know, I'm—I'm definitely voting for Mark Lynch because he's a man of the people. He's one of us, he's not a career politician, he's not taking all this PAC money from all these people, he's not bought off. He's a—you know, he's a family businessman, and uh, that's the type of person we need. And he's—he's concerned genuinely about the people of this state and this country. Um, you know, he's concerned about what could happen with these data centers affecting the environment and control and surveillance... Charlie James: Yeah. David: ...and these Flock cameras as well. But here's something that people probably don't know when it comes to uh Flock cameras: Do you know what SignalTrace software is? Charlie James: That I don't know. David: SignalTrace software is software that's implemented into these cameras so that they can lock onto your Bluetooth devices and form a footprint—a digital footprint—and capture the signals of your devices and stuff and form a—basically a... Charlie James: No, you're—you're—it's a footprint of everywhere you go, everything you do, all the actions that you take. I agree. I agree. And I agree with Mark Lynch: there's got to be some sort of a firewall between our privacy and the government. David: Well, and what everybody needs to do, they need to actually Google "SignalTrace software" and research this to see what's actually being done, because people—the—the police departments that come on Bill Frady's show and stuff, they're not being fully open and honest, because they're not telling people about this SignalTrace software... Charlie James: Now, here's the thing though: maybe they don't know. David: [laughter] Charlie James: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, because you—when you, cause I mean, there's a lot of software that I use on a daily basis that will do a lot more than I actually know about. David: Well, maybe they don't know, but maybe they need to look into it and learn. Charlie James: That—that would definitely be a good thing. Yep, David, I appreciate it, buddy. Let me go to Daniel in Greenville. Daniel, welcome. Daniel: Hello! Charlie James: Yes, hello. How are you? Daniel: Hey, very good, sir, very good. Charlie, I want to start off by saying, I've always been a big fan of your radio shows, okay? Few minutes ago—first of all, let me ask you this: where are you originally from? Where were you born and raised at? Charlie James: Augusta, Georgia. Daniel: Augusta, Georgia. All right, that's—all right, that's—that's one good—that's one good feather in your cap right there. [laughter] Okay. Man, listen, listen: making fun of Darline Graham's Southern accent, that ain't funny, man. That's—that is what's wrong with the state of South Carolina. Charlie James: Why not? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I made fun of Lindsay Graham's accent. Daniel: No, you made fun of uh Darline Graham's accent. Charlie James: No, I've also made fun of Lindsay Graham's accent. Daniel: Well, you shouldn't do that, cause I'll tell you why I say—here's why I say this: What's wrong with the state of South Carolina right now is because there's too many people here that don't have Southern accents, okay? I love your radio—I love your radio show, and I appreciate you, but that ain't cool, m ...
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