Episode 47 - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

In this episode, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 at 12:23pm MT on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.  We touch on Charlie’s beginnings when he co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18.  We reflect on the access to healthy discourse on college campuses and how it has changed since we attended college in the late 1980s - early 90s.  We discuss how Charlie’s art of debate on college campuses simply started with a folding table, a chair and a sign that read “Prove Me Wrong”.  We observe how the media has covered the death of Charlie Kirk fairly overall, with Brian discussing the assumed motivation behind their approach.  Charlie Kirk gained power through the use of words, encouraging the youth of America to debate him on any topic.  Literally, Charlie debated any topic someone brought him, even something as simple as “pancakes or waffles?”.  He would encourage those who disagreed with him to come to the front of the crowd to present their topic or question to debate.  Through this open discourse, Charlie’s influence on the youth of America, and even the world, grew larger than many people realize.  Through communication, Charlie platformed his “opponents”, while simultaneously creating a space for his young supporters to connect and feel accepted.  Nicole reads Charlie’s quote on empathy and shares her own perspective on the subject.  She also reads one of his quotes discussing the Second Amendment, as well as a back and forth with an attendee regarding homosexuality and conservatism.   We discuss Charlie’s outlook on diversity and unity, and touch on the murder of Iryna Zarutska.  Charlie had an exceptionally strong Christian faith and there was no question that Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior.  This faith guided him in almost everything he did, and was certainly a support system as he created dialogue with everyone, from Only Fans girls to President Trump.  He was a bridge between the right and left of the youth, bringing them together to use their voices, even if they were coming from opposite points of view.  You don’t have to agree with everything Charlie discussed or believed in order to respect his phenomenal talent to debate anything and everything with anyone.  The true tragedy of all of this is that he left behind his beautiful wife and two young children.  Charlie certainly lived more life in his short 31 years than most people live in a lifetime, and we think it’s safe to assume his impact on the world is nowhere near complete.Learn More About Charlie Kirk Here:https://tpusa.com/Check Us Out Here:https://genxadultingpodcast.com/#charliekirk #charlie #turningpointusa #turningpoint #republican #liberal #independent #left #right #moderate #debate #talk #podcast #college #collegecampus #youth #america #media #millennials #millennial #genz #politics #christian #jesus #jesuschrist #christianityCheck us out at genxadulting.com#generationx #genx #podcast #marriage #relationship #interview #mom #family