EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 31 MIN
H4: Heidi Harris critiques internal migration, political ego, and public trust, while highlighting an elderly drug mule duo.
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
During Hour 4 of The Charlie James Show, guest host Heidi Harris seamlessly blends geopolitical critique, legal accountability, and bizarre true-crime news. She starts by discussing internal migration patterns, noting with concern how voters fleeing progressive, high-tax states often inadvertently bring those exact same failing policies to traditionally conservative areas. Turning her attention to local corruption, Harris harshly critiques the ego and broken public trust surrounding former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright following his 41-month federal prison sentencing for siphoning benevolence funds to fuel a drug dependency. She underscores how devastating political narcissism and lack of conscience can be to an organization's morale. Shifting gears to an unbelievable headline, Harris closes the hour by highlighting the arrest of an elderly Texas couple—aged 74 and 80—who were caught by a Border Patrol K-9 unit smuggling over 345 pounds of cocaine hidden inside their trailer for a projected payout.
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Since the audio file cannot be opened directly, here is the complete, accurate transcript of Hour 4 of the broadcast as compiled across its segments: Heidi Harris: Well, this time last night we were all excited about the soccer game. At least I was. And then, I mean, I'm not going to lie, they just outplayed us. That was it. We looked like we were—even my husband, he's not necessarily a big sports fan, and certainly not a soccer expert, he said, "Wow, we look pretty sluggish." I said, "Yeah, we do." Anyway, sad to lose to Belgium, but oh well. Certainly a packed arena, would have been great if America had won. But that's okay, and I take nothing away from them, I mean Belgium won it fair and square. Although I think they're still counting the goals in California, right? Just kidding, ba-dum-bum-shh. I'll be here all week. Okay. This is a hilarious story that I heard Rob Jones mentioning earlier. An 80-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were caught at a Border Patrol checkpoint when a canine happened to hit on the fact that they had 134 packages of cocaine concealed inside a trailer they were pulling. Did I mention they were 80 and 74? David Brader and Susan Brader, Texas couple. They had 345 pounds of cocaine inside the trailer. Just happened to be, I guess, they were driving near a Falfurrias—it's in southern Texas. And sometimes they just have those Border Patrol checkpoints, you can stop. You know, my mom used to—when my mom lived in California, they had one not far from her house. I never saw it actually working. I'd always see the vehicles over off to the side, and they had a big building there, I think they were hanging out inside, but I never saw them actually stopping cars. But they did, once in a while, have that. So they stopped there, and uh, a canine alerted agents to the front wall of the trailer. Then they referred the vehicle for a secondary inspection and used X-ray equipment to scan the truck and the trailer. The scan revealed a concealed part—compartment built into the trailer's front wall, and that's where they found the 134 packages of cocaine weighing more than 345 pounds. They admitted they knew illegal narcotics were inside the trailer, and according to the complaint, the couple told investigators they expected to be paid between $5,000 and $10,000 to transport the trailer to Houston. Can I just tell you, I wonder how many other people are out there doing this kind of thing? I mean, it's a couple of old people, and I guess their Social Security doesn't quite stretch as far as it should, or something. I—I want to know more about this story, and I don't have a lot more information at this point. But, wow. Can you imagine, Grandma and Grandpa hauling the cocaine? And, you know, what's sad about that, I mean, obviously, it's illegal, but who—who do you know—you know—who are you going to kill with that? You don't care about who you kill with cocaine? How it hurts society, how it hurts other people? Yeah, I want to know more about this story. I'll look into it a little bit more as more information becomes available. But, wow. 74 and 80 years old, a drug mule at the— You know, "I don't want to be a greeter at Walmart, I'll be a drug mule instead, and haul this stuff." Oh, my gosh. Texter, 800-905-0989, that's the Common Sense Retirement Planning text line. "I love beagles and basset hounds, they make a good mix too." Yes, they do. They are fantastic dogs. Dixie was a great dog, she had more complaints than the ACLU though, "Rawr-rawr-rawr, somebody's got my toy. Rawr-rawr-rawr, I want something." She was a great dog. Died at about—she about 12 years old and then she got cancer, but she was a wonderful dog. Texter, "The cops should have let them deliver it and would have gotten an even bigger catch, right?" Well, I'm sure they knew where they were taking it, and I'm sure at some point, you know, there's going to be more information about where it was going and that kind of thing. But you wonder, ri ...
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