Hour 4 - The final segments focused on listener calls discussing the "religious revival" among young men and the impact of shifting demographics on South Carolina's future. episode artwork

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Hour 4 - The final segments focused on listener calls discussing the "religious revival" among young men and the impact of shifting demographics on South Carolina's future.

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In the final hour of the April 20, 2026, broadcast, Charlie James tackled the intersection of labor and demographics, starting with a critical look at voter drives, redistricting, and the economic impact of cheap illegal labor with guest Mark Lynch. The conversation shifted to a major cultural trend: a surge in spirituality, with 42% of Gen Z men (ages 18–29) now identifying as people of faith, a sharp rise from 2025 levels. The hour concluded with a heavy volume of listener calls on the WORD line, where the audience debated the causes of this youth religious revival and further engaged with Mark Lynch on the political consequences of shifting labor markets.

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00:00 I want to reiterate that if you are in Pickens County and you were there within a one mile radius of 611 Katachi Trail in Central, you should evacuate. Go find something else to do for a couple of hours. They've got a fire out there. Let me tell you something, as dry as things are right now, holy cow. We need 15 inches of rain. 00:28 to make up for our deficit right now. It has been so dry. Maybe, maybe we're going to get some relief coming up on Monday. Maybe. All let's continue with Dee and Thomas. Dee, welcome. Welcome back, rather. What's up, buddy? Hey, Charlie. Continuing, you know, our discussion earlier before the break pertaining to the voter drive and the redistricting uh incentive initiative. 00:57 by the previous administrations. I've talked with so many people, or many people, that have uh offered the reasoning that everyone's looking for cheap labor, cheaper labor. Right. And I've tried to iterate to them and have heard it uh expressed that 01:26 If one considers and factors in the uh burden to the taxpayers of all, uh you know, uh from uh Medicare uh and the healthcare issues, uh education, uh food stamps, every uh avenue available and that is on the taxpayers' bank, 01:56 then they become some of the most expensive labor that you could hire. They absolutely do. Absolutely do. And another point that I wanted to make, and I want to hold you up, as far as the SAVE Act, uh and Thune's uh dragging his feet and reluctant to uh get this across the line. uh 02:25 You know, just as in the immigration issue itself, illegal immigration issue itself, why not just go ahead and throw open the doors and allow China and Russia to vote in our elections? You're right. You're right. You might as well. What's the difference? You're absolutely right. Listen, we got to get rid of Thune. 02:53 We gotta get rid of the filibuster. We gotta pass the SAVE Act and then maybe we might have a shot at the midterms. I appreciate it. Let's go to Hugh in Spartanburg. Hugh, welcome. Yes. Let me first say I have a son and a grandson serving our country. Thank you. And I do not want... 03:21 my United States Senator to be a drunk. 03:33 an addict or a drug pusher. I don't care how long it's been since he was one. He never paid a price for it. Daddy got him everything. Daddy got him a job. Daddy got him out of trouble. Daddy paid for him to go to college six years and he didn't get a degree. He... 04:01 So you, so you, you don't believe in redemption. 04:09 I believe in redemption. just do not believe in a drug. 04:27 It's look who is redeemed is between God and the individual that is not my judgment my judgment is based on what is important on the God's given earth and I do not trust them plus if Lynch is elected he can't get 04:56 on any committee that requires any. ah 05:04 Well, from what I've heard, his criminal record, from what I've heard, wait a hold on, Hugh, from what I've heard, his criminal record has been expunged. That does, I've researched that. Okay. That expunges his record, but it does not erase it. And when a background search is done for security purposes, 05:34 expunged or not, it's on there. It's your history. Every bad event that I ever did was looked at before my clerics, when I served. I, you know, I don't understand why the only person that can challenge Lindsey Graham has to be a former 06:02 drug pusher and addict. Alright, well there you go Hugh, believing in redemption but not in but not trusting the redeemed. Not sure, I mean gosh, Moses was a murderer. 06:17 David, he was an adulterer. 06:22 Noah, I mean look at all people of the Bible that God lifted up out of the way they were and used them for good. 06:38 There you go. uh Let's go to Swingin' Don in Shelby. How you doing, Swingin'? I'm doing pretty good, Charlie. How about yourself? I'm great. What's up, Probably a little off topic, but this is about electricity. uh know, Duke Energy, ...

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