A WORLD GONE MAD
A Progressive Liberal News Podcast
Veteran Television, and Radio Broadcaster Jeff Alan Wolf offers his Observations on the issues (many issues) of the week with a fearless liberal bent. His solid delivery, and dry common sense approach sets him apart from other liberals that populate Talk and Commentary Podcasts”
Jeff Does NOT Pull Punches.
He does NOT Make comments that are “SAFE”.
He tells the Truth.
(He Tells It As He Sees It)
He Is Very OPINIONATED!
He says the things Out Loud YOU’RE
already thinking.
Jeff is Unfiltered, Unspun, A little Unhinged, but offers a lot of Common Sense.
This Podcast could make you MAD.
This Podcast could make you SMILE.
Regardless, it WILL make you THINK!
A WORLD GONE MAD
Charlie Kirk Shooting: America at a Crossroads
Tonight’s episode of A World Gone Mad is not like the others.
There are moments when the news can’t be played for laughs, and this is one of them.
A public figure has been gunned down. The ripple effects stretch far beyond one man or one ideology. They reach into the very heart of where America is heading, and what we’ve allowed ourselves to become.
This is not an easy conversation. It is not light. It is not entertainment. It is a blunt examination of political violence and what it says about us as a nation.
We live in a climate where anger turns into threats, and threats turn into action. The guardrails of democracy feel weaker every time violence becomes an acceptable answer to words. And that reality has now landed in the headlines with a force we can’t look away from.
Some will spin it. Some will celebrate. Others will weaponize it for their own gain. But beneath all of that noise lies a more urgent truth: America is standing at a crossroads, and the choices we make now will echo for decades.
This episode asks the questions too many are afraid to face. It challenges the narratives. It calls out the hypocrisy. And it refuses to pretend that murder can ever be a solution to ideas we disagree with.
You may not want to hear it. But you need to. Because silence, indifference, and distraction are exactly what allow this cycle to deepen.
If you listen to only one episode this month, let it be this one.
Because now is NOT the time to stick our heads in the sand. Apathy is NOT an option.
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This is a World Gone Mad. This is a World Gone Mad, mad, mad, mad, mad. This is a World Gone Mad. I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe Now.
Speaker 1:Normally on a Friday, I do a segment later in my episode called News from the Edge of Sanity. You know those oddball, head-shaking stories that make you laugh and wonder how humanity gets through the week. But today I need to do something different Because, when the biggest story in America is a shooting tied to Charlie Kirk, pretending it's just another Friday with weird headlines, would feel wrong. And before I go further, I want to say this to you, the listener Please don't turn off this episode and think, no, I don't want to hear this. Jeff, I'm asking you to stay with me, because you do need to hear this. It's important and I'll explain if you give me the chance by doing me the courtesy of listening. We can't ignore something like this. We can't hide and stick our heads in the sand. We need to be aware of something monumental that's taking place in our country. So I'm asking for your indulgence and I'm asking you to hear me out Now. I promise you this I'm not here to drown you in speculation or drag you into every rumor flying around online. You've already heard plenty of that flying around online. You've already heard plenty of that, but we are going to talk about this straight for what it is a moment that cuts deep, sparks debate and says something about where we are as a country. And yes, I owe you an apology.
Speaker 1:This episode won't have the usual crazy Edge of Sanity stories no alligators in swimming pools, no UFO sightings, no mayor caught with a raccoon sidekick. That'll be back, but today the Edge of Sanity is right here in the headlines and it's not funny. So let's take a few minutes together. Let's break this down honestly what happened, why it matters and why. This is not just about Charlie Kirk, but about the atmosphere we've built, where violence is creeping closer to politics, closer to daily life, closer to us. Okay, here we go. Again, my apologies to you, the Wolfpack listener. I'm not lightening the load this time. I'm not giving you the laugh before the weekend, because if I ignored this, if I just went into the funny stories later on, you'd think Jeff's not a serious broadcaster, he's a bullshit podcaster who can't handle the real stuff. On the other hand, if I dove too deep into it, I'd sound like I'm sensationalizing, and I'm not here to do either one. I'm here to address it because it has to be addressed.
Speaker 1:Charlie Kirk was shot and killed and whatever you think of him, whatever side of the fence you sit on, this changes things. Let me be 100% clear. I am diametrically opposed to everything he stood for the lies, the racism, the bigotry, every ounce of poison he pumped into this culture. I reject all of it. He represented the exact opposite of what I stand for on this show and what I stand for in my life. He and I could not be further apart. And yet, as much as I stand against everything he said, I will say this again and again tonight Murder is not the answer. Murdering someone is not the recourse. Assassination is not a choice you make to undo words you hate. Now I found out yesterday that Kirk lived right here near us in Arizona. That makes this even closer to home. That makes us even closer to home.
Speaker 1:And as I've been watching the reactions online, I've seen some Democrats online actually celebrating and playing the song Celebrate by Kool and the Gang dancing in videos as if a man's death is a party. That's grotesque, that's not cool, who he should be. And at the same time, politicians are already turning Kirk into a martyr, the White House, kash Patel, leaders everywhere raising him up in death as something more than he was in life. And whether you love Kirk or hated him, that rush to martyrdom reframes him in history instantly. And that has consequences too. They say they've got the suspect. We'll see how they frame that. Was this just a lone wolf or will it be spun into something bigger? We know how quickly narratives get built before the facts are even clear.
Speaker 1:And, of course, the conspiracy theories are already exploding. Some people are saying this was staged, a red flag operation, republicans talking out their own, or taking out their own, rather to have an excuse to declare martial law, out their own, rather to have an excuse to declare martial law to shut down the midterms. And look, I'm not here to drag us into the weeds of conspiracy. But I can't ignore that those voices are already out there. And once again it all adds to the madness.
Speaker 1:Here's the brutal question some are asking Is it good that Kirk's voice is gone? Let's not kid ourselves. Kirk was pouring gasoline on every fire of hate. He was toxic, he was venomous, he was dangerous. Let me stop right there, because even if you hated everything about him, murder is not a recourse. Murder is not the answer. You cannot kill your way out of ideas. You cannot assassinate your way into a better country, no matter who the target is left, right or in between, political violence poises all of us. It doesn't just silence one voice. It tears at the fabric of democracy itself. And yes, I saw the video. It's graphic, it's violent and it stays with you.
Speaker 1:Kirk was answering a question about gun violence of all things, a student asking him about shootings and seconds later Kirk was shot. Kirk was killed. The irony is chilling and the image sears into your brain. And by the way, while all eyes have been on Charlie Kirk, there was another shooting in Denver. Some of you know about it, some don't Do. Any of you know this.
Speaker 1:How sad is that? That these things are happening so often that they're now slipping under the radar. It shows how desensitized we've become. Things are happening so often that they're now slipping under the radar. It shows how desensitized we've become, how we're now competing with tragedy, not responding to it. So here we are in a world gone mad. Instead of laughing at raccoons in convenience stores or UFOs in New Mexico, we're looking directly at the edge of sanity in the headlines themselves.
Speaker 1:Look, wolfpack listeners, I'm sorry I can't lighten the mood this time, but it would be irresponsible for me to not cover this story with you, to not cover this story with you. And if you take nothing else from me, this episode, take this. Murder is not the answer, because here's the truth. This isn't just about Charlie Kirk. It's about the climate we built in America, a climate where words turn to threats, threats turn to violence and violence keeps creeping closer to our politics and our daily lives. And even though this was an undercurrent, hidden sometimes not so hidden of the bigotry in our country, the hatred of others in our country, the hatred of others, donald Trump and MAGA supercharged it. They created an atmosphere where anything goes, where it's okay to append the norm with violence. Their actions cause this. And to any Republican listener of my show who disagrees with me, I don't care if you think I'm wrong, I don't care if you think this is just a liberal viewpoint. This is a fact. Donald Trump created this atmosphere. He was the instigator of it.
Speaker 1:We're standing at a crossroads right now. Where we turn from here is going to say everything about who we are for the next 50 years. Do we choose more anger, more vengeance, more excuses for violence, or do we finally admit that this path leads nowhere? Good, that's the choice in front of us, and history will remember which direction we took. I promise next Friday I will return you to the regular segment for news from the edge of sanity.
Speaker 1:All of this had to be said. I hope you understand. If you care, if you have your own thoughts on what I've said, I'd love to hear them. Send me three words or less that sum up how you feel about where America is right now. Email me anytime wolfpacktalks at gmailcom. W-o-l-f-p-a-c-k-t-a-l-k-s at gmailcom. W-o-l-f-p-a-c-k-t-a-l-k-s at gmail. Or call my 24-7 voicemail line 833-399-9653. It's toll free. I need you, the listener, engaged in this conversation. I need a dialogue between us. Apathy is not an option. This has been A World Gone Mad. I'm Jeff Alan Wolfe. I'll be back Monday because someone has to say the shit that no one else will, and apparently that job's mine. Until then, wolfpack listeners, stay skeptical, stay focused and, most of all, please stay hopeful. There is chaos in the world, can't you see? And we need to stand up and preserve our democracy. This is a world gone mad. This is a world gone mad.
