The Charlie Kirk Show THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 121 — Back To the Moon? Bryon Noem's Bimbo Fix? Mt. Everest = Lame?
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Apr 4, 2026 A fast-paced chat about the Artemis moon return and whether lunar missions really matter. A playful take on moon-landing conspiracies and flat-earth flight-route myths. Heated debate about commercial Everest climbs, sherpa scandals, and mountaineering ethics. A discussion on Tolkien’s spiritual themes and a media scandal over leaked cross-dressing photos and privacy concerns.
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Artemis Framed As A Strategic Moon Restart
- Returning to the Moon is framed as a historic restart, not a repeat, to rekindle national pride and compete with China.
- Charlie and the hosts stress Artemis' symbolic value and the technical gap since the 1970s, noting Artemis II will slingshot around the Moon before later landings.
Janitor Story Shows Moon Program Buy-In
- Cliff recounts a folklore janitor story from the Apollo era: a janitor told a visiting official he was 'working to put a man on the moon.'
- The tale illustrates cultural alignment and how even low-level workers bought into the national space mission.
Internet Era Turned Everyone Into Nonexperts
- Conspiracy culture shifted from 'trust experts' to widespread skepticism, enabling moon-landing and flat-Earth theories to persist.
- The hosts cite internet-fueled non-experts and examples like Rogan's audience as drivers of modern disbelief.