Episode summary
In a sprawling four-hour conversation, Shawn Ryan sits down with Candace Owens, the independent journalist and former Daily Wire host, for one of the most explosive interviews of her career. Owens makes stunning allegations about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, claiming he was killed not by a sniper but by a PETN-shaped explosive charge concealed in his chest microphone, and that she was told by Turning Point USA's Andrew Colbert days after the killing that 'it was supposed to be you.' She alleges Kirk was murdered weeks after refusing a personal offer from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to elevate Turning Point USA in exchange for unwavering support, and that the crime scene was deliberately destroyed with 10 inches of soil removed and the area repaved within days. Owens also reveals the internal dysfunction and alleged intimidation tactics at The Daily Wire, claiming CEO Jeremy Boring sued her multiple times for social media 'likes,' cut millions from her contract when she refused to denounce Kanye West, and operates the company like a cult that legally stalks former employees through arbitration. She describes her path from liberal to conservative, her instant spiritual connection to her British husband George Farmer, her conversion to Catholicism, and her journey to independent media success. Owens accuses Trump of blocking investigation into his own Butler assassination attempt, alleges Israel operates sophisticated bot networks to manipulate American public opinion, and describes encounters with what she believes are Mossad handlers. She offers searing criticism of modern Zionism, connects it to historical occult practices and the Bolshevik Revolution, and argues America is under foreign occupation by interests hostile to Christianity. Throughout, Owens presents herself as unbowed by legal threats, death threats, and professional retaliation, sustained by faith, family, and audience support.
