<p>The week’s most unsettling headline dropped out of Utah:&nbsp;<strong>far-right agitator Charlie Kirk has been shot dead at a university event</strong>, a shocking act of political violence in an already overheated United States.</p><br><p>On&nbsp;<em>Social Meltdown</em>, Graeme and Dylan sift through what’s confirmed, what’s conspiracy, and why this matters far beyond one man’s fate.</p><p>Kirk built his brand by&nbsp;<strong>pushing anti-LGBTQ talking points, anti women's rights, spreading election lies, and culture-war outrage</strong>—and now his killing risks turning him into a martyr for the very movement he helped radicalise.</p><br><p>Answering messages from listeners, we talk about the shooter’s reported motives, the rumours of a mysterious plane that “went dark,” and what this says about a society where&nbsp;<strong>toxic rhetoric and collapsing trust make violent flashpoints feel inevitable</strong>.</p><br><p>A brutally honest look at how democracies crack when hate becomes a business model.</p><p>PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS SHOW FOR FREE EPISODES WEEKLY</p><br><p>FOLLOW US ON TIK TOK:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesocialmeltdown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@thesocialmeltdown</a></p><br><p>ALL OUR LINKS:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/TheSocialMeltdown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheSocialMeltdown</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

THE SOCIAL MELTDOWN

DYLAN EVANS AND GRAEME SMITH

Charlie Kirk: When the culture war becomes real

SEP 17, 202538 MIN
THE SOCIAL MELTDOWN

Charlie Kirk: When the culture war becomes real

SEP 17, 202538 MIN

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<p>The week’s most unsettling headline dropped out of Utah:&nbsp;<strong>far-right agitator Charlie Kirk has been shot dead at a university event</strong>, a shocking act of political violence in an already overheated United States.</p><br><p>On&nbsp;<em>Social Meltdown</em>, Graeme and Dylan sift through what’s confirmed, what’s conspiracy, and why this matters far beyond one man’s fate.</p><p>Kirk built his brand by&nbsp;<strong>pushing anti-LGBTQ talking points, anti women's rights, spreading election lies, and culture-war outrage</strong>—and now his killing risks turning him into a martyr for the very movement he helped radicalise.</p><br><p>Answering messages from listeners, we talk about the shooter’s reported motives, the rumours of a mysterious plane that “went dark,” and what this says about a society where&nbsp;<strong>toxic rhetoric and collapsing trust make violent flashpoints feel inevitable</strong>.</p><br><p>A brutally honest look at how democracies crack when hate becomes a business model.</p><p>PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS SHOW FOR FREE EPISODES WEEKLY</p><br><p>FOLLOW US ON TIK TOK:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesocialmeltdown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@thesocialmeltdown</a></p><br><p>ALL OUR LINKS:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/TheSocialMeltdown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheSocialMeltdown</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>