Charlie Kirk's death and polarization of U.S. politics

11/09/2025 24 min

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Episode Synopsis

American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a speaking event at a Utah university on Wednesday, sparking widespread condemnations of political violence both in the U.S. and here in Canada. We discuss the political climate in the U.S. with Rachael Segal, a lawyer, lecturer and former Stephen Harper government staffer; and Zack Beauchamp, a senior correspondent with Vox and author of The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World.