Overview of THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 148
In this episode of Thought Crime, Charlie Kirk, Jack Posobiec, Mikey McCoy, and Blake dive into election-season urgency, warning listeners to vote and reject what they frame as “fake Christian” progressive candidates. The show also spends significant time debating whether horror films can be compatible with Christianity, and closes with a funny-but-pointed discussion of an “eternal cruise” scandal as a metaphor for rootless, consumer-driven living.
Election Season: Vote, Don’t Doom
The episode repeatedly stresses that the race will be decided by turnout, not polling hype.
- Viewers are urged to vote regardless of polls or discouragement.
- They promote tools like VoteReady.com and TPAction.com/polls to help people find polling locations and make a plan.
- The hosts argue that:
- midterms are won by mobilizing the base,
- natural conservative voters often stay home,
- and every vote matters more than the media narrative suggests.
Progressive Christians and the Kansas Senate Race
A major segment focuses on a Kansas Senate race and what the hosts see as a broader pattern: Democrats recruiting church-adjacent or pastor-like figures to appeal to Christian voters.
Main critique
They argue that candidates such as:
- Adam Hamilton (presented as a megachurch pastor / candidate figure), and
- James Talarico (referred to as “Tallarico” in the transcript)
are examples of leaders who wear Christian language while endorsing policies the hosts view as anti-biblical.
Themes they emphasize
- False teachers and “itching ears” Christianity
- Abortion, LGBTQ issues, and rejection of scriptural inerrancy
- The idea that some voters only want the “vibe” of Christianity, not the doctrine
- The danger of “skin suit” Christianity — using Jesus as a mascot for a political agenda
Central argument
The hosts claim progressive Christians:
- outsource compassion and charity to the state,
- weaken the family,
- and hollow out biblical faith into generic niceness.
Women, Secret Ballots, and “Hiding Your Vote”
Another recurring topic is a set of social media clips encouraging women to keep their vote secret from their husbands.
What the hosts say
- They view the messaging as a manipulative, anti-family tactic.
- They argue it encourages division inside marriages.
- They criticize early voting and mail-in systems as making vote secrecy easier to exploit.
Broader point
They connect this to a wider left-wing strategy:
- dividing husbands and wives,
- treating men as villains,
- and framing women’s political choices as an act of liberation from family authority.
Horror Films and Christian Discernment
A long, energetic discussion centers on whether horror movies are inherently bad for Christians.
The hosts’ shared position
They do not treat all horror as evil. Instead, they distinguish between:
- horror that exposes real evil, and
- gore/pagan/nihilistic horror that glorifies darkness.
Films discussed
They mention and debate:
- The Exorcist
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- Jaws
- Psycho
- The Conjuring
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Silence of the Lambs
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Dracula
- The Blair Witch Project
- It
- Friday the 13th
- The Witch
- Hereditary
- Midsommar
Key ideas
- Horror can function as a warning against evil and the occult.
- Some films have clearer moral framing than others.
- Gore-for-gore’s-sake is viewed as spiritually corrosive.
- They suggest Christian viewers should use discernment rather than blanket rules.
Cruise Ships, Retirement, and “Eternal Boomer Cruises”
The episode wraps with a story about people who paid for a supposedly endless cruise and then got stranded when the company ran out of money.
Why it matters to them
They use it as a metaphor for bad modern priorities:
- escaping responsibility,
- chasing pleasure,
- and treating life like a consumer product.
Broader critique
The hosts attack:
- retirement-as-escape,
- FIRE-style living as “checking out,”
- and the idea of spending life in leisure without family, church, community, or purpose.
Their preferred model
They argue for a life shaped by:
- marriage and children,
- generational responsibility,
- church involvement,
- and using wealth to build something lasting rather than merely consume.
Notable Takeaways
- Turnout is everything in close elections.
- Not all horror is equal; some films can reveal evil rather than glorify it.
- Progressive Christianity is portrayed as a political costume rather than genuine doctrine.
- Family unity matters politically, and the hosts are highly skeptical of messaging that normalizes secrecy between spouses.
- A meaningful life, in their view, is built around duty, faith, and legacy — not endless leisure.
Closing Call to Action
The episode ends with a strong reminder to:
- vote in the midterms,
- help others vote,
- and avoid turning the country into what they jokingly call a “poop cruise” or horror-movie version of America.