- Bill Maher provides some unlikely common ground as Rob highlights Maher’s criticism of reluctance to call terrorism “terrorism” and his arguments about radical Islam, Israel, Gaza and how attitudes toward 9/11 have changed over 25 years.
- Rob turns Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Texas politician James Talarico into a theological fact-check-with-punchlines, ripping Talarico’s use of Christianity to argue about Trump, immigration, Medicaid and transgender issues.
- Rob shares the remarkable story of Air Force pilot “44 Bravo,” who survives ejecting over Iran with a damaged parachute, hits the ground after falling at an estimated 70–100 mph and credits faith, training and the Para-rescue team that saves him.
- Guest Ashley Davis recalls being inside the White House on 9/11, seeing President George W. Bush return that evening, and discusses teaching younger generations about the attacks before weighing in on the midterms, Washington, D.C., and the importance of U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence against China.