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The Tucker Carlson Show

Michael Knowles: Attacks on Christians, Norm McDonald, and Leaving Atheism for Catholicism

The Tucker Carlson Show

Tucker Carlson Network

Daily News, Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 145 minutes

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Six years ago Fox News denounced Michael Knowles as “disgusting” for making an obvious point, and then banned him from the air. He’s since been vindicated, to put it mildly. (00:00) The Left’s Exploitation of Greta Thunberg (08:02) The Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting (15:55) Why Is Catholicism Booming? (25:11) How Technology and Wealth Is Corrupting the Christian West (35:50) The Vatican 2 Council Controversy (46:52) Is There Salvation Outside of the Church? (1:28:32) Is Trump Really a Nationalist? (1:45:34) Is Putin Actually Evil?Michael Knowles is a Catholic political commentator, host of The Michael Knowles Showon DailyWire+, and the #1 national best-selling author of Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds, as well as the viral blank book Reasons To Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide. He is also the founder of Mayflower Cigars, blending his love of faith, culture, and tradition with a passion for premium cigars. Paid partnerships with: Masa Chips: Get 25% off with code TUCKER at https://masachips.com/tuckerTecovas: Get 10% off at tecovas.com/tucker Cozy Earth: Go to https://CozyEarth.com/Tucker & use code TUCKER for up to 40% off joggers, pants, shirts - everything. TCN: Watch the full series as soon as it premieres: tuckercarlson.com/the911files Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I was saying about you this morning, and I haven't seen you since 2019. I think that's correct. I think so. And what's interesting, looking back, that was only six years ago, is what a completely different world we live in. So the last time I saw you, you had described, and correct me, if I've messed up the details, I probably have. Greta Thunberg as you weren't even that mean.

0:21.3

You're like, she's clearly mentally ill, something like that.

0:23.0

Yeah, I said the left is exploiting this mentally ill Swedish child.

0:27.3

So, obviously true.

0:28.7

So if you said that now, the only reason I'm bringing this up is just to celebrate how much this country has changed and how much fear it is.

0:37.6

So you said that in 2019, again, wasn't the Middle Ages.

0:42.1

We had air conditioning and air travel.

0:43.4

It was like the modern era.

0:44.8

And you were banned from the conservative TV channel,

0:48.7

which denounced you as, quote, disgusting for saying that.

0:52.7

Now it's like you don't even think twice about noting the obvious.

0:56.4

So I just want to say, I'm glad to see you in this better world.

1:23.6

I'm glad to see be in this better world. And you, heroically uncanneled me, actually. There were, there were a few people who helped out, but you were one of the people who really helped out

1:31.2

when I was being ostracized to St. Helena for making what I felt was a benign observation.

1:38.2

Yes.

1:38.7

And you said, that's ridiculous.

1:41.2

And you kind of forced me back through into TV.

1:46.2

Well, I mean, it certainly didn't require heroism it was just like that was so stupid i couldn't believe you know it's i think

1:51.9

it's also important to remember that this country went through a protracted moral panic that

1:56.2

hurt so many people yes and that we've never really repented of that and we should. Like I interviewed one

2:02.7

yesterday. I won't even bore you with the story, but he was just another casualty of that

2:06.0

five-year period where people were destroyed, driven to suicide in a lot of cases during our

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