{"id":2018102,"date":"2025-09-13T01:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2018102"},"modified":"2025-09-13T01:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:25:27","slug":"charlie-kirks-podcast-returns-with-empty-chair-in-his-place-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/charlie-kirks-podcast-returns-with-empty-chair-in-his-place-after-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Podcast Returns With Empty Chair in His Place After Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong>\u2018s cohosts returned to their podcast days after the 31-year-old\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>During the Friday, September 12, episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecharliekirkshow.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Charlie Kirk Show\u201d podcast<\/a>, which is cohosted by <strong>Jack Posobiec, James O\u2019Keefe<\/strong> and <strong>Kash Patel<\/strong>, an empty chair was shown as a way to honor Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie would\u2019ve wanted us to be here,\u201d said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1966534489854668908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the cohosts<\/a> as they commemorated their late friend. \u201cHe would\u2019ve been upset if we weren\u2019t here. We\u2019ve left his chair open and empty, because nobody could ever fill it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The episode was released two days after Kirk <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/stars-react-after-conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-31\/\">was killed during<\/a> a Wednesday, September 10, shooting at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/who-is-charlie-kirk-meet-the-late-turning-point-usa-founder\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/who-is-charlie-kirk-meet-the-late-turning-point-usa-founder\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Who Was Charlie Kirk? Meet the Late Turning Point USA Founder<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tConservative commentator Charlie Kirk has died at age 31 after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10. \u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,\u201d Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded, said in a statement after news of the shooting broke.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk launched \u201cThe Charlie Kirk Show\u201d in 2019 and often made headlines for his right-wing opinions on controversial topics. As a result, the conservative activist\u2019s death<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/erin-napier-claps-back-at-sick-messages-about-charlie-kirks-death\/\"> has sparked a lot of conversation<\/a> on social media, with <strong>President Donald Trum<\/strong>p among the first to react.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke out in a statement via the White House\u2019s X account, \u201cThe Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued: \u201cThe president wrote in a statement shared by the White House\u2019s X account. \u201cHe was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrities also paid their respects with <strong>Chris Pratt<\/strong> writing via X, \u201cPraying for Charlie Kirk right now, for his wife and young children, for our country. We need God\u2019s grace. God help us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/charlie-kirk-shooting-death-investigation-updates-on-the-case\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2215977074Charlie-Kirk-Shooting-Death-Investigation-Updates-on-the-Case.jpg?crop=301px%2C270px%2C1461px%2C826px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk Shooting Death Investigation Updates on the Case\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2215977074Charlie-Kirk-Shooting-Death-Investigation-Updates-on-the-Case.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/charlie-kirk-shooting-death-investigation-updates-on-the-case\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Charlie Kirk Shooting Death Investigation: Updates on the Case<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe investigation into conservative pundit Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder on Wednesday, September 10, is ongoing as the Utah Valley University community, and the entire country, continues to process the day\u2019s tragic events. Kirk, who was 31, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at the university. Video shared on social media showed a bullet [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Candace Cameron Bure<\/strong> took to social media with her own message. \u201cWe love you, Charlie,\u201d she wrote via X. \u201cWell done, good and faithful servant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Tim Allen<\/strong> used his 9\/11 remembrance post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/public-figures-fired-over-charlie-kirk-comments-matthew-dowd-and-more\/\">to honor Kirk\u2019s family<\/a> after the conservative political commentator\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn this sad and [sic] day remembering 9-11. I add a somber prayer for Charlie Kirks family,\u201d Allen, 72, wrote via X on Thursday, September 11. \u201cThis is a very dark moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a two-day manhunt, law enforcement announced on Friday that 22-year-old <strong>Tyler Robinson<\/strong>, whom they suspect to be the shooter, was in police custody.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk is survived by wife <b>Erika Kirk\u00a0<\/b>(n\u00e9e Frantzve) and their two kids.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Kirk\u2018s cohosts returned to their podcast days after the 31-year-old\u2019s death. During the Friday, September 12, episode of \u201cThe Charlie Kirk Show\u201d podcast, which is cohosted by Jack Posobiec, James O\u2019Keefe and Kash Patel, an empty chair was shown as a way to honor Kirk. \u201cCharlie would\u2019ve wanted us to be here,\u201d said one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2018103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22062,24003,25601,21738],"class_list":["post-2018102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-news","tag-deaths","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-Kirks-Podcast-Returns-With-Empty-Chair-in-His-Place.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}