Welcome to The Tenth Man Podcast — a conservative news podcast consisting of independent political commentary and social analysis for people who are tired of media narratives replacing facts. Hosted by Kevin Travis, The Tenth Man explores today’s biggest stories through the lens of media bias, current affairs, American exceptionalism, the Second Amendment, climate change debates, culture, public policy, and common sense. Each episode challenges conventional wisdom by digging into the historical context, contradictions, and overlooked details often missing from mainstream coverage. From climate change and energy policy to immigration, crime, free speech, gun rights, economics, and cultural trends, this unbiased news podcast combines factual analysis with sharp social commentary and a contrarian perspective designed to make listeners think critically. If you enjoy long-form unbiased political podcasts, independent journalism,
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S5 E19 - Surprise in Germany: The Untold Mass Attack Story
Jun 29, 202617 minS5
Send us Fan Mail The Würzburg Stabbing and the Number 11: What Gets Counted, What Gets Ignored | The Tenth Man This episode revisits the June 25, 2021 Würzburg, Germany stabbing in which Abdirahman Jibril Ali attacked 11 people in four minutes, killing three women and wounding eight, after prior violent incidents and a brief psychiatric commitment that produced no diagnosis. It argues the story was largely ignored in U.S. media because it happened abroad, and highlights that unarmed citizens slowed the attacker with improvised objects until a police officer ended the attack with a single gunshot, using this to contend that violence gets stopped when a gun shows up and that an armed civilian—including with a handgun—can be essential to self-defense. The episode contrasts Würzburg—a stranger attacking strangers—with three U.S. incidents the same day that totaled 11 shooting victims but stemmed from existing disputes, and uses the comparison to criticize weapon-focused policy debates in favor of addressing mental health, integration, and intervention failures. 00:00 Würzburg Attack Overview 02:33 Warning Signs Ignored 03:54 Victims and Chaos 04:24 Citizens Fight Back 05:25 Show Mission Break 06:04 Gun Ends the Threat 08:27 What Makes Mass Attacks 09:44 Motive and System Failures 11:27 America’s Other Eleven 12:33 Randomness vs Statistics 14:17 Lessons Beyond Gun Laws 16:02 Closing Thoughts #americanexceptionalism #secondamendment #germanycrime #immigrantcrime #massshooting #somalicrime Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
S5 E18 - Australia's "Rare" Mass Shootings - Four Recent Examples
Jun 22, 202629 min
Send us Fan Mail The Mass Shooting You Didn’t Hear About: Australia, “Rare,” and the Media Double Standard Kevin Travis argues that American media apply a double standard to “mass shootings,” spotlighting U.S. incidents using the Gun Violence Archive definition (4+ shot) while downplaying similar events abroad as “rare.” He cites a May 19, 2026 gang-linked shooting in Canley Heights, Sydney (5 victims, 1 dead), and contrasts Australia’s immediate contextual framing (targeted organized crime) with U.S. coverage that often omits gang context. He also recounts the Dec. 14, 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack (15 killed, 41 wounded; ISIS claim; failed bombs) followed by new gun restrictions, the April 13, 2024 Bondi Junction mall stabbing stopped by a police officer’s gun, and an Oct. 5, 2025 random Croydon Park shooting (16 injured) that few Americans heard about. He criticizes Tim Walz’s 2024 debate claim about Finland despite a recent Finnish school shooting, notes geography and population differences in cross-country comparisons, and points to World Cup safety narratives versus “gun tourism” by foreign visitors in the U.S. 00:00 Australia Mass Shooting 02:14 Canley Heights Context 03:56 Why US Coverage Skips 06:39 Bondi Beach Terror 08:54 Knife Attack Bondi 11:30 Finland Debate Myth 14:50 Croydon Park Rampage 17:32 Double Standard Mechanism 21:49 Geography And Borders 23:24 World Cup Gun Tourism 26:29 Connecting The Dots 27:53 Double Standard Conclusion #SecondAmendment #MassShooting #AustraliaCrime #BondiBeachShooting Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
Send us Fan Mail The “13/50” Myth Myth: Crime Stats, Liber Rules, and the Number No One Wants to Discuss Kevin Travis introduces a recurring segment called “Liber Rules,” arguing that progressives treat plausible claims as true without evidence, and applies it to the claim that “13/50” crime statistics are fabricated and that repeating them is hate speech. He cites FBI Uniform Crime Reports showing Black Americans account for about 52% of murder arrests and Bureau of Justice Statistics data showing about 54% of murder convictions, contending the disparity increases with deeper scrutiny. He disputes “over-policing” as the driver, arguing murders generate 911 calls and would also appear in hospitals and morgues if white crime were being systematically missed. He highlights SPLC-cited data on largely intraracial crime and notes cross-racial figures, then emphasizes that 56% of U.S. murder victims are Black and that Black homicide victimization is far higher than for whites, concentrating in long Democratic-run cities; he links outcomes to fatherlessness and Democratic social policy while stating race is not the variable. 00:00 Provocative Opening 00:34 Liber Rules Explained 01:19 The 13/52 Claim 02:37 Hate Symbol Trap 05:07 Data Arrests vs Convictions 06:22 Unsolved Murders Pivot 07:14 Over Policing Argument 10:16 Numbers Aren't Hate 11:05 SPLC Intraracial Rebuttal 13:39 The Real Furious Number 14:55 Democrat Cities Focus 16:07 Fatherlessness Policy Link 16:43 Culture Not Race 17:25 Staircase Recap 18:26 Final Takeaway 19:30 Closing Credits #SPLC #13/50 #FailedDemocrats #AmericaCrime Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
S5 E16- Pulse Orlando 10th Anniversary: Shadows Looming on America's 250th
Jun 12, 202617 minS5
Send us Fan Mail Pulse at 10 Years: ISIS, Lone Wolves, and the Media’s Narrative On the 10th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, the episode argues that mainstream coverage from outlets like ABC’s GMA First Look and CNN frames the event primarily as an attack on a gay nightclub while minimizing the documented ISIS link, including Omar Mateen’s 911 pledge of allegiance and ISIS’s lone-wolf doctrine. It contrasts this framing with related ISIS-inspired attacks in 2016—Nice on Bastille Day and the Ohio State attack—and claims the press treats them as disconnected stories while emphasizing guns and domestic culture-war angles. The host also cites a lesser-covered June 7, 2016 Kalamazoo cycling-group tragedy to argue that victim identity drives national attention. The episode urges journalists to examine patterns, symbolic-date targeting, and broader geopolitical chains of accountability ahead of July 4 and America’s 250th anniversary. 00:00 Media Anniversary Framing 01:13 Missing Terror Context 03:16 What Pulse Really Was 05:12 Target Was Americans 06:39 Lone Wolf Myth 08:15 ISIS Franchise Pattern 09:50 Blaming America Narrative 10:42 What Newsrooms Should Ask 12:09 Kalamazoo Contrast 14:23 Chain of Accountability 16:15 Final Warning and Wrap #PulseNightclubShooting #ISIS #SecondAmendment #IlhanOmar #AmericanExceptionalism Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>How to End the War With Iran: Stop Managing, Start Winning | The Tenth Man<br/><br/>Kevin Travis argues the U.S. is not losing a war with Iran but “managing” it while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commits piracy and war crimes by seizing commercial vessels in international waters. He says defensive measures like arming merchant ships may deter boardings but won’t end the conflict, and criticizes relying on large modern destroyers unsuited for shallow-water patrols. Travis calls for an offensive posture: deploy shallow-draft patrol craft with helicopter support to hunt IRGC s...
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