Best of the Program | Guests: Peter Mcilvenna & Ezra Levant | 5/15/26

In this compelling episode of The Glenn Beck Program, Glenn Beck reflects on the state of Western civilization through conversations with Peter McIlvenna and Ezra Levant, both vocal critics of cultural and political transformation in the UK. McIlvenna, a U.S.-based freedom of speech advocate with deep roots in Northern Ireland, paints a dire picture of England’s erosion of national identity, Christianity, and free expression, citing the decline of religious influence, the rise of Islam, and the suppression of dissenting voices. Levant, a Canadian journalist banned from the UK for publishing the Danish Mohammed cartoons, delivers a stark warning about the UK’s increasingly authoritarian approach to free speech, where social media criticism can lead to arrest and political policing. The episode underscores a growing fear that America could follow the UK’s path if it neglects its foundational values. The segment concludes with a powerful testimony from 16-year-old Marco Hunter Lopez, a Texas high school student who fought for the right to form a Republican Student Club amid systemic discrimination and institutional bias, highlighting a broader struggle for ideological balance in American schools. Beck frames the entire episode as a wake-up call: the fight for truth, identity, and freedom is not abstract—it’s happening now, and it’s urgent.