The Tenth Man Podcast with Kevin Travis

Kevin Travis
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A weekly conservative news podcast where your host Kevin Travis cuts through the media fog to expose bias, misinformation, and selective storytelling. From gun rights to climate change, from race to American exceptionalism, The Tenth Man tackles the topics the press twists, ignores, or spins. With sharp analysis, historical context, and a dash of wit, this podcast brings you the facts hiding in plain sight. If you’re tired of being told what to think, if you want to hear an unbiased politics podcast, this is the place. The Tenth Man—because when nine people nod along, it’s the one who dissents who sees the truth.

  1. 2D AGO

    S5 E10 - Iran, A Juvenile Delinquent Throwing Rocks at Cars

    Send us Fan Mail Iran’s “Overpass”: Mining the Strait of Hormuz, Extorting Shipping, and the World’s Double Standard The episode compares teens throwing rocks from highway overpasses—citing fatal cases in Michigan (Kenneth White, 2017), Ohio, and Colorado—to Iran’s deliberate policy of attacking and extorting neutral shipping in the 21-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG normally passes. It argues Iran has reduced traffic to about 5% of prior levels while charging up to $2 million per vessel and allegedly mining international lanes in violation of longstanding Hague rules, driving oil-price spikes, flight cancellations, and delays in fertilizer and food shipments. The speaker claims the world holds Iran to lower standards than the West, noting a UN statement “asking them to please stop” and a Security Council resolution vetoed by China and Russia, while China imports over 90% of Iran’s illicit oil. The episode contrasts Iran with Singapore’s prosperity and choice to enable commerce rather than threaten it. 00:00 Overpass Double Standard 00:53 Deadly Rock Throwing 03:04 Strait of Hormuz Overpass 04:05 Why It Hits Home 05:27 Tolls and Extortion 06:18 Sea Mines and Decency 09:09 Princess Diana Contrast 10:09 UN Vetoes and Hypocrisy 12:17 Two Ships Two Missions 15:06 Singapore Chooses Good 17:53 China's Complicity 19:10 Back to Michigan Verdict 20:30 Conclusion and Thanks  #TheTenthMan #HormuzCrisis #FreePassage #IranNavy #DoubleStandard #NeutralShipping #IRISDena #Hormuz #LostPotential #TinCanSailor  Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    21 min

  2. APR 27

    S5 E09 - Greta Thunberg, Take the Win for Stopping Iran Oil

    Send us Fan Mail The Biggest Oil Disruption Ever—and the Climate Movement’s Silence Says Everything This episode argues that a massive Iran-linked energy disruption has effectively locked up about 20% of global oil supply in the Arabian Gulf, yet major climate activists and groups (Greta Thunberg, Just Stop Oil, Greenpeace) are largely silent despite years of demanding reduced fossil-fuel use. It contrasts U.S. and European costs for food and gasoline, noting Americans still pay far less, and cites impacts like idled tankers, fewer flights (including Lufthansa canceling 20,000), and potential reductions in driving and shipping. The script claims EV adoption is declining just as high fuel prices were supposed to accelerate it, and offers three reasons for the silence: media incentives favor catastrophe, activist fundraising relies on crisis, and the disruption demonstrates that removing fossil fuels before alternatives are ready causes price spikes, instability, and harm—highlighting the need for more domestic production, LNG, nuclear, and realistic accounting of renewables. 00:00 Oil Shock Silence 02:01 Meet the 10th Man 03:25 Greta and Just Stop Oil 04:37 Road Safety Irony 05:38 Greenpeace and Tankers 07:09 Farms Flights and Fuel 09:38 Food and Gas Context 13:04 EV Moment Fizzles 14:42 Why No One Celebrates 16:57 It Was Never a Win 19:49 Realistic Energy Path 20:27 Closing Thoughts Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    21 min

  3. APR 21

    S5 E08 - Pope Leo: Holy War on Sin or Jihad on Donald Trump

    Send us Fan Mail Why the Media Praises the Pope Only When He Criticizes Trump The script argues that mainstream media elevates the Pope as a moral authority primarily when he criticizes Donald Trump, despite the Church’s ongoing reputational damage from past sex scandals. It claims quoting the Pope on war is an appeal-to-authority fallacy because he is a spiritual leader, not a military strategist, and contends his natural counterparts on a religion-infused conflict are Iran’s clerical rulers, yet his criticism targets Washington and Netanyahu while Iran’s threats, proxy warfare (Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis), and attacks on shipping are treated as routine. The speaker contrasts widespread outrage over an accidental school strike in Iran with a decade-long pattern of Boko Haram kidnappings of Christian schoolgirls in Nigeria, questioning why the Pope doesn’t focus on persecuted Christians or internal Church decline. It also notes recent clustering of papal canonizations and concludes the Pope’s messaging echoes prevailing institutions rather than confronting Iran-backed violence. 00:00 Media Double Standards 01:17 Appeal to Authority 03:11 Pope’s Real Priorities 04:12 Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis 06:31 Angola Visit Critique 07:58 Scandals and Credibility 09:22 Iran’s Proxy Wars 11:32 Rhetoric vs Real Violence 12:53 Status Quo and Trump 14:47 Sainthood Incentives 17:15 Final Moral Verdict Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    19 min

  4. APR 6

    S5 E07 - Would You Want Christians or Iranian Muslims to Rescue You

    Send us Fan Mail Church Songs, Christian Culture, and the Downed F-15 Over Iran The episode opens with an American F-15 shot down over Iran and contrasts why a downed airman would fear capture by Iranians, then shifts into a critique of repetitive “progressive” church music and the idea that simplifying worship will bring people back. It notes how Easter TV programming features abundant Christian stories and experts while arguing narratives rarely continue into Islamic history, then frames the Iran conflict as fundamentally religious and contrasts Christian nations’ stability and humanitarian aid with what it describes as repression and violence in Muslim-led states. The host rejects warnings about “Christian nationalists,” argues Christianity underpins Western moral standards and constitutions, and returns to the stranded weapons officer’s dilemma: being found by rescuers versus being found to be used, concluding with the choice between landing near a church or a mosque. 00:00 Ejection Over Iran 00:22 Easter Song Rant 02:24 Bible Shows And Missing History 04:04 Christianity Versus Islam 05:37 Christian Morality Standard 07:57 Nordic Example 10:16 Muslims In Christian Nations 11:07 Iran Theocracy Contrast 12:54 Religious War And Politics 15:42 Aid And Leadership Hypocrisy 17:52 Airman Hunted On Ground 19:33 Church Or Mosque Choice #Iranwar #PopeLeo #Trump #NATO #IRISDena  Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    20 min

  5. MAR 30

    S5 E06 - Defunding TSA - Go For It!

    Send us Fan Mail TSA Pay Freeze, Media Silence, and the Case to Defund TSA Instead   The script argues that President Trump has identified Democrats as terrorists for using intimidation tactics like shutting down Homeland Security funding, including TSA, but wrongly negotiates with them. It claims media coverage is missing typical manipulation, fearmongering, and questions about security impacts despite unpaid, overworked TSA staff and concerns about threats such as Iran. The speaker suggests the absence of panic indicates TSA may be unnecessary, citing private airport security in parts of the EU and U.S. airports like Sarasota and San Francisco, and argues TSA focuses on guns while 9/11 used box cutters and future threats are better stopped by ICE and the FBI. It proposes a constitutional amendment prioritizing tax spending for essential functions so military, Coast Guard, and TSA are paid before welfare and bureaucrats.   00:00 TSA Pay Chaos 00:53 Defining Terrorism 01:49 Three Tiers Explained 03:02 Democrats As Terrorists 04:06 Shutdown As Proxy War 04:44 Missing Media Narratives 06:46 Private Security Works 08:50 Where Is The Fear 10:56 Do We Need TSA 13:48 TSA Fights Last War 15:58 Flight 93 Changed Everything 16:54 Window Dressing Security 18:26 Guns Versus Batteries 19:32 Fixing Tax Priorities 22:00 Inversion And Closing #governmentshutdown #TSA #IranWar #Trump #WelfareState #ICE Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    23 min

  6. MAR 23

    S5 E05 - Iran Conflict and The Thieves Among Us

    Send us Fan Mail War, Welfare, and the Storehouse: Priorities Behind the Iran Spending Debate   A critique of Senator Bernie Sanders’ claim that U.S. strikes involving Iran cost about $22 billion and that the money should have funded healthcare, housing, early childhood programs, and student debt relief, arguing this framing treats security as optional and redistribution as government’s primary purpose. It contends government exists first for collective functions individuals can’t provide alone—national defense, border control, law enforcement, disaster response, and basic stability—and warns that accumulated public resources attract constituencies that see stockpiles as surplus, including many who pay little or no federal income tax. It cites a Minneapolis pandemic-era feeding scandal as an example of redistribution enabling fraud, criticizes Democrats as “fun parents” expanding benefits while lowering expectations, and contrasts finite military actions with an endless “war on poverty,” noting SNAP alone costs roughly $100 billion annually and that most federal spending already goes to social programs.   00:00 War Costs and Priorities 00:57 The Redistribution Impulse 02:13 Sanders and the Iran Bill 03:18 What Government Is For 04:19 Stockpiles and Human Nature 05:47 Modern Storehouse Politics 07:52 Fraud and Clan Loyalty 09:17 The Fun Parent State 10:35 Exit Strategy for Poverty 11:52 Who Pays and Who Votes 13:07 Welfare vs Defense Reality 16:22 Shutdowns and Skewed Urgency 17:59 Survival Before Comfort 18:52 Closing Thanks #IranWar #SNAP #BernieSanders #GovernmentShutdown #EuropeanUnion #MAGA Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    19 min

  7. MAR 9

    S5 E04 - Glyphosate Roundup - MAHA Myths versus Science

    Send us Fan Mail Roundup, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Moms: How Bad Science Spreads After a dinner conversation with a woman repeating seminar claims about Roundup, the host explains that “Roundup” is now a brand name and some products contain glyphosate while others don’t, so labels matter. He argues many heated debates about glyphosate are driven more by politics, activism, and symbolism than by evidence, noting court verdicts aren’t the same as scientific conclusions. He describes glyphosate’s plant-specific mechanism (blocking the shikimate pathway) and contrasts IARC’s 2015 “probably carcinogenic” hazard category with regulators’ real-world risk assessments, citing EPA, EFSA, and Health Canada conclusions that typical exposures are unlikely carcinogenic. He compares glyphosate’s public-villain cycle to past scares like saccharin and Alar, discusses agricultural trade-offs versus more acutely toxic herbicides like paraquat, and urges questioning without rejecting science. 00:00 Maha Moms And Roundup 00:34 Dinner Table Debate 02:21 Roundup Brand Confusion 03:53 Science Beyond Politics 06:14 Protective Instincts 07:57 How Glyphosate Works 12:09 Linked To Cancer Claim 13:08 IARC Hazard Vs Risk 16:34 Past Chemical Panics 18:30 What Regulators Conclude 20:13 Farm Risk And Tradeoffs 22:44 Risk Anxiety And Meaning 24:19 Be The 10th Man #Roundup #MAHAmoms #antivaxxers #glyphosate  Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    25 min

  8. MAR 2

    S5 E03 - Japan, Longevity, and Ice Cream: Debunking Dietary Fables

    Send us Fan Mail Should You Eat Like the Japanese to Live Longer? The Longevity Diet Myth   This episode challenges the popular claim that Americans should copy Japanese, Mediterranean, or French diets to gain longevity, arguing the logic relies on correlation and the false assumption that all bodies respond identically to food. Using lactose intolerance and lactase persistence as a clear genetic example, it argues digestion and metabolism vary across populations and that rapid dietary shifts can create “evolutionary mismatch,” illustrated by POWs in Vietnam developing malnutrition on rice alone. It critiques moral panic over “ultra-processed” foods and the scapegoating of unprocessed red meat, while noting global dietary extremes and inconsistencies in what gets praised or blamed. The script also questions longevity obsession, pointing to suicide and fertility issues in Japan and arguing Blue Zones reflect purpose, community, moderation, and faith more than diet alone, concluding there are no unhealthy foods—only unhealthy diets.   00:00 Longevity Diet Hype 01:53 The Simplistic Eat Like Them Claim 03:36 Milk Genetics And Lactose 07:05 Digestion Is Not Uniform 09:03 Evolutionary Mismatch Story 10:13 Red Meat Numbers And Myths 11:54 Beef Logistics And Nutrition 14:36 Ultra Processed Moral Panic 15:27 Following The Logic Too Far 17:02 Culture War And Genetics 19:48 Blue Zones Beyond Food 21:07 Meaning Over More Years   #DietFads #AmericanLongevity #BlueZones #JapanDiet #FrenchParadox #redmeat #UPF #TheTenthMan Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.

    22 min
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A weekly conservative news podcast where your host Kevin Travis cuts through the media fog to expose bias, misinformation, and selective storytelling. From gun rights to climate change, from race to American exceptionalism, The Tenth Man tackles the topics the press twists, ignores, or spins. With sharp analysis, historical context, and a dash of wit, this podcast brings you the facts hiding in plain sight. If you’re tired of being told what to think, if you want to hear an unbiased politics podcast, this is the place. The Tenth Man—because when nine people nod along, it’s the one who dissents who sees the truth.

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