Timcast IRL · December 17, 2025 · 2h 0m

Candace Owens IMPLODES, Audience IN REVOLT, Claim SHES A CLONE Or GOT THE CALL w/ Graham Allen & Mike Matusow

Featuring: Graham Allen, Mike Matusow

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL episode from December 17, 2025, featured Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland discussing the viral controversy surrounding Candace Owens' meeting with Erica Kirk. The show opened with Tim Pool reporting that Owens drew approximately 350,000 concurrent viewers to her stream, but faced intense backlash from her audience who accused her of being a sellout. Chat commenters went so far as to claim Owens had been cloned or received a threatening call that changed her stance. The panel discussed her backtracking on previous claims about Tyler Robinson and the Charlie situation, with commenters criticizing her explanations as word salad. The show also covered President Trump's decision to sanction Venezuelan oil exports, a developing story about the Brown shooting involving a student whose name was removed from university websites, and an upcoming Rumble Premium exclusive fight featuring Andrew Tate versus Chase DeMore. Guests included Army veteran and political commentator Graham Allen, poker legend Mike Matusow who mentioned his graphene movie project at grapene.com, and musician Phil LaBonte of All That Remains who identified himself as anti-communist and counter-revolutionary.

TL;DR

  • →Candace Owens faced massive audience backlash after her meeting with Erica Kirk, with viewers claiming she was cloned or threatened into changing her position
  • →Donald Trump implemented significant sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, marking a major policy move
  • →A student involved in the Brown shooting case had their name scrubbed from university websites, raising questions about the situation
  • →Rumble Premium announced an exclusive fight card featuring Andrew Tate against Chase DeMore, scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern
  • →Guest Graham Allen discussed his background as a 12-year Army combat veteran and current consultant work
  • →Mike Matusow appeared as poker legend and discussed his involvement in a graphene nanotechnology movie project

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Candace Owens Coverage
    Tim Pool opened the show by reporting on Candace Owens' massive 350,000 viewer stream and the controversy surrounding her meeting with Erica Kirk
  • 30:00
    News Breakdown
    Discussion of Trump's Venezuelan oil sanctions and the Brown shooting case with the scrubbed university student
  • 60:00
    Guest Introduction
    Graham Allen and Mike Matusow introduced themselves, with Allen discussing his Army background and Matusow mentioning his poker career and graphene project
  • 90:00
    Guest Segment
    Phil LaBonte joined to discuss his counter-revolutionary stance and the Colin Rugg tweet about Owens' superchatters
  • 120:00
    Closing and Promotions
    Discussion of Rumble Premium fight announcement and promotion of the Backyard Butchers sponsor

Notable Quotes

“Candice Owens had an absolutely massive show today with around 350,000 concurrent viewers, all waiting patiently to see what she has to say about her meeting with Erica Kirk. And it did not go well.”

— Tim Pool · opening segment about the main controversy

“The chat was exploding, calling her sellout. Some people are actually claiming she's a clone, that when she went into this meeting with Erica, they captured her, cloned her, and they've replaced her now.”

— Tim Pool · main discussion of audience reaction

“The market is always right, and the chat is overwhelmingly saying you are not the same.”

— Ian Crossland · reading viewer reactions to Candace Owens

“Candace is walking things back, insinuating that Tyler Robinson may actually be the killer, that Charlie didn't mean that they are trying to kill me. He meant the left was trying to kill him, which, yeah, everyone kind of thought.”

— Tim Pool · analysis of Owens' backtracking

“I'm a political commentator. I made the horrific mistake. No, I'm just kidding. 12-year Army combat veteran just got back from serving in the Department of War for six months under Secretary Pete Hagseth.”

— Graham Allen · guest introduction

Mentioned

About the Guests

Ian Crossland is a co-host on Timcast IRL who joined Tim Pool for this episode, providing commentary throughout the discussion on Candace Owens and news events.

Guest on this episode of Timcast IRL.

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