Timcast IRL · August 20, 2025 · 2h 0m
Trump Orders Review of Smithsonian For Being Woke & Out of Control w/ Kevin Sorbo
Featuring: Kevin Sorbo
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode from August 20, 2025 featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing President Trump's order for a review of the Smithsonian Institution, with guest Kevin Sorbo joining the conversation. The discussion centered on Trump's Truth Social post criticizing museums for focusing too heavily on negative aspects of American history, particularly slavery, while neglecting positive achievements. Tim and Kevin criticized what they characterized as the legacy media's immediate labeling of Trump as racist for his comments. The conversation touched on how museums and academic institutions allegedly ignore American successes and exceptionalism. Additional news items covered Tulsi Gabbard's clearance of individuals connected to the Russia hoax investigation, Hillary Clinton's predictions about the Supreme Court's approach to gay marriage, and NYC Mayor Eric Adams's opposition to Council Member Zohran Kwame Dawani's prostitution decriminalization proposal. Kevin Sorbo discussed his career as an actor, director, and producer, highlighting his work on Hercules as the most-watched TV show globally in the 1990s and his current projects including several new films and documentaries.
TL;DR
- →Trump ordered attorneys to review the Smithsonian Institution, claiming it focuses too much on negative American history like slavery and not enough on positive achievements
- →Legacy media immediately characterized Trump's comments as racist, which Tim and Kevin Sorbo argued was predictable media bias regardless of what Trump says
- →Tulsi Gabbard as DNI cleared 37+ individuals connected to the Russia hoax investigation, continuing accountability for past intelligence abuses
- →Hillary Clinton predicted SCOTUS would overturn gay marriage similar to abortion rights, with Kevin Sorbo questioning her motives for such statements
- →NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticized Zohran Kwame Dawani's plan to legalize prostitution in New York City, with none of his responses being positive
- →Kevin Sorbo discussed his acting career, including Hercules being the most-watched TV show in 176 countries and his current work on new films and documentaries
Key Moments
- 0:00OpeningTim introduces the episode and discusses Trump's Smithsonian Truth Social post
- 0:44Sponsor SegmentAd reads for coffee products at Kaspar including various blends
- 3:00Main DiscussionTim and Kevin discuss Trump's criticism of museums and media bias
- 5:37Historical ContextDiscussion about slavery in America versus other countries and British abolition
- 10:00News RoundupTulsi Gabbard clearing Russia hoax individuals, Hillary Clinton on gay marriage, Eric Adams on prostitution
- 12:00Kevin Sorbo InterviewKevin discusses his acting career and current projects
Notable Quotes
“Trump wrote, 'The Smithsonian is out of control where everything discussed is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been. Nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.' I mean, where's the lie?”
— Tim Pool · Opening discussion of Trump's Truth Social post about Smithsonian review
“Everything's racist, right? Everything's Nazi. It just gets old. And when Trump talks about that, I look at liberals every day, every night they go to bed angry. And every morning they wake up angry. And it's like, what can I be pissed off about today?”
— Kevin Sorbo · Critique of liberal media reaction to Trump
“Slavery still practiced in Africa, still practiced all over the Middle East. But one of the things that they're leaving out is there is no slavery in the United States. There is no slavery.”
— Tim Pool · Historical analysis of slavery
“Why not in the museum, you can have what they got in there, but why not what he said? Why don't you put things that make America great? Make America the country everybody wants to come to.”
— Kevin Sorbo · Support for Trump's museum perspective
“I'm Resident AI skeptic as well. I can get into that and other things later on the show.”
— Ian Crossland · Co-host introduction and credentials
Mentioned
About the Guests
Kevin Sorbo is an American actor, director, and producer best known for starring as Hercules in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, which was the most-watched TV show globally in the 1990s across 176 countries. He also starred as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda series and has produced over 90 films with several new projects currently in development.