Season 85, Episode 1020: Guest: Dr. David Yerkes: A Tribute to Charlie Kirk

"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the crowd. If you try it, you will be lonely often and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Managing partner of Lion Oakes Healthcare Consulting Dr. David Yerkes is back on the show to continue this series of discussions revolving around the life and contributions of Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, after his life was cut short at a speaking engagement in Utah on September 10, 2025.  As we continue to gather more and more unique perspectives and insights on this terrible event, Dr. Yerkes is able to provide some information on the medical side of things that leads to a better understanding of what actually occurred and why the injury was so devastating.  Dr. Yerkes and Jay are also discussing some of the reasons why Charlie Kirk's passing has affected people so deeply, understanding that no one would come out looking flawless if every moment and debate was recorded and chopped up into convenient sound bites, and a call to continue to argue and debate our different points and perspectives with one another, but to stop fighting.  We should listen to one another, we should debate our perspectives with respect for the people we are debating, but we should stop fighting and reverting to our baser instincts.  Dr. Yerkes has a distinctive outlook on what took place and we're grateful he chose to share it on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.