Candace SKEWERS Ben Shapiro Over Daily Wire’s Collapse!

Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss reports that Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire has laid off half its staff after losing 85% of its YouTube audience—from 170 million monthly views in late 2023 to roughly 22 million in early 2025—with an 85% collapse in 18 months and an additional 60,000 subscribers lost in the last 90 days. Jimmy notes that the company "built a billion-dollar valuation on names that can walk," and that after Candace Owens left in March 2024, she "walked into the open market and built a show that competes with theirs" that now "blows theirs away," generating 805 million views and adding 10.9 million followers since January 2025. The two point out that Daily Wire's "greatest asset" was a person who "can walk, take the audience with them, and run a competing show from a laptop the next morning," and that Candace Owens herself tweeted that "the Daily Wire also suffered from a Ben Shapiro problem" and that "his brand has become toxic to growth." The segment concludes that Daily Wire's attempt to run a newsroom, film studio, children's streaming platform (Bentkey), and consumer goods business simultaneously required "limitless capital" they didn't have, and that "this is what it is today: a failing media empire spiraling in the wrong direction." Kurt Metzger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger Kurt’s website: http://www.KurtMetzgerComedy.com Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.