J.D. Vance | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 109

[@johnwhale8316]

I love the way Ben listens without interrupting and just asks intelligent non judgemental questions. I learnt a lot.

[@alecchapin9071]

*LEaRn'D

[@johnwhale8316]

@@alecchapin9071 did you mean learnEd?

[@johnwhale8316]

@@alecchapin9071 Learnt and learned are both the past participle and past tense of the verb learn. Learnt is the preferred spelling in countries that use British English. Meanwhile, learned is commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.

[@ouch2925]

@@johnwhale8316 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💯💯

[@EliezerKatz]

Who came here after he was announced as VP!!!

[@TexasGrl]

Was like I recall an interview….! 😂

[@EliezerKatz]

@@TexasGrl 😂😂

[@jonathanokun2165]

Me!!!!!

[@gerardinehansen828]

Me, in Australia. American politics has us on the edge of our seats.

[@michellekrummey]

I'm so excited for this

[@sandyrodz6699]

I am honestly here after his nomination for VP and it was a pleasant surprise to find out that he is the writer of Hillbilly Elegy, a book I heard about a few years ago because of the political controversy. I now look forward to reading it and watching the film. I might add that it is striking (and a delight) to hear this man talk with such eloquence, verbal aptitude, quick wit and intelligence. A stark contrast to the current VP who can barely articulate a thought. I truly hope he wins, for the sake of the country.

[@maryreynolds3199]

I watched the movie quite boring!

[@firemarshal2629]

After watching the movie I reached out to my mom for the first time in 15 years. My life mirrored his in many ways but I didn’t share the empathy for his mom that he did. But after bailing my eyes out for almost an hour after viewing it I finally stepped up and reached out and we are meeting up this weekend for the first time since I was 17.

[@njspanteach]

Awesome!

[@megclif]

Brave move - hoping it all works out for you.

[@LisaMB55]

Best wishes. I imagine it is terrifying and exciting for both of you. I hope it works out where the two of you can have a relationship.

[@rebeccahaggard6146]

I’m watching this post a year later. I hope you are back in a good relationship with your mom.❤️

[@michelleanthes6267]

That's wonderful sweetie!! God bless you and your Mom!! 🙏✝️🕊️🙌

[@conradbr11]

I grew up in Flint, MI, I relate deeply to all of this and despite all of America’s problems I will NEVER stop fighting for her and my fellow man. 🇺🇸

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

Fellow Flintstone here. Amen.

[@mitchellnelms7572]

There's poverty everywhere. I grew up in Sacramento, CA., and my childhood wasn't much different than the author's. The media can go to hell, they're privileged idiots who don't understand how most Americans actually live. They do not understand poverty and how it affects people and families.

[@26ydtibbs39]

God bless you neckbaster, every piece of clothing I wore, had my older brothers name on them until I graduated trade / high school. Became a man. Banks would not loan me money because I had no credit history. Worked four jobs, bought a house. Payed it off so that I could borrow against the equity. Loaned money to myself, told the banks to kiss my rosy red ass and built four businesses. One of which did quite well, thankfully. We are not rich, but poverty is definitely in the rear view mirror. 🇺🇲👍

[@daveb3910]

Only problems these damn politicians that wanna leach off the people. America and her people are just fine. Mighty fine, if i do say so myself

[@abigailelizabeth4729]

Beautiful!!

[@rebeccashields9626]

I love how two people can have a real philosophical disagreement about policy and economics and dive deep and let each other talk and make their point without insults. Such a refreshing change from every other news show.

[@annieoakley1565]

I moved to a deep Appalachian town at 46 years of age after living in a Navy family and world traveler. His memoir is exactly what I've seen and experienced as an outsider but also from direct experience with this population and knowing families with multiple generations living as clans. I'm still here 20 years later very glad for the life lessons I've learned from these fiercely independent and resourceful people. They are of those strong pioneers who established and stabilized our country. And a hidden backbone even today.

[@leahg3926]

YES! The salt of the Earth People! - that fought & died to build this country Elites are clueless, condescending. Ugh!

[@Jolene03]

Amen to that 😉

[@JRobbySh]

The problem was that their really skilled people left as soon as they could find work elsewhere.

[@daveb3910]

@Magic Jordan not for me, it was trailers rented from a landlord. You own the trailor for 2k but then rent your spot for 500 a month and live 5 feet from your neighbor. Unless you're one of them rich city kids coming in buying stuff and driving up all the prices . Damn city kids Oh and when you get your check you drive two hours to the clinic to get your addiction meds for the next two weeks and pray you can make the 50 bux you got left, after getting your meds, last the next two weeks of food. That's why you better hunt or fish or you not gonna eat very well. But you got buddies everywhere and we take care of eachother, but outsiders gotta prove themselves, we don't need no city slickers coming in, with their fancy words and salsa

[@juaquiene7726]

Dear Miss Annie Oakley that was a nice tribute you made about, your hard working, 😁 independent neighbors! Betting they'd resist a compliment so hope they read about themselves here..

[@counterintuitive7406]

This man is The American Dream, in the flesh. That's why the left finds his story threatening. I watched this movie over Thanksgiving with my family that came to visit. It never once occurred to any of us to think that this was a political statement. The fact that anyone can take this story and twist it in such a way is so sad. It's a story of someone that pulled themselves up from the bootstraps plain and simple. Well done, Mr. Vance!

[@irrelevantideology9640]

JD VANCE for president!!!!

[@patrickwilliams7496]

@American Pharoah he IS a lawyer from yale, who went through struggle and understands cultural impacts in economics. I don't think he would be a bad president in the slightest.

[@michaelcogar6881]

The left doesn't believe in pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, just government boots on your neck.

[@user-wz6uq2wu5l]

Nah I just think hes a jackass

[@richardbowers3647]

Guess what??? The middle class didn't last very long!!! Just saying. Taxation killed them!!! I'm guessing?

[@geeship8083]

Get this man in an office...he's a great thinker.

[@garrett3117]

That's the problem. All the good ones don't want it. Only the sociopaths.

[@joanmavima5423]

No, keep him as an outside commentator and critic.

[@Jewishsuprem]

He is the next senator from Ohio!

[@UnknownAutist-pb6ml]

Well he’s Ohio’s Senator now.

[@maribethjones2105]

@@UnknownAutist-pb6ml Vice-President to DJT who will "phone in" Project 2025? He might want to rethink that.

[@jfr45er]

Here after hearing he was Trumps pick for VP!

[@kathyludlum7951]

After VP pick

[@irrelevantideology9640]

He knows the struggle, served in the Marines, went to Yale against all odds. If he isn't presidential material idk who is.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

@@davysanders4922 I could get behind Tulsi if she wasn’t anti 2A

[@gloriakuhn8670]

@@Mr.Rogers91 yes, and if she didn't associate herself with the left.

[@ronunderwood5771]

Have not yet seen the movie, did read excerpts of the book. The Marines did a lot for him. I guessing the movie downplays that?

[@ricks.1092]

@@davysanders4922 We already have background checks for firearms. I just purchased a new firearm on Sat. I filled out my 4473 ATF form and then had a (federal) background check, which the store does via a computer. Now if you're talking about no background checks on "private sale," aka as the Universal Background Check (UBC). The reason most pro-gun people don;t want a UBC is because it CANNOT be Enforced. Which is very true and the politicians who want a UBC....are well aware it can't be enforced. Then the politicians will push for a National Firearm Registry (NFR) which is a means to enforce a UBC. However, having a NFR has always lead to confiscation...even in modern times. Confiscation has occurred due to having a national registry. Automobiles kills more people than guns. The black scary rifle (AR) or weapon of war the politicians want to get rid of. Is involved in less than 1/2 of 1% of all firearm deaths. Half of ALL firearm deaths are a result of suicide. The other half of deaths is mostly from inner-city gangs using firearms. Got my stats from the US Govt. FBI. available for ALL to view.

[@305Independent]

Naw no more "economic populists" please. That's just shorthand for "I want government to control the economy but I'm not on the left."

[@CarrieSoVery]

Poor people are poor. Poor doesn't discriminate. I'm ashamed of this country for making this man's memories racial.

[@pamswilder51]

I'm proud of America. Best country in the world. Period.

[@rolanddeschain6089]

That's right. Poor is poor and poor people are left behind. All skin colors. And don't tell me it's a liberal or a conservative problem. It's a common problem. Jobs go to China, billionaires get unspeakably rich, while their hordes of workers live on the bare minimum, fearful of being fired. It just got worse under Trump. It won't get any better with Biden. Get out of those team thinking. People have to reconcile and stick together.

[@darknessviking]

poor people discriminate

[@leahg3926]

It's just the talking heads, the "loud people", the few. They dont speak for real Americans. for normal Americans. They dont realize our wide variety of experiences and opinions AND they dont 'get' our patriotism . They want to out us in a category... deplorables? What ever.

[@pamswilder51]

@@rolanddeschain6089 Trump didn't hurt the poor more. TDS

[@claudiachurch4285]

one of the best segments I have ever seen, Vance is both wildly articulate and down to earth at the same time and their is an aura of honesty about him , the movie was fantastic and so was the book , I would highly recommend them

[@Car-jy8pw]

Rare to see someone so highly persuasive without being argumentative.

[@jenni0278]

Arguing and attacking someone's opinion never persuades which is something the left hasn't figured out

[@richardbowers3647]

He's sharing his experience!!! Just saying. Few can do what he's done. Steinbeck was one who shared his experience.

[@TIm_Bugge]

@@jenni0278 - What would be the most persuasive argument against your claim?

[@butchcomstock4917]

@@jenni0278 the left doesn't care to persuade, they are about authoritative compliance! You Will either comply or be punished! High degree of leftist compliance is rewarded in media, schools, universities, government jobs, and crony capitalism.

[@Promthanius]

You misunderstand what argumentative means. This guy is extremely argumentative. Everyone thinks that that word mean something negative when really it doesn’t

[@cameronboden]

Movies about poor blacks struggling: guaranteed Oscar Movies about poor whites struggling: guaranteed ridicule

[@brendenbyers4985]

USA AH

[@dcodework2421]

I aint even white and I think this trend is stupid

[@rebeccajaron]

Didn't Glass Castle get good reviews?

[@Wimbledon-cn4fo]

I don't think there are many movies that are the black version of "Hillbilly Elegy" made by Hollywood. The only black movie I know off that's similar to this is "Boyz in the Hood". It didn't win an oscar, but was universally recognized as a good movie. That being said, it seems kind of weird that there aren't many movies in this category produced by Hollywood. Probably because the "elites" don't want people of all backgrounds to think that they can pull themselves out of poverty through good decision making.

[@tomkeating5178]

ah ye, but the poor white people had advantages, not sure what they are and nor are they but they did cause they are white

[@ianmcfee6038]

Mammaw.❤ It's what I called my grandma. Vance's struggles resound with me. I was the first in my family to finish college. I worked 3 and 4 jobs over 10 years to pay for it... Only to make 100k per year and still live just above the poverty line...the inflation of the past 3 years and healthcare costs have destroyed what income/retirement I have. Glad to have this smart young man on the conservative ticket.

[@CherubicDolly]

I am twenty-eight. Grew up poor in southeastern Kentucky. My grandmother ended up raising me because my father died before I was born and my mother was an abusive drug addict. There were several moments in this movie I thought I was watching myself as a child. Nothing about this movie or its representation of Appalachia was exaggerated or wrong. There are lots of people who can see themselves, their family members, friends, and neighbors in this movie. Unfortunately, most people do not get out. I've had a desire to try and break the generational curse my entire life. I've also been writing a book, which discusses this. It was infuriating to read and hear the mainstream critic's opinions on this story due to their politics. To deny its authenticity and ignore the impact that it has simply because of the region and race of the person telling it is morally deficient.

[@CHANNELME-i6n]

That's the pennsyltucky hayride for ya. Congrats on getting off alive.

[@penelopej1996]

Probably because he’s on the other team.

[@KnackJackAttack]

I knew I was going to watch this as soon as Ben endorsed. Lets make it a big success!!!

[@ameliam7898]

Watched it yesterday - good movie

[@gloriakuhn8670]

Where can I find it other than netflix?

[@FabZvjezdan7982]

Likewise, I wasn't going to watch it then I found Ben's review of it. It was a great film

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

I cried through the trailer. I don't know if I could make it through the movie. I read the book. It was very good.

[@gloriakuhn8670]

@@kimberlywiederhold627 I started watching the movie and I am not sure that I can finish it. It seems like something really bad is about to happen.

[@kal2487]

I'm left leaning independent but I would vote for J.D. in a minute. How often do you see a huge brain paired with such a warm heart?

[@veiltricks2947]

Who’s watching this after he becomes vice president for Donald Trump?

[@Livefreeordi]

I relate with J.D as I come from similar background. I was first in my family to have B.S. degree. I new I was breaking the cycle and worked my tail off to get it done.

[@leahg3926]

Me too! It was a long hard slog, but my kids had a better life, and my grandkids really....have no idea.♡♡♡♡♡

[@tknows470]

I admire you for working hard to overcome your circumstances- thank you for sharing your story. 🌹

[@cohenlabe1]

Write a book self publish get it out

[@daveb3910]

Congrats !

[@sherylbeamer7189]

Yet the left wants to tell you about your “priveledge”. Congratulations on your perseverance!

[@envy9086]

Let’s be real here, all those “critics” and journalists who hated this movie hated it because it was about poor white people.

[@rolanddeschain6089]

Well, the film just wasn't that good. The book is pretty good, tho.

[@taram7723]

True. Right story. Wrong color of actors...

[@envy9086]

@@taram7723 Exactly.

[@envy9086]

@@rolanddeschain6089 lol the critiques of the movie were not aimed at the cinematography, they were aimed at the story itself.

[@rolanddeschain6089]

@@envy9086 Not really, they aimed at the sometimes quite embarrassing performances that didn't seem authentic but just like people in disguise. They aimed at the kitschy, over-dramatized version of a book that is much smarter and more sensitive to the subject. And they aimed at a director who, once again, delivers a commissioned work without any big ideas, as if the thing is made on the assembly line. Plus a few other criticisms. Some are not important for me, some are. If you liked the movie, fine. Enjoy!

[@Doorto_theriver]

Grew up lower-class and white - struggle is struggle. My dad never criticized the rich for his problems - he often said they were the reason he had jobs (he worked construction/renovation for very wealthy homes - homes my siblings and I used to dream about living in). Grateful JD is using his voice and that he decided to create a good life for himself - despite all adversity. My siblings and I have done the same. Thanks JD!

[@Snake-filledChimp]

Vance is a really sharp guy. He should run for office some day: we could use more people like him in government.

[@LighthouseHorror]

Yeah. He was really impressive here.

[@sheepdawg6946]

I watched an interview with him and he is not ruling it out and pretty much admitted it's in his near future.

[@81Badger81]

He’s too nice and honest to run for office... or at least to win.

[@jimwerther]

He's far better than Biden, but I'd rather have a conservative.

[@rebeccahaggard6146]

And he just won the Republican primary for the senate of Ohio.

[@gdaddy5193]

Poor is poor ... it's Interesting how the liberals have a different opinion because of race ...

[@MidgetMalone]

@Jenna DeRose yeah like the left thinks better of conservatives or republicans. A basket of deplorables, fly over states, tell us to be tolerant while telling us how much they hate us. You miss the point entirely.

[@LordDirus007]

@Jenna DeRose An 82 year old President, riiiight

[@drfye]

@@MidgetMalone Don't forget the "they'll put yall back in chains" line. Not even an American but Some of the stuff I hear your liberals say is as bad if not worse then ours.

[@Jay-tg3eb]

White poor people have it better than poor blacks and latinos lol

[@gloriakuhn8670]

We have this opinion because of their constant need to make everything about race. On the other hand, the left thinks the way they do about us based on third person perspectives.

[@aleyak1472]

I live an hour away from his hometown in KY. From the beginning I could relate. There are children that are starving due to parents selling food stamps for drugs and teens dropping out of school due to lack of motivation. Living in Appalachia isn’t easy and my mom went to college with practically no money so that she could raise me and my brother. Never underestimate the struggles of Appalachian people.

[@erikamohrmann7986]

Posting this hours after Trump announced Vance is running on the ballot with him. I’d never heard of JP Vance before but this makes me not only hopeful but honestly-though tentatively-excited about the near future of our country.

[@Big-guy1981]

I watched the movie 3 years ago but I never thought the kid would become VP. But when you think about it, he's literally the poster boy of the MAGA movement.

Has anyone given more thought to the unions? They scare me

[@erikamohrmann7986]

Yeah, i don’t know much about them, but i know people i trust on most these things tend not to like them. Why do they scare you?

[@AshleyHedrick]

It’s really NONE of peoples business to tell someone that just because they are white their life and struggles “do not matter”! Hollywood can go down the drain for Their comments on this movie. Hollywood is completely out of touch with real people! They are ok with little girls twerking but not ok with this heartfelt real movie 🤦‍♀️ No one should ever downplay someone else’s struggles and one’s overcoming of those struggles ! More people can understand this movie and relate to it than B L M.

[@JRPLawyeress1]

I’ve decided I won’t go to any movies made by people who hate my people. That used to be my weekly date. Hollywood hates poor white people and black conservatives. I read this book, which was excellent, as was the movie. Both my parents were from Oklahoma and grew up very poor. Any success my dad achieved was on his own. I really get tired of some upper middle class women’s studies major claiming my dad’s privileged. My in-laws were literally brought here to work on a sugar plantation. They did everything on their own too. I guess now they have Asian privilege. I’m sick of the BS. Cancel me. I’m not going to let these freaks rule my life and gaslight me. We don’t have to apologize for anything. North Korea will punish you for the sins of your grandparents.

[@sherylbeamer7189]

Beautifully stated A &E!

[@olsidema5875]

Right off the bat, acknowledges realism without fear

[@user-wz6uq2wu5l]

@Canadian Civilian What the fuck does that even mean

[@jutemankif]

@@user-wz6uq2wu5l, sometimes people "never let the truth get in the way of a good story."

[@user-wz6uq2wu5l]

@@jutemankif This is like one dudes truth. Nobody is mad at the dude for working his way up or whatever, personally, im mad that he is so disgusted by people who are in poverty.

[@jutemankif]

@@user-wz6uq2wu5l, I don't see it that way. His overarching view is that people like the status quo because it's safe; and people don't like that status quo changing, for better or worse.

[@Sbw1976]

Without fear of what? This is his autobiographical story, what is your point or do you even have a point?

[@bradblades4245]

Loved the movie, getting the book. Grew up in a broken Illinois town in the 80s... this movie hits hard.

[@bradblades4245]

@American Pharoah Decatur... you?

[@leahg3926]

Me too, but I grew up in the 60s. I'm very interested in the mechanism inside some people that helps them rise above, rather than repeat the cycle.

[@bradblades4245]

@@leahg3926 We left. If I would have stayed, I may have ended up like my step brothers... on meth or a felon.

[@jenni0278]

@American Pharoah we are definitely broken here but it's not because of the people who live here, it's because of the Democrats who have run the state into the ground over decades. Madigan and gerrymandering is a huge problem as we all know

[@wtk6069]

Parts of Southern Illinois make Appalachia look prosperous in comparison.

[@FlyGuy457]

Why does anyone feel we need a "critic"? We have all the capability to judge for ourselves versus being told what we like.

[@daniellove162]

MANY people are afraid to form their own opinion so they chose people to give them one.

[@FlyGuy457]

@@daniellove162 So in essence, we have become sheep. Critics/reviewers, are like warts. No one really needs them and they don't go away by themselves.

[@soulfuzz368]

@@FlyGuy457 the point of a critic is to get an idea if the movie is worth watching in the first place. Find a critic you shares your sensibilities (hard to do these days) and you will have a good idea if you will be wasting your time or not.

[@FlyGuy457]

@@soulfuzz368 Why not just scoot around the critic testing phase and let me decide. That really was my point from the start.

[@minimouse7890]

Talk about useless jobs!

[@digidottie]

Being raised in the same area Middletown/Trenton, my Grandfather, Step-father and uncles all worked at Armco Steal. My grandmother and grandfather where also from the hills of KY/TN. My grandmother was married and with child at age of 13 and had 11 children, in fact J.D's story is so close to my family's story that it makes me realize that most of us in that area have the same story. When your parents are raised by parents that where getting pregnant at 13 is acceptable, things like education is not important and you never went to the big city like Cincinnati . My grandmother encouraged me to get married, she was a housewife most of her life. My step-father abusive, but everyone turned a blind eye to it, you kept to your own. We did speak our minds, even knowing that may bring a beating, and we understand those who also speak their truth and is the reason why Trump is so popular here. Today, I'm a woman in IT, a Software Engineer, I'm not sure why I felt the importance of an education, it may be because my mother loved the new technology and made sure we had it, she never graduated high school, but was the smartest woman I knew.

[@delyne6860]

Amen

[@solishifter687]

I had no idea that city folk (R and L) have so little understanding of people who don't live in cities.

[@Holly-Berry]

Yes you’re right! I’m reading Half-Broke Horses and I don’t know some of the words bc they’re specific to ranch/farm life. Gelding a horse for example 🙄. I often figure it out based on context but I realize how ignorant I am in that area - life on the land. Not that I’m some big city girl or anything but I sure don’t have the valuable knowledge and skills the book’s main character does 😬. That woman was so capable and hard-core.

[@kurtdanielson993]

Works both ways. I am from a small town and absolutely don't understand the evilness that permeates large cities. Staying where I am.

[@ld5396]

Including Ben Shapiro

[@ouch2925]

@@Holly-Berry the best books you can possibly read will have you googling definitions of words you never knew

[@gdaddy5193]

As a former New Yorker one of the things I noticed when at 18 I moved on my own to North Carolina. A man I barely knew noticed that the motorcycle helmet I was wearing wasn't great. He insisted I take an extra helmet he had until I could afford a good one. He would not let me say "no". The next day I was hit by a car and the helmet I'd been wearing was destroyed. The one he lent me and that I was wearing got a few scratches. He saved my life ... he did it because doing the right thing is part of his culture and the way he was brought up. I was brought up not to look down on anyone and never Judge people.

[@gilly25th]

You ain’t never seen someone work like a coal miner. They are not scared of hard work. From Bristol Tennessee here

[@thecadman99]

I was in Bristol yesterday! I spent many hours in the mine, and you Sir, are correct.

[@bkworkingman]

WV here

[@thecadman99]

@@bkworkingman My grandparents lived in War. Grandpa traded at the company store. Small world.

[@anthonyfalante1940]

I lived in big stone gap virginia. I worked as a logger cutting timber. Loved Bristol motor speedway #8!

[@darknessviking]

or they could get a better job

[@truenorth2615]

Smart guy, well spoken and enjoyed that interview. This is the kind of conservative that can bridge differences.

[@mayurakutappa1626]

Ben, love how you really let your guests speak and you listen. It’s really wonderful to watch and listen to. Thank you

[@allisonjonesphelps2860]

Does he ever interview someone from the left? Everything I watched thus far doesn't confront him in a way that may break down his listening capacity.

[@mayurakutappa1626]

@@allisonjonesphelps2860 that’s a fair point. But most leftists who have been invited always seem to decline. There have been one or two but can’t recall. But I’ve seen him debating leftists and although more aggressive he doesn’t interrupt or take cheap shots. I don’t agree with a lot of his views. And am not a fan of his rapid fire way of delivering news and his facts. None the less he’s very good with the guests he has on.

[@Thebiggestchief]

Don’t trust the critics of movies. They are the same people who loved cuties

[@rajithafernando6091]

thats just gross

[@JoshuaGonzalez-sr7xy]

That's big facts.

[@gilly25th]

Very good point

[@wtk6069]

They were also the ones who gave "The Last Jedi" a 98% score. That didn't age well. Lol

[@rajithafernando6091]

@@wtk6069 it's the bot from the left.they dont have an original thought in their head.

[@bibbycat1]

Cuties (2020) Rotten Tomatoes critics 87%, audience 15% Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Rotten Tomatoes critics 25%, audience 83%

[@ameliam7898]

Badge of honor to get low critical score...

[@rebeccashields9626]

Tells you all you need to know.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

Same thing happened with Dave Chappelles stand up special and one other significant movie I can’t think of

[@derpster4113]

That truly says the disconnect between the elites and the average person within society.

[@noneya6139]

@John Day I watched the movie. The entire movie was the equivalent to “Magic Mike” for pedophiles. The story wasn’t well written, the character development of Ami was all over the place and didn’t make much sense, some scenes (like the bathroom picture taking scene) had almost literally no build up or real contextual relevance at that point in the story. This was such a loosely thrown together excuse to put prepubescent girls in skimpy clothes and direct them to act like whores for adults pleasure. I’ve heard the whole “but it’s a pRoFoUnD tale of girlhood over sexualization!” And I call BS. They did that in America with the movie Thirteen and even THAT was better at conveying the intended message. And the script was literally written by a teenager girl in a week. I’d even say much of the movie Thirteen was sketchy, but still, the fall and rise of Tracy and the story progression had a much better flow.

[@cmeeki4]

Black middle class, conservative and I loved the movie and it's meaning.

[@alvinmarcus5780]

I've lived in south eastern Kentucky pretty much my whole life .65 years. And don't won't to live anywhere else. I wouldn't trade this place for all of California. They have destroy that place. Folks around here still care about the things that matter. God, family, friends, and America. And yeah, we like Trump. 🇺🇸

[@kathrinakopec2571]

To show's team, thank you for this interview with the author. I enjoyed it. I have seen the movie. I reccomend it. Thank you J.D. Vance for your work.

[@wtk6069]

As an aside, Ron Howard has been killing it in the last several years (Solo aside). Hillbilly Elegy and In the Heart of the Sea are deserving to be all-time classics.

[@CoartneyGrace]

Bookmark 🔖

[@wtk6069]

@J. Curtis Strickland I liked the direction, but the lead was lacking.

[@edh4686]

My father is from Inez Kentucky and my mother is from Lansing Michigan we were raised in central Ohio for all my life in the same piece of property. We owned it for 40 years. Between the economy, drugs, taxes and a whole slew of other things, I had to uproot my family and move to Texas to completely start from scratch all over. We were fortunate enough to own our property and made a good profit and was to buy twice the amount of what we had in Ohio and purchase more in Texas. It is a huge culture shock on the way we were brought up in Ohio and living, versus living in Texas. I honestly believe it was one of the greatest things me and my whole family has done as a group. I really believe we have a better quality of living now. It's been 3 years and I haven't looked back since. Even though now I have a house payment and things are a little bit different. The same values and principles that has been instilled in me from coming from that neck of the woods is utilized in the new area that I'm in now. That sense of pride of what you own and wanting to take care of it no matter what anyone else thinks is strong. Our new goal is to make sure to keep everything in the family to hand down to the next generation and so on and so on.

[@ELDELD]

I appreciate what you shared. My husband and I live in WV and are talking about moving out of state. We would literally have to start again from nothing, but (and I’m serious when I say this) I know we’ll be fine because of the values we have from our Appalachian upbringing and our strong Christian faith.

[@AmericanaGardens]

Proud Hillbilly here!

[@Crezelltree4261]

Do you live up in them thar woods,honey?

[@aprilrawls5162]

J.D. Vance please run for political office! We need you...our country needs you!

[@beth3531]

I've lived in the Appalachian Mountains all of my life. Where there's a will, there's a way! My Dad used to say that and it's very true!

[@davidh5101]

Are Shapiro's guests always this good. Vance is thoughtful, honest, smart and doesn't have to shout to make a point.

[@christineshah7330]

No. This one is better than most.

[@megg.6651]

I just finished watching "Hillbilly Elegy". I also grew up in Ohio. I cried throughout the whole film because I related so much to your story. Thank you for writing this memoir and thanks to Ron Howard for producing this film. It gives me hope.

[@lynnmarsh1227]

I watched this movie and absolutely loved it and was shocked at critics’ reviews. I have recommended it to friends and family and they all loved it. Well done, J.D. Vance! Thank you, Ben Shapiro, for doing this interview.

[@leahg3926]

Critics like in a bubble

[@Officialerikledezma]

His story is the story of hundreds of thousands of people. Rags to riches, coming from poverty & trauma to living a better life.

[@claudiapoole4264]

I'm not from Appalachia but I was born and raised in a third world country and these are the people that I can most relate to

[@delyne6860]

Same here. TRUMP/VANCE 2024!

[@navigodelaney119]

Shapiro is an EXCELLENT interviewer. He deeply and intently listens and responds substantially to the key elements of the argument. He's not afraid to concede or push back. So refreshing and sadly rare skill set.

[@__Krystal__]

2 things on my list to watch today: -Ben Shapiro's Sunday special -Attack on Titan the Final season Yep, today's gonna be a great one 💜

[@cookitketo3592]

Dang last I checked, we were waiting on the season 2 license! I’ll have to catch up

[@johnjennings8015]

didn't know that came out today thanks

[@jslide-wj8dr]

if someone made a conservative anime channel id tune in

[@benhiden1797]

The Final season comes out today?!!!?! Where does anyone know n is it Eng dub?

[@__Krystal__]

@@benhiden1797 Here is the exact time when first episode will be available in Japan and the US: Japan: 0:10 AM (Dec 7) US & Canada: 10:10 AM (Dec 6) And I believe it's broadcasted on Crunchyroll (but I usually go on a free pirated site like gogoanime to watch it an hour or so after it officially airs).

[@SidLaw500]

Rarely do a watch an interview over an hour in it's entirety. Credit to both these men.

[@MrsDixon-ip8vb]

Am I the only person here after he was nominated VP and trying to zoom in on his books to see what the man reads

[@leahg3926]

Last night I watched Little Miss Sunshine and Hillbilly Elegy in preparation for listening to this on Daily Wire this morning. My background iui S similar to both, but on the west coast. I love this interview between two smart guys. Yep life is tough, and for many of us, it starts very early in life. Thank heaven, in America, we have freedom and opportunity

[@tknows470]

Hey Leah, I grew up out west, pretty poor and dysfunctional but with God’s grace and my sheer stubbornness got my BS degree, avoided addiction, managed to outgrow toxic relationships, and worked long hours, multiple jobs and got to a good place. I pray for you to keep working at it and to believe you deserve a good life. God bless.

[@nataliepillay5786]

I watched this movie last night.. it was really good...

[@ameliam7898]

Same here

[@deoppressoli-bear2600]

I never cry watching movies... At the end of this I bawled like a baby.... after running to the basement!

[@wtfdan817]

I watched last night just so I could listen to this interview today while working. Unbelievable how much the actors looked just like the actual people even without a lot of obvious makeup. Very good movie as many of Ron Howard's always have been.

[@reaganlewallen02]

The critiques of this movie were extremely harsh and irrational. It’s disgusting that people are trying to discount this man’s first hand experiences and memories.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Just look at what each reviewer thought was wrong. They'd come up with some obscure critique, each of them different, about one actor being bad, or the "tone" being off, or the director doing a poor job, all an excuse to get to their real point: they didn't like how it showed people who were white in a non-negative light.

[@dianeb9449]

Bring jobs, military & manufacturing back to the US. Bring manufacturing of medical supplies & medicine back to the US.

[@Krazie1nyc]

@Amerikan Idiot not to mention all the safety measures that need to be met here. That's not a concern abroad. Neither are class action lawsuits. The most ironic part of all this is... I was watching an interview with a factory owner a couple years ago. She was explaining that despite her best efforts to hire American citizens, so few Americans applicants have passed a drug test. And that's not something she can overlook as the job requires operating heavy machinery.

[@overkill1025]

December 6th 2020, first time I've ever seen my culture talked about from the outside perspective

[@wtk6069]

Check out Thomas Sowell. He's written about this since the 90s comparing bkack and white poverty.

[@bkworkingman]

Im hillbilly here. West by God Virginia.

[@susanventuraahrens8878]

My Mom's home state - I've heard it called that my whole life! Beautiful state!

[@beeblebrox82]

Me, too, Brad🙌 We have to say it like that or else hear: ''Is that near Richmond...?'' 😆

[@amyhunter7234]

I still say this all the time!

[@RoboSteave]

Represent, brother! Good to see some of my fellow West Virginians here.

[@John_Redcorn_]

WV here

[@judykoeppelswas8231]

Congratulations JD🇺🇸‼️

[@cyprienpogu774]

great job ben for interviewing the VP :)

[@drsuuzihazen]

Wow, JD Vance is one of the most well-spoken, reasonable, kind people I’ve heard lately. Can’t wait to watch his film & read the book too. Thank you Ben.

[@loramwhite7284]

I loved the book! I was raised in the Ozarks, no indoor plumbing, first person in family to graduate college, etc. I had given up on Netflix last year but I’ll make an exception for this movie.

[@johnnytoobad7785]

The book blows the lid of off the woke-liberal narrative of "white privilege". I purchased, read and loved the book and will purchase the DVD when available.

[@allisonjonesphelps2860]

I read it and enjoyed it, but, no, it does not do what you claim. The concept of white privilege does not preclude that white people struggle, but that they have the privilege of not experiencing racism at the level of people of color.

[@chigal0926]

I have learned over my 42 years on earth, if the critics are vehemently critical of a movie, book, or whatever that deviates from a certain narrative, that means it’s good, and highlights an aspect of life the coastal elites don’t want to discuss. Let them stay in their pathetic bubble.

[@dbefore7165]

Or it’s trash

[@cornbreadisbetterthanpizza6866]

That "If you don't stop drinking I'll shoot you" is similar to what happened in my family generations ago. My grandma once told me one of my great great grandfathers was gonna walk out on my great great grandma after she was pregnant, but she held a gun to him and said that he had to marry her or she'd kill him. Surprisingly they had a good marriage afterwards and one of their kids (my great grandfather) grew up to be a great preacher. In fact my great grandpa got my grandpa to turn his life around and quit drinking and fighting in bars (through preaching to him not through any violence). So I guess what I'm saying is that life is weird and things don't always turn out as you expect them to. Sometimes threatening to kill somebody is a good motivator to turn their life around. Not an advisable method, but still..

[@TimHPop776]

I look forward to this program every time. Always outstanding with real substance and insight from you and your guests. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@rebeccachambers419]

There is a difference between “helping” people and “doing for” a person. Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

[@kenlewis9115]

Register him as a Democrat and he can steal everyone elses fish.

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

Bingo! This needs to be taught in public schools. Too many people are government dependent than self sufficient.

[@farmrrick]

@Amerikan Idiot not governments job to provide anything except security from outside attack and a fair playing field . Everything else is bad policy . Especially taking from one to give to another no matter what each person's share in the pie is.

[@AlexHawker761]

Dang. This dude is smart and informed.

[@David-we3sb]

Who's here after JD Vance's VP nomination?

[@hfranklin77]

This was such a thought provoking and enriching conversation. I have been thinking about it all day. I hope to hear more from JD Vance and more interviews like this from you, Ben Shapiro!

[@Brad-RB]

I design factory automation here in the US and Mr. Vance hits it right on the head. You cannot separate design and manufacturing. There needs to be a closed feed back loop that spurs innovation for cost reduction and product improvement.

[@katwellkaye996]

My husband and I watched the Netflix production just last night and LOVED it. My husband's background is also from Appalachia and coal country, and he identified with MANY of JD's experiences and culture. GREAT story!

[@donnalipeters6364]

Everyone with a brain should watch this movie, and everyone with a heart will love it. Thank you JD Vance for telling your story.

[@luluzulu183]

Beautiful story . After watching the movie, I felt the need to work even harder than before to finish my degree ❤️❤️

[@bornmexicanraisedinamerica4912]

My sister related to the movie. She is more like JD Vance mom except the drug addiction. I related to the book because it is even the immigrant experience. My parents struggled making a better life for us in America. We come from a poor town in Mexico. A lot of men left the town and came to America for a better life.

[@bobbertrobbert4820]

Are we going to get Jordan Peterson for his new book? That would be awesome if it did happen!

[@rukisghost]

Lived there 3 years, lived rough, worth every hardship to be somewhere so beautiful but OMG we were all sooooo crazy poor its like a different world from the type of poor we have in Texas

[@JRobbySh]

West Virginia received almost no funding from DoD. Robert Byrd was able to get roads built in the state, But the great wealth generated by the coal industry all went to New York. Even Charleston, somehow, never became a true industrial center.

[@Johnr37us]

I watched this movie before this guy became vice president( probably three months ago) . Is it a good movie? Well, it’s based on his life. It’s a good and very sad movie but look how he picked himself up with the help of his grandmother to become what he is today, not claiming to be a victim are blaming society for his bad childhood.

[@cynthiafeick]

God, Country, Family! America First! Watching Hillbilly Elegy tonight. Great podcast, thanks!

[@renegadeace1735]

Wow, now he's a VP nominee.

[@Seektruth65]

This movie was great for my 13 year old sons and I to watch together, they loved it so did I. Thank you J-D for sharing your story.

[@gabriellekelly3462]

I read the book. I related to the book. I liked the book. My family has fought immense poverty, addiction, abuse, dysfunction, mental disorders, lack of education & opportunities for GENERATIONS. We are 3 or 4 generations removed from Appalachia. Do I believe that is the reason? No. I believe people learn what they live. It takes a different kind of gumption & fortitude to rise above your circumstances. My mother was the first of her family to go to & graduate from college. My grandmother abandoned her 5 children. My mother ran away at 16 after she was being forced out of foster care back into her father/abusers home when he was released from prison. Rehabilitated. Pfft. She lied about her name and social security number, moved the next state over. She worked cash jobs until she was 18. Then she was able to work at Long John's Silver. Then Walmart. Where she got pregnant with me. She was 19. She used to walk to the grocery store pregnant & take a cab home with her groceries. She tells me that when she thought she was in labor she walked to Walmart to spend her last money on a night gown and underwear because she was embarrassed to give birth to me in tattered rags.. Then she got her GED & driver license. Alone. No family & no government help. Nothing but friends from church. She went to work in factory as a machinist and was able make a living wage. She met the man who raised me as his kid and adopted me. She went back to school at 36 after getting laid off from that factory after 15 years. I remember she couldn't spell very well and thought there were 48 states. I watched her fight her way through college and teach herself college algebra with probably what was a 6th grade math level education. My biological father was a white/native American man born on a reservation. 1 of 10 children. His mother married like 5 times and ultimately abandoned all of her children once she found a new husband. His native American biological father was in & out of prison. His childhood was probably even more horrific than my mothers. He abandoned us around 3. After turning off and using the utility deposits on our home to buy drugs. My mom remembers how badly I needed a pair of shoes.. this was 1986, not 1936. He died alone at 47 in a hospital of heart disease after ballooning to almost 400 pounds. I never saw him once he left. My childhood was tumultuous at best. But she made a better life for me than she had. I made a better life for my children than I had. Her & I both have a viewpoint that we are changing our family legacy, one generation at a time. I have a really really hard time buying the white privilege narrative.

[@speedyd8150]

This man might be our future VP. 👍

[@schuylerstewart1786]

Hey JD man I watched it I can understand that feeling of the hope of climbing out.......not all of us made it

[@ryanneliza]

I love that I can see “Nisa” and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” in the background on Vance’s bookshelf ✌🏻💕

[@tknows470]

I literally tried to decipher the titles on his bookshelf, so thanks for those 2!

[@joanmavima5423]

Good catch ! I am always drawn to people’s bookshelves. I have the bio of Henrietta Lacks on my bookshelf too. I will check out “Nisa”,

[@joy5.030]

I read this book a couple years ago. I absolutely loved it.

[@brayden6260]

Probably the best Sunday special I’ve watched.

[@sarahbrown2524]

DAMN!!!...Thats one SMART HILLBILLY!!! Excellent video...it’s rare these days to hear anyone with such solutions and in depth means to get to the goal. Very considerate dialogue ...I’m thankful.

[@rickhall517930]

I've read the book. I grew up in a similar situation. I loved this book.

[@jeffcoleman7019]

Watched it last night. Tough life

[@patdavid5107]

Tough childhood for sure, but he seems to have been blessed with the ability to seek and appreciate treasure where treasure is found. He reminds me of when my grandma told us you have to bloom where you're planted. She also told us you can walk through a pig pen but you don't have to wallow. (that's some of my "grandma treasure).

[@Sho6509]

I think this man is just amazing coming from where he came from and able to rise up and be so successful is just incredible. I am sure he still has baggage from then which, no doubt, he will have to deal with throughout his life. So happy that Ben interviewed him well before he became VP

[@samuelmaynard6580]

Shout out from Kentucky, I love this state.

[@rolanddeschain6089]

I think one of the most important talkingpoints in this interview, which was unfortunately a bit overlooked, are the Labor Unions and their downfall in the last 40 years. Not a matter of political orientation but a matter of the workers. One important thing.

[@Dan16673]

Union are fine, just make them voluntary

[@seanhazelwood3311]

And trandparent enough to be non-corrupt.

[@irrelevantideology9640]

I dare say, I'd love to have him as president one day!

[@that1chickinFL]

I like how Ben asks a question and gives people the space to answer it. He doesn't interrupt.

[@TheTaylor1982]

Growing up in Southern West Virginia, the movie really hit home, damn near literally. I still live in my childhood hometown of Welch, an economically ravaged coal community that is on life-support.

[@TheTaylor1982]

@@bookFreak8191 I couldn't agree more!

[@amandac7270]

My eyes are still swollen after watching this film!! So good!!