Sponsors Drop Jennifer Welch’s Podcast After Charlie Kirk Remarks

The named firms included Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets. Their statements and customer-service replies appeared online amid calls for a boycott of the podcast, hosted by Welch and Angie Sullivan. The companies did not all specify when their sponsorships ended.

The response followed the show’s November 5 episode, “Drinking MAGA Tears.” During a discussion of social media posts about conservative views on abortion, vaccines and transgender issues, Welch read a comment about unearthing Kirk’s body and repeating the act. The hosts bent forward, laughing for over 20 seconds.

Cash App said it did not condone violence and was no longer sponsoring the podcast. Chewy said it was no longer affiliated with or sponsoring the show. Lola Blankets also told a customer it no longer worked with the podcast. Boll & Branch said it was not currently advertising on the show and would not do so in the future.

Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets appeared among the advertisers in the October 27 episode’s description, which included product discount offers. Cash App had been promoted in an earlier episode. A response from Ridge Wallets said it was reviewing the situation; the company was also described as a podcast sponsor.

Online calls for consumers to contact sponsors continued after the companies’ responses. The accounts of those responses did not establish that all of the show’s sponsors had ended their relationships with it.

Sponsor Backlash Turns Podcast Remarks Into a Test of Corporate Pressure

Several companies cut or disavowed sponsorship ties with I’ve Had It after online pressure over a November 5 episode. The episode’s hosts, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan, laughed for more than 20 seconds after Welch read a post about unearthing Charlie Kirk’s body and repeating the act.

Cash App said it did not condone violence and had stopped sponsoring the show. Chewy and Lola Blankets said they were no longer connected to it, while Boll & Branch said it was not advertising on the podcast and would not in the future. The companies did not all say when their ties ended.

The remarks came amid discussion of posts about conservative views on abortion, vaccines and transgender issues. The response now puts advertisers under pressure to distance themselves from a political show because of a clip that spread online. That kind of commercial pressure can reach beyond the speakers: sponsors have the power to shape which voices can keep operating, even when the controversy centers on speech rather than a company’s own conduct.

Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets appeared in the October 27 episode’s sponsor description, and Cash App had been promoted in an earlier episode. Ridge Wallets, another sponsor named in online posts, said it was reviewing the situation. Calls to contact remaining sponsors continued, but the accounts of the responses did not establish that every sponsor had withdrawn.

Advertisers Cut Ties After Podcast Hosts Laugh at Kirk Desecration Post

Companies moved away from I’ve Had It after its hosts laughed at a post about unearthing Charlie Kirk’s body and repeating the act. The moment came on the show’s November 5 episode, where Jennifer Welch read the comment and she and Angie Sullivan laughed for more than 20 seconds.

Cash App said it did not condone violence and was no longer sponsoring the podcast. Chewy and Lola Blankets said they were no longer affiliated with or working with the show. Boll & Branch said it was not advertising on the podcast and would not do so in the future. Their announcements did not consistently state when the ties had ended.

The episode had been discussing social media posts about right-leaning views concerning abortion, vaccines and transgender matters before Welch read the comment. Companies that finance political entertainment face a clear consequence when customers object to what they are supporting: audiences can tell advertisers that their money is unwelcome there.

The October 27 episode named Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets as sponsors, and Cash App had been promoted in an earlier one. Ridge Wallets was also identified as a sponsor, and a response said it was reviewing the situation. Online efforts to contact other sponsors continued, though the responses did not show that all of them had left.