Podcast Host Praises Brewery Offering Support After Sponsor Exodus

Jennifer Welch, co-host of the “I’ve Had It” podcast, praised Minocqua Brewing Company after producer Kiley Josey read a social media post in which the Wisconsin brewery offered to support the show. The post criticized advertisers who left after Welch and podcast partner Angie Sullivan chuckled at humor about unearthing and killing Charlie Kirk again, following his assassination last year.

Advertisers Drop Podcast as Brewery Offers Support

Advertisers are pulling away from “I’ve Had It” after its hosts laughed at a joke about digging up Charlie Kirk’s body and killing him again. The episode has drawn scrutiny, while the hosts say advertisers were pressured to leave. The brewery’s offer highlights how political backlash can threaten a show’s sponsors even as some businesses publicly side with it.

Producer Kiley Josey read a post from Minocqua Brewing Company offering to partner with the podcast and calling Kirk an “awful human being” and a “racist jerk.” Welch praised the business and its anti-Trump merchandise, saying it was “doing the good work.”

Welch later said she and co-host Angie Sullivan had not previously heard of the brewery, had no relationship with it and did not intend to form one. She said they read its post after listeners tagged the show.

At least 30 sponsors have been said to have left the podcast. A Turning Point USA spokesperson said the organization did not coordinate a boycott and blamed the hosts’ conduct for advertisers’ decisions. The brewery previously offered free beer on the day President Donald Trump dies. Its brewing permits were revoked amid claims that beer was brought from Illinois without authorization or payment of applicable taxes; an appeal is set for November 18.

Podcast Host Praises Brewery That Celebrated Political Violence

The “I’ve Had It” hosts are facing a clear consequence for laughing at a joke about digging up Charlie Kirk’s body and killing him again: advertisers have withdrawn, and a brewery known for attacking Republicans is offering to step in. The dispute is about more than a sponsorship. It is about whether political violence should be treated as entertainment.

Producer Kiley Josey read Minocqua Brewing Company’s offer to partner with the show. The brewery called Kirk an “awful human being” and a “racist jerk.” Welch praised the offer and the company’s anti-Trump merchandise, saying it was “doing the good work.”

Welch later said she and co-host Angie Sullivan had not heard of the brewery before listeners tagged them in its post, and that they had no relationship with it and did not intend to have one. A Turning Point USA spokesperson said sponsors were reacting to the hosts’ conduct, not to an organized boycott.

At least 30 sponsors have been said to have left the podcast. Minocqua Brewing previously offered free beer on the day Trump dies and later joked about an attempted assault thwarted at the White House correspondents’ dinner. The company’s brewing permits were revoked amid allegations involving unpermitted beer transport from Illinois and unpaid taxes; an appeal is scheduled for November 18.