Kirk, whose podcast launched in 2019, would have been 7 years old in July 2001 and therefore could not have spoken to Kennedy on "The Charlie Kirk Show" at that time. It would have been impossible for Kennedy and Kirk to have met on the latter's podcast in July 2001, as Kirk would have been just 7 years old at the time. Additionally, " The Charlie Kirk Show " didn't launch until nearly two decades later, on May 1, 2019 . He did appear on Kirk's podcast (archived) in July 2021, therefore it is possible he misspoke. In the clip, Kennedy explained how his relationship with Kirk developed (emphasis in bold ours):I met Charlie for the first time in July of 2001.