Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing built something together. For years, the two worked side-by-side at The Daily Wire, turning a scrappy conservative media outlet into one of the most recognizable brands in right-leaning digital media. Then things fell apart. Boreing walked away. The friendship cooled. And now, in 2025, two men who once shared a mission don’t even share a conversation.
That’s a shame — and it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Last week, Shapiro said on a livestream that he’s open to appearing on The Jeremy Boreing Show. It’s a small gesture, sure, but it matters. Boreing has already admitted the two no longer have a relationship following his high-profile exit from The Daily Wire. So when Shapiro signals he’d sit down with his former co-founder, that’s worth paying attention to.
It’s Good for Both of Them
Let’s start with the obvious: this appearance would benefit both men.
For Shapiro, it’s an opportunity to reframe a narrative that’s dogged him since Boreing’s departure. Critics have argued that he’d use anyone’s face as a rung on his ladder to the top. That perception has stuck, fairly or not. Sitting down with Boreing — genuinely, candidly, on Boreing’s own platform — would go a long way toward challenging that image. It’s harder to paint someone as purely self-serving when they’re willing to walk into territory that doesn’t flatter them.
For Boreing, it’s validation. His show is still relatively new, and landing Shapiro as a guest — not just anyone, but his former Daily Wire co-founder — would be a defining moment. It’d demonstrate that The Jeremy Boreing Show is a serious destination, not just a passion project.
Both men gain something here. That’s usually how the best conversations start.
It’s Bigger Than Both of Them
Here’s what makes this potential sit-down more interesting than your standard podcast booking: it carries symbolic weight.
Conservative media has been at war with itself lately. Factions have formed. Old alliances have fractured. The drama between personalities, outlets, and ideological camps has played out very publicly — and not always in ways that reflect well on anyone involved. So when two of the movement’s most recognizable figures signal a willingness to talk, that means something beyond their own PR interests.
Shapiro and Boreing could model something the broader conservative media space desperately needs right now: proof that you can disagree, go your separate ways, and still treat each other like adults. They don’t have to agree on everything. Frankly, it’d be more interesting if they didn’t. But showing up — actually sitting across from each other and having a real conversation — sends a message that maturity still has a place in this industry.
That message extends beyond media, too. In a political climate where burning bridges has become something of a competitive sport, two high-profile figures choosing dialogue over silence is genuinely refreshing. We don’t get enough of that.
So here’s hoping they follow through. Sooner, rather than later.
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Garrett Searight is Barrett Media’s News Editor, which includes writing daily news stories, features, and opinion columns. He joined Barrett Media in 2022 after a decade leading several radio brands in several formats, as well as a 5-year stint working in local television. In addition to his work with Barrett Media, he is a radio and TV play-by-play broadcaster. Reach out to him at Garrett@BarrettMedia.com.
