# Advertisers flee podcasts over host comments

> At least nine companies have pulled sponsorships from two popular podcasts after viral clips of hosts making remarks about Charlie Kirk and Elon Musk drew backlash.
- Title: Advertisers flee podcasts over host comments | Shortify
- Summary: At least nine companies have pulled sponsorships from two popular podcasts after viral clips of hosts making remarks about Charlie Kirk and Elon Musk drew…
- Keywords: i've had it podcast, jennifer welch, angie sullivan, charlie kirk, chewy, advertiser boycott, viral clip, podcast sponsorship, Business Insider
- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/ive-had-it-podcast-charlie-kirk-joke-advertisers-chewy-2026-11
- Author: Lauren Edmonds
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:59:23.484+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: i've had it podcast, jennifer welch, angie sullivan, charlie kirk, chewy, advertiser boycott, viral clip, podcast sponsorship, business, technology
## A thirty-nine second clip goes viral
A clip shared to X showed hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan laughing at a post referencing Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political activist who was assassinated last year.
## The clip spreads and draws criticism
The thirty-nine second clip has nearly six million views and eighteen thousand likes. X users called for a boycott of the I've Had It podcast after seeing it.
## Chewy leads the advertiser exodus
Online retailer Chewy pulled its sponsorship, saying the hosts' comments do not reflect the company's values and that it unequivocally condemns violence in all forms.

> We do not sponsor or support the "I've Had It" podcast. We unequivocally condemn violence in all forms.
## More companies follow Chewy's lead
At least nine companies have pulled sponsorships. Cash App, Zenni, Casper, and Honeylove also cut ties with the I've Had It podcast.
## The hosts apologize and donate
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan posted an apology on Instagram, calling the joke insensitive and saying there is nothing funny about gun violence. The podcast donated to Everytown for Gun Safety.

> It was an insensitive joke, and we should not have laughed. We regret it, and we apologize.
## A pattern of Kirk-related controversies
ABC suspended and later reinstated Jimmy Kimmel's show over his remarks about Kirk. Employees at Office Depot and Nasdaq were disciplined for negative online comments about Kirk.
## Another podcast faces boycott calls
The Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway podcast is also targeted after Galloway called Elon Musk a traitor to the West and referenced the Rosenbergs during the Pivot Tour two thousand twenty-six.
## Key takeaway

Nine advertisers dropped sponsorships from the I've Had It podcast after hosts laughed at a joke about Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year.