America is deeply divided. There are only two sides to every issue and there is no interest in finding common ground, not even with members of your own family. But as the 2024 presidential election looms on the horizon, there has never been a more important time to have the necessary conversation.

Welcome to the necessary conversation. I'm Chad Colchin with me as always is my sister,

Haley Pope, and my parents, Bob and Mary Lou Colchin, my sister and I are left-leaning liberals.

My mom and dad are Q&ONMaga Republicans. And every week we talk about the four biggest

issues in politics and the world and try to settle our differences. And it never works. But we keep

coming back week after week. Oh, you're cutting out. I'm cutting out, my mom said. A little bit.

Now you came back.

All right.

We'll have to bear with it.

Hopefully technical difficulties will not scuttle this episode.

But I want to open by saying, on January 29th, Dad, you said nuclear weapons would be used in Ukraine within 30 to 40 days.

We're 169 days past that prediction. No nuclear weapons have been used in Ukraine within 30 to 40 days, where 169 days past that prediction,

no nuclear weapons have been used.

Has your prediction failed?

No.

All right.

I made a prediction on June 18th of the same year that no military action

or civilian action would ever be taken against you, Dad.

So far, that prediction's holding up.

Now, Dad, I've heard you want to open the show today with a rant.

Yes.

All right.

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