From Right-Wing Insider to Outcast

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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This week on The Enemies List, Rick is joined by journalist, and national correspondent for Puck, Tina Nguyen to discuss her journey through the right-wing political sphere and her eventual departure from it. Tina discusses her early interest in conservative ideologies, influenced by her upbringing and academic pursuits. The conversation covers her experiences in conservative media and think tanks, leading to her disillusionment with their tactics, particularly during the Trump era. They also touch on Tina's current political perspective and her interactions with media figures like Tucker Carlson, offering insights into the poisonous transformation within modern conservative circles. Timestamps: [00:01:16] My surreal adventures in the right wing and how I got out [00:05:30] Producing the big voices on the right [00:08:13] Altering the climate [00:14:13] Escaping by being a food blogger [00:27:40] Tucker Carlson Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:47.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
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1:09.0	On January 6th of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting. No, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
1:12.0	You're not're doing on.
1:13.0	It's real.
1:15.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
1:19.0	My guest today on the enemy enemies list is Tina Nguyen. She has a fantastic new book out called
1:26.7	The Maga Diaries, my surreal adventures in the right wing and how I got out. So I sympathize with you on the getting out of the right wing thing.
1:34.8	Mine was a little more genteel because you came into sort of the whole right wing ecosystem
1:42.4	right out of high school.
1:43.6	Tell us a little bit about your story and how you came to write this book
1:48.1	because I think it's really fun and insightful and valuable about how much gravitational force right-wing culture has on a lot of
1:56.8	younger activists and writers and creators and political types.
2:00.1	Oh my God, yeah, thanks for having me on.
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