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The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

He Grew Up In A Doomsday Cult. We Discussed Cults/Authoritarianism Today

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Podsaveamerica, Politics, Trump, Joe, News, Thelincolnproject, Joewalsh, Thedaily, Wash

4.6833 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

I sat down Sean Prophet, who grew up in a large religious cult that became a doomsday cult. His experience gives him an amazing perspective on what’s going on today with Trump and MAGA. His book “My Cult, Your Cult” came out last year. Fascinating conversation.

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0:00.0

America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.

0:07.3

That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.

0:13.0

I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh.

0:15.5

Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.

0:23.6

The social contract, it's on us.

0:44.2

Did you, by chance catch any of that fucking idiot at Davos?

0:48.4

I have not seen the Davos speech yet, but I've certainly heard about it.

0:57.3

And, of course, I saw Gavin Newsom's pre-reactions to the speech because, of course, and I really am happy to see Newsom standing up. He's almost like a, he's becoming on the level of a head of state.

1:03.3

Yeah, absolutely. And it's unprecedented to have a governor of an important state in the United States who is directly challenging

1:13.5

the president, which is, I mean, it's awesome in that way, on the international stage.

1:18.6

Agreed. That voice, everybody, as you come in, hello, you know the rules, pound those red

1:25.2

hearts. That does something to the algorithm. I don't know, but pound those red hearts that does something to the algorithm I don't know but pound

1:29.5

those red hearts and that voice you heard belongs to my guest tonight and I am so looking

1:35.2

forward to this conversation because this conversation is going to be so damn important

1:41.9

and relate so much to what we're going through right now,

1:47.0

most especially my former political party.

1:50.0

My guest is Sean Prophet.

1:53.0

Came out with a fascinating book last year called My Cult, Your Cult, Ex-Cult, Expoising Authoritarian Psychology.

2:07.4

I'll tell you, Sean, it's, it is part case study, it's part biography, but it's, it's like part a warning for so many of us. And I want to get into that

2:22.9

with you. But welcome, welcome, welcome. Everybody else, come on in, come on in, press the red hearts.

2:29.3

We're going to have a really interesting substantive conversation tonight. Sean Profit,

2:33.4

my guest, by the way,

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