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The Trey Gowdy Podcast

Q & Trey: Why a "Free Society" is a Reactive One

The Trey Gowdy Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.76.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Trey answers listener questions on the inherent risks of living in a free society and the rise of domestic radicalization. He also discusses the inspiration behind his gripping fiction debut The Color of Death and unpacks some constitutional mysteries surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court — including why you technically don’t need a law degree to serve as Chief Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The weight is over. Last One Laughing is back and it's even more brutal than last time. Share your biggest regrets. I don't regret this hair cut. What did you ask for? The Shaggy Slim Shady? Joining us this series we have... Romish Wengrenner Nathan, Diane Morgan, David Mitchell, Mel Gedroich, Amy Gledhill, Alan Carr, Bemi Sola, Ike Melo, Sam Campbell, Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer.

0:21.6

Anyone want a song?

0:22.6

No.

0:23.6

Last One Laughing, new series, watch now.

0:26.6

Only on Prime Video. Hey, this is Trey. Thank you for joining us for a Thursday edition of our podcast, which of course is

0:54.7

Q&A day as we are working our way through March, which means we are headed towards

1:01.1

March Madness, which would be a very depressing half of the month for some of us.

1:08.5

No reason to watch the men's side. lots of reasons to watch the women's side.

1:13.5

But we'll see if we have any sports questions tonight.

1:16.5

A lot going on in the world, unrelated to sports.

1:19.4

So let's see what's on your mind because I already know what's on mine, which isn't much.

1:26.5

What was that phrase? Tabula Rosa? Tabula rosa, a blank slate. Isn't that what

1:33.3

John Locke talked about? A blank slate? Yeah. I guess that's where we are. We had a blank slate,

1:39.3

maybe? No, that's my mind. Well, if you're there, I'm there with you, so you're not alone. Well, this should be an interesting podcast with Flank Slates talking to one another. Oh, I feel sorry for everyone. I'm not about etiquette, though. I've already done my etiquette podcast for the week. Yeah, that was great. A lot of scenarios, and she did a wonderful job so shout out to that her answers were a lot

2:02.5

better than my question and she eventually saw that you were being funny uh i don't know if

2:09.3

he ever got to that point i i don't i think she probably ended that thinking he really says those

2:16.1

things i don't think so but you were kind to clarify at the end. Oh, did I? I was with a gun to my head. Oh, no. I've thought them. You know, you've been around me a lot. I don't usually say them, but I do think them. You're funny. Well, you're right. There's a lot going on in the news. We don't have any

2:35.4

sports questions today, but we do have a question about one of your books, so we'll get

2:39.0

to that. But we'll start with what's happening in the news right now with Gregory from Georgia,

2:45.5

who writes, should we be worried about something happening in the U.S. with the news right now?

2:52.9

Yes.

2:54.6

Period.

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