The First In Person Episode

The Necessary Conversation

Education, Self-improvement, Government, News, Politics

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode of The Necessary Conversation is a historic first: all four family members — Bob, Mary Lou, Haley, and Chad — are together in the same room at Bob & Mary Lou’s house. We break down the most disturbing and chaotic week yet in Trump’s second term — including alleged war crimes, another Dozy Don moment, child-sex criminals being pardoned, over 1.17 million layoffs, and corruption spreading through the DOJ, FBI, military, and beyond. ⭐ TOPICS THIS WEEK⚠️ WAR CRIMES — The D...

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0:00.0	In the aftermath of the 2024 election, America is even more divided than before.
0:08.1	Half the country fears the end of democracy and the other half welcomes it.
0:13.2	As America inches toward the brink of authoritarian rule, now more than ever, we must force
0:19.3	ourselves to have the necessary conversation.
0:23.8	Welcome to the necessary conversation.
0:25.8	I'm Chad Colchin.
0:26.8	We are here in person for the first episode that we've ever done like this.
0:32.2	I don't know if it's going to go well.
0:33.5	Technically, I don't know if it's going to go well.
0:35.8	Or in terms of content.
0:37.3	But we're going to do this
0:38.6	mom do you want to start the show with ditties I was not prepared okay I have no ditties
0:47.2	all right I guess we're going straight to the viewer question are you ready I'm ready
0:52.4	all right I have it here you can see it if you like.
0:55.3	Oh, interesting.
0:58.2	Hi, culture and family. My name is Sarah. I'm a 23-year-old leftist in the red state of Indiana.
1:04.2	I am a licensed social worker, and I just started listening to your guys' show about two months ago.
1:13.2	And since then, I've been listening to your beginning episodes from the Biden era and catching up on episodes from this year.
1:20.3	And my question is for everybody.
1:22.5	My question is, what is the craziest thing that has happened since you started the show to
1:31.8	you personally, politically, all of the above, what is the craziest thing that's happened
1:38.2	since you guys started your podcast? Thanks.
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