Tim Miller on 'Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell’

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

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🗓️ 30 July 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Larry is joined by writer and former political operative Tim Miller to discuss his new book 'Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell’. They begin their conversation by examining the reasons why Miller decided to write such an unflinching memoir that details the moral conflicts that led him to leave his job as an opposition research "hitman" for GOP candidates and ultimately quit the Republican party. Next, they dissect the shift in political rhetoric that led to the rise of Donald Trump and Miller dives deep into the ideological paradox he faced being a gay man in an increasingly conservative and homophobic environment.(14:54) After the break they discuss the viability of the Trump cult and if he still has enough power to be re-elected for another term.(41:01) Finally, Larry and Tim share their predictions for the upcoming mid-terms and the future of gay marriage in the Supreme Court.(52:52) Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Tim Miller Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:10.2	Amelia Wedamire. I'm also a contestant on the show, which gives you all the insider scoop.
0:15.2	Amelia, how stoked are you to do this? Tyson, I'm freaking excited. I cannot wait to
0:19.9	sit my butt down every single week to watch the show, then come here and recap it with you on
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0:55.2	Thank you.
1:07.2	Welcome back everybody. Appreciate you tuning in. We're gonna get into some politics today,
1:12.8	y'all. We got a real fun, guys. I first met the gentlemen. A few years ago,
1:17.5	I just love it, I love it. He has a very funny thing about that. He was, I guess, the
1:23.3	lone, I think the lone GOP in the panel, but he was hilarious. He was real funny. He was kind
1:29.2	of sitting in the audience, slinging stuff was what it was going on. But you may have seen him in
1:34.8	MSNBC. Of course, he's right here for the bull work and he's been in the trenches and the Rehobus
1:41.2	Considing has an interesting story to tell in his new book called Why We Did It? And we have a lot
1:47.3	of questions about why the subtitle being a travelogue from the Republican road to hell,
1:52.8	Tim Miller. Welcome to Black and there. Tim, it's so great to have you here. Larry, I'm so happy
1:56.5	to be here with you, man. So cool. And hopefully I can answer some of your questions. It's going to
2:01.5	be, if it's humor, it's dark humor, we're going to listen back at some of this stuff. Man, I got to
2:05.6	keep you. Well, first of all, I was an instant fan of yours that night. I thought your hilarious.
2:10.4	Thank you. You were, because I like people that can just sling them. Sling them, you know,
2:14.8	it's like they're not afraid of the room that they're in or whatever. You know, I thought it was
2:19.0	really good. But this book is fascinating. It's, it's, you know, and I'm just getting into it too.
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