Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet
The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation
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🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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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. We have a very special show today. I am, of course, Chad Culture. My sister, Haley, is gallivanting. She's not here. |
| 0:32.7 | So it's me versus three MAGA, my mom, my dad, and a very special guest, Jules, my mom's friend. Hi, Jules, |
| 0:40.7 | welcome to the show. Hi, thanks for having me on. Thanks for being on. I see you're wearing a |
| 0:45.9 | matching Trump hat to my mom there. Yes, we actually got these at the Little Mike's |
| 0:51.1 | Trump Burger Place. Oh, yes, we did an episode that discussed that. |
| 0:56.1 | So how long have you known my mom and how long have you been Maga? |
| 1:00.6 | So I've known Mary Lou and Bob for about five years now. |
| 1:03.7 | Yeah, we met their horses, then just became pretty good friends. |
| 1:07.2 | And then I still go ride their horse shiny about once a week or so. And yeah, we have |
| 1:12.5 | fun riding shiny and they just been really good friends past five years. I've been MAGA probably |
| 1:17.8 | since 2016. I voted for Trump twice. I wasn't old enough to vote in 2016, but I voted for him |
| 1:26.5 | in 2020 and in 2024. |
| 1:28.7 | So, yeah, my family are all Republican. |
| 1:31.0 | So it's kind of just on point for me. |
| 1:33.0 | So in 2016, when the Billy Bush tape came out where he said he grabs women by the |
| 1:37.3 | that had no effect on you? |
| 1:40.8 | How old were you at that time? |
| 1:42.4 | I was 16. |
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