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The Necessary Conversation
The Necessary Conversation
246 episodes · Explicit
Family therapy through politics
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Election Interference
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it’s Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou. Bob is still out recovering but he sent in a video rant about Trump’s election interference in Alaska that we watch together on air. 🗳️ With the…
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Midterm Issues
In this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss what are the most important issues in the upcoming midterm election as well as what anyone can believe when it comes to right wing propaganda. If you have a…
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Katie Zacharia Out After 5 Days
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it’s just Chad and Mary Lou. Haley is off galavanting again and Bob is still recovering. We miss you both. ❤️ 🇷🇺 Trump signed an order waiving sanctions on Russia days before…
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Midterms
In this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou discuss the upcoming midterms and Chad shows Mary Lou some clips of the candidates running for office in Mary Lou's home state of Oklahoma. If you have a question for anyone…
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Public Executions
This week on The Necessary Conversation we discuss: ☠️ Trump and Hegseth announced they’re going to execute a man by firing squad and livestream it on the internet for anyone to watch — including children. The…
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Special Guest: Dr. Steve Hassan
On this special Friday episode Mary Lou, Haley and Chad are joined by Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultexpert/ Substack: https://stevenhassan.substack.com…
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A Small Price To Pay
In this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss Trump's recent comments seeming to advocate for Iran to destroy two major U.S. cities including Los Angeles where Chad lives. If you have a question for anyone…
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A Fine School
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss the week's politics. Plus we just appeared on Katy Tur's show on MS NOW this week, so we talk about that too. 🤦 Trump weighed in on the Cornell…
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The Cornell Seven
In this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss the situation regarding the sexual assault of a student by 7 fellow students at Cornell University in 2024 and what role Donald Trump plays in perpetuating an…
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Trump Loves China
This week on The Necessary Conversation Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou dig into the following topics, with a special appearance by Bob late in the episode. 🇨🇳 American Dictator Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for…
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Mary Lou's X's
In this midweek episode Chad takes Mary Lou through a website made by a member of the Necessary Conversation community that lists all of her "X's" against Trump to see if a visual representation of over 40's issues…
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Trump Bans Press From The Whitehouse
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad is joined by Haley and Mary Lou, who are together in Oklahoma. Bob is still out recovering. 🚫 Authoritarian Dictator Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the…
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Kash Patel's Stance On Bestiality
In this mid-week episode Chad and Mary Lou show one another clips from across the aisle that address a wide range of topics including Kash Patel's public support of bestiality, Mitch Mcconnell's return to public and…
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Trump Sleeps While America Mourns
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it's Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou. Bob is still out recovering. 💵 Trump held the first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, dubbed "Trump-a-palooza," where he promised every…
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Special Guest: Beto O'Rourke
Haley, Mary Lou and Chad have a conversation with Texas Democrat Beto O'rourke in which they discuss his run for President in 2020, current issues with voting in America, gun control and much more. Will Mary Lou like…
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Mamdani
Mary Lou and Chad show each clips from opposite sides of the aisle pertaining to 911 and Mamdani's first 9 months as Mayor of New York City. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or…
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How Close Is Trump To Dying?
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it's Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou. Bob is still out recovering but getting better. We miss you, Dad. ❤️ 🤒 How close is Trump to death? Photos from a White House Rose Garden dinner…
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J.D. Vance Says He's Okay With Ushering In The End Times
Mary Lou and Chad dig into clips from JD Vance’s recent appearance on a podcast in which he said he is willing to usher in the biblical end times. Clips From Today’s Show: Mary Lou’s Clips: El-Sayed:…
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Trump Tries To Rename Lake Ontario
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it's just Chad and Mary Lou holding it down. Bob is still out recovering — getting better every day — and Haley is off galavanting again. 🇨🇦 Trump escalated his trade war with…
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Project 2025 Plans For America's Food Supply
In this midweek episode Mary Lou and Chad show each other clips from opposite sides of the political spectrum including clips about Iran threatening Baron Trump's life and clips about how the current food problems in…
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Trump Is Slaughtering Horses
This week on The Necessary Conversation, it's Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou. Bob is still out but getting stronger every day — we're hoping to have him back soon. Hang in there, Dad. ❤️ 🐴 A New York Times investigation…
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What Does Maga Still Like About Trump?
In this midweek episode, Chad and Mary Lou play clips for one another from the opposite side of the aisle as Chad asks Mary Lou what she still likes about Trump. These are the clips: Newsmax/Truth Social Abortion Clip:…
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Lost At Sea
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou dig into the biggest political issues of the past 7 days. 🚢 The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for over 260 days — more than 200 without a port…
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Trump's Cowardly Escape
In this midweek show, Chad and Mary Lou show each other clips about Fauci, Blanche, Trump's Catering Cart Escape and more. Fauci and miscarriages: https://www.instagram.com/reels/Db6HlTExyJL/ AOC Freezing Her Eggs:…
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Todd Blanche Confirmation Means Trump Is Above The Law
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou cover the biggest stories in American politics. ⚖️ The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche — Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer — as the permanent…
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Trump Caught Lying About The Reflecting Pool
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou discuss week 23 of Trump's illegal war with Iran, and the possibility that it could be the beginning of World War 3. 🌍 Saudi Arabia joined U.S.…
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Trump 2028
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley and Mary Lou dig into day 149 of Trump's war with Iran. 18 American soldiers dead. And the bill just keeps climbing. 💣 If you support Trump, you support the war in…
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Election Denial
In this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou show each other clips from both sides of the election denial campaign being run by Trump and Maga as we approach the next elections. If you have a question for anyone on the…
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Election Fraud
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou enter a brave new world in which Mary Lou said she wants to abolish ICE. Let that sink in. 🚨 ICE has now killed two people in two weeks — neither of…
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Abolish Ice
In this midweek episode Mary Lou completely turns on ICE adopting the most progressive, left wing view she's ever had in the entirety of the show. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute…
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Lindsey Graham Dead
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou discuss... 🪦 Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday at 71 following a sudden illness, ending 23 years in the Senate. The man who once called Trump a…
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Haley Goes Viral One More Time
Chad and Haley discuss her recent viral IG post that got covered by Fox News and Libs of TikTok as well as some current headlines from this week. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute…
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America 250
This week on The Necessary Conversation,Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou discuss the 250 year of America as the country seems to be crumbling. 🎪 Trump's Great American State Fair was a disaster from start to finish. Sparse…
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Maga Is Crumbling
In this week's midweek episode Chad shows Mary Lou video about Stonewall, Todd Blanche's new power to move anyone to any prison he wants, Trump saying he wants housing prices to rise and Dr. Oz lying about crowd sizes…
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Is Trump Close To Death?
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou discuss the biggest topics in politics. 💊 News broke that the FDA's "compassionate use" program — reserved for patients with serious or…
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Lib Sibs!
Haley is back in Oklahoma helping Mary Lou take Bob to some doctors appointments, and she makes time to have a conversation with Chad about politics and the current state of the country. If you have a question for…
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Swamp Thing
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad (who just turned 50! 🎂), Haley, and Mary Lou celebrate Father's Day and discuss: 💣 Week 17 of Trump's war with Iran. Trump declared "The Deal is now complete" on Sunday.…
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Founder of Leaving Maga - Rich Logis
Today we are honored to have a very special guest. The founder of LeavingMaga.org Rich Logis. Will he be able to find some common ground with Mary Lou and help her inch closer to leaving Maga herself, or will he push…
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Trillionaire
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou are recording just hours before UFC Freedom 250 kicks off on the White House lawn. It's also Trump's 80th birthday, making him the oldest president in…
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Grifter In Chief
In this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou play clips for one another from the opposite sides of the political spectrum highlighting Trump's new gold coin, Trump falling asleep at the NBA finals and fan reactions to his…
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Trump Falls Asleep Again And Storms Out Of An Interview
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Haley is back to join Chad and Mary Lou in the 15th week of Trump's illegal war with Iran. We discuss: 🏝️ Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are buying a $1.4 billion former…
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UFC is MAGA
This week on The Necessary Conversation: Midweek Edition, it's just Chad and Mom (Mary Lou) trading videos from opposite sides of the political aisle. Dad (Bob) had a trip to the ER this week for a UTI — he's home now…
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Idiocracy
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Bob is still on the mend and Haley is galavanting so Chad and Mary Lou wade into conversations about: 🥊 Crews began building a UFC cage on the South Lawn of the White House.…
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Trump Is Robbing Us Blind
In this midweek episode, Chad shows Mary Lou some clips that lay out Trump's corrupt attempts to steal taxpayer money for himself. And they watch and react to the clip of RFK getting bit by snakes. If you have a…
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Trump Is Robbing Us Blind
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou discuss the biggest political topics of the week while Bob continues to recover. We discuss: 🔍 Trump subpoenaed streamer Hasan Piker and CodePink…
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Lib Sibs - Trump Never Has To Pay Taxes Again
In this midweek edition of The Necessary Conversation Chad and Haley sit down for a discussion about Trump making himself exempt from ever paying taxes again and we talk about Trump giving. himself 1.8 billion dollars…
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Trump's China Trip
This week on The Necessary Conversation, Bob is still out dealing with some medical issues so Mary Lou, Chad and Haley hold down the fort and discuss: 🇨🇳 Trump took a two-day trip to China that was widely seen as a…
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Trump Vs. Women Journalists
In this in-person midweek episode, Chad shows Mary Lou several clips of Donald Trump mistreating women journalists in the past year and Mary Lou inches ever closer to leaving the Maga cult. If you have a question for…
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Happy Mother's Day! 2026
This week on The Necessary Conversation, we celebrate Mother’s Day with a an update on Bob. And we cover the biggest political issues of the week, which have Mary Lou getting even closer to leaving the Maga cult. 🗳️…
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What's Happening With Bob
Mary Lou and Chad have a conversation about Bob's current health issues and how difficult it's been for Mary Lou to navigate the healthcare system under Trump. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it…
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