The Necessary Conversation

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 or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

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 crowds, cheap decorations, expensive food, nearly every musical act backed out, a stage collapsed during rehearsal, a 110° heat wave shut parts of it down, 51 people were treate...

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 at Trump events. Mary Lou offers her own video clips about Trump's "Human Printer." If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or...

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 life-threatening conditions — was used to give a single 79-year-old man access to an unapproved experimental drug called Retatrutide. Trump was 79 when the request was made. The dr...

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 anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

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. By Wednesday he and Iran's president signed a memorandum of understanding at Versailles. By Thursday, Israel broke the ceasefire with 12 air raids on Lebano...

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 her back to Trump? https://leavingmaga.org/ If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversatio...

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 American history. 🎂 💰 Trump helped Elon Musk become the world's first trillionaire. SpaceX raised $75 billion in the biggest IPO in history — despite losing $4.9 bi...

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 face on the Jumbotron. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

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 military island off Albania — complete with 3,600 Cold War nuclear bunkers, miles of tunnels, an underground hospital, and a Soviet submarine base. The deal is funded largely by Saudi...

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 eating shrimp and recovering. Haley will be back Sunday. ❤️ 🗳️ We kick off with Spencer Pratt's wild AI campaign ad for LA mayor that turns Karen Bass into a Batman v...

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. UFC Freedom 250 will double as a celebration of America's 250th birthday and Trump's personal birthday party. It's projected to cost over $60 million to produce with z...

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 question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

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 co-founder Medea Benjamin over a humanitarian convoy to Cuba, raising serious First Amendment concerns. Meanwhile, we learned Trump made over 3,700 stock trades in his first three month...

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 to fund a private militia. Fun times. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@...

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 humiliation for America. President Xi called the U.S. a "declining nation," sat Trump in a smaller chair, and made zero commitments on Iran. Trump brought a squad of billiona...

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 anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

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. 🗳️ Democracy is crumbling in real time. In the wake of the Supreme Court's gutting of voting rights protections, Tennessee carved up a majority-Black district in Memphis, Alabama pas...

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 in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

This week on The Necessary Conversation , it's just Chad and Haley — the Lib Sibs holding it down. Mom and Dad are both out this week while Bob deals with some health issues. Love you, Dad. Get better soon. ❤️ ⚖️ Trump had James Comey indicted AGAIN — this time over an Instagram photo of seashells spelling "86 47" on a beach. The first indictment was already tossed by a judge. Actin...

Actress, singer, songwriter, drag queen , and activist Peppermint joins Mary Lou, Haley and Chad for a discussion about Transgender rights in Trump's second administration. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com

This week on The Necessary Conversation , Chad and Haley are joined by Mary Lou but Bob is sitting this one out while he deals with some health issue. 🔫 Last night a gunman opened fire near the security checkpoint of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The suspect was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. Trump — attending his first ever Correspondents' Dinner across...

In this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou play each other clips about Trump being found guilty of sexual assault in the E Jean Carroll civil case from 2024. Will hearing Trump's deposition in which he states his beliefs about celebrity being justification for committing sexual assault sway Mary Lou? If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video...

This week on The Necessary Conversation , the full crew is back — Chad, Haley (fresh off her birthday galavanting!), and Mom and Dad (Mary Lou and Bob). 🎂 💣 Week 8 of Trump's war with Iran and still no end in sight. Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was "fully open" — then Iran closed it again and fired on commercial ships. Trump threatened to seize Iranian vessels, posted Fran...

In this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou look at the image of Trump as Jesus that he posted this week and then tired to explain away by saying he thought it was an image of himself as a doctor before deleting it.  If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to: thenecessaryconversationpod@gmail.com