The Necessary Conversation
Hosted by Chad and Mary Lou and Haley and Bob · The Necessary Conversation
4.7from 2,253 ratings
- 235
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 2,253
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About The Necessary Conversation
Family therapy through politics https://www.youtube.com/@TheNecessaryConversation
- Publisher
- The Necessary Conversation
- Category
- education · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 17 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 235 episodes have a transcript.
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Published 27 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The stream opened Monday night with about 8,000 people watching it, lost roughly half of that within 90 minutes, and fell below 2,500 people watching it by 1040 p.m. By Wednesday morning, one count found Trump TV had just 427 viewers. The rollout had other stumbles, too. Comments were turned off, and the promo video violated copyrights by using clips from shows like Friends and Breaking Bad. And with the network pool sideline, the White House's own video of Trump cutting the ribbon on the White House's new helipad aired without sound. Early Thursday, Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, ordered the White House to restore the various press outlets' access for 14 days, finding their passes were likely revoked without due process. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,940,544
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,111 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,142 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 94
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Who hosts The Necessary Conversation?
Chad and Mary Lou and Haley and Bob host the show. Published by The Necessary Conversation.
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