0:00 Intro
0:52 Who is Neil Patel
2:21 Daily Caller 
4:09 Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News
6:20 Building Tucker Carlson Network 
8:53 How Tucker's politics have changed
11:00 The authenticity of Tucker and Trump
14:11 Media's bias against conservatives
20:07 Vibe Shift
21:40 The Patriot Economy
26:03 ALP vs ZYNN
30:38 How the Right took over the media 
33:30 Serving in the Bush-Cheney admin during 9-11 
27:29 Post 9-11, Neoconservatism and Trade 
39:33 Foreign Policy and Nationbuilding
42:14 Biden's Afghan withdrawal 
43:20 Super Bowl after 9-11, National Unity 
44:55 Immigration
51:04 The Republican coalition in media & culture 
53:15 IN: America, OUT: Citizens of the world  

Neil Patel is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Tucker Carlson Network. He and Tucker were college roommates at Trinity, and their partnership has spanned decades. Neil served in the Bush-Cheney administration during 9/11, then went on to co-found The Daily Caller with Tucker after leaving government. He also gave me my first job in journalism at the Caller.

**This interview was recorded on June 04, 2025 (before the US-Iran escalations or Tucker's Ted Cruz Interview)**

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Over the past decade, I’ve worked across legacy and new media, from FOX to independent platforms alongside people like Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Krystal Ball.

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