Leaving MAGA Behind (w/ Pedro L. Gonzalez)

E130 - Leaving MAGA Behind (w/ Pedro L. Gonzalez)

Published: February 23, 2026

Duration: 1:19:49

When people break with MAGA, most of them walk away and don't look back, whether out of shame or fear or both. So it's a rare thing to talk with someone willing to describe publicly why they joined the Trump movement, what life was like on the inside, and the reasons they left — but it's just such a conversation we have for you today, with writer and former New Right firebrand Pedro L. Gonzalez. Enjoy. 

Sources:

Pedro L. Gonzalez, "The Right Lost the Culture War, and America," Contra, Feb 16, 2026

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