# Ep 43 | The True History of Neo-Conservatism and How We Defeat It Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-john-doyle-show-7581028/ep-43-the-true-history-of-neo-conservatism-and-how-we-defeat-it Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-john-doyle-show-7581028/ep-43-the-true-history-of-neo-conservatism-and-how-we-defeat-it.md Podcast: [The John Doyle Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-john-doyle-show-7581028) Published: 2026-03-20T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC3805978256.mp3?updated=1774271166 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC3805978256.mp3?updated=1774271166 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-john-doyle-show-7581028/episodes/ep-43-the-true-history-of-neo-conservatism-and-how-we-defeat-it Duration seconds: 3603 ## Resource In this episode of "The John Doyle Show," John begins by providing a succinct yet in-depth history of neo-conservatism in the United States, which sprouted from disaffected Trotskyites in the 20th century. Afterward, John details proper methods for defeating the influence of neo-cons in the conservative movement and Republican Party moving forward. Finally, John provides the A's to your Q's in this week's Q&A. Today’s Sponsors: ► Flying Ace Spirits Use promo code "BLAZE" for free shipping at flyingacespirits.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-john-doyle-show-7581028/episodes/ep-43-the-true-history-of-neo-conservatism-and-how-we-defeat-it/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-john-doyle-show-7581028/ep-43-the-true-history-of-neo-conservatism-and-how-we-defeat-it.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.