Beerocracy!®
Beerocracy!®
Emily Gross
Talking With Trump Supporters: Part 1
7 minutes Posted Feb 7, 2026 at 4:23 pm.
0:00
7:30
Download MP3
Show notes

This episode is Part 1 of a two part Beerocracy! podcast special where I traveled to the top Trump supporting counties in 4 states in Appalachia to try to understand why and how people support Donald Trump. Our social media feeds keep us in our echo chambers, discouraging dialogue. I decided I was tired of the constant rhetoric making it seem like I, a liberal, couldn't find common ground and talk to people on the complete opposite side of the political spectrum to me. So I did what any stubborn person would do, I went on a roadtrip.